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This is not official, of course, but the National Festival of Cycling has seen two IBDs pull out all the stops with their stands and they should be applauded

Close your eyes and youd swear you were on the open seas in an ocean-going sailing yacht. But youre not, youre in York. On the racecourse. In a tent. (Sorry, marquee). Visitor numbers were low for the first day thats to be expected, its not the weekend yet but theres plenty to see and do. And, thankfully the Met Office has been wrong so far, it has yet to rain

Its crisp, its fast to load, and its another website that will be used out of business hours to replenish stocks

The Japanase market leader is famous for keeping next years kit firmly under wraps but a Czech website has been leaked some pix and is broadcasting them to the world

Those who have booked space outside for this weekends National Cycling Festival had better pack their brollies because and it pains us to say this theres going to be plenty of rain in Yorkshire over the next three days