Jo Beckendorff

NUSSDORF-DEBANT, Austria - In April the first e-bike range will be manufactured under the Austrian ski brand name, Kneissl, at Atala's factory in Italy. This will then roll out exclusively via Fitstore24 Zanier GmbH from May onwards, both through IBDs and direct sales into the German-speaking market.

ÁGUEDA, Portugal - The Portuguese bicycle industry association ABIMOTA invited industry members to the foundation ceremony of Bikinnov, an organisation that will manage a new technology center CIT. A total of €20 million has been invested in Bikinnov, which stands for 'Bike Value Innovation Center', project.

BERLIN, Germany - Sports e-commerce and technology platform Signa Sports United (SSU), which has been trading on the US Nasdaq exchange since 15 December 2021, has announced financial results for the first sales quarter of its 2021/2022 fiscal year. Despite supply setbacks, SSU is 'pleased' with the achieved revenue growth.

SAINT-JEAN-DE-MOIRANS, France - Following the sale of Time Sport and Felt Bicycles, Rossignol Group is concentrating on its own bike brand. On March 1st, the French winter sports giant, celebrated the global launch of a completely new mountain bike and e-mountain bike range.

BOCHOLT, Germany - German D2C bicycle supplier Rose Bikes GmbH closed its fiscal year 2020/21, with a sales increase of 8.5% compared to the previous year, totalling €148.7 million. For 2021/22, the company's ongoing expansion plans are said to be the backbone of achieving a two-digit sales increase.

BORRALHA, Portugal - Gil Nadais, the secretary general of industry association ABIMOTA shared outstanding export figures for 2021 during a visit of Portugal's National Agency for Innovation (ANI).

PLOCHINGEN, Germany - It wasn't easy at first for the world's leading sports chain Decathlon to conquer the German market, but the French have learned quickly. For several years now, they have been reaping the fruits of their labor. With current expansion plans setting the tone, Decathlon Germany's 2021 financial figures underline that they are currently doing everything right.

MAGDEBURG, Germany - German bike manufacturer Urwahn Engineering GmbH, which relies on steel in the 3D printing process, has won over "a select group of top-class business angels" to push their business forward. Together they have invested an unspecified seven-digit sum in the young company founded by Sebastian Meinecke and Ramon Thomas.

DARMSTADT, Germany - IoT Venture GmbH, a software developer for e-bike GSP trackers, saw its revenue rise to €4.5 million in 2021. This equates to a tripling of the sales volume compared to the previous year which reflects the booming business of these tracking devices.

OLDENBURG, Germany - Cycle Union's sales, marketing and product managing director Frank Aeschbacher has taken up a new position at mother company Prophete Group. Aeschbacher succeeds Dirk Vroomen and is now responsible for all sales, marketing and product management of Prophete Group.