11 things we've learnt this week

1. The auction of Robin Williams’ eclectic bicycle collection raised $600,000 for charity.
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2. An amateur rider who says he has never raced has been given a four year doping ban.
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3. A nine-year-old boy has climbed the Passo dello Stelvio less than 48 hours after climbing Mont Ventoux.
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4. Chris Froome likes the look of the 2017 Giro d'Italia route.
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5. A surprisingly high proportion of modern men shave their legs, and they're not all cyclists.
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6. An Australian cyclist has been fined £95 for passing a stationary car. 
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7. Third-party video footage has so far result in the prosecution of 78 motorists for passing cyclists too closely in the West Midlands.
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8. A team of researchers is looking to give our cities a cheaper, smaller alternative to cars and busses by introducing fleets of autonomous tricycles to the streets.
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9. Police in Cleveland fined only 26 motorists for illegally using handheld mobile phones at the wheel last year.
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10. Wiggle's UK turnover exceeded £100m last year.
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11. Groningen in the Netherlands is to spend €85 per head of population in each of the next five years to improve conditions for people who get around by bike.
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