BURY, England - In recent years UK retailer Go Outdoors has expanded the space in its large, out of town style stores given over to cycling. Now the camping and outdoors retailer Go Outdoors' owner JD Sports has announced it will be reacquiring the retail chain after an initial announcement that they would be calling in administrators.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Swapfiets, the Dutch bicycle concept known for its recognisable blue front-tired rental bikes and e-bikes, has reached a new milestone of 200,000 customers in four countries, doubling the number of customers in a year. Popularity outside of the Netherlands is driving the accelerated growth.

NOTTINGHAM, United Kingdom - Following two and half years as Managing Director of Raleigh UK, Pippa Wibberley is moving on to a new position within the Accell Group as Global Managing Director of Accell Bike Parts GmbH. There, she will succeed Christoph Mannel.

PORT WASHINGTON, USA - The extraordinary growth trend for US cycling sales that began in March accelerated even further in April. Retail sales for traditional bicycles, indoor bikes, parts, helmets, and other accessories expanded a combined 75% to USD $1 billion (885 million euro) in April compared to last year.

NEW DELHI, India - The outbreak of Covid19 in China and later across the world as a global pandemic, created supply chain disruption in the global bicycle industry. Assemblers and distributors invested millions and years to build factories and a full supplier network in China, which has suddenly become vulnerable.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Cyclists' Federation (ECF), with its members from across Europe, has collected detailed information about the measures taken by local or national authorities for the recovery after COVID-19 quarantine. The COVID-19 Cycling Measures Tracker monitors the progress of European authorities to achieve more liveable cities through cycling and walking.   

VERONA, Italy - Cycling clothing manufacturer, Alé has launched a new collection, Velocity G+, which will "arm cyclists with a precious ally that is as thin as an atom: graphene. The graphene-based fabric helps cyclists push their performances to the max while keeping their bodies at the ideal temperature," the company claims.

MANILA, the Philippines - Giant Manufacturing is considering to invest in a new production facility in the Philippines. This was reported yesterday by the national daily newspaper 'Manila Standard'. "Initial talks from last year provided a good lead to investments," said Philippine Trade Undersecretary Ceferino Rodolfo. "From what we have discussed so far, they said they are interested."

LONDON, UK - The pandemic has prompted many people to take to two wheels. Many see public transport as the least desirable option, the number of cyclists is expected to grow to unprecedented levels. It put the discussion on the necessity of wearing visible cycling clothes high on the agenda. Whether it is mandatory varies per country. Chris Salmon, Director of Quittance Legal Services, explains in this column: 'what the UK law says about cyclist visibility'.

MUNICH, Germany - The German automotive industry and Messe Munich developed an all new show concept with an eye on future, sustainable mobility. In a joint publication the two partners state that the IAA (International Automobile Exhibition) 2021 contains "a comprehensive mobility mix including passenger cars, e-bikes, e-scooters and local public transport".

HINKLEY, United Kingdom - British motorcycle manufacturer, Triumph, is going back to its bicycle origins and entering the e-bike market with the 'Trekker GT'. With a 118-year company history, this marks the first e-bike launch for Triumph, who manufactures 65,000 motorcycles annually.

COLOGNE, Germany - The German Motorcycle Industry Association (IVM) and Koelnmesse have decided to suspend Intermot 2020 - an event it originally planned to host from 6 to 11 October 2020. An alternative digital format is under preparation and will be implemented by the year's end. The next physical edition of the biennial event will now be scheduled in 2022.

荷蘭，海倫芬（Heerenveen）－Accell Group報告自行車銷售自三四月受到封鎖影響消沉之後在五月回升。有鑑於疫情的不定性及波動，該公司也安排了額外的信用額度作為預防措施，確保能有充裕的流動資金。

台灣，台中－為加強在台灣產業的影響力並推動未來的成長幅度，Bosch eBike Systems在台中成立了總部。該公司執行長Claus Fleischer在盛大開幕當日表示：「我們在這地區看到很多潛力，也計劃透過創新產品來擴展我們的影響力。」

德國柏林，巴特索登（Bad Soden）－德國產業協會ZIV報導：「對於我們任職了25年總監的Siegfried Neuberger在6月13日突然離世的消息感到錯愕又難過。」

德國，福吉沙芬（Friedrichshafen）－今年因疫情延至11月24-26日舉辦的Eurobike正調整其展會概念，今年將商務休息室的概念注入商討會議，特別是OEM、零配件方面。主辦單位也將會更著重於地區性。

Product innovations make the difference in the highly dynamic e bike market, even during the corona crisis. The market is looking for new ways to shows these innovations to the outside world. We will continue to cover these and make them available to our online readership, which includes some 20,000 bike professionals.

BAD SODEN, Berlin - "With great sadness and dismay we announce that our long-time managing director Siegfried Neuberger suddenly passed away on 13 June 2020," reports the German industry association ZIV this afternoon. Siegfried Neuberger has been serving the ZIV for 25 years as managing director.