Originally Posted by
robertorolfo
I don't want to derail this thread, but suffice to say that this is pretty different from just about every other sport I have participated in. Rider status? Seriously? And allowing someone who has gotten lapped to affect the outcome of the race? Seems less than ideal...
Pulling lapped riders in weeknight crits would be a money loser for the promoters. It would discourage participation. Usually people who are lapped cannot catch on later and influence the race even if they wanted to. I could because my deficit was my technical ability on the turns, not a lack of fitness.