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The third annual LG Action Sports Championships will be staged in the Manchester Evening News Arena, October 21st- 23rd. Boasting more than $650 000 in cash and prizes - the largest per-sport purse in action sports history - the LG Action Sports Championships will be attended by Britain's Jamie Bestwick who recently won gold at the X-Games for BMX vert and in the Best Trick competition.

The US Congressman's Energy Bill amendment which will "spur bike use", featured on BikeBiz.com on 1st August, was yesterday given the Presidential seal of approval as Dubya signed off the $14.5 billion bill which incorporates a small but significant $6.25m for a 'Conserve by Bike' programme.

However, "second half sales of the Sting-Ray will be lower than the unprecedented record levels achieved in the second half of 2004, resulting in lower second half earnings than in the prior year," said a statement from Dorel Industries, Pacific's owner since February 2004.

If you know what non-linear workflow means and get excited by Mac video editing software and descriptions of terabytes of server space, you'll love this article on the Apple website...

The outdoor industry has held its annual trade show in Harrogate, in the autumn, for 30+ years. But last year the decision was made to move the Outdoor Industries Association's 'Outdoor Preview' show to a July slot and to relocate to Birmingham's NEC. David Hyde of Leisure Expo has spotted what he thinks is a gap: a three-day bicycle trade show combined with outdoor trade elements.