What Nate said about person causing mayhem than being in it. Ride wither in the top 5 or the back of the pack. And don’t upgrade too quickly. Someone once told me why would you ever want to race a higher level, it gets harder, tongue in cheek, but that’s what we are trying to achieve. W/kg in a Crit I found doesn’t matter too much unless, there is a climb/berg/pinch, your trying to get a breakaway, Because a rider with good skills can still beat you. And in lower Cats its sketchy, the handling skills vary a LOT.