Cycling New Zealand has unveiled bikes they believe will have a revolutionary impact on the Rio Olympic velodrome. Expect fingernails to be gnawed and rooms to be paced when the Kiwis take to the Rio track 12,000km away in August. Cycling New Zealand was allocated $17.5 million of taxpayer money across the Olympic cycle. Higgins says the track cycling design market changes so swiftly that it is more important to be "first to market" rather than patenting intellectual property because there is "little legal protection" when others tinker with new designs. Related Content Cycling: Tour de France to investigate hidden motors Cycling routes unveiled in Auckland city Cycling: Second Kiwi gets Tour De France debutA lot of mouths need to stay mum.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 29, 2016 07:00 UTC