I'm looking for advice. I've got a couple of crits coming up where I'd like to finish top 5, and I've got the fitness to do so. When I've got good position going into the last corner, that kind of finish has been pretty well assured. Where I've had success is either jumping before and trying to take it all the way in, or pulling on the front from half a lap to go and jumping on the first guy to come around right before the finish. When I've tried to surf wheels it's been 50/50 on getting swamped.
Is the tactic of taking the front, even if it means eating wind, the only foolproof one to guarantee good position, or maybe there's another trick?