[weiwentg]

Originally Posted by Mark McM

According to UCI rules, all equipment used in competition has to be made available on the general commercial market, meaning that yes, we can buy and use the same equipment that the racers use.

Here's the text of the UCI rule:



Note that the UCI don't state how many units of the equipment must be offered for sale to the public, or what they may cost.

You've probably noticed some very unique bikes and other equipment used in Olympic track cycling. These bikes and equipment are also subject to these rules. Frequently the equipment is kept secret in the lead up to the games, for fear their competitors see what they are up to. But the rules say the equipment must be available for sale within a year of their first use in competition, so you'll see national federations advertising the equipment for sale some months after the Olympics, and often in very small quantities (maybe a dozen of each item), and for very high prices (often in the thousands of tens of thousands of dollars).

https://www.racycles.com/pinarello/p...frameset-26475