Originally Posted by
wphamilton
Would you avoid doing this in a pace line, say in an established break?
In a break, you're at the mercy of those with you. If someone is cornering above your ability, you'll have to make up a gap. If you're better, then you create a bit of a gap and reserve some energy by losing less speed. If you're faster and in the middle of the break, then you can pre-gap or deal with the acceleration. Mostly, you can just sit tight and follow the line of the guy in front of you as there's not so much accordion in a break.