Can anyone help me or pace me during the race?

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Only within limits (section 2.4.5): Event personnel may give you nutrition, drinks, and mechanical or medical help. Help from anyone else (friends, family, coaches): warning and amend, or DSQ if the situation can't be put back as it was. Being told your split times or where other athletes are isn't outside assistance. No pacing by non-athletes on any part of the course: warning and amend, DSQ if not corrected. Other athletes in the same race may share incidental items such as food and drinks after an aid station, pumps, tubes, tubular tires and puncture repair kits, but can't hand over equipment that stops them finishing their own race (DSQ for both). No athlete may physically push or pull another forward (DSQ for the helper, and for the athlete who accepted it). If your bike breaks, you may push or carry it along the bike course, as long as you don't obstruct others.