> https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/658593
It doesn't need to be pedals either - it could be a standard crank arm or any other easily accessible part that can effectively house a power meter.
I'm sure there are plenty of other issues with this power meter based approach, but securing the data is probably doable to a reasonable degree.
This is not that different to amateur motor racing, where its expected you only bring a helmet that's certified by an external body (Snell/FIA etc). There are generally only a handful of pedals designs in use in the pro-peleton today, so not like we are talking about moving a mountain, and the UCI already regulate a lot of existing parts.
As I said, I suspect this is not the main problem with this approach, there are likely many other much better reasons why this isn't a good idea.