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The recently opened bike flagship store in Vienna, Austria is part of the expansion plans of the Austrian sports giant. - Photo Hervis/Johannes Brunnbauer

Austrian chain Hervis expands international store count after strong...

WALS, Austria - Austrian sporting goods chain store giant Hervis Sport has announced a spring offensive, following the opening of a new flagship...

2021 marks 50 years of the Cannondale brand which is now strongly repositioning itself in the European bicycle market. - Photos Bike Europe

Cannondale eyes upstream investments as European repositioning...

WOUDENBERG, The Netherlands - Extreme market fluctuations, a new business model overhaul, repositioning of the brand... it has been a busy couple of...

Giant Group points out that it “began developing and manufacturing e-bikes more than 20 years ago.” – Photo Giant Group

Giant Group profits up almost 50%

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - For fiscal 2020, the country's largest bicycle manufacturer Giant Group reports a 10.3% year-on-year sales increase to TW$ 70.01...

The long traffic jams at the EU and UK borders was an indication that trade was slowed. – Photo Bike Europe

UK e-bike and bicycle export suffers double digit declines under...

LONDON, UK - The most recent monthly figures showing like-for-like bike and e-bike imports and exports released by the Bicycle Association (BA) show...

Halford’s cycling-related sales were up 43% in 2020, helping the company towards “better than expected” financial results. – Photo Shutterstock

Ongoing cycling boom put Halfords on course for 'better than...

REDDITCH, UK - The latest seven weekly set of figures from the UK's leading cycle retailer Halfords shows annual profits for the 2020/21 financial...

“We made a huge leap forward, with an 89% increase in turnover compared with 2019,” says Cicli Lombardo CEO Emilio Lombardo. – Photos Claudia Vianino

Emilio Lombardo: "Supply chain issues will not consolidate until 2023"

BUSETO PALIZZOLO, Italy - "The double-digit growth trend which started last year will continue into 2021 and I think it will take until 2023 before...

The uptake in e-bikes is seen as a key driver in the European bicycle industry. “E-bikes have a promising potential to substitute motor vehicle usage over short journeys, while having all the benefits of conventional bicycles,” the European Mobility Atlas states. - Photo Bike Europe

Covid-19 put e-bike popularity into overdrive, EU report says

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European bicycle industry has huge potential as the mobility landscape shifts to more sustainable forms of transportation,...

E-bikes are leading the way in the growth curve which are predicted to expand from 3.7 million bikes sold in 2019 to 17 million in 2030. - Photo Bike Europe

'E-bike industry needs to invest to meet projected growth'

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Three European cycling industry associations announced a new forecast that the e-bike and bicycle market is expected to expand by...

Bosch eBike Systems CEO Claus Fleischer shares his thoughts on what's in store for the e-bike industry. - Photo Bosch eBike Systems

Bosch eBike Systems CEO Claus Fleischer: "Uncertainty is biggest...

REUTLINGEN, Germany - The past year has shown an unprecedented growth for the e-bike industry. Corona created the right momentum and put cycling on...

The Dutch e-bike and bicycle market enjoyed a spike in sales this year. - Photo Bike Europe

Accell Group CEO Anbeek: 'Component makers need to invest to meet...

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - According to projections of the Dutch dealer association Bovag the total market volume increased this year by almost a...