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It's intern time! We've had in another student placement request, the third in a week. Engineering student Jody Muelaner wants to design town bikes.

The three-store Wheelie Serious group of London - including Covent Garden Cycles - appears to have ceased trading. Two suppliers managed to repossess stock before Christmas. Owner Debbie Demeritte, a former ACT board member, cannot be contacted because none of the Wheelie Serious phone numbers work anymore and she is not answering emails

Three year old Brooklyn Beckham - offspring of David and Victoria Beckham - was bought a Chrimbo bike from a Manchester IBD. Daddy Beckham eschewed the multiples and plumped for an IBD, Middleton Cycles of Greater Manchester. However the £80 JCB 12 inch bike - famous for its JCB yellow - had to be painted red to match Man U's footy strip

The UK poll was conducted by Hot Wheels who wanted to see if they should spread their advertising budget across a number of titles, or just pick one...

Ipswich IBD Elmy Cycles is organising the 2002 National Cyclo Cross Championships, due to be staged 12-1th January. With good sponsorship, a sold-out Novotel and a city centre location, Steve Grimwood of Elmy Cycles believes the success of this event will demonstrate the potential of cyclo cross as a general interest spectator sport, and one that cyclists of all disciplines can be inspired by