Originally Posted by timtak

Greater communication leads to greater cooperation, and in this case, a pace line of guys in riding positions which only allow them to ride the front of the line for a few minutes but it doesn't matter because the team coach will tell each rider (probably with real time power readings) when they are falling off the pace and need to hand over to the next sprinter. It makes for boring races, but with data on how much gap a breakaway can be given depending on wind, elevation, riders in the break, and condition of the pace line all available to the coach, and the riders following his orders by radio, it makes for a very effective race strategy....that is especially non applicable to the vast majority of amateur solo cyclists. Pros used to be relevant.