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Britain's Dr. Sarah Springman was defeated by Les McDonald, the sitting president of the International Triathlon Union. Springman had been endorsed by the British and American triathlon orgs.

A study in the December issue of Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, reveals that one out of every five TV commercials broadcast during major sporting events shows "unsafe or violent behavior that might be inappropriate for children." In among examples of people being shot or physically assaulted, the researchers found a truly chilling advert: it features "a child riding a bicycle without a helmet."

The MTBing youngster - an Olympics what-if superstar - is joining the Specialized Factory MTB Race Team.

After twenty years with the Wrexham company, Mike O'Brien is leaving to "try something new."

In a move that's entirely sensible considering that bicycles, in law, are vehicles, the Conservative Party is to table an amendment to the government’s Road Safety Bill to make cyclists liable to the same £60 mobile-phone fine as motorists. Boris Johnson MP will not be best pleased...