Expectations

From the course description and Jake’s recon I expected another Brisbane Circuit Race where I surprised myself and was able to hang and even stay up front for all the climbs except the final lap.

Reality

The CCCR hill is quite a bit longer and pitches up steeper at the finish. This was fine for the first 5 laps until some harder attacks went off and I started running out of pack to drift back through. The reality is by July the Elite 4 field is a lot more fit than in April and I didn’t have the climbing shape for the faster laps.

Closing Gaps

I managed to get back on after getting dropped at 5 to go, similarly at 4 to, again getting slightly gapped just before the finish. I’d make my way back toward the front on the backstretch, but with 3 to go I ran out of gas to move up and got shot off the back early into the climb. Rode a solo lap and then traded pulls with a BBC master who was racing later. He gave me the win when we got close to the finish.

Result, DFL+whoever got dropped+1.