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This is David Millar the cyclist, but what has he got to do with optics?

 It's really nice when work throws up an unexpected opportunity. So was the case when Transitions recently invited Optician down to Calpe, Spain to see its professional cycling team in action. Transitions decided to sponsor a pro cycling team late last year a move that has the potential to put optics on a much higher plane of recognition among the public.

The Garmin Transitions cycling team is one of the best in the world  and its members compete with the likes of Lance Armstrong in races such as the Tour de France. Transitions' sponsorship will put it name in front of 2 billion people worldwide which gives an idea of cycling's appeal abroad. Read all about the team and this ambitious opitcal project in the Feb 26th issue of Optician.