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Poets, presidents, prime ministers and prime-time newscasters have said great things about cycling. Here's a sprinkling of bicycle-related quotes...

The advertiser has requested anonymity.

Jim McGurn of the Company of Cyclists had the idea for a large-scale bicycle try-out centre ten years ago. Part of his dream was put into reality at Doncaster's Earth Centre, which closed October 2004, but with cash and a fair-wind a full-on, pedal-powered Bikeland would be more than just a test track and a fleet of roadsters and recumbents, it would be the world's first cycling theme-park.

The addition to Bike Week was scheduled for 18th-22nd April but has now been put off until next year.

The Japanese company has 6500 employees at 26 bases in 18 countries and all parts of the Shimano empire - known internally as Team Shimano - have contributed to the tsunami fund.