NUNSPEET, The Netherlands (5 March) - The winner of Shimano's Cycling Concept Award has been announced as the Scottish Cycling Development. The ...

CHÉPY, France (28 February) - French bicycle component maker IRCOS has been taken over by Distribua. Distribua will continue the production of hubs, ...

ABBEVILLE, France (26 February) - It is rumoured that the machinery for producing hubs for bicycles is relocated from the Ircos factory in Chepy to the ...

Palo Alto CA, USA (18 January) - According to a study from Webmergers.com a total of 210 US internet companies went out of business in the year 2000 ...

LUXEMBOURG (September 5) - Less and less bicycles are produced inside the European Union. That's the most striking conclusion coming out of the market ...

AMERSFOORT, Netherlands (August 14) - From 1 September on, Trek will serve its French dealers directly from its European headquarters in Amersfoort, ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (August 2) - ICLEI (International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives) will hand over 25 Dutch bicycles to Mayor Amos ...

VILLENEUVE D'ASCQ, France (June 5) - Decathlon plans to open its first Chinese store in Shanghai towards 2003 or 2004. Today it operates 4 factory ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium (11 June) - The European Commission has proposed that car drivers shall always be liable in accidents with a cyclist or pedestrian ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium (May 28)- The Council of the European Union has decided to terminate the anti-dumping regulations on the imports of bicycles from ...

LONDON, UK (April 18) - British cycle and car accessories chain Halfords is to be demerged by its parent company Boots plc. The beauty and health ...

BREDA, Netherlands (January 21) - Euretco, a € 1 billion-plus buying association active in several retail sectors in the Netherlands and Belgium ...

BUTTISHOLZ, Switzerland (February 1) - As a result of the transfer of production to the former Diamant works in Hartmannsdorf, Germany, 22 people will ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (December 8th) - The vice-president, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya handed over 86 bicycles to malaria-drug distributors in the Wasiko district. ...

LELYSTAD, Netherlands (October 24th) - Jan Derksen, the main man of Giant Europe is well displeased with the possibility of prolonging the anti-dumping ...

VENLO/AMERSFOORT, Netherlands (October 10th) - Although the intentions were good the declaration in which Twico Retail Support and Bike Totaal ...

LAKE FOREST, US (October 1) - The Brunswick Corporation, former owner of Mongoose and Roadmaster bikes, has been ordered to pay US$ 1 million to settle ...

AMERSFOORT, NUNSPEET, Netherlands (September 2) - After the first court case, dealing with the infringement of Shimano patents on the 'Hyper Glide' ...

BOXMEER, Netherlands (July 16) - Rigida has sold its subsidiary Radaelli (motorcycle rims) to SRl Metallica in Salerno (It.). After growth in the late ...

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (4 July) - Accell Group announces that it is negotiating the purchase of Tunturi (bicycles and fitness equipment). The final ...