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Being distracted during a race is an advantage?

https://nypost.com/2026/07/14/tech/tour-de-france-cyclist-willie-smit-disqualified-over-ai-glasses/
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Am 15.07.2026 um 15:52 schrieb AMuzi:

Being distracted during a race is an advantage?

https://nypost.com/2026/07/14/tech/tour-de-france-cyclist-willie-smit- disqualified-over-ai-glasses/

If the glasses open an illegal communication channel, they are rightly classified as giving an unfair advantage.

But this is not the reason:
Distraction 'by operating a rider-held camera' clearly is a safety
hazard. One could argue that the rule should only apply to 'hand-held'
or 'rider-manipulated' cameras as the glasses don't rely on active rider
input but that is a slippery slope. In the next race a rider is told to
look at certain billboards during the race to generate additional
advertizing income (this is obviously not possible for a bicycle-mounted camera).

Rolf
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On 7/15/2026 10:58 AM, Rolf Mantel wrote:

Am 15.07.2026 um 15:52 schrieb AMuzi:

Being distracted during a race is an advantage?

https://nypost.com/2026/07/14/tech/tour-de-france-cyclist-willie-smit-
disqualified-over-ai-glasses/

If the glasses open an illegal communication channel, they are rightly classified as giving an unfair advantage.

But this is not the reason:
Distraction 'by operating a rider-held camera' clearly is a safety
hazard.-a One could argue that the rule should only apply to 'hand-held'
or 'rider-manipulated' cameras as the glasses don't rely on active rider input but that is a slippery slope.-a In the next race a rider is told to look at certain billboards during the race to generate additional advertizing income (this is obviously not possible for a bicycle-mounted camera).

Rolf

+1,
This is why the UCI is limiting the size of computer screens in road
racing and does not allow bar mounted electronics in track racing - the distraction is simply too dangerous.
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On Wed Jul 15 16:58:40 2026 Rolf Mantel wrote:

Am 15.07.2026 um 15:52 schrieb AMuzi:

Being distracted during a race is an advantage?

https://nypost.com/2026/07/14/tech/tour-de-france-cyclist-willie-smit- disqualified-over-ai-glasses/

If the glasses open an illegal communication channel, they are rightly classified as giving an unfair advantage.

But this is not the reason:
Distraction 'by operating a rider-held camera' clearly is a safety
hazard. One could argue that the rule should only apply to 'hand-held'
or 'rider-manipulated' cameras as the glasses don't rely on active rider input but that is a slippery slope. In the next race a rider is told to
look at certain billboards during the race to generate additional
advertizing income (this is obviously not possible for a bicycle-mounted camera).

Considering your throry, it makes sense to ban any directed cameras.
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