Claudia Vianino

MONZA, Italy - Founded in 1907, Atala is one of Italy's largest bicycle manufacturers and since it became part of the Accell Group in 2010, it has been given a head-start in the e-bike category. Based in Monza, a few kilometers away from Milan, the brand produces all kinds of bicycles and e-bikes as well as home trainers. Bike Europe interviewed CEO Massimo Panzeri who shared his experiences of how Atala is positioned to handle the unprecedented growth in demand as a result of the pandemic.

義大利，維琴察（Vicenza）－在第一波封鎖之後，義大利零件製造商Campagnolo與Fulcrum都體驗到需求飆升而大幅成長的義大利市場。Fulcrum執行長Davide Campagnolo同時在Campagnolo許多業務層面參與其中。他將2020形容為「複雜的一年」，以下內容為Bike Europe與他對話進一步了解過去一年對兩間公司所造成的影響。

VICENZA, Italy - Italian component manufacturers, Campagnolo and Fulcrum, both experienced a surge in demand as a result of the unprecedented growth in the Italian market after the first lock-down. Davide Campagnolo is CEO of the Fulcrum brand but also involved at various levels in the activities of Campagnolo. Bike Europe spoke to him about the impact on both companies during what he describes as "a complex year".

MILAN, Italy - At the height of the bicycle boom, with forecasts of 20% growth on 2019 figures and over 2 million units sold in 2020 according to the national association estimates, Italian cycling companies are now facing the challenging consequences of the pandemic. Nine leading companies in the bike sector gave their view in this report on what is happening and what to expect for 2021.

BUSETO PALIZZOLO, Italy - "The double-digit growth trend which started last year will continue into 2021 and I think it will take until 2023 before the supply chain situation will consolidate," says Emilio Lombardo, CEO of Cicli Lombardo S.p.A. which is among the top four Italian bicycle manufacturers.

MILAN, Italy - 2020 will be a record year for the Italian bicycle industry and for the national bike economy in general. The pandemic in the first place and the mobility bonus in second instance have given a huge boost to the market; so much that today, finding a bicycle in the shops has become impossible.

義大利，米蘭（Milan）－義大利的電動自行車產量及銷售都正在成長，去年產量便大幅增加209%、達21.3萬輛；常規自行車的國內產量也增加7%，達262.5萬輛。義大利人皆感受到電動自行車帶來的好處，全國銷售從2018年的17.3萬輛達到去年的19.5萬輛。

MILAN, Italy - Both assembly and sales of e-bikes are on the rise in Italy. The production of e-bikes last year strongly expanded by 209% to 213,000 units. Domestic production of regular bicycles also increased by 7% to 2,625,000 units. The Italians have really embraced the advantages of the e-bike as nationwide sales went up from 173,000 units in 2018 to 195,000 last year.

CAMBIAGO/MILAN, Italy - Another big Italian bicycle name has been sold to a fund. After Pinarello's acquisition, in 2017, by L Catteron (LVMH luxury group), it's now the time of one of the biggest and most historical names in Italy's cycling history: Colnago.

義大利，米蘭（Milan）－義大利國家自行車暨機車產業工會（Confindustria ANCMA）寫了一封公開信給義大利總理Giuseppe Conte提出讓自行車產業提早復工的訴求。