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11 things we've learnt this week

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1. World Champion Peter Sagan could be in line for an annual salary of €4 million.
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2. Around 1,200 cyclists per hour use London’s brand new East-West Cycle Superhighway in the morning and evening peaks.
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3. Mobile phones play a part in 20 per cent of bike accidents involving under-25s in the Netherlands.
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4. The Taga 2.0 cargo trike, designed to carry children, attracted more than $1 million of crowdfunding within 24 hours of the project going live on Kickstarter.
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GIGN personnel during a training exercise (source - Gendarmerie Nationale, Ministere de l'Interieure).jpg5. 23,000 police and paramilitary personnel will be present at this year’s Tour de France.
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Mario Cipollini6. Retired pro racer Mario Cipollini has been fined €165 for riding through a red traffic signal.
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7. You can get a bike that runs on solar power alone.
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8. Heathrow Airport has a Cycling Officer.
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9. Things can be pretty dramatic when a carbon fibre wheel fails.
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Lance Armstrong Photo by Maryse Alberti, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics10. Lance Armstrong can still provoke strong debate on the road.cc forum.
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11. A top level speed skater on rollerblades an keep pace with a group of cyclists. 
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