Well, I got registered and started warming up quickly. I noticed the wind was starting to kick up. I got to the start line and when the whistle blew I took off. I bumped into somebody at the start, but nothing resulted from that. I started getting dropped early due to a sprint on the tailwind section but quickly chased them down and got back in the draft. On the second lap the same thing happened, a sprint on the tailwind section. I stood up and was going good when all of the sudden a SJBC rider starts coming moving in on me and gets too close. I was on the inside so I couldn’t move over and I was afraid that if I surged he would keep moving over and take me down. So I pulled back and got dropped. I got into an aero position and started chasing them down. I only needed a 100 yards and I would’ve had them, but unfortunately we turned and hit the headwind section and since I was by myself I had no chance. I then saw two riders in front of me who were dropped and I chased them down and worked with them. We quickly caught another dropped rider and kept working together. Around five laps to go I look back and see one of them was gone. So I kept going and quickly dropped the other two riders. The pack caught and lapped me and I got on the rear end of them. They started sprinting and I didn’t feel like trying to stay with them so I just stayed back. They pulled me off on the last lap. Well, I guess the more you race the more you learn, which is what I want out of this season, to learn. Today’s lesson: Stick your elbows out and hold your ground if someone starts veering in to you.