Rankin, Grolby nailed it. It is common to open the course after the winner crosses the line, but you must start riding after the line and stay behind every racer still racing. You did that until you cut through the pit. You did not know how many racers were behind you, so you did not know whether you were interfering with racers still on the course. Then you crossed the finish line with a race still in progress. With some of the crazy number sequences we see, that can mess up scoring. Don't ever do that.
All that said, her approach to handling the situation would not have been mine. I will leave it at that.
Last edited by shovelhd; 09-19-16 at 10:39 AM.