Watch the Amgen Tour of California. I know you are wondering why I think you should watch the Tour of California. I believe it helps you in your riding. You can pick up on things that you should do and not do. I believe it is also very helpful if you have never ridden in a group before. Watching bike racing shows just how helpful riding in a group can be by taking advantage of the draft created by riders in front of you. However, you can also see what erratic riding and overlapping wheels can do. A good example of this is the crash that happened on stage one when a rider swerved and hit another cyclist causing a major pile up.
Conserve energy on long rides. Bike racing is a good example of that. You don't see these professionals go all out to begin with. They establish a pace and have some left in the tank for the finishing sprint. Another good example of this is the break aways that happen at every stage. These usually don't work because the riders have spent so much energy getting a lead on the field that they don't have enough energy for the end. Another obstacle for them is the lack of a draft. While four or five riders can create a draft, it is nothing compare to the peloton that creates a huge draft and allows many different riders to pull the other riders and rest at different intervals.
The Tour of California is being shown on the NBC sports network, 603 on Direct TV. Check it out if you have never watched a cycling event before.
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