Core coincided with a meeting of the UCI’s management committee more than 200 miles away in Hoogerheide, the Netherlands, ahead of the World Cyclo-Cross Championships.

The UCI’s new president, Brian Cookson, chaired the meeting, where the composition of the new ‘equipment commission’, which includes Team Sky’s head of technical operations Carsten Jeppesen, was announced to work alongside the former British Cycling guru, Dimitris Katsanis, previously appointed as a consultant by the UCI.

But, more significantly, the UCI announced a new approach “in favour of technology and innovation”.

The 1996 Lugano Charter, a document which reinforces the principal of man over machine following the technical innovations of Chris Boardman and Graeme Obree in the 1990s, continues to dominate the UCI’s approach to equipment but last week’s ruling is likely to pave the way for fresh thinking from cycling’s world governing body.

Rider position and the use of disc brakes in road racing are likely to be on the UCI’s agenda – but we expect the 6.8kg weight limit to be the first rule overhauled.

Many manufacturers can now build a bike which comfortably falls beneath the weight limit, with the 5.38kg Storck Aernario Signature Edition we saw at Core just one example of a machine which laughs in the face of the current mark. Storck don’t sponsor a top tier team but, with top-end frame weights now significantly below 1,000g across the board, WorldTour mechanics regularly have to add balast to their riders’ bikes to bring them up to weight.