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Originally Posted by
tempocyclist
The image below assumes smooth, constant, and efficient riding in a professional peloton. As pointed out above, in real-life amateur conditions being so far back can be far less efficient than this.
I'd love to see the same plot but instead of percentage of solo rider's power, it would be likelihood of crashing.
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