Karl Wurzbach, EBC Crit, Cat 4 and 35+ 4

Lee,Thanks for the encouraging words. After a horrible 1st race (cat 4) I ended up 21st after being 4th at the turn with 150m to go. Halfway through the first race I moved to the front and chased every break (there were 4-5 attempted breakaways) I had nothing to respond with at the finish. In the 35+ 4 race I decided to sit in the back most of the race and move up at the end with about 6 laps to go. A lot of moving around and it was very difficult to stay on a wheel in the front. People were constantly coming from the outside to move up in position. It was all I could do to get in the top 10 pack going into the last turn spotting the lead rider a good 6-7 yards. I moved well to the finish and #1-8 was separated by a bike length. #5-8 positions were about a foot apart. The good news for the first time in a while is that I closed on the leaders and gained ground instead of losing ground in the sprint. Good lesson learned on the first crit is I can't try to cover every b
reakaway and I have to trust the field to some extent. Oh, they held me at the line b/c my number was upside down. What a dumas!! Hope to see you guys at the Tues RR this week.Karl