法國，巴黎（Paris）－法國政府正式通過立法明訂禁止改裝電動自行車。自2020年開始，私人、零售或品牌皆禁止調整提高電動自行車驅動系統的輸出動力，市面上常見的有時速25公里的一般電動自行車或時速45公里的高速電動輔助自行車。觸犯這項新法規可能遭罰款至多3萬歐元，或甚至遭判一年監禁。

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - The market development is the same as that which is currently happening in many other countries. Sales of regular bicycles are stagnating while e-bike sales are growing. That is the picture that the Danish market presents for 2018 and during the first ten months of 2019.

MONTEREY, USA - The Coronavirus has hit the next international bicycle show. Sea Otter Classic will not take place from April 16 - 19. This was announced by the show organization yesterday evening. At this moment a new schedule for Sea Otter Classic has not been set.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Amid a growing number of reports that scientists are close to the development of a medicine against the coronavirus, the latest news from Taiwan is that earlier this week Taipei Cycle Show organizer TAITRA mailed a survey of this year's show with which it is collecting opinions on a possible postponement or cancellation on next month's event.

BEIJING, China - From January 16-18, Erhard Büchel, President of the Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry (CONEBI) together with CONEBI GM Manuel Marsilio were invited by China Bicycle Association (CBA) President Liu Suwen. Both organizations reached a mutual

英國，倫敦 （London）－知名的顧問服務公司Deloitte發表了一項研究：「探索未來」（Discover the Future），內文詳細說明對於未來十年的預期。其中分為六大主題，在接下來的十年將會對社會和經濟將會帶來巨大影響，除了有5G、機器人及智慧型手機等，騎乘自行車也是其一。他們預測單車通勤族將會因為電動自行車熱銷而大幅增加。

AMERSFOORT, the Netherlands - The e-bike market in Holland again broke all earlier records last year. Unit-wise it passed the 500,000 units as well as the one billion euro consumer turnover mark (including VAT) turning over 50 percent of the Dutch market electric.

荷蘭，埃夫德（EEFDE）－Accell Group前董事會成員Jeroen Snijders Blok突然離世，享年62歲。Jeroen Snijders Blok在該集團任職超過25年，同時也是現在的Accell Group其中一個創辦人。

義大利，羅薩諾韋內托（ROSSANO VENETO）－Wilier Triestrina投資常規自行車和電動登山車的計劃看似已有起色。該知名義大利品牌表示上半年的銷售和利潤雙雙成長，他們預計今年營業額將達6500萬歐元。

義大利，聖文德米亞諾（SAN VENDEMIANO）－PM&Partners SGR買下多數股權後，執行長Massimo Fregonese便接手經營Elasti Interface和CyPad Group。Cypad Group是一間跨國企業，總部鄰近義大利東北的Treviso，在義大利、克羅埃西亞和墨西哥皆設有據點。

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Many bicycle retailers have already experienced suppliers reporting yet another regrettable delay in the delivery of goods, referring specifically to supply chain interruptions and the Covid-19 pandemic. These supplies were meant to fill empty warehouses and storefronts.

MILAN, Italy - Pirelli has expanded its Scorpion XC RC mtb tyre line. The cross-country race-orientated tyre is now also available in a 2.4 inch wide version 'to meet the new trend for rims with wider channels' says the multi-national tyre manufacturing giant.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - As with all other Asian bicycle parts manufacturers, saddle maker DDK Group has also reported overwhelming demand for their products. DDK's existing Vietnam factory in Thủ Dầu Một has a production capacity of 10 million saddles annually,

BORRALHA, Portugal - The Portuguese bicycle industry association ABIMOTA shapes up the promotion for its members with the introduction of digital platform. According to ABIMOTA, "this platform will be the next important tool to push the internationalization of the Portugal Bike Value."

德國，斐特列港（Friedrichshafen）－Bike Europe的展前報導和Eurobike倒數系列電子報將帶來展會的各項最新消息。歡迎所有參展商透過e-mail聯繫和我們分享您的最新產品和服務。

BERN, Switzerland - Registration is now open for the 2021 World Cycling Forum (WCF) being held of 6 and 7 September 2021 in Munich, Germany. The 2021 WCF comes after a period of unprecedented global demand inside the bicycle industry and during a challenging time for the bicycle business as they grow and adapt to the new post-COVID-19 normal.

PARIS, France - Pascale Gozzi has been elected President of the French national industry association Union sport & cycle. She succeeds Cycleurope General Manager Jérôme Valentin, who has been managing the organization since its foundation.

法國，VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ—體育用品零售巨頭Decathlon United報告去年收益較2019年成長6%。雖然門市被迫關閉大概三個月的時間，收入仍達將近114億歐元，淨收入隨網路銷售增加而保持在5.5億歐元。財務長Jean-Marc Lemière對此表示：「這是很特別的一年。」

義大利，TORRE DE' ROVERI－自行車製造機台／服務供應商Mair Srl和Bike Machinery Srl的合作已邁入下一階段。據兩間公司表示，Mair已收購Bike Machinery，未來會逐步將Bike Machinery合併於公司當中，交易金額未公開，預計會在今年底完成所有程序。

ALMELO, the Netherlands - A batch of goods was stolen recently during a burglary in one the warehouses of the bicycle factory Sensa in the Netherlands. Apparently the thieves were particularly aiming for Shimano e-bike components next to a series of carbon mountain bike frames.