What happened to the Trek bikes that Motorola were due to ride around the same time? They had suspension forks and the frame was a 'Y' shape like the MTB's, possibly with rear sus too. The UCI wouldn't let them ride them because they were to 'different' from 'normal' bikes. How this Bianchi got through I'm not sure. I think this was one of the early UCI efforts to stop innovation and get back to 'classic' bikes with a triangular frame.