Tokyo 2020 Olympics track bikes guide: who's riding what and how much do they cost?

Everything you need to know about the top track bikes you'll see at the Izu velodrome

Olympic track bikes composite
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The cycling arms race in the four years building up to the Olympics often looks neck-and-neck with no nation ready to reveal their secret weapon until they can be absolutely sure it can't be stolen and copied.

In 1992 Team GB launched the revolutionary Lotus 108 at a low-key meet at Leicester in May, hoping it wouldn't attract too much attention. Other nations were unaware of its full potential until Chris Boardman broke the Olympic pursuit record on it in qualifying.

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