Does anyone play the Accordian?

Cyclocross races are tough enough. It's especially worse when singlespeeders compete against multispeeders. At every hairpin turn, the singlespeeder must violently hammer out of the turn in order to regain speed, while the multispeeders can easily shift into proper gears to regain speed. Yes, the accordian affect that is found in criterium/road races is very much alive in cross races. In order to minimize the losses, the singlespeeder must strive to get better start positions at the gate, choose proper singlespeed gearing for the course conditions (dry, wet, sandy, grass, dirt), minimize loosing momentum in turns (perhaps take the outside line), staying in contact with the group, and saving some leg energy for the latter half of the race. I learned those lessons at the Discovery Park cyclocross race.