法國，巴黎（Paris）－為解決法國自行車偷竊這個大問題，該國政府自今年1月21日起通過法律，所有實體或網路販售的全新自行車皆須進行登記註冊。該規定將自7月1日起延伸套用到零售的二手自行車。

俄羅斯，莫斯科（Moscow）－Alexander Nachevkins於上週一（1月4日）因重病驟逝。他同時也是商界的知名人物，於1960年9月27日出生，享年60歲。

荷蘭，法瑟費爾德（Varsseveld）－特殊自行車製造商Van Raam在2019年於荷蘭建的工廠已無法應付公司成長需求。為滿足特殊自行車增加的需求，該公司現已買下波蘭Wykroty一座地坪超過6,500平方米的工廠。

LONDON, UK - The British embraced cycling in 2020 as their new mobility trend to move around, particularly in urban areas. Covid made many people decide to take a bike instead of public transport for commuting. The latest UK government figures make clearer the extent of the e-bike sales spike in the country.

PARIS, France - To face the huge problem of bicycle theft in France, the French Government has, since January 1st, 2021, passed a law which imposes the mandatory marking of all new bikes sold in a store or on the Internet. This law will be extended to second-hand bikes sold in retail shops from July 1st.

SILVERTHORNE, Colorado - The online retailer of namely Italian cycling products, pinkjersey.com, has announced ambitious plans to open up to 250 locally owned retail bicycle shops and service centres across the United States. The company is best known for lower cost Campagnolo groupsets, and spare parts.

VARSSEVELD, the Netherlands - Manufacturer of special needs bikes, Van Raam, has already outgrown its 2019 built factory in the Netherlands. To meet the growing demand of special bikes, the company has now taken over a 6,500 square meter facility in Wykroty, Poland.

MOSCOW, Russia - Velomotors CEO and well-known Russian businessman, Alexander Nachevkin, has suddenly passed away after a short-term but severe illness on Monday 4 January. Born on September 27, 1960, he was only 60 years old.

SHENZEN, China - Dahon has unveiled a special edition 2021 model to "help the general public in fighting the pandemic." In what the company calls an effort "to realise its social responsibility", Dahon has slashed profit margins to be able to offer the cost-effective HIT model to a new public.

荷蘭，愛因荷芬（Eindhoven）－在（電動）自行車需求上漲和生產不及的加乘作用之下，2020年的市場受到擾亂。Shimano Europe總裁Marc van Rooij表示，在疫情造成的市場情勢之下，Shimano零件供應中斷的狀況今年也還會持續發生。

美國，加拿大（California）－高階載貨自行車廠Yuba Bicycles（簡稱Yuba）已指派Pat Cunnane擔任北美市場的總裁兼營運長。他將在這個新的雙重職位上，運用其專業知識經營該區業務。

台灣，台中－台中自行車週主辦單位已公佈，今年展會將於9月28日至10月1日舉辦。2020年同其他展會一樣受到疫情旅遊限制影響而取消舉辦。

台灣，台北－今年台灣的自行車產業將會非常繁榮。分析師於《台北時報》（Taipei Times）文中預測，後疫時代經銷商庫存告急、新的生活方式和電動自行車不斷成長等現象將會進一步推動市場成長。

EINDHOVEN, the Netherlands - Massive demand for e-bikes and bicycles in combination with production interruptions disrupted the market in 2020. The impact on disturbed supplies for Shimano components of this Covid-19 driven market situation will not be over this year as Shimano Europe president Marc van Rooij explains.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The Taiwanese bicycle sector is set to prosper in 2021. Record-low inventory at distributors, new lifestyle trends and continued growth momentum in the e-bike sector during the post-COVID-19 pandemic period will drive market growth forward, analysts predict in a report in the Taipei Times.

BERLIN, Germany - The concept of four-wheeled cabin-pedelec, like the Canyon's future mobility car presented last September, gets more and more initiators in the e-bike industry. Recently e-mobility start-up Urban Drivestyle Berlin has presented its first prototype, the Duo Moke.

CALIFORNIA, USA - Premium cargo bike specialist, Yuba Bicycles (Yuba), has appointed Pat Cunnane as President of North American Operations and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of its Global Business. In this newly created dual position, he will use his industry knowledge to lead the US operations.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Three European cycling industry associations announced a new forecast that the e-bike and bicycle market is expected to expand by almost 50% in 2030 compared with 2019. Taking the current supply chain problems into account, this projected market expansion requires substantial investments to increase component production as well as assembly capacity in the near future.