First road race of the season! I was super excited to get stuck into the first road race this year. I was also glad it was a pretty flat circuit just a shame about the road surface really. I was keen to do my best in this race as I knew it suited me quite well so was aiming for a top 20 position.
My result
After getting slightly boxed in on the sprint finish I was happy to come away with 15th. I felt good throughout the race so was happy to finish it off with a top 20 position.
The race
A fairly uneventful race in terms of attacks, maybe everyone was playing it quite easy for the first one of the season. I tried to work on my positioning within the group as this is something ive found difficult in the past. Pre-race instructions were stay together as a team and stay near the front. I think we did this pretty well as a team, and it was definitely helpful for my positioning throughout the race. The race did get black flagged a couple of laps in as the race organiser was not happy with the number of people riding on the right hand side of the road rather than just using it to over-take. Overall it came down to a bunch finish and the team did a stellar job to make some necessary gaps and finish strong.
Emily x
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