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In an interview on VeloNews.com, Trek president John Burke said he asked Armstrong about the 2005 Tour de France on a web-conference viewed by Trek stockists. "I can't see him not riding the Tour," said Burke. The VeloNews interview also lays to rest any rumours there will be a Lemond-style range of 'Lance Armstrong' bikes from Trek.

CTC has partnered with the organisers of the Jacob’s Creek Tour Down Under to create a £2500 VIP-badge, package holiday for cyclists wanting to visit Australia and watch the wine company sponsored bike race.

The Chinese Economic News Service reports that Giant, Merida and Ideal are all expecting to post record sales this year. All thee manufacturers are cancelling holidays, and adding overtime. Some of the boom can be attributed to production of the hot-cake selling Stingray, with much of the rest due to shifting production to Taiwan from Vietnam thanks to the feared imposition on EU dumping duties on Vietnamese-made bikes.

It's sort of comforting. No matter whether it's Kerry or Bush that wins tomorrow, it's a cyclist that'll be the leader of the so-called free world. Of course, both candidates are in hock to big business and neither will reign in King Car but with Kerry happy to drop $7000 on a road-bike and Bush telling all and sundry that mountain-biking is mind-expanding (running buggers his knees, you see), you have to be thankful for small mercies...