Old 07-10-14, 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by waterrockets
Not disagreeing with the larger post (good post), but in higher categories, the riders are smart enough to let the race get away from them in many cases. In a P/1/2 or Master's race, when someone launches, there are usually people in the pack with the legs to chase it down or bridge. Those people are smart enough not to put in this effort, but instead wait to see what develops. Maybe the right teams get in a move, then a huge portion of the pack is smart enough to let them get away.

One way I started winning races from breaks was by letting a good break get established, with some dangerous riders and good team representation, then bridging up to them. So I intentionally let them get away... for a while.

In 4s, 5s, and often 3s, the strong folks left back in the pack make stupid decisions to chase everything down no matter what.
Yeah, I didn't want to add too many caveats. I tend to drone on as it is. This is a great point.
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