My reading of the UCI rules is that racers are not allowed to touch another rider. For example, pushing a team mate up a hill, pulling a jersey and etc. The UCI goes into detail on each offense and penalty. Clearly, racers touch each other as part of incidental contact and to momentarily redirect another racer. I find it hard to believe that one racer using another through physical contact for some type of gain in a race would be allowed. Of course, it has to be enforced and that may be another matter.

This year in a road race, i was beating a friend from another team up a hill to the finish and one of his teammates pushed him for assistance. He ended up beating me. They both should have been relegated by the officials. I told him he was a wussy.