You cannot have a situation where a national federation makes its own rules. What if someone said they wanted to race without helmets? Or race without brakes? Yeah... cuz that would happen.
UCI is so full of sh!t... they hinder advances in technology, and they just try to micromanage every aspect of the sport because they can. Good on USAC. Someone needs to put the UCI in its place... UCI needs cycling FAR more than cycling needs the UCI.
http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/03/news/mcquaid-usa-cycling-has-been-hijacked-by-special-interests-cries-foul-over-radio-rule_164861
UCI is so full of sh!t... they hinder advances in technology, and they just try to micromanage every aspect of the sport because they can. Good on USAC. Someone needs to put the UCI in its place... UCI needs cycling FAR more than cycling needs the UCI.
http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/03/news/mcquaid-usa-cycling-has-been-hijacked-by-special-interests-cries-foul-over-radio-rule_164861