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In an emotive argument used often for cycle helmet compulsion, Senator Andre Martel said: "If the Legislature can save just one life with this, it will be worth it." Lid law opponents say that such an argument could be equally applied to compulsory helmets for child soccer players, pedestrians, and children ferried around in cars, all activities that have seen child fatalities caused through head injuries.

Brooks, the leather saddle maker, was bought in July 2002 by Selle Royal of Italy. Since then Brooks has operated sales and marketing from the UK. However, the Italian company has now taken the roles in-house, leading to UK redundancies.

That's the question posed by the pre-publicity for Push Yourself Just A Little Bit More by Johnny Green, the former road manager of The Clash. The book, subtitled Backstage at the Tour de France, is published on 16th June.

...and Bill Nickson, Paul Sherwen, Max Sciandri, Chris Boardman, Graham Jones, Malcolm Elliott, Hugh Porter, David Millar and others. Spotted the link yet?

After cutting its first-half and full-year profit forecasts, Shimano's shares fell 6.7 percent yesterday. This is the biggest drop since 2001.