@John I really think what happened that night was as much a problem of communication as it was of us "Ryan, Andrew and Jeff changed the plan." In my mind I didn't change the plan, I was sticking exactly to it. I can't speak for the others, but in my mind "the plan" was different than in yours. 

Now, its true that on the penultimate stretch, Whitey, our sprinter, was at the BACK. So I went and got him and dropped him off at the front, where he could find you. I don't think there was anything else for me to do in that situation. But after that, I did exactly what I thought I was supposed to do: be the first lead out guy. I thought I'd take us much of the way across, then Andrew or someone else would go next, and John would blast around the turn in the final lead out with Whitey in tow. 

That's not a divergence from what we discussed, in my mind - its just that I don't know FBF nearly as well as John so I got on the front too early. Mistake. But I don't recall anyone telling me explicitly "cool your jets until 250m from the turn and then start the lead out." If I hear that I promise you that's what I'll do. I love playing helper donkey. But I have to understand my instructions.

My point is that we have to talk to each other during races; when I've raced with William and JP they never shut up. That's a good thing. Our group that night did not communicate on the road at all. It's a problem in general. We spend hours making plans on the message board but in races we don't talk to each other. I recall a couple of times recently trying to talk to teammates to ask what they wanted from me and feeling like the signal was "don't talk to me right now." I might be misinterpreting, but that was my perception.

I think John knows FBF better than anyone; so when we go out there, we should put him in charge. But John, you've gotta be bossy and assertive, and everybody else, you gotta listen to him and make it your job to constantly check in about what he wants.