MUNICH, Germany - The busy agenda of the World Cycling Forum 2021 includes Q&A sessions with the speakers, panel discussions as well as ample networking opportunities during the breaks.

NIEUWEGEIN, the Netherlands - In a recent investment round the Dutch scale-up in electric shared transport GO Sharing, raised €50 million. The expansion of its offerings with e-bikes as well as electric cars both on its home market and international is a major part of the company's growth strategy.

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - enviolo, known for its stepless shifting products, has reported record-breaking revenue growth in 2020. Reaching over 60% revenue growth means enviolo doubled its sales in 2 years' time. The company is now bringing more experience into the team as it expands the business development department.

Where cars have been status symbols ever since they were invented, bicycles were mostly seen as a practical and economical way to get around. Together with the expansion of the electric bike market this is starting to change. Cyclists add more value to the aesthetics of a bicycles' design and see their vehicle as a way to express their identity.

ARNHEM, the Netherlands - The International Cargo Bike Festival which was initiated in 2012, will get a permanent character with the creation of a cargo bike expertise and innovation centre. "This innovation centre will fulfill the need for more research and know-how on urban logistics with cargo bikes"...

GELEEN, the Netherlands - At Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Sittard-Geleen, a consortium of regional knowledge institutes and companies have been working on an innovative bike which is "virtually unbreakable". The first prototype of the bike, named the 100% Limburg Bike, was a year in the making.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - The good news for VanMoof is that they've secured a further round of investment to support their growing e-bike business. The latest US$40 million (€33.8 million) brings the total tally raised up to US$73 million (€61.8 million). The bad news is, this is crucially needed to tackle the 'growth problems' the company can't seem to shake off; notably bad customer service, supply issues and quality control.

BREMBATE, Italy - Vittoria has released their newest range of e-bike tires. Using graphene technology, Vittoria says the new tires help with battery saving and offer extreme grip and puncture resistance.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Six pilot cities from five different countries are being used for an EU-funded shared e-mobility project, eHubs. The 18-month long pilot scheme will be used to determine a blueprint and set best practices for other cities to follow.

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - Accell Group reports a year-on-year sales growth of 4% in the first half of 2020 bringing sales up to € 676.9 million despite the impact of the lockdown in March and April. However both net profit and added value margin were down, mainly due to

's-HEERENBERG, the Netherlands - Future ambitions and a focus on both sports bikes and urban mobility with their e-bikes made Specialized decide to look for a new location for its European shared service center in the Netherlands.

SAALFELD, Germany - The opening of the Velosione frame production facility in Germany is an important step for production close to the market and a more flexible supply chain. Last week the company celebrated the commercial launch of its first injection-molded open-mold carbon city e-bike frame.

AMERSFOORT, the Netherlands - It took some time for this category to catch up with overall e-bike sales in Holland. But that's changing now and even to such an extent that a breakthrough is taking place for the e-MTB category.

AMERSFOORT, the Netherlands - The latest sales figures of the country's biggest dealer cooperative, Dynamo Retail shows an ongoing demand for e-bikes. Compared with last year, the turnover in April for the category of bicycles increased by 5.8%. For all product categories combined the group reports a 6.3% growth. A remarkable result now the whole economy is struggling with impact of the coronacrisis.

REICHSHOF, Germany - Schwalbe's new Pro One comes with more than the regular grip and safety. The tyre manufacturer developed a top road tire from scratch that offers a remarkable feature: it is very supple. The new tyre will be available in tubeless, TT and tube type versions.

The current profound issues surrounding sustainability and climate change will lead to drastically changing business models.

By participating the World Cycling Forum, you will be able to join an exceptional network of academics and representatives from other industries as well as from organizations operating on a global level.

ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands - The upcoming 2nd World Cycling Forum features an impressive line-up of keynote speakers. One of them is Dr Fiona Bull; Program Manager in the Department of Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) at the World Health Organization (WHO) based in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Netherlands/Switzerland - Carlo Van De Weijer is the opening keynote speaker of the World Cycling Forum 2019. He is THE world expert on future urban mobility.

Final call for industry peers that want to take part in the Taipei Cycle Forum 2018. This Conference takes place next Friday March 23 in Taichung