That sprint was interesting actually.  At 500m to go some jokers decided that the yellow line-rule didn't apply to them so 4 or 5 guys moved up.  I was on the far left waiting of the road to open up at 200m and some guy tried to get my line and push me off.  For the first time in a sprint I used my elbow to hit him and leant on him until he moved off.  It worked as I kept the space I wanted and had room to accelerate.

Craig Zolan said:

I also see that Allen Carr got 4th in the 3s. Seems his stint with KCC was short lived, as was a stint with Major Taylor.

Shame. 

I wouldn't be so upset about Allen. From what I've seen in races that we've done together, he's a pretty selfish rider with very little knowledge about effective racing. He's just out there showing everyone how strong he is. I'm not sure that he'll learn much from the basically non-existent Ride BK team.

He's a nice enough guy though, but doesn't appear to be a good teammate.

Personally, I feel that denying yourself the benefits of racing as a team gives you a very limited view of racing, stunts your potential, and cripples your chances of success at the higher levels.

He acknowledged to me that he knew little of bike racing tactics / teamwork and that he had a runner's mentality to just go as hard as you can. You are right that he isn't going to get that insight from an in name only Ride BK team. Don't know if he would be receptive or not, but the jumping around may indicate he was looking for a place he could just be left alone. And yes, he is a nice guy.

Congrats on the strong KCC performances at this race. Just catching up on the threads.

Also catching up ~ well done!!!