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@dulwichrider
"A lot of the excercises seemed to encourage kicking-back"
yes, I find the concertina-ing and subsequent sudden accelerations and decelerations really worrying when among riders who are often barely out of novice level. I end up keeping a few metres in front of me to smooth the pace which kinda defeats the object of some of the group riding.
Really need to underline the need for smooth pacing or for more experienced riders right the way through the pack to take responsibility and start talking a lot more about good practice / calling out bad habits. There were one or two people there on Saturday who were well out of their depth.