Its 10-12 m in triathlon, depending on the race organisers, so no excuse for 5m, but this wasn't a triathlete....
There is too much drafting in triathlon (any is too much imo) but the rules are incredibly strict! In IM if you enter the 12m zone you have 25 seconds to make the pass or you get a 5 minute penalty, and you have to make the pass even if you decided you won't make it and drop back you are still likely to be issued a penalty of reported by a static marshal or spotted by a moto..
Its 10-12 m in triathlon, depending on the race organisers, so no excuse for 5m, but this wasn't a triathlete....
There is too much drafting in triathlon (any is too much imo) but the rules are incredibly strict! In IM if you enter the 12m zone you have 25 seconds to make the pass or you get a 5 minute penalty, and you have to make the pass even if you decided you won't make it and drop back you are still likely to be issued a penalty of reported by a static marshal or spotted by a moto..