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I'm not sure where I stand on after-the-fact attempts at recategorising things (even if Marcel suggests this). Marcel won, Peter was first "bike" in. I think people were surprised that an HPV was in front at Breckenridge - I think most expected them to be catching up once they hit the plains, not being in front at that point.
Considering the money that the riders have spent, sponsorship, hours and hours of training and effort put in, etc., it'd be pretty outrageous I think. There's no point having rules if you're going to retroactively change them.
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They couldn't have been more explicit about it as they specifically mention HPV's:
https://transambikerace.com/rules/
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Any bike is allowed, even those that aren’t allowed in traditional grand tours (HPV etc..)
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Also consider Rule 1:
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Rule #1: No complaining about the rules.
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I'm not sure where I stand on after-the-fact attempts at recategorising things (even if Marcel suggests this). Marcel won, Peter was first "bike" in. I think people were surprised that an HPV was in front at Breckenridge - I think most expected them to be catching up once they hit the plains, not being in front at that point.