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Rio Olympics 2016: Electric pace-setting bike explained

Many people have been puzzled by the cyclist in the Olympic velodrome who isn鈥檛 pedalling at all. So we asked Peter Deary, who was a Keirin Derny bike rider during the London 2012 Games, to explain.

(Photo: Men's Keirin final race Rio 2016. Credit: Getty Images)

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