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The 247 participants on the Odyssey 2000 round-the-world bicycle tour they each paid £20,000 for the 366-day led expedition reach the UK on June 16th and will pedal from Dover to Bath. They are here the same week as all the big bike events are going on so they will generate even more publicity for cycling.

Not known for hiding his light under a bushel, Steve Boehmke of Rock Shox in the States has sent out a hire me email to MTB mags and bike companies all over the world.

COLBI the Comité de Liaison de Fabricants Européens de Bicyclettes is to be given observer status on the technical committee of the Union Cycliste Internationale

Jungle has appointed elite MTB racer Dickon Hepworth as the UK brand manager for Santa Cruz UK

BikeForce members are to get an exclusive Hot Wheels BMX for the Christmas market. Its a Mongoose in colours available only to BikeForce IBDs