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Old 09-06-15, 10:07 PM
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Same rules apply as ever when riding close: try to keep going straight and not do anything drastic. Don't veer wildly trying to 'go around,' rather try to just slip by. Slow down, of course, but no more than necessary - brake too hard and you become a hazard yourself, even if you don't lose control.
I think slipping by is often more instinctive, but in the case above, I imagine braking hard would have been more instinctive for rider 7. He probably sensed he was faced with three obstacles and hemmed in - riders 3 and 4 at some distance ahead, but riders 5 and 6 to each side, closer and likely to slow down or do something more unpredictable, especially since it was not a race, where everyone can be expected to keep going. That's how I imagine it, anyhow, based on what I've seen of crashes and similar mishaps in groups - guys crashing right in front of or next to me in a peloton, and some minor mishaps and chaos in casual pacelines.
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