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A German 'bike widow' has produced a sensual 2006 calendar dripping with long-legged models draping themselves over high-end bicycles. Jan Ullrich's opinion? "Very, very nice." Photos within may take a while to appear...

A German 'bike widow' has produced a sensual 2006 calendar dripping with long-legged models draping themselves over high-end bicycles. Jan Ullrich's opinion? "Very, very nice." Photos within may take a while to appear...

Vélo’v was yesterday awarded the 2005 Bicycle Trophy (Enterprise category) at the 16th Congrès des villes cyclables (Congress of towns open to bicycles). The self-service bike rental scheme is operated JCDecaux, the billboard and bus shelter company. JCDecaux wants to roll out the scheme in other European cities.

Dr Costas Karageorghis of Brunel University has released research that found listening to the right music before and during training boosts performance by up to 18 percent.

Paligap and R J Chicken & Sons join the eight high-end suppliers who last year created the single-venue hotel trade show, Core Bike. Resisting the temptation to book an expo hall and fill it with suppliers of second-tier brands, Core Bike remains in the West Brom Moathouse.