> ...which means there's no incentive to develop truly fast bikes. UCI compliant bikes are "fast enough" for the sport and have many practical considerations i

> ...which means there's no incentive to develop truly fast bikes. UCI compliant bikes are "fast enough" for the sport and have many practical considerations in addition to normalizing design features. It really is mostly about the training, the athletes and the teams. In cycling, performance is result of the combination of many factors of which equipment is but one.