This thing is supposed to be straight

Race #1 is in the books and here's the fruits of my labor:  DNF.  The race went ok.  The guys at the upper level of this sport are aliens.  I went off the front about 5 min into the race and a garmin guy went with me.  We had a little gap, then a few bridged up to us.  Then 3 more, then 4-5 more until we had a break of about 10-12 guys.  I was hanging in there, but the pace was so rediculously high that I was doing everything I could just to stay there.  Then, the pace went up again and I didn't have it so I had to drop back.  This is about 20 minutes into the race.

I hovered in the main pack for the rest of the race, but the break was long gone.  The pace in the pack wasn't too bad, so I was able to go to the front, try a split, get reeled in, hover, etc.  Then with about 15 minutes left in the race, I'm in the main pack and a guy chops my front wheel.  We're on the straight before the first turn and he swings out of the peloton to accelerate to the front, but as he stands up, his bike slips back and he sticks is rear derailleur in my front wheel.  I break/snap/crack/bend a few spokes, unclip and manage to keep it up, but the front wheel is toasted and I pulled off to assess the damage.  DNF

Luckily, it's just a few spokes and I think I can source some new ones from Excelsports and true my wheel up before next weekend.  Ah well.  That's one way to start a season.