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The US-based B.O.S.S. report, a news PDF for execs in the bicycle and outdoor sports trades, has picked up on the Scott v Specialized story revealed by BikeBiz.com on 9th July. Because B.O.S.S. pays big bucks to a court subscription service, it has revealed details BikeBiz.com did not have...

In an interview on Eurosport, Spanish F1 driver Fernando Alonso claimed Michael Schumacher works harder than Lance Armstrong because the super-fit Texan prepares for just one big race of the year whereas the stone-faced German races all year long.

IMTTO is a a non-profit organisation that represents International Mountain Bike Trade Teams, Technical Support Companies and Race Organisers. IMTTO.com was launched last Tuesday. It has a members' only part and a news section that requires no passwords.

Phillip Darnton, the president of the Bicycle Association and former chairman and CEO of Raleigh, has been officially appointed as the chair of the NCSB. He had been informally chairing the government-appointed organisation since March when Steven Norris, who chaired the board since it was created in September 2001, withdrew to undertake his unsuccessful campaign to replace Ken Livingstone as mayor for London.

The Olympic edition shoes are being produced in silver combined with a colour matching the main national colour of the racers' countries.