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Chris Freeman
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I just got finished watching a reply of a World Cup event from Japan and my thought was what is the
point of the swim and bike? Out of about 60 men, there were about 40 cycling along in a huge pack.
The back half were just lolly gagging along drafting the huge pack. They all came into the
transition together. They might as well have lined them all up for a 10K and let it go at that.
The women were a little more spread out, but Barb Lindquist kicked butt on the swim and then decided
to simply let the rest of them catch up to her on the bike so she could draft back and forth with
some others. Still probably could have lined up about 1/2 the women for a 10K.
How do the officials in a non ITU even force the racers to spread out on the bike?
chris
point of the swim and bike? Out of about 60 men, there were about 40 cycling along in a huge pack.
The back half were just lolly gagging along drafting the huge pack. They all came into the
transition together. They might as well have lined them all up for a 10K and let it go at that.
The women were a little more spread out, but Barb Lindquist kicked butt on the swim and then decided
to simply let the rest of them catch up to her on the bike so she could draft back and forth with
some others. Still probably could have lined up about 1/2 the women for a 10K.
How do the officials in a non ITU even force the racers to spread out on the bike?
chris