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@adman
the secret is in the arms...
notice how straight his arms are? They are locked. So all the power from the legs is driving down on the pedal stroke. If you bend your arms you create a spring like motion in the arms as you drive the power through your legs.
If you watch Hoy or Perkins or in this case Ellis you will notice they drive the hips forward and lock the arms so that they drive the power straight down.
If you want to perfect the start you should think about joining Dave (Legro) and Lee Povey on one of their Fast Track Coaching weekends... All your starts are filmed and the show you were you went wrong and teach you how to get it right.