万花筒 2008-06-06&-06-07

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If Dutch cycle champion Theo Bos takes gold in the Beijing velodrome this summer, it won't be as a result of talent alone. The 24-year-old Olympic silver medalist is hoping this uniquely-designed million-dollar bike will help him take top honors in two months' time. The revolutionary frame has been developed by Dutch cycle maker¹ Koga Miyata. The company's managing director Wouter Jager said the bike was so specialized² that no ordinary person could ride it.

"It's so stiff that it doesn't behave like a normal bicycle, and obviously the strange element is this, this bicycle doesn't have a brake, doesn't have a gear, er, this is single-speed, there's no lightset or whatever, but still it's the, the most difficult bike to ride."

Koga has spent three and a half years developing the bike for Bos who narrowly missed out on the gold medal in Athens four years ago. The company enlisted³ the help of experts in the aerodynamics and carbon technology sectors⁴, including several who've worked on the Ariane-5 space rocket program. The result is a racing⁵ bike with a sleek⁶ aerodynamic look. Kimera has the lowest air resistance of any bike in the world to help the rider accelerate as quickly as possible from a standstill to its top speed of 75 kilometers per hour. And this unique feature, Koga says, should enable Bos to pedal his way to the gold medal.

Helen Long, Reuters

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velodrome——A sports arena⁷ with a banked oval track for bicycle and motorcycle racing.