Originally Posted by
tetonrider
unfortunately, that's not actually true. i've seen guys given extra rope because of how they conduct themselves and others get chased down for stuff from prior races and/or off-the-bike.
sounds like you might be amazed by what riders talk about--even from norcal i think sometimes people forget the the number of people reading forums/strava/etc. can be significantly larger than the # posting/commenting. it's easy to do.
Even so, I think Fudgy's point is that during a race (when it really counts), nobody cares how you got there, only what you do while you're there.
Sure there is talk about so and so before/after the race, but it doesn't really change much during the race.
Ok, I'm done putting words in his mouth..