David Auker

Safety in the sprint
depends a lot on speed: the slower it is, the more dangerous, as riders
can spread out all over the place, aided more by aggression than
strength.  The faster it rushes at the line, only the strong can handle
being exposed to the wind, and the group's profile will be narrow, not
spread out all over the place.  Generally, the best teamwork benefiting
a designated sprinter AND the safety of the everyone is to pick it up,
fast, fast, faster.  



David