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Wednesday, 15 October 2014

City AM

• Coca-Cola looks to put fizz into Boris BikesCoca-Cola could replace Barclays as the main spon­sor of London’s Boris Bikes in a deal at an annual cost of at least £5.5m, acc­ord­ing to Sky News. A Coca-Cola spokesperson said: “We are always looking at partnerships which are a good fit for our brands.”

London Evening Standard

• Londoners on the road: Beware the SMIDSY* .. (*sorry, mate, I didn’t see you) The very first thing other Londoners — the Tube kind, the car kind, the cab kind — will say to a cyclist who explains that they run the gauntlet of the capital’s roads on two wheels twice daily is “You’re brave.” Actually, I don’t feel particularly unsafe cycling in London but it would be false to suggest that I have never been scared, never made a mistake or not been the near-victim of someone else’s errors on the road.

Wales Online

• Swansea Bay draws inspiration from the London Underground for a map to help cyclists around the the cityA London Undergound-style map showing cycling routes in Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot aims to boost tourism in the area