Originally Posted by
Miele Man
Can't really call it a group ride if you're separated from the main group by a fair bit of distance and are therefore effectively riding alone.
Cheers
IMO it's a group ride if you started out as a group. If you find yourself off the back and fading it's called "getting dropped." My club's rides are "no drop" rides. If someone is getting dropped we send someone back to ride with them at their pace or to let them ride on a wheel. It's no fun being alone and having a mechanical or some other issue.