I've done the opposite. I was in a break of 10 in the rain. We came around a corner, and the guy who started the break slid into the ditch. He stayed up, but lost a lot of ground. I shut the break down until he got back in. We whittled the break down to five, and I ended up winning, he got 2nd. This "wait for him" action has helped me in other breaks, as this rider and several others from the break have given me small gifts in other races (a quick push over a hill, a "jump on in," etc.).
On the other hand, I've also won a crit where I jumped the first corner and three went with me. We went into the corner too fast to pedal, with a decent gap. In a panic, one of the guys behind us pedaled too long in the corner, and crashed. I didn't stop the break, as I figured we'd already gotten off the front, and only two people went down. Not really attacking the crash, but not really acknowledging it either. That one still sits a little uneasy with me, but I figure the length of the gap is inconsequential, as I had already lit a match well before the crash.
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zigmeister
You are dropping names like people know or care who he is.
He sounds like a real gem though...maybe we should just start punching people in the face while they are down and stomp on them also?
Why he thinks a body is softer than pavement is beyond me, they are normally attached to bikes with sharp protrusions sticking out of them, bikes and people are no more fun to fall on than the road.
You sound like your racing license might have six digits. NTTAWWT.
Walden was a bit of a gem, but I'd never heard this advice. I've followed a lot of his other advice over the years though.