Originally Posted by davids0507

For example, what exactly do you mean by closing the door on someone? Because I can't think of a definition that boils down to anything besides preventing someone from passing you by putting your bike in their way. I realize that this has to be a part of bike racing because bikes take up a finite amount of space, but I think it goes against the spirit of fair competition to do so purposefully. There are a number of "tactics" that have been discussed on here that I find to be dirty, and they fall under that category of physically blocking another rider. I also agree with you on yelling "inside" and expecting people to move out of your way.