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Chris Mason, manager of Cyclopedia in Watford, died on New Year’s Eve after he was assaulted in the early hours of Christmas Day in Watford town centre.

It's a pair of apps for dumb cyclists.

Staff from Clarks and X-Lite aren't travelling far but the same can't be said for the company owners and directors flying in to represent SRAM, Dahon, MET, LOOK, Tacx, Schwalbe, VDO, Trelock, Maxim, Hamax, Hollywood, Selle Italia and Burley.

And CNN.com is the first to use the syndicated article so it will soon spread around the world. In fact, it was widely reported in 1997 that the Leonardo da Vinci bicycle drawing, 'discovered' during restoration of a Leonardo Codex, was produced in the early 70s. No, not the 1470s, the 1970s...

UPDATED: NBA star Shaquille O'Neal has got a load of 'em. Andre Agassi has just one. Michael Jordan will have a big one in Las Vegas later this year. Now Lance Armstrong says he's getting a few, too. Sports clubs. The first 24 Hour Fitness Lance Armstrong Sport Club will open in Lance's hometown of Austin, Texas, in the summer.