Simon van Velthooven: Pedal power on the high seas
Updated 0917 GMT (1717 HKT) May 31, 2017
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Simon van Velthooven has swapped the track for the water as he bids to pedal Emirates Team New Zealand to America's Cup glory.Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images AsiaPac/Getty Images
Van Velthooven is part of a team that has swapped traditional grinders turned by hand for pedal power.Richard Hoddder/Richard Hodder / Emirates Team New Zealand
A bronze medalist in the Keirin at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Van Velthooven accepted an invitation from Team New Zealand after missing out on selection for Rio 2016.Phil Walter/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images
"The speed's very similar, and I'm still pedaling, the only difference is I'm now outside," says Van Velthooven, who also boasts World Championship and Commonwealth Games medals.Ian MacNicol/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images
And he is convinced that pedal power could be the future. "Well," he says, "the legs are a bigger muscle group and they can generate more power."Mark Kolbe/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images