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The 2005 International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) Report Card gives Scotland an 'A' for "outstanding mountain biking and successful bicycle advocacy," beating British Columbia in the Global Superstar category. The UK as a whole gets a B+. Wales gets a B and so does England. MTB access is "slowly increasing" in England, said IMBA, but "150 miles of walking trails still closed to bikes." Quite.

Sony and Columbia Pictures say their proposed movie about Lance Armstrong "would not be complete" without real-life stories from people inspired by Armstrong's "perseverance, courage and survival." Sign a binding online contract and your experiences could cameo in the movie that's expected to place Matt Damon in the leading role.

All this and more in an anti-dumping circumnavigation statement from Brian Montgomery of the Paris-based European Bicycle Manufacturers' Association. The statement comes after a Spanish bicycle importer was charged for duty evasion after a two-year investigation by Spanish and EU customs officials.

The 402-store retailer has revamped its business and warehousing systems with SAP for Retail, and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software.

Beating national teams, the SiS trade team finished third at the UCI Track Cyling World Cup in Manchester at the weekend. This is a major achievement for the Lancashire manufacturer of sports nutrition products.