My afternoon meeting went late so I couldn't make the start of the NCC hill climb. I was really disappointed. It was the first one I missed since starting cycling. I decided to go ride it anyway on my own. It was okay but I cracked on the 2 steep sections. I think it was hard solo because I wasn't able to recover by drafting on the downhill or flat sections. It was good for Tokeneke though. It will help with mental focus. Also I was planning to attack on the first big climb but now I think I will go with the leaders on that climb and attack on the second (last) big climb. We'll see how I feel. It would be nice to preview the course in advance to get a feel for the downhills and figure out how steep the climbs are. But I don't think I'll have time unless I do it the day before the race and that's a bit risky.