TAIPEI, Taiwan - Bike Europe and the bike dealer magazine for the Netherlands and Belgium, Tweewieler will be exhibiting at the 29th Taipei Cycle.

OSNABRÜCK, Germany - Hellmann Worldwide Logistics and Derby Cycle have signed an agreement to handle all logistics of the Cloppenburg, Germany based bicycle manufacturer.

SALT LAKE CITY, USA — The Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED) in Utah, USA, along with Selle Royal group, announces that Selle Royal group will be opening a new facility in Utah, with a plan to generate 65 jobs in the next 7 years.

JAKOBSTAD, Finland - Bicycle component producer Herrmans will open a warehouse in Shanghai to meet increasing demand for faster deliveries from OEM customers in China. The warehouse will be fully operational in May 2016.

ENSE-PARSIT, Germany - According to a local newspaper - the Saarbrücker Zeitung - Europe's biggest dealer cooperative ZEG is about to take-over Kettler's Hanweiler based bicycle factory. The Kettler management is currently working on an insolvency plan which is scheduled to be finalized together with the company's creditors at end of the year.

WILTON, USA - Dorel Sports, a segment of Dorel Industries named Russell Merry Senior Vice President & General Manager North America and the UK, Cycling Sports Group. In this new role, Russell will have leadership of the Cycling Sports Group North America business. Whether this appointment is related to Dorel Sports' declining sales in Europe is not noted in the Dorel statement.

To emphasize the importance of cycling advocacy a group industry leaders cycled to Eurobike this morning. - Photo Bike Europe

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Eurobike 2015 kicked off today with the Demo Day giving bike professionals the opportunity to try out the latest bicycles. Though it was still raining cats and dogs last night the visitors of the outdoor enjoyed the sun all day.

LUDHIANA, INDIA - Hero Cycles, India's biggest bike maker, has acquired a majority share in Avocet Sports; the Manchester, UK based importer and distributor of bikes, electric bicycles and P&A. With this take-over Hero meets its ambition to enter the European high-end markets.

STUTTGART, Germany - Distributor Paul Lange Group announced that its subsidiaries in the DACH-region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) as well as in the Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Slovakia and Ukraine are now also distributing: "Tyres, tubes and other products of the Schwalbe brand."

LAKE FOREST, USA - Tenneco Inc. announces its intention to discontinue its Marzocchi Mountainbike and motorcycle fork suspension business and to liquidate its Marzocchi operations. According to Marzocchi's (Ride Performance Europe) OE sales manager Maarten Maes production is to continue to the end of this year and take-over discussions already started.

VERONA, Italy - Three months to go before the opening of first edition of the CosmoBike Show, the organization reports that 400 companies have chosen for this event for launching 2016 innovations in Italy.

SCHWEINFURT, Germany - Last week Bike Europe reported that Winora - Haibike's offering in e-MTB's is exploding; from 12 models in MY 2015 to 41 for MY 2016. This is wrong.

BERLIN, Germany - The one day cycling tour of German members of parliament has become one of the highlight events in German cycling advocacy. Yesterday more than hundred people joined the Members of Parliament in their cycling trip through the German capital.

GRENCHEN, Switzerland - The appointment of Erwin Steinmann as CEO of the BMC Group last year was the start of a widespread reorganization program at the Swiss 'House of Brand' BMC, Bergamont and Stromer. This restructuring includes the possible sale of the e-bike brand Stromer.

BIEL, Switzerland - As part of succession planning at DT Swiss Group AG, Marco Zingg will be handing over as CEO to his two business partners Frank Böckmann and Maurizio D'Alberto from 1 July 2015.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - On June 3 the top meeting for the bicycle industry, policy-makers and politicians will take place in Nantes, France. The Industry Day marks the start of the three-day Velo-city 2015 Congress.

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - Today Accell Group announces that it recorded an increase in both turnover and profit in the first months of 2015. Demand for electric bicycles and sports bicycles in the higher segment of the market showed particularly strong growth.

PRASNYSZ, Poland - According to the latest survey by IPC Research Institute performed in March 2015, Kross is the most popular bike brand in Poland. Out of all the respondents asked about the bike industry, 11.8% pointed out Kross as their first choice.

ANNECY, France - To meet the growing demand for technical support Mavic implements the 'one-stop service' concept for its wheel sets as well as warranty ...