From USAT rulebook: http://www.usatriathlon.org/...isport/rulebook.aspx

d. Unauthorized Assistance. No participant shall accept from any person (other than a race official) physical assistance in any form, including food, drink, equipment, support, pacing, a replacement bicycle or bicycle parts, unless an express exception has been granted and approved, in writing, by USA Triathlon. The receipt of information regarding the progress, split times, or location of other competitors on the race course shall not be considered the acceptance of unauthorized assistance. Any violation of this Section shall result in a variable time penalty.

Do you draft on the bike because everyone else is doing it too?

http://www.slowtwitch.com/...Assistance_2100.html and http://www.slowtwitch.com/...Assistance_3245.html

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