This sounds similar to windsurfing, tinkering with your board, sail size, fin size, etc. is a big part of the sport. Yet, at the Olympics, the gear is the same

This sounds similar to windsurfing, tinkering with your board, sail size, fin size, etc. is a big part of the sport. Yet, at the Olympics, the gear is the same for everyone. Btw, I can't remember where, but I heard that, in the old editions of the Tour de France not all gears were allowed, shifters for example weren't allowed even though they were available to amateurs.