 Pack & Drafting
On 10/4/04 7:40 AM, in article, "j" <jbromhal@m> wrote:
> I was watching the ITU Honolulu on OLN this weekend. When the men's
> bike leg had just begun, one racer pulled ahead of the others by a
> pretty good distance - so that it was easy to see that he was riding
> alone. The commentators made some comments such as "riding alone, he
> will use up too much of his energy" and "pulling away from the pack is
> a mistake younger athletes make".
>
> This implies that drafting is OK (which I'm pretty sure it is not)
> when you are in a pack of riders. And when you're riding in a close
> pack, how can you NOT draft? I've seen racers get disqualified for
> drafting when it didn't seem to me that they were anywhere near the
> person in front of them, but then there is this pack thing where 10
> guys are so close together that drafting must be taking place, but
> this is accepted.
>
> I don't understand the disparity.
>
> j
Drafting is legal in ITU races. | 
