"In your scenario, how does someone go from being the victim of being passed by 20 people to being in the middle of a peloton on their bullhorns for a significant amount of time? "
Andy--the rules require you, when you are passed, to drop out of the drafting zone--which is something like 3 bike-lengths. In order to do that when someone pulls in front, you basically have to sit-up and stop pedalling. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone.
During this time you are in the 20-person peloton--you can be on the bullhorns or just chilling in your aero-bars.
BTW--it takes longer than reading the above--I'm not sure if you think that's a significant amount of time or not
Thank goodness your question wasn't about being passed by 100 people! :)
Randy Christofferson(http://www.rcmioga.blogspot.com
Insert Doubt. Erase Hope. Crush Dreams.
Andy--the rules require you, when you are passed, to drop out of the drafting zone--which is something like 3 bike-lengths. In order to do that when someone pulls in front, you basically have to sit-up and stop pedalling. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone. While you're sitting up the next guy passes you and then you have to drop out of his drafting zone.
During this time you are in the 20-person peloton--you can be on the bullhorns or just chilling in your aero-bars.
BTW--it takes longer than reading the above--I'm not sure if you think that's a significant amount of time or not
Thank goodness your question wasn't about being passed by 100 people! :)
Randy Christofferson(http://www.rcmioga.blogspot.com
Insert Doubt. Erase Hope. Crush Dreams.