The GP Pino Cerami, Bel (1.1) was my first race back from the hamstring problems.  Fresh and determined to ride better, I stayed as close to the front of the race as I could for the entire race.  40 kilometers into the race, I nearly made the first split of the 20 riders on a short climb.  Euskaltel missed the breakaway, so they put most of their riders on the front, and chased for 20-30 kilometers to get the group back.  More attacks continued for another 30 kilometers after the split was caught, until the field finally eased off near the feed zone.  There were 3 finishing circuits, with a long false flat and two short climbs.  One climb was a steep stair step on a paved road and a second that was much shorter, maybe 300 meters, that was cobbled.  Going into the circuits, one of my teammates slipped into what turned out to be the winning breakaway.  I came off the group on the first accent of the cobbled climb, clearly suffering from a break from racing.  My teammate was dropped from the break with a lap to go, when a small group had bridged across to the break and attacked straight through it.  I am still looking for my first finish of the season, but riding with much more power than before.