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No that's wrong and the rule that was abused by people for gain. That is not what it says at all.
Drafting is not allowed, never ever.
However, on the first night, people will be near people, so it's hard to police and impossible ot tell via the tracker. So they will not be peanalising people from the tracker view.
It is not okay to ride in a paceline on the first night. It's cheating.
skinny
Sounds like she is saying they are pacing each other. Even if they are riding a mile apart, it would definitely be against TCR rules* but I don't know about TransAm.
*Other than on the first night: the way I read the TCR rules is that it is ok to ride from the start, through the night, in a paceline - as long as it breaks up by dawn. I don't think that is what is intended, and presumably if a group of 20 people hammered it across France it might not go down well, but that is what it says!