Quote Originally Posted by han-grrl
Ok so number one, ride your own race when you go solo. I saw (and heard about) a few people that went out too hard from the start and paid for it later one. You definitely do not ride the same way as you would a shorter race or as a relay.
That's for sure! As a member of a relay team, you go all out for the whole lap. But for soloists, it's all a matter of endurance. There was one long fire road climb on the course I did. I was passing WAY more people than I normally would. But lots of those people were solo riders.