Tour of the hilltowns is 84 miles long and features 2x ascents of a 3.5mi @ 6% climb which always proves decisive, and many miles of windy heavily rolling terrain.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29183245
I got otf about 5min before the first ascent started which was nice because it meant I could ride my own pace instead of dealing with a surge at the bottom. I was feeling good and was in the group about 2/3rds of the way up when the decisive attack went, and I stood up and snapped a spoke. Because everything had blown up by that point I waited 2 minutes for a wheel then chased solo for the 60 miles to the finish. I kept good pace until the second time over the top of the big climb and came within 30 seconds of catching the group containing 9th - 14th but I started cramping sooooooo bad and my lower back hurt so much I couldn't get aero anymore, so I spent the last hour and a half crawling to the finish while my left thigh kept locking up and lost 7 minutes to em over that time.
3rd mechanical in a row! Something's gotta go right soon...