Shimano 105 - riding round the car park

We've just been up at the Shimano new product presentation for this year, and there was some very interesting things to be seen. As well as the new Alfine 11 speed hub (more on that later) the groupset giant was also rolling out the red carpet for the new 105 running gear. And very interesting it looks too.

5700 borrows heavily from Ultegra and Dura Ace

AFP

Cyclist Schleck wants to stick with brother
AFP
LUXEMBOURG — Luxembourg's Franck Schleck said Friday he wanted to continue to race in the same team as his 2009 Tour de France runner-up brother Andy ...

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Councils urged to get on track
Western Telegraph
... amounts to around £10000 per local authority for the maintenance of on-road cycle routes. For more information about Sustrans, visit www.sustrans.org.uk.


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'Biological passports' to help catch drug cheats
The Press Association
Britain has taken a "major step forward" to catching drug cheats in sport by starting an athlete biological passport scheme in the run up to London 2012, ...
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The seven-year-old boy from London whose bike ride to raise money for earthquake victims in Haiti captured worldwide headlines has seen his fundraising total pass £200,000 – more than 4,000 times his original target of £500.

Donations continue to flood in following seven-year-old's pedal round the park

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Armstrong confirms African date
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The seven-time winner of the Tour de France announced the decision on his Twitter page. He will go to South Africa with new Radioshack team-mate Daryl Impey ...
Legendary support for BrendanBay Post/Moruya Examiner
Lance Armstrong "lighter but stronger" as he targets Spring Classics in Tour ...road.cc
Armstrong ride confirmediAfrica.com
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Future launches WMB buyers guide – Bike Biz


Future launches WMB buyers guide
Bike Biz
The forthcoming issue of What Mountain Bike magazine is to include a 37-page fully comprehensive 2010 mountain bike buyer's guide. ...

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Man in the Mirror – Bicycling


Bicycling

Man in the Mirror
Bicycling
With his season-long success and dominant performance at the Tour de France, the British cyclist went from being one of the world's best sprinters to being ...

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Cyclist threatened to hand over bike - witness appeal (Patchway)
Avon and Somerset Constabulary
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National Geographic

UK Anti-Doping to issue biological passports
SI.com
UK Anti-Doping announced the scheme, which is similar to the one used by the International Cycling Union to monitor professional riders, ...
UK introduce athlete passports to combat doping in sportMore Than The Games
UK Anti-Doping to issue biological passportseTaiwan News

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