BUTTISHOLZ, Switzerland (2 October) - At their 2002 dealershows, Swiss Villiger AG showed its first Tigra models, after Villiger had bought the Tigra ...

CHICAGO, USA (September 20) The last week has been tragic and remarkable. Having flown to Europe the weekend prior to the IFMA show, I was one of only ...

Laguna Beach, CA (September 17) - The Las Vegas Interbike Show which is scheduled for 30 September - October 3, 2001 will continue as planned, despite ...

ROMANEL SUR LAUSANNE, Switzerland (3 september) - After months of deliberations Cilo Group President Claude Jan stated that the Cilo bicycle brand plus ...

WOODCLIFF LAKE, USA (August 24) - Kryptonite Corporation of Canton, Massachusetts have been bought by Ingersoll-Rand for an undisclosed sum. Kryptonite ...

KÖLN, Germany (12 august) - Dutch racingwoman Corinne van Noordenne set a new womens' world hour record for streamlined recumbent bicycles with a speed ...

MUNICH, Germany - German mass merchant Aldi is immediately reacting on the current good weather in most parts of Europe. New bicycles and equipment have ...

LONDON, UK (12 july) - Tandem group plc is a sports and leisure group which -among other activities- produces and distributes bicycles (Ernie ...

AMERSFOORT, Netherlands (May 2) - 'The European Commission (EC) investigation clearly established that Shimano dumped its internal hub gears on the ...

SAN PAULO, Brazil (April 10) - Latin America's largest Bike show will be held on November 20 to 25, 2001 in San Paulo Brazil at the Anhembi park ...

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (April 10) - Dragon Bicycles, the new Vietnam company invested for 100% by Taiwan's MT Racing, officially opened its first ...

LONDON UK (March 14)- Madison Cycles is undergoing a management buy-out and is being financed by the Lloyds TSB Bank Group reportedly worth £26 million ...

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 ...