Jan-Willem van Schaik

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The latest Taiwan Bicycle Association (TBA) statistics show a major improvement of the country's bicycle and e-bike industry's performance. According to the TBA e-bike exports increased 44.9 percent to 155,910 units between January and July this year.

LILLE, France - French Decathlon has acquired Swiss sports store chain Athleticum from Maus Frères for an undisclosed amount. So far, Decathlon had only two stores and a webshop in Switzerland but now the store count jumped to 23 locations.

BERLIN, Germany - E-bike sales in Germany continues to outperform this year. According to the latest estimates of the German industry association 'Zweirad Industrie Verband' (ZIV) around 670,000 units were sold

AMERSFOORT, the Netherlands - Former SRAM Europe General Manager Martin van Beek (58) was involved in a fatal accident last Sunday. Van Beek has been with SRAM from 1993 to 31 August 2008.

美國，舊金山 (San Francisco)－Uber正從汽車跨入電動自行車及機車代步服務以專攻短程旅客，作為該公司長期策略的一部分。Uber執行長Dara Khosrowshahi表示：「儘管這會和現有汽車駕駛競爭，不過提供更多個人交通工具，會更適合市區內移動。」

SAN FRANCISCO, USA - Uber is planning a shift in focus from cars to e-bikes and scooters for shorter journeys as part of its long-term strategy. According to Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi "More individual modes of transport are better suited to inner-city travel, despite its competition with existing Uber's drivers."

BAD URACH, Germany - To ensure the timely and professional distribution of products in the core markets, Magura Bike Parts will soon open an additional service and logistics centre in the Netherlands. The company already operates such centres in France and the UK.

WILTON, USA - Dorel Sports appointed Nick Larsen as Creative Director of Cannondale Global and Dennis Kim, Marketing Director of Cannondale Global. "Together they will drive the Cannondale brand and marketing strategy," Dorel announced.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Until 7 September 2018, both exhibitors as well as companies that are not exhibiting at Taipei Cycle Show still have the opportunity to register for the competition. Organizer iF International Forum Design added a new category 'IoT Applications for Cycling' to this year's competition.

ÁGUEDA, Portugal - The bike-sharing project in the country's capital Lisbon developed by Miralago created an important spin-off for the company.