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Britain's 17-year-old Junior World Downhill Champion Rachel Atherton last night won the Sunday Times Young Sportswoman of the Year award in a gala ceremony in London.

Hotwheels continues with WTB tyres, saddles, grips and headsets but a press release from WTB says Raleigh will add handlebars, stems, seat posts and rims as well as the existing lines. WTB cites Cyclelife, Raleigh's IBD franchising programme, as one of the reasons for the deal.

Bromley's senior road safety officer Andy Mills doesn't want anybody to think that Calderdale's RSO is "a typical road safety officer." Mills calls him "archaic" for writing a press release warning parents about buying "killer bikes" for Christmas.

Chris Porter, boss of mountain bike suspension firm, Mojo Suspension Hoodoo Ltd, picked up the Inspiration Award at the annual awards bash of the Caerphilly Business Forum.

In order to bring the tech development to market, Strida designer Mark Sanders has transferred the intellectual property rights and know-how for a folding bicycle technology – for bikes with full-sized wheels - to Ming Cycle of Taiwan.