Originally Posted by
shovelhd
The rules are pretty vague as they are. That's by design. They want refs to make decisions. There are few exceptions. Rollout is one of them.
I'm a big fan of humans deciding what is cheating or not / what should be penalized or not. But when a rule is spelled out - like 6.8 kg, then a ref should not allow a 6.9 kg bike. Likewise a UCI TT requires a seat 5cm back and some degrees off level. A referee should not have the latitude to decide otherwise (fact - they did), and also should not allow deviations from that.
Not a response to you...
Junior did State TT junior championships yesterday. As our team took 1-4 I have a good idea/know the power of some kids. [MENTION=69140]hack[/MENTION] asked if it mattered so much. A less than recovered kid doing less than the best power can win a TT on technique/experience, and equipment. My guess is power was about 3rd or 4th best for his age group, yet he won.
Daniel is the 3rd bike off. Excuse the music - I hate cycling video to music, but I wanted to prove a point - which I did.
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