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The Federal Roads Authority of Switzerland plans to force through helmet compulsion for all cyclists if by 2012 less then less than half of all cyclists choose to wear them of their own volition.

There's nothing that sates the British tabloids more than British sporting success. And whilst Australia came out as the top team at the Athens velodrome - hopefully stemming the bad publicity Oz track racing has been getting due to a doping scandal - the second place achieved by the British team is a major achievement. Wiggins told the world that he hopes his success will encourage youngsters to take up competitive cycle-sport. And his involvement in the Tour of Britain, starting 1st September, should guarantee more mainstream coverage...

The Daily Telegraph - famously lampooned as The Daily Torygraph - is to produce a pre-race supplement on the Tour of Britain. The newspaper's cycling correspondent is Phil Liggett.

Saskia Stock, vice president of marketing for Cannondale Europe has decided to leave the company to pursue "other interests."

Nicole Cooke and Jamie Staff have teamed up with the government's THINK road safety campaign to encourage young cyclists to wear helmets.