Dutch world champion Speed Skater Jan Bos has established a new world record for power output on the Wattbike.
Jan Bos prepares to set a new power record on the Wattbike!
Bos, who also won Olympic silver medals over 1,000 metres at the Winter Games in Nagano in 1998, and in Salt Lake City in 2002, recorded a peak power output of 1996 watts.
The 33-year-old, from Harderwijk is one of Europe’s most versatile athletes. He is the brother of Theo, who lost his world sprint cycling title to Britain’s Chris Hoy in Manchester on Friday evening.
The brothers represented Holland in the team sprint track cycling event at the Athens Olympics in 2004, finishing sixth after being knocked out by Japan.
While Jan’s immediate aim is to push the record beyond 2,000 watts, British Cycling is beginning to monitor the potential of the Wattbike as a key talent identification tool.
There have been some outstanding performances in the Wattbike challenge in the age groups competitions at the Manchester Velodrome, which have attracted a wide range of youngsters.
Tom Gregory, 15, currently leads the Under 16 Boys competition with a peak output of 1167 watts. Daisy Sherwood, only 17, is the leading womems’ rider, with a score of 1010 watts. Emily Kay,12, heads the girls Under 13 standings with a score of 813 watts.
