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10 stories that put a smile on our face in 2017 (+ videos)

Here are some things that made us - and you too, we hope - laugh this year

It's that time of year when we look back on the past 12 months, and we're going to have a few themed reviews of 2017 here on road.cc in the next few days. To kick it off, what better than a look back at some of the stories that put a smile on our face in the past few months? Click on the headlines for the full stories.

The guys cycling in Ireland who came - sorry, stumbled - upon a couple coupling

2 million views on Facebook.

The London cyclist who likes doing it al fresco too

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At least he used protection. Sensible.

That would-be bike thief in London

We could watch this again and again.

The pro cyclist threatened with deportation who told border guards, "Google me."

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He was travelling on a blue passport, too.

The kid who found a bike light that had been to space and back

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It had hit an altitude of 92,000 feet.

The homeless bike mechanic recovering from cancer who helps out London cyclists

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Heartwarming how the bike community pulled around him.

The road.cc reader who gave a rare bike to a museum after its own one was stolen

Itera stolen from Bakelite Museum

Chapeau, Dan Bronks.

The guy who gave his kid some wind-assist with a leaf-blower

Dad of the Year.

The student in China who rode his bike 4,000km to start med school

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Clearly understands the health benefits of cycling already.

The small horse that joined in the peloton at the Tour of Poland

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Pony Gallopin.

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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