MONTREAL, Canada - Cycling Sports Group, a division of Dorel Industries, announced yesterday major investments in its European CSG operations.

MUNICH, Germany - The General Assembly 2020 of the World Federation Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) elected its new board of directors, including two representatives of the bicycle industry. The WFSGI held its General Assembly 2020 last January 29 during the ISPO show in Munich, Germany.

SALT LAKE CITY, US - The National Bicycle Dealers Association (NBDA) endorsed the launch of the new trade and consumer show for the hardgoods industry, including biking. The Big Gear Show will take place from 21 - 25 July 2020 at the Salt Lake City convention centre.

DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - Bike Europe, the leading trade journal for the international e-bike and bicycle industry, is looking for a content writer and editor.

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FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Hero Ecotech debuted at last week's Eurobike in Hall A2. It's part of the company strategy to focus more on export markets. Hero Ecotech is more and more looking for international distribution partners, as the company's MD Gaurav Munjal explains.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - The upcoming Eurobike Show, taking place from 4 to 6 September followed by the public Festival Day on 7 September, will put 43 Award winning innovative products in the spotlights. Of the just under 400 products that were submitted, the jury selected nine entries which

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Leading European bike share operators and suppliers - Donkey Republic, Mobike, Moventia, nextbike, PBSC, Ride on, Smoove and Jump by Uber - have joined forces to form an Expert Group under Cycling Industries Europe (CIE).

MUNICH, Germany - Bikes and e-bikes as well as bike products get a 'soft-launch' at the new OutDoor by ISPO Show which we be held at Messe Munich from June 30 to July 3, 2019.

ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands - There's great interest in the 2nd World Cycling Forum that takes place 4 and 5 June in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Currently representatives from more than 40 companies have registered for their participation including most of the renowned names from the business.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Bicycle design, cycling culture, e-bike trends and future city are the four main themes of this year's Taipei Cycle Forum. The event which take place during Taipei Cycle, is hosted by show organizer Taiwan Foreign Trade Association (TAITRA).

NETHERLANDS, SWITZERLAND - Registration is now open for the 2019 World Cycling Forum being held on 4 and 5 June 2019. The Conference, organized by the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) and Bike Europe, takes place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

2019 will be a very special year for Thun, not least because the company is celebrating its centenary. Thun was founded exactly 100 years ago, in 1919, by Alfred Thun - the grandfather of the current owner Alfred Thun III, and the great-grandfather of Alexander and Christian Thun. To mark this impressive milestone

PADOVA, Italy - Extrusion fender manufacturer Eurofender celebrates its 10th anniversary this month. What once started as a small ambitious manufacturer of mudguards has grown into a full-fledged supplier based in Northern Italy for the European bicycle industry.

FRANKFURT, Germany - Cargo bikes have gone from niche to mainstream since the introduction of the City Changer Cargo Bike (CCCB) project which was commissioned in 2018. The project which aimed to exploit the limitless potential of cargo bikes, promoting their usage amongst public, private, and commercial users, is now coming to an end. The findings will be presented during a conference during Eurobike.

RICKENBACH, Switzerland - Approximately half of the 500,000 bicycles sold in Switzerland are distributed via one company called Zibatra. The logistics company based between Basel and Zürich has developed a new exclusive business field offering warehousing services, ready-to-ride delivery and innovative transport services.

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - To facilitate a growing flexibilisation on the expanding e-bike and bicycle market, KMC Chain Europe, will relocate its warehouse and offices to a new facility this summer.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Commission has given an increased policy priority to cycling at local and national level, elevating it to a high level across the European Union. This became clear during the presentation of the 'Efficient and Green Mobility' package last Tuesday.

BEIJING, China - On 3 December a number of China's industry organisations will cooperate in the next 'International Bike Forum' hosted by the China Bicycle Association (CBA). The event takes place in the Dragon Lake Princess Hotel in Guangzhou, China but can also be joined live via Zoom.

CLOPPENBURG, Germany - Since 2005, the venerable British bicycle brand Raleigh has been rolling into the German-speaking market as a licensed brand through the Pon Bike Group. With the license contract with Accell Group set to expire at the end of September 2023, both parties have already agreed to transfer Raleigh's DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) distribution back to the Accell Group.