Jack Oortwijn

REDDITCH, UK - In last week's trading update Halfords Group Plc announced that its cycling sales fell 11% in the eight-weeks that ended August 28, 2015. Halfords UK blames the rainy weather that spurred increased levels of discounting. However, the country's retail association ACT reported that dealer sales grew by 26% during July and August.

VALKENBURG, the Netherland - In the spring of 2017 Shimano Europe plans to open its cycling, fishing and rowing Experience Center in the Southern part of the Netherlands. Yesterday the company signed a letter of intent with the municipality of Valkenburg, the Dutch province of Limburg, architects and the 'Wyckerveste' former brewery site developers.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, USA - Interbike, the largest bicycle industry trade show in North America, announced that John W. Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado, will kick off its 2015 show. The Governor will do that by presenting the keynote speech at the annual Interbike Industry Breakfast on Wednesday, September 16 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.

PARIS, France - Paris will ban motorized vehicles from the roads for the day on 27 September as an experiment in its efforts to reduce carbon emissions. The city will implement the 'Une Journée Sans Voiture' (A Day Without a Car) to coincide with European Mobility Week and a United Nations climate change summit, both of which will also be in Paris.

德國，FRIEDRICHSHAFEN- Media Markt計畫於2016年春季開始銷售電動自行車。在上星期歐洲自行車展期間，來自這家電子零售巨擘的代表和潛在的供應商進行對談。

荷蘭，ALMERE- Pon Holdings已經指定了接任Rob Oudshoorn退休後的人選。Rob Oudshoorn在2013年1月1日起就開始領導Pon Bicycle Group，而且也是Pon Holdings董事會的成員之一。Armin Landgraf為其繼任者。

德國，FRIEDRICHSHAFEN- European Cyclists Federation (ECF)和CONEBI (Confederation for the European Bicycle Industry) 在上星期2015年歐洲自行展的Advocacy Summit上推出Cycling for Growth專案。

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - In the spring of 2016 Media Markt plans to start with the sale of electric bikes. At last week's Eurobike show representatives from the electronics retail giant were having talks with potential suppliers.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - The European Cyclists Federation (ECF) and CONEBI (Confederation for the European Bicycle Industry) presented the Cycling for Growth project during last week's Advocacy Summit 2015 at Eurobike.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - At today's Advocacy Summit it was announced that the ECF/Cycling Industry Club has received a 2 million euro subsidy from the European Commission. The money is to be spent on an in-depth research study of the effects that cycling has on urban mobility and city-congestion.