Well the "Queen of America's Classics" is in the books as my first ever road race. Rode at a maximum of 85% effort to use this as a test run to see how my hip would hold up under a good amount of climbing and racing. Was smart enough to get in the front end of the pack and avoid the crash a 1/2 mile in, but learned the hard way that you pay a big price for slipping off the back of the 15 man group on the climb. Rest of the ride was either solo or in 2-3 man groups which hurt with a 15 mph headwind. Finished 14th, had a great time, but even better I came away almost pain free which bodes well for the Wilderness 101.