Originally Posted by
Banchad
This is what I was trying to describe. I'll ask the coach next time I see him.
But....
If you don't gap them off far enough, they will simply just sit on your wheel and wait for you tire then come around you.
A teammate like me, who has no chance of placing in such an event, will kill myself to bridge the gap for my teammate(s) and tow them along then I'll either sit in or retire from the race.
EDIT:
It's sometimes expected of lower-ranking members of a team (even a track team) to do stuff like that. Especially if the Sr members have a road background.