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Following what Leinster just said, and with all due respect, can I ask if you've done much group riding? The difference between powering away from somebody, starting from the front, and powering past somebody, starting from behind, is tremendous. It isn't simply that drafting saves energy at the same velocity - it also allows you to build momentum so that you can speed past with much less effort than it takes to pull away from the front. If you know that difference and add to it the exhaustion that comes from 270 km of racing, you should have a pretty good idea of what Rodriguez was thinking.
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