11 things we’ve learnt this week

1. The world’s third biggest porn site is sponsoring an Italian cycling team.
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2. Riding without a bell on your bike can cost you $117 in Queensland, Australia.
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3. Riding up Mont Ventoux in Provence, France, via the three main roads from Bédoin, Malaucène, and Sault demands 136km of cycling and 4,443m of cumulative height gain.
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4. Former UCI president Pat McQuaid thinks that allowing disc brakes in the professional peloton is “totally ridiculous”.
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5. Bruce Berkeley rode 6,514 miles in January before abandoning his attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the distance cycled in a year.
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6. There’s a plan to launch a pop-up doughnut shop that’ll be transported around Paris by a cargo trike.
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7. Mark Cavendish gets upset if he can’t complete a Rubik’s Cube in under two minutes.
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8. You can now buy a power meter for as little as $295 (£211).
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9. Running a red light in Australia’s New South Wales is set to cost A$425 (£219).
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10. In Belgium you can buy a bottle of beer with a picture of Tom Boonen on the label.
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11. Olympic champion cyclist Victoria Pendleton was unseated on her National Hunt horse racing debut.
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