Tote by Gemma Correll

This image by Steve Ullathorne graced the cover of the London Cycling Campaign magazine and is one of the entries to the BBC London photography exhibition, ‘Surprising Stories From Familiar Places’. The shortlist has now gone on display at the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden, and visitors to the exhibition can take part in a ‘People’s vote’ and pick their own personal favourite before the winners are announced on 10 May 2004. The quality of the photograph is exceptional and best wishes to Steve [...]

Chris Purcell sends us this link to an article in the Ottawa Citizen, which chronicles the history of the bicycle battalions in the Canadian Army: “By World War I, we were starting to see the use of tanks, and these guys were on bikes,” says Mr. Thomassen. “So at first they took a lot of humiliation. Yet, they proved themselves as critical and as crucial in battle as tanks. Bikes were quiet and stealthy. One man on a bike patrol can really cover a lot [...]