Originally Posted by
dsmyth12
Managed to stick with them reasonably well until towards the end. Idk how that stacks up because as I said, I've only been cycling for four weeks.
I just read through this whole thing, and I hesitate to bring this thread back to the top, but OP, I would recommend to you that you examine which areas you struggled to be more than "reasonably well stuck" with the others. With an FTP as you've stated, a 30 kph group ride should be fairly easy for you to manage. what was your output during the ride? How much variability was there over the course of the ride? Did you find yourself lagging in specific areas such as hills, sustained higher efforts, or simply due to the total duration of the ride? These could provide you with good insight into where to focus your efforts.