Wow! What a report! My devilish mind is happy that you didn't get to race so I could read even a more complete report.
Waiting for someone who crashed - that is really professional and sportsmanship. I read in "It's not about the bike" that peloton does not attack when a rider in the lead is relieving from nature call or grabbing supplies from support or sipping water.
And team-work is playing bigger and bigger roles in BBCh road races. Awesome.
Thanks for the report.