Quote Originally Posted by Hanneke View Post
Yep

And yes, the ride DID hurt... it was short and sweet and painful... breezy and quite cold,so not ideal conditions with sore legs as well but I am sure it served its purpose

Lovely evening light over Pen-y-fanmade well up for the agony!

You can sort your legs out. There are simple massage techniques Hann that you can do yourself which work amazingly well. Its surprising what a difference it makes.
Also before your Crit, keep your legs raised the night before and no excess walking.
You never see a Pro walking about

And before anyone edits the keeep your legs rasied quote im deadly serious.
The rest and recovery side of cycling is as important as the training.
Good luck