GENEVA, Switzerland - The global sporting goods industry has launched the first-ever Sporting Goods Physical Activity Impact Report. The report highlights the escalating global physical inactivity crisis and the urgent need for increased cross-sector collaboration. It may sound contradictory. More and more people are using bicycles for mobility, but this industry is also experiencing the consequences of an increase in inactivity in the field of cycling sports.

Rubena, a renowned Czech manufacturer of bicycle tyres and tubes, announced its return to the global market last year, navigating the challenging post-COVID pandemic period. Now it introduces new products for road and gravel cycling.

GENEVA, Switzerland - The UN 'Decade of Sustainable Transport (2026-2035)' might give a boost to the promotion of cycling on a global scale. On behalf of the international bicycle industry, gathering at the World Bicycle Industry Association WBIA, Manuel Marsilio explored how this will give a follow-up to the Masterplan for Cycling Promotion.

PARIS, France - The budget crisis in France which led to a lot of political turmoil recently has a big impact on the bicycle and e-bike industry as well. With no previous warning, the Government announced that all state subsidies for the purchase of bicycles and e-bikes will be eliminated on very short notice. The 'Alliance for Cycling' warns of a significant consequence of such a decision for the whole cycling industry.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Cycling as a lever for economic growth was the key message of the CIE 2024 Summit on October 2, organised by Cycling Industries Europe in partnership with the Benelux Union. Over 200 attendees discussed a blueprint for cycling industry policies heeding the EU Declaration on Cycling's call for the 'development of a world class cycling industry'.

BERLIN, Germany - The German industry organisation ZIV rang the alarm bell last January over the upcoming Federal Forest Act which would pose a big threat for mountain and gravel biking in the nation's forests. In the first draft of the act, which was published recently, the right to enter the forest by bicycle remains largely untouched.