Originally Posted by
caloso
Many riders, self included, will do workouts of repeated intervals at a certain effort, whether that’s measured by power or heart rate or just feel. So don’t be surprised if you see a rider go hard for, say 3 minutes, then sit up and soft pedal, then repeat. They’re not going to want to have an impromptu race.
Exactly.
Which is why when I do workouts outdoors with structure, I know my area to avoid the trolls and the Freds. Or Zwift.
Shoot, I even ride my known haunts around town that I tend to know most of those out "looking for trouble" won't be frequenting.
When I was into drag racing cars, we always had the laugh at folks telling stories to which we'd respond "yeah, you won a race they didn't know they were in!".