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People from key European and US firms may have stayed away because of SARS (or were using SARS as an excuse because of travel fatique and earlier-in-the-year trips to Taiwan) but figures release by CETRA, the show organiser, reveal that the overall number of overseas visitors was roughly the same as last year. The same cannot be said for domestic visitors.

Halfords may be in flux, and the world domination by Bikehut has yet to materialise, but the bikes-to-auto accessories corporate was still attractive enough to entice Scott.

Cycle-related press officers and PR consultants have told BikeBiz.co.uk there has been a heightened interest in cycling from heavyweight national newspapers recently.

The cleaning-and-lube brand from X-Lite will now be available from Fisher's. The pink stuff comes into stock on Monday.

Transport for London's new business plan foresees growth in cycle use of 80 percent between now and 2010, instead of the official 200 percent national target. LCC says: "Improve cycling facilities, don't lower targets for cycling."