Jan-Willem van Schaik

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - According to projections of the Dutch dealer association Bovag the total market volume increased this year by almost a third. "This could have been 10% to 20% more if we had been able to get the parts on time," stated Accell Group CEO Ton Anbeek.

FSA has developed cable routing systems for road, gravel, aero, and MTB bikes which can be used for both internal and external cable routing. This patent-pending system combines FSA's knowledge bases in both headset and cockpit development as well as manufacturing.

The world is going digital. More and more devices are connected to the internet or to each other. Digitalisation is increasingly shaping our everyday lives and changing our habits. Also smart cycling becomes a reality with the connected pedelec. Mobility, in particular, will benefit from networking.

KONSTANZ, Germany - D2C-supplier Canyon Bicycles found a new majority shareholder in Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL). Roman Arnold will remain the Chairman of the Advisory Board and reinvest a significant part of his proceeds alongside GBL,

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Growing demand for components in Europe to ensure sufficient e-bikes and bicycles in the shops urges components manufacturers in Asia to increase capacity. Industry insiders have already warned that product availability in 2021 will bring a bigger challenge than in 2020.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - During the recent CONEBI General Assembly, the Board of Directors, secretariat and national members honoured Siegfried Neuberger. They unanimously decided to rename the CONEBI E-Bike Working Group into the Neuberger E-Bike Working Group.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Commission released its Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy yesterday. The cycling associations ECF, CIE and CONEBI gave a cautious welcome to the positive statements about cycling,

E-bike and bicycle inventories in Europe have reached historically low levels. This creates room for innovations and a series of technological developments. The importance of niche categories is rising quickly, like e-cargobikes. It all comes together in disruptive innovations that might dominate future developments.

After virtually all events were cancelled this year due to Corona, Messe Friedrichshafen developed an all new road map for 2021 events. The 29th Eurobike will take place in the first week of September as well as a July order and preview event together with German retailer association BICO.

DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - The corona crisis resulted in a rollercoaster situation for industry and retail. Bosch eBike Systems CEO Claus Fleischer and CONEBI chairman Erhard Buchel explain what impact this had on for the industry and how they are preparing for 2021 in this Market Day Europe video.