The UCI has often been criticized because of their strict limits on technological advancements. The minimum bike weight is one such restriction. Many have also criticized the bike restrictions when attempting to break the Hour Record.

The UCI recently struck again by outlawing skinsuits in downhill MTB events. From cyclingnews...

The wearing of skin suits has been a point of contention over the last year, notably in the Australian round of the mountain bike world cup. A skinsuit-clad Tracy Moseley (Kona) won the women's race by four seconds ahead of Rachel Atherton (Animal-Commencal), who claimed that the skin suit gave Moseley an unfair advantage.

As unnecessary as I may think the skinsuit ban is, the quote by The Loser... I mean Rachel Atherton is even more absurd.

"Fair enough to Tracey if she wants to do that to win, but for the sport and the longevity of the sport, to wear cool race kit and to make an image for yourself is more important than the odd win here and there," said Atherton.

It is more important for the sport to go slow and wear cool race kit than it is for person to win? Say what?

Even assuming that Atherton's statement is true can her outfit really be considered all that much cooler than Moseley's skinsuit?