This is the race report I had been looking forward to sharing with you all for ages. The one where I would write how the race went perfectly from start to finish – how I swam at the back of the front pack, made a few positions through transition, had a solid bike where I rode to the front and got in a good group before coming in to transition and battling hard for a place on the podium.

The reality was so close. I just didn’t know about it. I have no excuses. I have no regrets. My equ...