Ever been dropped from the pack? MC you don't need to answer.
DW,
I have finished many more races than I have been dropped from, and I am guessing I have won won more races than some have entered but not finished

The critical question is "what did you do after you were dropped?". If you simply sat up and limped back to the finish, it sucked, right? I have done this. What you should do is chase your hardest, and when you do get on and then finish, it feels much better than being first back to the clubhouse sucking on an undeserved Coke, looking for that well known Cycling Text "How to blame your inability to finish a race on bike failure" by The Choker, Metro Comuter and iLovell
MC