cycling competitions (as all sport competitions) are about the sport not the technical innovations behind it. UCI regulations are there to make a clear separat

cycling competitions (as all sport competitions) are about the sport not the technical innovations behind it. UCI regulations are there to make a clear separation between sport and tech. given the latest advancements in engineering it's possible to render the athletic abilities of a person irrelevant. power to weight ratio is an important stat in cycling and there is serious physical preparation involved in the process of dropping a few hundred grams in weight before a competition. now imagine that instead of that you get the latest innovation in carbon frame design and drop that weight from the bike. tech wins. and that's not the purpose of sport competitions. F1 has similar regulations for the exact same reason. also, these regulations address health and safety. some aero positions can affect a rider's stability and, in turn, can affect the security of other riders.