YPRES, Belgium - Cycling industry entrepreneur Filip Carpentier passed away last Sunday. At the age of 47 Filip already held a long track record in the bicycle industry as a distributor as well as wholesaler. In 2015 he acquired the Belgium bicycle factory Minerva.

YPRES, Belgium - Minerva Cycling is the new name for all activities of Formula Cycling and Minerva Bike Trading, which have now been combined. Minerva Bike Trading used to focus on distribution to IBDs while wholesalers supply was the core business of Formula Cycling.

PLODIV, Bulgaria - Leader 96 presented its new Jaguar branded e-bike range at the Velofollies show in Belgian Kortrijk last month.

比利時，PALL-BERINGEN- 由其同胞Filip Carpentier擁有的Bike Trading NV收購了比利時自行車製造商Minerva NV的所有資產。Minerva NV在2015年6月25日宣告破產。此次收購包括了Minerva、Scoppio、Pure Passion、Pure Comfort和Columbus等品牌名稱。公司名Bike Trading將會改為Minerva BT NV。

PAAL-BERINGEN, Belgium - Bike Trading NV, owned by fellow countryman Filip Carpentier, acquired all assets of the Belgian bicycle manufacturer Minerva NV which was declared bankrupt on June 25, 2015. The takeover includes the brand names Minerva, Scoppio, Pure Passion, Pure Comfort and Columbus. The company name of Bike Trading will be changed into Minerva BT NV.

Bicycle manufacturer Minerva was declared bankrupt on June 25, 2015. The cause is an accumulation of setbacks after high investments in new premises in 2013