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From left to right: Virgile Caillet, secretary general of the Union Sport & Cycle; Charles Levillain, administrator of Les Boîtes à Vélo; Jérôme Valentin, vice-president of the Union Sport & Cycle; Frédéric Hedouin, director of Corepile; André Ghestem, President of Shimano France and Denis Briscadieu, founder and president of Cyclelab. – Photo Union Sport & Cycle

French market value up 5.2% as e-bike sector matures

PARIS, France - In a difficult economic environment, the French bicycle market has continued to grow in 2022 with cumulative sales of €3.6 billion,...

A very optimistic Jérôme Valentin explained that the French consumers are still on the outlook for a new bicycle or e-bike. – Photo Michel de Chavanon

French e-bike market share hikes to 25%

PARIS, France - Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the shortages of bikes and components, the French market has recorded a strong increase in 2021. In...

Jérôme Valentin, president of the Union Sport & Cycle, during the video conference held in early April. – Photo Michel de Chavanon

France sets new record with over 50% e-bike market share value

PARIS, France - The French bike market has seen a tremendous sales increase year in 2020. While the sport market was heavily impacted by the Covid-19...

Jérôme Valentin, president of the Union Sport & Cycle, during the videoconference held mid-May, in Paris. - Photo Michel de Chavanon

E-bikes continue to penetrate the French market

PARIS, France - The French market has recorded a new increase in bicycle sales in 2019 according to the French Bicycles Observatory published by the...

Jérôme Valentin, president of the French Union Sport & Cycle, during the presentation of the French bicycles observatory 2018. – Photo Michel de Chavanon

E-Bike Sales Also Boomed in France Last Year

PARIS, France - Apart from Germany and the Netherlands where 2018 e-bike sales increased by close to 40 percent; France is the next market in Europe...

As in other EU countries, vast majority of e-bikes are sold by specialists’ shops. But new powerful rivals entered the market. – Photo Bike Europe

French Market Reports Growth for 3rd Consecutive Year

PARIS, France - The French bike market has registered growth for the third year in a row. According to the French bicycle observatory, sales...

Market value in France reached its highest level (at € 1.7 billion) since 1999. – Photo Bike Europe

French Sales Value Reaches Record Height

PARIS, France - The market value in France reached its highest level (at € 1.691 billion) since the start of the French Bicycle Observatory in 1999,...

French E-Bike Market Follows the European Trend Upward

French E-Bike Market Follows the European Trend Upward

PARIS, France - In volume and turnover the French bicycle market followed the European trend of growing business last year. Not only bicycles and...

French Market Can't Match Last Year's Growth

French Market Can't Match Last Year's Growth

PARIS, France - The number of bicycles sold dropped below the 3 million threshold: 2.9 million bicycles were sold on French soil in 2012; a 9% drop...

Thierry Fournier, President of industry association CNPC, said: ‘Sales declined in 2012, but obviously cycling is increasing in all segments.’ - Photo Isabelle Leboeuf

French Market Down, But E-Bikes Are Up

PARIS, France - The number of bicycles sold dropped below the threshold of 3 million: 2.9 million bicycles were sold on French soil in 2012; a 9%...