Originally Posted by
rubiksoval
There's also the issue of sprinting past unsuspecting riders on a road. I don't know how quickly you're sprinting, but the last thing I want to do is go blazing by some unknown rider who may inadvertently swerve or turn or u-turn or some other silly behavior that puts themselves or me at risk.
Full-on sprints need a relatively-controlled environment.
True but I checked before and no car was behind and I was in the middle of the road, he was on the cycle lane. He would have had to swerve an awful lot.