While waiting for the team to turn up for training last night I squeezed in a 20km warm-up.
With a few new riders and enough starters to make two teams we picked two aces and let them pick their teams.
We warmed up for 3 laps and then put about a 1.5km gap between the two teams and by phone, called the start.

The objective: To protect our ace and try and catch the team ahead of us within the hour.
Both teams were pretty evenly matched and the opposition could only make-up about 10 seconds on us. (according to a spectator).
During the race we had no idea and neither did they about how far apart we were and that made us work at 100% the whole way.
I wasn’t very happy with my form. Was not able to do my work off the front as much as I was needed and in some parts struggled to hang on to the 3 fastest. I managed to get my breath back for the last lap and put in about a 2km strong pull to finish.
Not sure what I should do now before Sunday’s race. More training with the sprint guys tonight? It’s raining again as well. Or just take it easy and watch TV?