Crankyfeet said:If you don't want to see wheelsuckers win... go watch triathlon. The winner in RR is the guy who can go the furtherest/fastest on his tank of gas. You go faster wheelsucking as long as possible.
Yes and no. Ironman and the like is draft illegal but the Olympic distance is a wheel suckers wet dream (drafting is legal) - the game plan is: easy swim to finish in the bunch, wheelsuck in the bunch for 40km then smoke them in the run. It's the reason I'm a duathlete - 99% of races are draft illegal meaning the strongest man wins - no wheelsucking allowed.
That and I swim like a rock.