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11 things we’ve learnt this week

Interesting and odd facts from the past seven days on road.cc

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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Trackstand licensed CC BY-SA 2.0 by Richard Masoner (at) Cyclelicious3. Trackstanding in Sydney, Australia, can apparently lead to a fine for ‘dangerous cycling’.
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Vivaz Assist motor (courtesy Vivax Assist).jpg4. 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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Bicycle Colouring Book cover.jpg5. There’s such a thing as The Bicycle Colouring Book for adults.
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Bike Bell proposal 1 (source Ladwholived on Imgur).jpg6. 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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Fabian Cancellara at start of 2016 Strade Bianche (picture ANSA, Peri-Carconi).jpg

8.Fabian Cancellara is going to buy a motorised bike. 
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Trek Domane 2016 - drive side- ©Paolo Ciaberta.jpg9. Trek has a new Domane in the works, probably with a new method of damping vibration in the front end.
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Victoria Pendleton wins at Wincanton (Racing UK video screenshot).png10. 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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SRAM Red eTap - rear mech.jpg11. 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. 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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