Wow AZ - as always I am well-impressed by you cyclists who do crits. I know they are a big thing in the states (much more of them than over here) but even so... they always seem so scarey to me...

And guess what, with all the enthusiasm in these fora, I am beginning to think that maybe.... just maybe... I might look at doing one one day... maybe...

And what SheFly said, and Mimosa, unless you are injured or your bike is falling apart... never pull yourself out of a race. There's a huge psychological thing between finishing last/near last, and quitting. To finish means you finished, you had guts determination etc etc. To chuck it in can play funny tricks in your head and interfere with the next one you do. However, this pull out was a misunderstanding, so you dant have the mind stuff to contend with.

And you did a PR? Thats a personal best? Congrats!!! What a rush, eh?