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@4idan
Circuit races are a great place to try out bunch racing. In some respects it is a baptism of fire because they tend to be fast from the start (the first laps are always the hardest) but they offer great advantages to newcomers...
Firstly you always get mixed abilities. I know your quick (london tri was blistering) and you would be far from last.
Because its short laps you get to know the ropes really quickly and will be able to settle in.
it is likely that some riders wont keep up with the scratch group, they will be dropped and form smaller groups who race amongst themselves. That way even if you have a bad race there will be others at your level to race with. being dropped or lapped is no problem.
if worst come to worst you just bail out (cite your pre-rehursed excuse about a bad knee or mechanical) I did this once 10 minutes into a race, i had just got back from a trip to Jamaica and was feelign a little worse for wear. I just rode back to the start and watched.
The sooner you try it the better!