The first time I was overtaken by an e-bike I was jealous and frustrated, now I recognise they belong, even in racing

Interesting take. I think ebikes are great, but I've never once thought they should be raced. At that point it would be better to just do motorcycle racing so you can be properly equipped for crashes occurring at high speeds. Cycling races already have enough crashes as it is, and that is before you take an equalizer that allows less experienced riders to ride faster and in situations where they need to be able to ride in a pack without overlapping wheels and occasionally rubbing shoulders/ elbows.

Otoh, if the horse scene has room for hobby horses who am i to say cycling races can't have ebike categories? (I'm joking, hobby horses doesn't hurt anyone and ebike racing would have higher % chance of accidents than traditional races. Guaranteed).