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Sales in the UK bike industry grew by about 4 percent last year but Halfords did slightly better with sales up by 7.7 percent, an increase over the previous years growth total of 5 percent. Profits were up by 14.6 percent. And now Halfords is seriously creeping into IBD territory...

...1868 the first recorded bicycle race took place at Parc de St Cloud, Paris. It was a 2km sprint and was won by Briton James Moore...

It was going to be held in Center Parcs, Belgium, but now the ACT AGM is has been reined back a touch

The kids comic Dandy gives over the whole of next weeks issue to cycling in a Pedal Power special to tie in with the launch of the National Cycle Network

The Millennium Dome is deemed to be unpopular (in fact, by the time the year is out, it will probably be the second most visited tourist attraction in Europe) and the other Millennium projects including the National Cycle Network are set to benefit from this perception