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You don't see a free hotel room for ages, and then two come along at once. Cycle 2003 and their hotel reservation service have come up with another Islington hotel willing to provide a gratis stay on one of the nights of the show. PLUS: the latest exhibitors to sign-up for Cycle 2002 include GT (via Hot Wheels), Saracen and Orbea (via East Coast Distribution).

'Lance Incorporated' may make money for the likely winner of this year's Tour de France but the sponsoring of his team by the US Postal Service loses the US government agency $40m a year, claims pressure group Citizens Against Government Waste.

When Saeco’s Gilberto Simoni climbs the climb to Morzine on Saturday's stage of the Tour de France, he’ll be pedalling a Cannondale lighter than the one he used to win the Giro d'Italia. It's so light it breaches the UCI minimum weight rule. Simoni and the rest of the Saeco team will be wearing 'Legalize my Cannondale' jerseys to publicise the bike, the brand and the UCI's insistence on sticking to Rule #1.3.019

Jonathan Clarke of Lincolnshire-based ecmh wants 70+ IBDs to stock demo bikes from Steppenwolf, an eight-year old German bike brand that offers a 14-21 days turnaround on bikes specced by bike shop customers, including colours and components.

And 38 percent of them will likely be cyclists, said the show organising company, but the kind of cyclists other shows (and magazines) can't reach...