Solo 41 miles at 17.3 average speed. At one point, I saw a group getting on the trail about 1/8 of a mile ahead. I had to work hard to see if I could catch them. About 4 miles later I did. The dude on the back seemed to be doing every trick in the book to drop me. Slow down, speed up, slow me down on the under passes.
Ok dude, I caught your paceline from 1/8 back , you ain't going to drop me. He did make it hard to recover like I wanted. Just then I saw a buddy walking on the side of the road.
He shouted I EXPECT YOU TO GO TO THE FRONT, YOU'RE STRONG ENOUGH TO PULL THOSE GUYS. 😄
I had been on the back for a mile trying to recover buy when he said that, I said F this guy. I went to the front, slowed a bit so the lead rider could take my wheel easily. He was happy to seeing none of the others were helping. I pulled them for about a mile and a half but had to stop for water. Plus I like to do solo efforts.
As I did, the guys were shouting thanks! So that was nice.
I used the facilities refilled then headed off again. I ended up passing one of the riders who fell off the pace. He was struggling but I wasn't in slow down to help a buddy mode today.
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