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Nick Lobnitz and his Carry Freedom trailer won £1000 and an award plaque for the mantelpiece from the Prince’s Scottish Youth Business Trust, which assists young people aged between the ages of 18 and 25 to set up in business for themselves.

Waving goodbye to the NEC, saying hello to a venue fit for royals, Haymarket's MTB-to-road show will be staged at Stoneleigh Park, a twenty minute folding bike ride from Coventry station. BikeBiz.com has a nosey in the expo halls, rides the roads that will be part of the richest circuit race in Britain, and has a go on the 4x4 course (it's hard: "you'll need a First Aid station," said one pro rider to the show organiser).

BC's CEO Peter King is calling the overhaul "significant". The "ambitious" and "challenging" UK-wide One Stop Plan for Cycling sees British Cycling focussing on 'Excellence' and 'Participation.' This will widen British Cycling's reach out into the community of leisure cyclists and would-be sport cyclists.

Proceeds from the RCUK 'jersey amnesty' will go to the Red Cross, Oxfam or Save the Children. RCUK editor Guy Andrews stocked the auction with 23 of his own, hardly-worn jerseys. To keep the auction fresh, Andrews would like to hear from any bike shops or suppliers with jerseys that may otherwise not see the light of day. Secondhand jerseys are fine but must be in good condition...and washed. They must also be "wearable," says Andrews, so "no Le Groupment or Mapei kit please!"

The best DH and 4X courses at the 2004 stages of the UCI's Mountain Bike World Cup series were at Fort William, says the UCI. MSP says Highlands gets huge economic boost from staging such MTB events. Even organiser wants more commercial involvement from bike brands and Scottish companies.