Originally Posted by
Enthalpic
I've seen it tried a bunch but have never seen it work. It may help if you are way stronger but most times I think they are wasting the extra power by traveling useless distance. If you zig-zag across a lane you have to travel an extra ~7.4m/zig-zag as compared to going straight.
The team that does this is very successful - esp. in Europe. This weekend the Junior National Director was their race director. It looks like it is being taught. Maybe it works better when you are being marked and people jump/counter at that. I thought it contributed to their fatigue. Still - I wonder, which is why I brought it up.