>>2044290
If the UCI allowed recumbents in the Tour de France, they'd just be in the way and annoy everyone for 1 day, then get caught by the broom wagon and drop out in the first real stage.
Can't draft, can't pull, can't sprint, can't climb, can't signal, can't see shit, can't bunny-hop, can't bring spare bikes.
Recumbent drivers are better off in their own races, watched only by their wives and their wives' kids, cause it's not very exciting to see colored eggs roll over a closed circuit.