"Todd, While agreeing that pacelines and passing are integral to cycling. I think that riding double is really not necessary and does create adversity towards cyclist from drivers out on the road. "

"I am a triathlete not a roadie, so I don't really practice paceling, or know all the different formations. Is there a reason that some one needs to ride a double paceline? Is it just because of the distance one must drop back?"

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Jeff, The pace line is at times a side-by-side formation. Once the lead cyclist is finished with his pull, he will move slightly left and maintain enough speed so that the paceline will go by him slowly then he will jump on the tire of the last cyclist in the line. The harder the group is riding the shorter the lead cyclists 'pull' will be and therefore there will almost always be a cyclist riding next to the paceline. Hope my explanation makes since.