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Madformountainbiking may have gone the way of 9feet.com but that doesn't mean the cycle website model is unsustainable. That's the verdict of those bike websites still standing.

At a meeting of the CTC National Council on 10th November councillor Colin Clarke had tabled a resolution calling for the resignation or dismissal of the CTC's director, Kevin Mayne. The resolution failed.

...or is it? On the website of trade magazine BikeEurope, there's an article by editor-in-chief Jack Oortwijn that, if taken at face value, paints such a dire picture of the global bicycle trade that you'd be excused if you went out and cut your wrists right now. Sure, in some quarters business is down (Taiwan, in particular, is suffering) but is the situation as apocalyptic as www.bike-eu.com makes out?

‘Cycling Manager’ is ranked in the top three PC games in France and Italy. Now it has been translated into English and the UK publisher is seeking distribution in the bike trade. Halfords is getting the sales spiel next week. IBDs could stock the title right now. Will ‘Cycling Manager’ be this year's perfect stocking filler for road race fans?