Charlie

"Going to the front, going slow and impeding the riders behind you is against the rules (OBRA rule 11.2)."

So suppose this is what happened at POC, what recourse can be had? I appreciate that there's plenty of gray area and I wasn't there but I do wonder what should happen, practically, in the real racing world?

If racers go to the trouble to train, pay race fees, spend money on high zoot parts, it's kind of a bummer to not be able to have nothing happen at the finish because rules are broken.

Surely an effective block should be countered by bike handling and tactics, but a rolling road block as per OBRA rule above is poor sportsmanship and takes away from the fun of competition.