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How well do you know… Grassroots Great British cycling?

1 When was Raleigh founded?

2 In 2009 classic British bike brand Pashley enlisted the help of which Olympic gold medallist to help it sell bikes?

3 A longstanding fixture on the British domestic calendar until its demise in 2001, when was the Tour of the Cotswolds first run?

Saddle brand Brooks originally started making goods for another sport when

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