Attempt to warm up properly before each race
Keep bunch positioning up towards the front half
If a break goes and I see it happen then jump and bridge to it without dragging the bunch behind
Pick out places on the circuit where you feel you are strongest and perhaps others not liking it so much - good places to stick an attack in
If the bunch slows down for any reason that is not safety related then ensure a position to get to the front and drive the pace on again.
Above be pro active especially to wards the end of a race:
If you are 'spent' then yes hold back and finish in the main bunch safely
If you have sufficient energy held back then make the last few laps of last few miles hard for everyone else. Create a little pain and don't let the sprint monkeys have an easy day of it when they go for a sprint finish in the last 100 metres.
Above all it is a race and not a chaingang or sportive - you are allowed a few tactics like swinging away and holding back, asking for a bit work from others just to annoy them because it is their absolute right not to do anything.
You, on the other hand, be one of those riders who seemingly dictate the pattern of a race.
A Few Key Points
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