Race season nearly here

11 days to go before my first race at Sundorne Circuit, Shrewsbury. I have entered a 45 minute criterium style race organised by Wolverhamption Wheelers under British Cycling regulations.

I have never raced there before but have been reliably informed that it is an excellent venue.

For such a short race then it is essential that a full warmup (almost as long as the race itself) is done to get that heart rate up and working as the pace will be hot from the word go.
The main priority is to race safe as inevitable with the lower category racing there is going to be some novice racers involved and high speed bunch riding is not a skill you can pick up overnight so you have to race 'aware'.