In the context of knowledge of something, the phrase "to catch up" is apparently being used in both active and passive ways. For example:

I have to catch up on the latest news.

 

Can you catch me up on the latest news?

To me, this seems not logical if I think about catching up requiring some effort on the part of the person that is not up to date. Instead, I would prefer

Can you help me catch up on the latest news.

To me, the usage gets more confusing if catching up refers to physical distance, for example, a cyclist who wants to catch up with another. For me,

Rider A was caught up by rider B

would mean that A was in front but than B caught up with him, rather than B helped A catch up with other riders in front.

My question is:

What is the meaning of the cycling example for native speakers?

PS: updated in response to comments. It seems that I was not actually talking about "passive voice". Apologies to @TRomano for the changes after their answer.

In the context of knowledge of something, the phrase "to catch up" is apparently being used in both active and passive ways. For example:

I have to catch up on the latest news.

Can you catch me up on the latest news?

To me, this seems not logical if I think about catching up requiring some effort on the part of the person that is not up to date. Instead, I would prefer

Can you help me catch up on the latest news.

To me, the usage gets more confusing if catching up refers to physical distance, for example, a cyclist who wants to catch up with another. For me,

Rider A was caught up by rider B

would mean that A was in front but than B caught up with him, rather than B helped A catch up with other riders in front.

My question is:

What is the meaning of the cycling example for native speakers?

PS: updated in response to comments. It seems that I was not actually talking about "passive voice". Apologies to @TRomano for the changes after their answer.

I found a better example of what it is that confuses me.

In the context of knowledge of something, the phrase "to catch up" is apparently being used both in active and passive ways. For example:

I have to catch up on the latest news.

Can you catch me up on the latest news?

To me, this seems not logical if I think about catching up requiring some effort on the part of the person that is not up to date. Instead, I would prefer

Can you help me catch up on the latest news.

The usage gets more confusing if catching up refers to physical distance, for example, a cyclist who wants to catch up with another. For me,

Rider A was caught up by rider B

would mean that A was in front but than B caught up with him, rather than B helped A catch up with other riders in front.

My questions are:

1. What is the meaning of the cycling example for native speakers?

2. Are there other examples of English expressions where an action verb is used in active and passive form in a similar way?

PS: updated in response to a comment. It seems that I was not actually talking about "passive voice" in the strict sense but a passive form.

In the context of knowledge of something, the phrase "to catch up" is apparently being used in both active and passive ways. For example:

I have to catch up on the latest news.

Can you catch me up on the latest news?

To me, this seems not logical if I think about catching up requiring some effort on the part of the person that is not up to date. Instead, I would prefer

Can you help me catch up on the latest news.

To me, the usage gets more confusing if catching up refers to physical distance, for example, a cyclist who wants to catch up with another. For me,

Rider A was caught up by rider B

would mean that A was in front but than B caught up with him, rather than B helped A catch up with other riders in front.

My question is:

What is the meaning of the cycling example for native speakers?

PS: updated in response to comments. It seems that I was not actually talking about "passive voice". Apologies to @TRomano for the changes after their answer.

In the context of knowledge of something, the phrase "to catch up" is apparently being used both in active and passive ways. For example:

He caught up with her on the latest news.

She caught him up on the latest news.

To me, this seems not logical if I think about catching up requiring some effort on the part of the person that is not up to date. Instead, I would prefer "He received help catching up" or similar.

The usage gets more confusing if catching up refers to physical distance, for example, a cyclist who wants to catch up with another. For me,

Rider A was caught up by rider B

would mean that A was in front but than B caught up with him, rather than B helped A catch up with other riders in front.

My questions are:

1. What is the meaning of the cycling example for native speakers?

2. Are there other examples of English expressions where the passive voice is constructed in a similar way? Or is the verb catch special in this regard?

PS: updated in response to a comment. It seems that I was not actually talking about "passive voice" in the strict sense but a passive form.

I found a better example of what it is that confuses me.

In the context of knowledge of something, the phrase "to catch up" is apparently being used both in active and passive ways. For example:

I have to catch up on the latest news.

 

Can you catch me up on the latest news?

To me, this seems not logical if I think about catching up requiring some effort on the part of the person that is not up to date. Instead, I would prefer

Can you help me catch up on the latest news.

The usage gets more confusing if catching up refers to physical distance, for example, a cyclist who wants to catch up with another. For me,

Rider A was caught up by rider B

would mean that A was in front but than B caught up with him, rather than B helped A catch up with other riders in front.

My questions are:

1. What is the meaning of the cycling example for native speakers?

2. Are there other examples of English expressions where an action verb is used in active and passive form in a similar way?

PS: updated in response to a comment. It seems that I was not actually talking about "passive voice" in the strict sense but a passive form.