I would add that you should never focus on any one thing during a race. The best tip I got from one of our winningest riders was to keep looking around. Head on a swivel means you know what is happening in the race, and where you are on the course.
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"When you are chewing the bars at the business end of a 90 mile road race you really dont care what gear you have hanging from your bike so long as it works."
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