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With a growing e-bike market and a consumer preference for instore shopping, local brand Cowboy opened a brand store in Brussels in 2023. – Photo Cowboy

Belgian bicycle market drops 18% in 2023

BRUSSELS, Belgium - In Belgium, over 18% fewer bicycles were sold in 2023. Sales decreased from nearly 700,000 to 569,605 units, according to figures...

Belgian Cycling Factory appointed Eugene Fierkens as GM strategy & business. – Photo BCF

Belgian Cycling Factory hires industry veterans to roll-out expansion...

BERINGEN, Belgium - The Belgian Cycling Factory, owner of the brands Ridley and Eddy Merckx steps up its activity in the market with the appointment...

Rein4ced and Dieffenbacher tighten the integration of product and machine development, - Photo Rein4ced

Rein4ced announces partnership to accelerate large scale carbon frame...

LEUVEN, Belgium - High-quality, low weight bicycles with a high performance are high on the wish-list of many cyclists. Carbon material ticks most...

Velofollies showed that the Benelux market is in a buoyant mood. – Photos Bike Europe

Velofollies defies industry gloom with well-placed optimism

KORTRIJK, Belgium - Full halls, wide smiles, and positive energy… the mood at Velofollies in late January was in stark contrast to many of the...

The sales figures were announced during the Velofollies tradeshow held in Kortrijk last week. – Photo Bike Europe

Electric models take the lead in Belgian bike sales

KORTRIJK, Belgium - Electric bicycle sales in Belgium grew to a market share of 51.2% in 2023 according to industry organisation Traxio. The estimate...

The study systematically recorded the rules for speed pedelecs in Germany, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and Switzerland and gives a clear overview. – Photo ZIV

German industry association ZIV launches European speed pedelec study

BERLIN, Germany - Europe-wide regulations and experiences for speed pedelecs vary per country. The Dutch mobility consultancy Mobycon and German...

The two new cases are related to 2 Belgium companies while their names remained undisclosed. - Source The European Public Prosecutor’s Office

E-bike anti-dumping fraud investigation against Belgium importers

LUXEMBURG - The European Public Prosecutor's Office reports that it has filed two separate indictments at the Court of Antwerp, Belgium for the...

E-bike riders are now regarded as a ‘vulnerable road user’. - Photo

EU Court of Justice ruling decisive for future of e-bike insurance

LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg - A fatal accident with an e-bike in Belgium years ago started a dispute about the legal classification of the electric...

Cowboy introduced its latest model, Cruiser, in July 2023. – Photo Cowboy

E-bike brand Cowboy marks first foray into profitability

BRUSSELS, Belgium - "July was notably our best sales month ever and first profitable month," Cowboy co-founder and CEO Adrien Roose has announced....

In 2022 e-bikes sales have been catching up at an unprecedented high speed. – Photo Tweewieler

Belgium now biggest growth market for e-bikes

BRUSSELS, Belgium – The Belgium bicycle market recovered remarkably from the sales dip in 2021 caused by supply chain constraints. The total market...