日本，大阪（Osaka）－Shimano Inc.主席Emeritus其前任主席Yoshizo Shimano皆已辭世。Yoshizo因慢性心力衰竭於今年7月3日離世，享年85歲。

法國，巴黎（Paris）－近期一份關於自行車使用的研究報告顯示，法國自行車市場自5月11日開始大幅成長，當日是法國正式解封的日子。5月12日至6月12日的銷售共成長117%。儘管自行車庫存量已趨近於零，法國政府仍持續增加這部分的財務支援。

台灣，台北－因疫情影響，各國的自行車使用者數量逐漸增加，而台灣自行車廠商Merida五月的出貨量也上升了25.31%。

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - The topic of sustainability and circular economy is only slowly being picked up by the bicycle industry. The first steps towards circular economy are not easy to make. Erik Bronsvoort and Matthijs Gerrits who met at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands picked up the challenge to learn about how a circular economy could really work in the bicycle industry.

REDDITCH, UK - Halfords Group plc, the UK's largest cycling retailer, has posted Q2 results for the 13 weeks to July 3rd showing an incredible 57.1% like-for-like growth in cycling sales. Clearly the impact of coronavirus was a key driver, with the British public turning to two wheels for exercise and transport to work (avoiding public transport) during the lockdown.

's-HEERENBERG, the Netherlands - Future ambitions and a focus on both sports bikes and urban mobility with their e-bikes made Specialized decide to look for a new location for its European shared service center in the Netherlands.

BOCHOLT, Germany - Omnichannel bicycle distributor Rose Bikes GmbH announced a trading model cooperation with the country's largest sports store known as Engelhorn Sports. Next August, Rose Bikes will open a shop-in-shop at Engelhorn's huge sporting goods retail store in Mannheim, Germany.

BERLIN, Germany - The EU-funded CityChangerCargoBike project has released key results of the first European Cargo Bike Industry Survey. 38 cargo bike brands contributed data anonymously, revealing many positives for Europe's cargo bike industry including an expected market growth of 53% in 2020.

BUNNIK, the Netherlands - The e-bikes enjoys a rapidly rising popularity in many European markets, now many see it as the best alternative for public transport in urban areas. Even in mature markets like the Netherlands, e-bike sales continue to increase by double digits.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The new expert group of Cycling Industries Europe (CIE) has the ambition to become a unique think tank for cycling, attracting top strategic leaders and analysts from all sectors of cycling. The group will gather evidence and produce intelligence that will allow accurate market forecasting, stronger promotion of the industry, and better information for the industry as well as NGOs, policymakers and investors.

MADRID, Spain - Shimano Europe is setting up its own business operation in Spain for cycling components, cycling gear and fishing tackle, ending the exclusive distribution agreement with Macario Llorente. The operation will be named Shimano Iberia S.L.

BOULDER, United States - Tim Blumenthal, president of US organisation, PeopleForBikes is retiring after 16 years at the helm. Having spent the last four decades working in the bike industry he will hand over the reins to Jenn Dice, the organisation's current COO as of July 1, 2020.

OSAKA, Japan - Shimano Inc.'s Chairman Emeritus and former Chairman Yoshizo Shimano has passed away. Yoshizo died of chronic heart failure at the age of 85 on July 3, 2020. This was announced this morning by Shimano Inc. in Japan.

德國，羅伊特林根（Reutlingen）－Bosch eBike Systems的財務業績將受多國電動自行車市場的熱銷所影響。其執行長Claus Fleischer於2021年新品的網路預先發表會表示：「我們希望今年能和去年出色的成績相當，今年可能甚至超越去年。」

瑞典，桑德維肯（Sandviken）－創造高階電動自行車的工程與設計顧問公司GSD Global和添加劑製造商Sandvik合作研發一款3D列印鈦合金馬達固定件（3D printed titanium motor node），最高能縮減75%的成本並提供穩定品質，同時改善永續性。

荷蘭，阿姆斯特丹（Amsterdam）－VanMoof首支電視廣告因被認為有散佈恐懼之疑而被禁播。VanMoof在該廣告中反思過去汽車交通繁忙的情景並呼籲人們為永續發展的未來思考其他都會交通方式。

荷蘭，杜廷赫姆（Doetinchem）－新一期Bike Europe雜誌（2020年4號刊）現已開放線上點閱。本期精華包含疫情導致自行車網路熱銷之報導。

PARIS, France - The French bicycle market has recorded huge growth since May 11th, the date that lockdown ended in France, a recent study on bicycle use shows. Sales increased by 117% between May 12th and June 12th, according to the French Union Sport & Cycle organisation. Even though bicycle inventories are running low, the French government is increasing its financial support for cycling.