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Published online 27 September 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020923-12

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More power to pedal pushers?

Revolutionary crank could speed cycling.

A peculiar pedal-crank from Italy, the spiritual home of cycle racing, may make future bikes faster. A cyclist could go a kilometre further in an hour with the new pedal, researchers estimate1.

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