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It's a two-week holiday package to South Africa with guanteed entry to the Cape Argus Cycle Tour. This is a 109km event through stunning countryside and attracts 35 000 participants year, the world's largest timed cycle race. A South African/Zambian company has 14 places to shift before February and will give a healthy discount to any company booking 10 or more places. For giving to IBDs who walk the talk, this would be an expensive but extremely memorable incentives trip (or a great holiday idea for individuals looking for a Spring break with a difference)

...for the IBD channel only. Halfords will be supplied by a bike trade company known to bikebiz.co.uk but who wishes to remain anonymous for now. And, Schwinn will be distributed in the UK by a well-known supplier who doesn't wish to announce its appointment just yet

News on the National Outdoor Welcome scheme - a series of events and initiatives starting in March 2002 - was carried on this site in September but to date only one cycle organisation and one hire outlet has jumped on board. Why?

There aren't that many UK IBDs with the advertising chutzpah of Hardisty Cycles - best-known jingle: "Home of the Mountain Bike, top of Shields Road, Byker" - but when the going's tough, the tough get going. The TV advertising splurge which starts at lunchtime today will last through to the Friday before Christmas, and is the first part of a three ad telly campaign that will run through to Spring 2002

Roadie shop Cycles Dauphin of Boxhill in Surrey is opening a coffee shop and top-end road bike display showroom this weekend