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That was fast, fast enough that riding in a group on the fields gave a significant advantage (the field of doom contained significantly less doom when not under 2 inches of water).
I had the legs, but not the technical skills, or bravery to attempt to hop those mini barriers at 30kph, so was losing 10-15 seconds per lap there against the top 2, then burning energy on the remainder of the lap working alone to try and make the gap. I managed this for three laps then fell behind, before being joined by a junior who'd made up the start deficit and got through the back of the seniors before he got away from me with a lap to go.