SteelCan

Not a standard flat 25mi course, this one has some nominal elevations. At high speed, some riders hop out of the saddle rather than up the cadence and upshift.

If this was a crit, road race or other I would understand, but my opinion (derived from A paced group rides as we hit short rollers) is that it is harder for the guy behind you to be as efficient as possible when the guy in front of you is out of the saddle.

Curious as to opinions and made this into a poll

Basil Moss

That's how one of our team got popped at the Ras de Cymru a few weeks ago. An enthusiastic member came through out of the saddle, and the chap who was pretty much on the rivet already went off the back. Shame because he'd have been able to do some turns on the downhill run to the finish. In a 2 up, you often see the riders side by side on the climbs, of they are steep enough. No draft anyway, and that was it's easy for the stronger climber to keep a pace that is just sustainable for the other. My friend saw all the pros doing this at the Duo Normand, it makes sense. No sure how it would work in a TTT with more than two riders though.