I agree with Charles Andrews that one should try very hard to pronounce French, German and Italian words correctly, but could we add English to that, please? If we, in Britain, pronounce American place names as grotesquely as you do ours, may I apologise abjectly? If this seems to have little to do with cycles, ask yourself how you pronounce RALEIGH. Even in England, we manage three different ways. Stuart Tallack in Sussex PS I note that the list has a predilection for quotations so how about a William Blake one? 'Damn braces! Bless Relaxes' Seems to fit cycling rather well.