THE LOST ART OF THE GROUP RIDE

 To ride for months each year in the small ring.
  To take your cycling shorts off immediately after a ride.
  To start with a humble bike, probably used.
  To pull without surging.
  To run rotating pace line drills and flick others through.
  To form an echelon.
  To ride through the top of a climb.
  To hold your line in a corner.
  To stand up smoothly and not throw your bike back.
  To give the person ahead of you on a climb a little more room to stand up.
  To respect the yellow line rule.
 To point out significant road problems.
 To brake less, especially in a pace line.
  To follow the wheel in front and not overlap.