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With less than a week to go before the 2010 UCI Road World Championships get under way, the elite of world cycling are now heading to the state of Victoria in Australia ahead of what promises to be one of the more intriguing recent editions of the event, first held in 1927.

Buxom tourers, fixeds, titanium, powder coat paint, commuter lights and lots more are on the agenda as road.cc's Mr Eclectic, Shaun Audane, looks for trends amongst some of Eurobike 2010's more esoteric treasures while humming selected tracks from the Specials' first album.

We're a sucker for a nice ride round the mendips here at road.cc towers, and if you fancy doing one in the company of plenty of like-minded types then why not check out the Bristol Belter, a new sportive on 3 October in association with the Specialized Concept Store. We took the time out to have a quick rant round the 150km classic route, and we're impressed.

There’s less than two weeks to go until the 2010 Vuelta gets under way, and excitement is building, not just because of our Fantasy Vuelta game in which you can win yourself a bike – head over here to sign up – but also because it promises to be a cracking tour, featuring a host of star names including many expected to challenge for the world champion’s rainbow jersey at Melbourne in October.