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Cyclists chased by ostrich11 things we’ve learnt this week
1. An ostrich can keep pace with a cyclist.
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2. The UCI’s Extreme Weather Protocol allows races to be altered and even cancelled because of air pollution, among other things.
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3. Trackstanding in Sydney, Australia, can apparently lead to a fine for ‘dangerous cycling’.
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4. The UCI’s first detected case of ‘mechanical doping’ has led to a big spike in sales of motor-assisted road bikes.
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5. There’s such a thing as The Bicycle Colouring Book for adults.
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6. You can propose to a loved one with an engraved bicycle bell.
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7. Russian pro cycling team Katusha is branching out into clothing.
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8.Fabian Cancellara is going to buy a motorised bike.
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9. Trek has a new Domane in the works, probably with a new method of damping vibration in the front end.
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10. Double Olympic gold medallist Victoria Pendleton will ride at the Cheltenham Festival. You know, over the jumps on a horse (called Pacha Du Polder).
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11. SRAM eTap Red wireless shifting works really, really well.
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Mat has been in cycling media since 1996, on titles including BikeRadar, Total Bike, Total Mountain Bike, What Mountain Bike and Mountain Biking UK, and he has been editor of 220 Triathlon and Cycling Plus. Mat has been road.cc technical editor for over a decade, testing bikes, fettling the latest kit, and trying out the most up-to-the-minute clothing. We send him off around the world to get all the news from launches and shows too. He has won his category in Ironman UK 70.3 and finished on the podium in both marathons he has run. Mat is a Cambridge graduate who did a post-grad in magazine journalism, and he is a winner of the Cycling Media Award for Specialist Online Writer. Now over 50, he's riding road and gravel bikes most days for fun and fitness rather than training for competitions.
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