Training hard and still sucking at group rides

Or keep riding with them and adjust mental attitude. Last couple times on Wed night worlds I’ve been estimating what it takes to hang with the A group. Drafting some bigger dudes, guys that are over 100kg (I’m ~95kg), I’ve been able to hang on at around 325W. My FTP is roughly 265 right now and I estimate that I can last about 4-5 minutes hanging onto wheels. My short-term goal is to simply increase my time from 2 minutes to 4-5 minutes, take a short-cut, and then repeat when they catch me later in the ride.

@TRusername seem to recall you are 40+ and I listened to this podcast yesterday:

Well presented and practical information. Worth a listen.

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