Dede Griesbauer is leading the race right now at about 25 miles. Michellie just behind, at 10 meters or so. they've come up on a pair of legally riding pro men. Dede gets within a half a wheel of overtaking the man in second position, and this pro man just speeds up, to keep her from overtaking (he then commences a pass of the pro man in first position).
legally, by USAT rules, Dede's just gotten a penalty. this is the hole in USAT's rules. and in its execution of the rules. some AG man's wife, on the back of the motorcycle, an official but not a non-racer, hands this penalty out. i'm not coming down in favor of GTG, but in this particular instance i must confess i'm more comfortable having a GTG official riding alongside Dede and Michellie in pace of a USAT official.
Dan Empfield
aka Slowman
legally, by USAT rules, Dede's just gotten a penalty. this is the hole in USAT's rules. and in its execution of the rules. some AG man's wife, on the back of the motorcycle, an official but not a non-racer, hands this penalty out. i'm not coming down in favor of GTG, but in this particular instance i must confess i'm more comfortable having a GTG official riding alongside Dede and Michellie in pace of a USAT official.
Dan Empfield
aka Slowman