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When people are moaning about the riders who pass them then slowing down, maybe they're not slowing down. Maybe they're slotting nicely in front of you, easing off to match the pace you were doing as you were passed, but then suddenly you feel like they've actually slowed because you're getting a draft, therefore your effort has dropped, making you think you've slowed; which you haven't. In the world of pacelines, they're doing it right.
And even if you're getting vexed about someone sucking your wheel, pulling an evasive manoeuvre without warning is both unpleasant, and more dangerous than the wheelsucking you've taken umbrage about.