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1.4 million visitors to the 18-day Canadian National Exhibition will be told the wooden bicycle displayed in the 'Travelling with Leonardo da Vinci' exhibition was constructed to a design sketched by the Renaissance master. Yes, the hoax lives on...

At a dealer meeting held yesterday at Trek's HQ in Wisconsin, Lance Armstrong told 2000 bike store owners and staffers, and Trek factory workers, that it is about the bike, a Trek bike. Trek president John Burke said Armstrong would be a Trek "athlete for life."

New for this year, the European Village at Interbike Las Vegas is fully booked and includes a number of first-time exhibitors like Derby Groups' Focus brand, Lapierre from Accel, and BH Bikes from Spain. UK exhibitors include Pashley, Carradice, Brompton, Airnimal, Hope, ProCycling, Ison and Omega Cycles. PLUS: first details of the official Interbike party.

The Colchester-based bicycle recycling charity has received £180,550 from the Big Lottery Fund’s Community Recycling and Economic Development (CRED) Programme to develop its operation in the UK.

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