OFF TRACK 51.9 million


The number of people in the UK who tuned into the London 2012 Olympics, equating to around 90 per cent of the population of Great Britain.


77 MPs


A substantial 77 MPs attended a cross- party three-hour debate on cycling in


February, chaired by Cambridge MP and co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Cycling Group, Julian Huppert.


LAST MONTH’S BIGGEST ONLINE STORIES


1.Wiggle trades bike for a customer’s car www.bikebiz.com/news/read/wiggle-trades-bike-for-a- customer-s-car/013822


2. Litigation looms in battle of the sausage locks www.bikebiz.com/news/read/litigation-looms-in- battle-of-the-sausage-locks/013795


100 years


Ben Hayward’s Cycles of Cambridge celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2012. Other anniversaries saw Raleigh celebrate 125 years, Buff 20 years, Bikeability five years, the same for Revel Outdoors…we could go on (but won’t as we’ve run out of space).


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6.Video: ‘I loved it Dad’ www.bikebiz.com/news/read/video-i-loved-it- dad/013749


7. Employers to encourage more cycling to work via new organisation http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/employers-to- encourage-more-cycling-to-work-via-new- organisation/013827


890,000 journeys


The Sustrans-run and Bike Hub-funded Big Pedal project saw hundreds of schools across the UK make 890,000 journeys by bike in the nationwide competition in March.


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8. De-nationalisation of Britain’s roads would be a disaster for cyclists www.bikebiz.com/news/read/de-nationalisation-of- britain-s-roads-would-be-a-disaster-for- cyclists/013842


9. Espresso trike to go into production www.bikebiz.com/news/read/espresso-trike-to-go-into- production/013826


10. Growth job of the future: bike mechanic www.bikebiz.com/news/read/growth-job-of-the- future-bike-mechanic/013781


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3. Thieves strike at Trek Bicycles HQ http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/thieves-strike-at- trek-bicycles-hq/013848


4. Lance Armstrong was a cheat confirms UCI chief /http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/lance-armstrong- was-a-cheat-confirms-uci-chief/013814


5.‘F##k off and resign,’ Lemond tells UCI boss, pledging cash to oust him www.bikebiz.com/news/read/ff-k-off-and-resign- lemond-tells-uci-boss/013830


1st Perhaps the most enduring cycle-related statistic from 2012


will relate to one Mr B Wiggins, who became the first Brit to win the Tour de France, earning himself a place in the history books and sparking a million ‘you must have sold loads of bikes this year’ conversations.


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