Originally Posted by San Rensho
The guy in front always has the right of way (assuming you are at race pace). If someone is stupid enough to overlap your wheel, thats their problem.
While that's true for general riding, it's NOT true for the sprint. We're talking just about the last 200 meters. In that situation, the rule is that you can't change your line to impede another rider. Taking out someone's front wheel is certainly "impeding" them. So if you're going to change your line in the sprint, the responsibility is on YOU to make sure you are doing it cleanly and safely.
Anyway, if you find yourself sprinting through traffic, then it usually means that you screwed up your positioning coming into the sprint and you're unlikely to finish in the top 5. So take it easy and save someone (maybe you) a trip to the hospital.