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What changes would have to be made to the sport, IM in particular, to allow for safe draft-legal triathlon. \\
Wave starts, half the people, more marshalls, and strick enforcement. But as I see it, all of these factors have been, and are going, the exact other direction. So it will only get worse, thus my opinion of just let it go. I don't believe it will happen, but I will also not indulge those that are going to complain about the drafting. In my mind, WTC events are drasft legal, just like ITU worlds are. IF you don't take advantage of it, then don't complain about it. If only a very small % are caught and serve penalties that don't even make up for the advantage gained, then what is the point, other than your own self serving need to ride fair in an ocean of drafting?
No, what changes would have to be to make draft-legal IM triathlon safe? Although there is plenty of drafting now, it's not legal, so the majority aren't drafting aggressively. Imagine the attitude and actions of many AGers if everyone was suddenly free to draft legally. Would it be safe or would accidents be as prevalent, if not more, as in Cat 5 crits? Would USAT be able to get insurance to sanction such events?