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Raced a fixed gear criterium Saturday #sunshinecrit - course was very technical and didn't think I could manage a podium against the bigger motors who participated - so strategy was to blow everything a part on the first lap by building a bike that would be the only one being able to handle corners at high speed, Fatboy 45c on 6omm toroidal rims @83.9" - hope to create smaller groups everywhere and find my luck in one of them (bigger groups would eat my sorry ass, by me not being able to control the race in the bunch).
I went for the hole shot and got 20 meters, 30 meters, 20 meters, 10 meters, 0 meters after 1km and only 8 people was able to chase, so I tried to follow the group. It wasn't really possible since the 95% max HR on the first lap took it's toll (my warm-up was a little too short, missing out on touching 95%, which this tactic should demand).
Settled down and was getting 20 sec rest before clinging on to the chasing group - in which I suceeded and finished 7th (38.7km/h average @90% maxHR).
Sprint for 6th which I lost