ALMERE, the Netherlands - Known for his sense for trading and lust for life, former owner of Dutch agency Buzaglo Ger Leeseman has passed away.

DUISBURG, Germany - In a farewell letter officially released on March 23, the Steelworks by Thyssenkrupp team tells its community that due to strategic considerations and with a heavy heart, it has made the decision to "end Steelworks production and cease distribution by the end of March 2021."

MILAN, Italy - Pirelli is now offering a specific tyre for the winter season ideal for urban bikes and e-bikes. The CYCL-e Winter (WT) tyre is designed to be used on difficult city asphalts, very cold surfaces (even below 0°C) or surfaces dusted with snow.

VELKE ORVIŠTĚ, Slovakia - "After more than 20 years, we are going to get rid of the high fragility of standard resin carbon composites, by introducing a new generation material," said Kellys Bicycles CEO Michal Divinec at the presentation of the company's MY 2021 range. The Slovakian company partnered with Belgium frame manufacturer Rein4ced for the introduction of their new e-bike frames for the Theos F series.

DELFT, the Netherlands - The Cycling Lab of the Delft Technical University (TU) opened its doors for the World Cycling Forum participants last month. In a series of presentations, they were informed on the background of the Cycling Lab and what this lab brings the bicycle industry.

ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands - Venture capital is investing billions of dollars into last-mile urban mobility products. As bicycles become cornerstones of urban mobility and policy, markets expand and new competitors and substitutes enter.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Digitalization - transforming data into value; uniform product coding; data mining and exchange as well as a practical case study on the repercussions of the Direct-to-Consumer Shift in the US,

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - One day before Eurobike 2018 starts, Bike Europe organizes its annual Conference at Messe Friedrichshafen

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The main theme of the Taipei Cycle Forum 2018 that takes place next week on Friday March 23 in Taichung, is 'Taiwan bike

MILAN, Italy - Two iconic Italian brands have found each other. In late April Pirelli announced its OEM partnership with Pinarello, whereby Pirelli

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) in cooperation with Bike Europe are organising the "Taipei Cycle Forum 2018".

TAIPEI, Taiwan - How can Taiwan companies effectively and efficiently cater to the changed needs of their EU, US and Asia trading partners resulting from the rapid growth of online sales? This is the key question the Taipei Cycle Forum 2018 wants to answer. The international Conference takes place Friday 23 and Saturday 24 March, 2018 in Taichung, Taiwan and is now open for registration.

ROME, Italy - The EU funded project VeloCittà was initiated to provide inspiration and build capacity in local authorities and bike sharing systems'

DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - This is the final call for industry peers that want to take part in the World Cycling Forum on consumer centricity

PORTO, Portugal - One of the keynote speakers of the World Cycling Forum, taking place June 7 and 8 in Porto, is Franck Denglos. As Vice President

High-Tech Innovation, Digitalization and Robotics are the topics of the Manufacturer's Forum of the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI).

The next WFSGI Manufacturers Forum will focus on high tech innovation, digitalization, robotics and how companies can take advantage of best technologies.

HONG KONG - The 3rd Manufacturers Forum organized by the World Federation Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) that closed earlier today in Hong Kong presented valuable insights for the future direction of making sporting goods as well as bicycles. Like on excellent lean production on which Bosch already started working in 2002.

VIENNA, Austria - Bike sales in Austria turned around last year, compared to a disappointing 2013. Due to a rainy summer Austrians bought 6.8% fewer bikes in 2013. Better conditions in 2014 boosted sales again with a 5.1% increase. Also in Austria, e-bikes were outperforming all other categories.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Merida Industry made a strong start in 2015. Amidst difficult market circumstances in China, the group booked a robust increase in sales between January and July 2015. In the meantime the Taiwanese company also opened its e-bike dedicated plant in Taichung.