LVRC Fylde 55 miles Road Race

A flat but demanding circuit with its head and cross wind conditions on 2/3rds of its length meant that the intensity factor was high from the very start.

 The race was into C's and D's  which again explains that the pace was on with very little respite.
I had decided from the start that there would be no heroics from me as I just intended to actually post a finish in a LVRC race for 2013.
 A  small group got away from lap 3. Lap 4 became interesting as a tractor on the circuit played a part in splitting the field. This was where a probablt tactical error was made as a few of us were driving strong to wards the start of of the final lap and more should have been made of the twisty circuit to break fully away but the the now smaller field regrouped.
I felt that the energy was dwindling from me rapidly throughout lap5 and although I had made up a rather ineffective plan to push hard for home in the last 2 miles, I was not able to sustain and lost out as the finishing line approached and riders began to sprint on.

The dip in the line with 1/2 mile to go shows where my effort failed. I probably thought that the finish was closer than it was - that showing unfamiliarity with the circuit.