Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
If you're getting dropped on the hills, and making it up on the flats, then hill repeats are in order.
Also, consider that there are two main factors in group riding: strength and savvy.
Example: Dale Stetina won a national championship road race in the 1970s after being off the bike and unable to train for an extended period.
The course had several short hills and one major climb. He was almost dropped the first time up that climb, but he slowly worked his way up to near the front of the bunch on the flatter sections of the course so that he could gradually drop back on the big climb while staying in the group.
He stayed at the front of the group for the last climb and (if I remember correctly) soloed to the win.