I rode in a training race today

Started out in a pack of 30:


I wanted to drop the guys who were sketchy riders, so I rolled off the front up the first hill and let the ensuing chase take care of the heard-thinning. About halfway through the race, I got up front on the longest hill (~1mile @ 3-4%) and rode tempo in order to continue the "thinning":


They don't look too happy about it

I bailed on the sprint and rolled in behind the pack. Even though it got down to ~10 guys, they were pretty twitchy, and I'd gotten the training that I needed for the day (my "job" in upcoming races will be to work like I did today, so it was good practice!)