Bit of a rant here.

I did our weekly worlds last night. I ride to the ride, we then ride as a group to hook uo with another group and then it's on.

As we start to wind it up we roll past a team of riders who have come from another city to join the ride. This is a very strong team (riders who have raced internationally this season) and so I knew the level of the ride had just shot up.

Oh yeah, and there are at least 8 of them in our 50 rider group.

I'm all for pushing it and I know I benefited from having more strong riders there but what happened next really pissed me off.

This team always has numbers and they use the same tactic every time; The send two riders off the front and then block. If the riders are caught they repeat the process until they have riders away.

They block.

In a training race.

Years ago I was a member of a local team that had many of the best riders in the area. These riders dominated local races and the weekly worlds. BUT we had a rule: NOT TEAM TACTICS.

The worlds were mano y mano. In fact we took distinct pleasure in attacking the crap out of our team mates. Everyone got a good work out and it was hella fun.

I was so pissed at this move that I spent the entire race chasing down any move they made. We finished in a bunch sprint.

As a side note I had a hellova work-out.