This was another semi solo ride, I intended to ride a little harder on this ride and I did. There were several riders that blew by me that I didn't even try to jump on their wheels. One rider that came up on me at 2.7 w/kg I jumped on his wheel and held on for dear life. He slowed some and I stayed with him, he started to pull away, I caught back up and passed and took the lead, I noticed I started to pull away, the rider caught up passed me and I ended back in the lead and the rider stayed on my wheel then I noticed little by little he started to drop back. Another rider, came up on me and I noticed that the other rider was on his wheel, I stayed with them. The lead rider started to pull away and I went after him and stayed on his wheel. the other rider dropped off. I stayed with him for a while then he went over 3.3 w/kg and I could not hold that pace and got dropped. He slowed to 3 w/kg I couldn't bridge the gap and had to let him go. I didn't know until the ride was over that I had a new updated FTP to 180 watts, I know this is low. I didn't think I could get to this output by this point as I was struggling with 120 watts back in October, my legs were at it's weakest point since the accident a decade ago. The last 2 and half years plus, I hardly put in any miles much less rides due to health issues. I have a long way to go I know, barring any setbacks. I'm looking forward to 2026 as a banner year! Be safe out there, enjoy your ride...