Dutch 'Ride of the Roses' Raises US$140,000
NAALDWIJK, Netherlands (29 August 2000) -- Some 4,000 people participated in last weekend's cancer ride and raised NLG300,000 (US$140,000) for the Dutch ...
Castelli Bikewear Finds Distributor in the Netherlands
LEIDEN, Netherlands (29 August 2000) -- The fashionable bikewear brand Castelli has hooked up with the Dutch distributor Jacobsons for distribution in ...
KTM Acquires Lion Bike
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (28 August 2000) -- The Austrian-Taiwanese company KTM, best known for its motorbikes, has taken over the Czech Republic's third ...
Atlas Cycle President BD Kapur Passes Sway
NEW DELHI, India (28 August 2000) -- Bishamber Das Kapur, president of Indian bike major Atlas Cycle Industries Ltd., passed away on 16 August 2000 in ...
Sotheby's to Auction Off Rare Bike and Motorcycle Collectibles
CHICAGO, IL/USA (28 August 2000) -- On 16 September renown auction house Sotheby's will hold a bicycle and motorcycle auction in Chicago. On offer will ...
New Consumer Festival "Break Out!"
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany (24 August 2000) -- Messe Friedrichshafen has changed the name and the concept of its Outdoor & Bike Festival set for next ...
Huffy Terminates Long-Term Lease at Mississippi Facility
DAYTON, OH/USA (24 August 2000) -- US bike maker Huffy Corporation has finalized the termination of its long-term lease at the vacated Huffy Bicycle ...
MBB Gelma Continues Kynast with 400 Employees
QUAKENBRUCK, Germany (18 August 2000) -- Last Wednesday German bike maker Kynast officially announced that it has been taken over by MBB Gelma. Based in ...
Wal-Mart Bids For Boots
LONDON, UK (23 August 2000) - American Wal-Mart, the world's biggest retail chain, wants to buy British drugstores and pharmacy chain Boots. Last year, ...
Holland: Driving License For Heavy Motorcycles?
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (23 August 2000) - The Dutch traffic minister wants to introduce a separate driving license category for motorcycles with 25 kW ...
Decathlon Opens First Dutch Outlet in Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (23 August) -- The 7,000-square-meter store can boast of being the largest sporting goods shop in the Netherlands. Many doubt ...
Foot Locker Europe Sales up 32%
LONDON, UK (22 August 2000) -- Foot Locker Sportswear saw its European sales increase 32% in the first half of 2000. The company attributes some of the ...
Amsterdam Businesses Not Keen on Car-Free Sunday
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (22 August 2000) -- Businesses in Amsterdam, arguably the world's most bicycle-friendly city, are threatening to take the city to ...
Shimano Likely to Set Up Production in Czech Republic
OSAKA SAKAI, Japan (15 August 2000) -- Shimano is planning to expand its European production in the near future. On 10 August an article appeared in the ...
Bicycle Council to Host Super Seminar at Interbike
Lyndon Station, WI/USA (17 August 2000) -- The Bicycle Council (TBC) has announced that it has finalized arrangements with the National Bicycle Dealers ...
German Cabinet OKs E-Signatures
BERLIN, Germany (17 August 2000) -- On Wednesday Germany's Cabinet approved a bill giving electronic signatures the same status as pen and paper in an ...
'Love Letter' Virus Making a Comeback
WASHINGTON DC, USA (17 August 2000) -- A new strain of the `Love Letter' computer virus is targeting customers of a Swiss bank, stealing their account ...
Mavic Sales Exceed Expectations
ST TRIVIER SUR MOIGNANS, France (16 August 2000) -- In the first half of 2000 the Adidas-Salomon Group saw sales increase 7% to EUR2.8 billion and ...