Re: Madone record

On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 05:59:28 -0400, John Forrest Tomlinson
<usenetremove@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>It's not that strange. It's easy to draft in training, or in races
>where you're familiar with what's going on. But the bigger, more
>intense the race the harder it is to get the best protection. You see
>it all the time, even in local races -- guys who sit on the edge of
>the field because they're nervous. Or who don't ride close enough.
>They're at a disadvantage to other riders who are drafting better.

If you are really bad, however, you can ride in the middle and
everyone gives you plenty of room. I don't know what they would have
done if I were still up there on lap two, but I never found out...

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...
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