比利時，布魯塞爾（Brussels）－政府針對新冠肺炎祭出的防疫措施幾乎癱瘓了整個歐洲自行車產業。但另一方面，自行車店因為需要提供民眾都會移動工具而被列為必要營業之商店。自行車產業現在又是如何應對此困境？CONEBI主席Erhard Büchel在接受Bike Europe訪問時表示：「這些艱難的時刻最終會讓我們更加團結，因為現在人們確實理解到自行車和這個產業在歐洲的重要性了。」

MILAN, Italy - Confindustria ANCMA, Italy's national bicycle association, has released the annual data on the Italian market. More than 1.7 million bicycles were sold in 2019, a 7 percent increase from the previous year. The market saw a continuous increase in e-bike sales and a slight recovery in traditional bikes. There are, however, strong concerns for 2020 data.

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PARIS, France - It was the greatest fear of the French organizers of the Paris' Velo Show (March, 6 - 8). However, the Coronavirus didn't spoil things as the 2nd edition of this public show proved to be a success with about 6,000 visitors and some 100 brands on display by about 75 exhibitors.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Cycling Industries Europe 2020 Summit will be all about how cycling industries can transform Europe's mobility sector and massively contribute to reaching the goals set in Europe's Green Deal.

HOOFDDORP, the Netherlands - In technology, performance improvements are what's commonly expected. The amount of time and money put into developing such enhanced technologies obviously depends on the stakes. A good example is Integrated Circuits (IC's), which have seen dramatic improvements over time. While physical limits are in sight now for IC's - after many decades - battery technology is in a much earlier stage of development. It raises the question what's to be expected in battery technology?

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Amid latest news from China that the Coronavirus brings every day lesser numbers of casualties, updates from Taiwan point to the fact that the country's show organizer is doing its upmost to turn Taipei Cycle+ into a success.

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LONDON, UK - It has just been announced that Evans Cycles will be a headline sponsor of the London e-Bike Festival which will take place at London's Battersea Evolution from 2nd to 3rd May. The Festival will now be known as Evans Cycles London e-Bike Festival powered by Shimano Steps.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Eurostat import figures for the first nine months of 2019 clearly point to the fact that Taiwan is working hard to take over China's role in supplying electric bicycles to EU countries. The industry of the island off the coast of China transformed successfully to e-bikes as it is 'electrifying' rapidly.