Originally Posted by Hermes

Nah. We try to group riders together so that the times, speed and rider spacing make sense. Aero equipment is a bike that is either a TT bike or one that looks like one and a rider who has other aero equipment. If you want to ride and test yourself against the course and clock on your road bike then do the Merckx division. The point is try to find grouping that matches your equipment so that the time will reflect your ability against others.