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From the land of Kona, Cove and Rocky Mountain comes some cycling-specific jewellery and leather products. Some you could sell, others you could wear as ‘corporate clothing’

The 'get out there and ride' directory will include county by county details of cycle hire outlets, hotels, B&Bs and hostels, cafes, pubs, tea shops and, says the CTC, "will be a unique opportunity for hoteliers and refreshment providers to advertise their businesses to a new market." It will also help businesses knocked sideways by foot-and-mouth disease

From November Marwi Europe will be shipping blister-packed tools under the Union BikeTool brand

Bank manager breathing down your neck? Mrs Doyle's "go-on, go-on, go-on" getting on your wick? Camelot's computers not playing game? Simple: find a grotty stretch of road and do a faceplant to net yourself a cool £50k. Or is this compensation culture gone mad?

Hardisty Cycles - radio slogan: "Home of the mountain bike" - is today coming to terms with the loss of co-owner Margaret Hardisty. She died in hospital last night.