Originally Posted by
rankin116
Sounds to me like he's describing a tightly organized group ride, nothing more. I ride with many people in higher cats, that's simply the nature of a group ride.
It's a flat, 4 corner rectangle course that the folks do laps on for an hour. No promoter. Mixed group so the pace is higher and smoother overall than you find in a 4/5 race. The less experienced guys get some motor pacing and learn how to hold position and draft, the big dawgs get to take some long fast pulls and toss in some sprints.