Old 08-17-15, 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by MDcatV
ride off the front and lap the field.

-quote credit, @racerEx

don't pull the field, attack, go, and keep going. you'll have to identify how you best get separation, but here are some cheap tips: when getting to the front dont pull like on a group ride, just accelerate really really hard, then look under your arm, if you have a gap, keep going hard then pace yourself; position yourself about 3 to 4 racers from the front and sprint. by the time you go past the front of the pack, you should be going way faster than them, keep going and then settle into TT mode for the CP you have left. try it at different points in a race and in different situations. it'll work, and if it doesnt in 10 trys, you can do it as a Cat 4!
This. Cat 5 is the time to try stuff. Go early, go late, but make sure you just go.
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