德國，康士坦茲（Konstanz）－D2C（Direct to Customer）供應商Canyon Bicycles GmbH的2019/2020（截至九月）財務年度報告顯示銷售創4億歐元的紀錄，增長了三成。該公司創辦人兼執行長Roman Arnold相信現在正是時候設定追求進一步成長的未來藍圖，包含優化管理及吸引新投資夥伴加入所需的改變。

PRZASNYSZ, Poland - The country's largest bicycle manufacturer Kross kept its production running through March and April despite supply chain constraints and staff lay-offs. "Sales are now booming but they have not yet made up for earlier losses," says Kross president Zbigniew Sosnowski about the impact of coronavirus.

MADRID, Spain - For the second consecutive year, the Spanish e-bike market expanded by large figures. In 2019 the e-bike sales volume increased by 28.3% to more than 140,000 units. The average retail price for an e-bike

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.

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。

德國， 威斯巴登（Wiesbaden）－德國聯邦統計局（Destatis）於6月3日世界自行車日（World Bicycle Day）宣佈了幾項值得注意的國家零售數據，其中包含自行車零售業。該局將今年三月及四月的銷售作比較，與其他零售產業比起來，IBD的情況相對樂觀。

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - The corona pandemic hit the world, societies as well as economies in an unprecedented way. Like most other industries, also the e-bike industry came almost to a standstill. But the reasons differ per industry mainly as a result of how the supply chain has been organised.

瑞士，吉維謝（Givisiez）－受疫情爆發影響，Scott Sports SA的電商報告指出網站流量增加了48%。在公開這個漂亮的數據之後，該瑞士綜合體育公司接著宣佈其電商目標。他們計畫於重要市場深耕「持續連結消費者、零售及品牌」的策略，這意味著不久之後更多消費者便能透過網路隨時訂購產品。

ANNECY, France - Mavic's receivership has entered a new phase and a possible take-over is now under discussion. The renowned French business lawyer Didier Poulmaire aims to avoid Mavic's demise as he explained to the French national newspaper L'Equipe.

荷蘭，杜廷赫姆（Doetinchem）－歐洲各國政府為防止疫情擴散採取的措施已對自行車產業造成衝擊。OEM廠商先前因中國的供應源中斷已做了準備，但是現在歐洲多間組裝廠皆為關閉狀態。

德國，巴德索登（Bad Soden）－德國的電動自行車銷售自從2015年成長11.5% 之後便不斷加速上升，去年該國銷售大幅成長39%。該歐洲最大自行車市場的電動自行車銷售絕對數量為136萬輛。

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - That e-bike sales in Sweden would drop hard in 2019 was taken into account by all market operators. In particular because the government's subsidy scheme stopped which made up 25 percent of the purchase price of an e-bike up to a total of one

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The cargo bike and cycle logistics industries represented via the international organizations Cycling Industries Europe (CIE) and European Cycle Logistics Federation (ECLF) have taken an active role in the development of the European standard for cargo bikes.

荷蘭，杜廷赫姆（Doetinchem）－Intube車架去年在Eurobike上大放異彩，預計在接下來的台北自行車展也將看到許多它的身影。電動自行車最新潮流就是InTube車架，不過現在電動自行車製造商可頭大了，因為在進入組裝前的測試階段，產品出現了很高的故障率。也因此造成生產進度落後、延後運送時程，進而影響到零售商及終端消費者。

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - That e-bike sales in Sweden would drop hard in 2019 was taken into account by all market operators. In particular because the government's subsidy of 25 percent of the purchase price stopped. This subsidy scheme pushed the Swedish

TIMISOARA, Romania - Bicycle producer 'Sport Mechanical Workshop' based in Timisoara is the company that will invest 30 million euro in a huge new Romanian production unit. Last December, the mayor of Timisoara already announced the arrival of the new facility without .

英國，倫敦（London）－近期一項進口數據資料顯示英國自行車市場的進口量正處歷史新低。政府官方發佈給英國自行車協會的2019年第三季度數據顯示年初至該日期的運輸量僅稍微超過百萬，市值更是比某些季度更低，像是2015年第三季度。

德國，柏林（Berlin）－都會電動載貨三輪車TRIPL是由丹麥能源公司EWII研發，並由Govecs製造，預計該車款很快就能出現在各個城市。不同於其他電動載貨自行車的設計，TRIPL為輕巧型的電動貨運車輛。

荷蘭，杜廷赫姆（Doetinchem）－Bike Europe於上月以Giant為例刊登了一篇「電動自行車潛力有多大？」的報導。該自行車製造商龍頭在十月宣佈他們今年將會賣出60萬輛電動自行車。我們當時對此說法抱持疑慮，不過某位業界專家明確表示該品牌大廠可能還是銷量最大的，原因在於日本電動自行車市場的重大改變。

Supply chain has been a longstanding problem among bike retailers: from lengthening order lead times to holding inventories, the risk has been a cause of concern for many players. As the industry becomes less and less agile, players who are able to go against the flow are sure to enjoy significant benefits. This is the story about Polygon, a brand that through its agile supply chain practices is well poised to woo retailers in a post COVID-19 world.