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1. Lance Armstrong loves a McDonald's breakfast
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2. A deer can take out a mountain biker quite easily.
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3. As can a bear, not surprisingly.
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4. And a 75-year-old Danish woman can take down a moped riding thief.
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The bicycle sketch allegedly drawn by a student of Leonardo Da Vinci (Wikimedia Commons).jpg5. A well known sketch of a bicycle alleged to have been drawn by a pupil of Leonardo da Vinci was actually forged some time between 1967 and 1974.
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6. You can get a bike helmet with brake lights.
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Lael Wilcox (source Trans Am Bike Race).jpg7. Lael Wilcox has become the first woman to win the nearly 5,000 mile Trans Am Bike Race.
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Mont Ventoux (licensed CC BY ND 2.0 by Nicolas Aix on Flickr)8. EPO appeared to have no effect on well-trained cyclists in a race on Mont Ventoux, according to researchers from the Netherlands.
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9. Sir Chris Hoy finished 17th at the 24 Hours of Le Mans sports car race.
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10. You can’t cycle on Bournemouth seafront between 10am and 6pm during July and August.
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edco-3ax-2.jpg11. You can buy pedals that “sway”, the idea being to improve leg alignment and pedalling efficiency.
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