Boulevard Road Race-OUCH!

Did the Boulevard road race down in San Diego on saturday and it was tough! There was a full field of 100 and full squads from Toyota, Kelly Benefits, Jelly Belly and Rock Racing. The race was 90 miles with 12,000+ ft. of climbing(why did I sign up??) The first lap just before the climb a group of 13 guys rolled off the front. There wasn't much of a reaction from the field so I didn't panic. When we got to the climb Blackgrove from Toyota attacked and I went with him and so did 2 Kelly Benefit guys. We got a good gap and started working together, we chased for almost a lap and caught the group just before the second lap climb. The second time up the climb was pretty mellow and by the time we got to the top another group of 8 guys had bridged. So there was a group of about 25 guys and this is when the attacks started. The whole 3rd lap was attack after attack and the group even split a couple of times in a few very windy sections. It pretty much stayed together until the 3rd time up the climb and then the sh*t hit the fan! The group shattered into 4 groups and I ended up in the 3rd group. There was 5 of us total and worked together pretty well. By the 4th and final time up the climb I was in survival mode and got 4th in my group sprint, coming across the line in 19th place. Just inside the money :) I was pretty happy with the way I rode. I think I could have done better if the climbs were a little bit steeper, but it was good experience and a great workout.