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News briefsAbus: Fifth family generation in key positions
August Bremicker Söhne KG – better known globally by its abbreviated name, Abus – is setting the course for the future. With Daniel Bremicker and Nicolas-David Bremicker, two great-great-grandsons of the company’s founder August Bremicker have taken on important management functions in the company for preventive security technology, which was ...
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ArticlePon sells stake in Accell
According to reports in various Dutch media, Pon Holdings B.V. sold its 20-percent corporate stake in competitor Accell Group N.V. at the end of last year. At the time of writing, no official comment was available from either Pon or Accell. In 2017, Pon Holdings, which is well-positioned in the ...
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Karpos appoints Maximilian Hofbauer as new global sales manager
Manifattura Valcismon (MVC), the mother company of Sportful, Karpos, and Castelli, has appointed Maximilian Hofbauer as Karpos’ new global sales manager. Hofbauer, a German national, has previously worked for several outdoor brands – Schöffel, The North Face, Icebreaker, Bergzeit and Norrøna – where he held sales and other managerial functions. ...
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ArticleOpen letter from German Bicycle Industry Association against complete shutdown
In an open letter, the German Bicycle Industry Association (ZIV), the national lobby and service provider for the German and international bicycle industry, has written to the German government opposing a complete shutdown of the economy as a measure against the Corona pandemic. While ZIV fully recognizes the need for ...
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ArticleBritish Cycling saw extreme surge in popularity of biking in 2020
With figures released from The Active Lives Children and Young People survey showing that over 1.4 million more children took up the opportunity to cycle in 2020, British Cycling, the UCI-recognized national governing body for cycling, has described this as a “milestone” in its campaign to help young people lead ...
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New international sales director at Protective
Source: Protective Jörg Kazubek Jörg Kazubek took over the position of international sales director at German cycling apparel brand Protective. Kazubek looks back on more than 30 years of experience in the industry as well as in sales. During his 14 years at Thaler Sports, he worked ...
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News briefsNew River Gorge becomes newest U.S. National Park
Source: West Virginia Tourism New River Gorge Rock Climbing The U.S. has a new national park: the New River Gorge in the state of West Virginia, about an hour’s drive from Charleston, is now considered the country’s 63rd national park, thanks to the latest Covid-19 stimulus package. ...
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ArticleBike stocks 2020: Corona gives the bicycle industry a turbo boost
Same same but different – 2020 has been a real rollercoaster. Not only for the world economy but for each individual: Corona set the course. 2020 saw the most extreme stock market movements ever. What it finally taught us above all: whether economic, trade or other wars, political crises or ...
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ArticleWho are the winners of the Corona summer?
The outdoor industry and tourism associations weathered the first Corona summer quite well. Some hiking and biking equipment suppliers were even able to record double-digit growth rates compared to the previous year. However, things are now looking rather bleak for the first few months of the coming year.
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SunGod supports GB Snowsport, POW U.K. and Canyon DHB cycling team
SunGod, a DTC eyewear brand launched in 2013 on crowdfunding site Indiegogo by Zoe Armstrong and Ali Watkiss from London, has announced that it will be supporting the next generation of British snowsports athletes as the official eyewear partner of GB Snowsport. Just a few weeks ago, the young brand ...
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Taichung Bike Week announces dates for 2021 show
The next edition of the Taichung Bike Week will be held from Sept. 28 to Oct. 1, 2021. The 2020 event was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The show will take place at three Taichung hotels, The Splendor, The Tempus, and The Evergreen. The Taichung Bike Week is open ...
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Canyon temporarily pauses shipments to the U.K.
Canyon Bicycles has announced that it will not ship orders to the U.K. from Dec. 19 until Jan. 11 in connection with Brexit transition and due to the “uncertainty and potential bottlenecks at the border.” The company is currently modifying its processes in order to comply with new legislation as ...
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French retail chain Monoprix to offer bicycle products and repair tools
Monoprix, part of Casino Group, is planning to offer products for urban mobility at its downtown stores. A pilot of “La Station,” the name that was chosen for this new area of the store, has been set at the Monoprix store in Paris Montparnasse. This particular store was recently reopened ...
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Major burglary at Specialized headquarters
The headquarters of Specialized Bicycle Components in Morgan Hill, California, was hit by a daytime break-in and robbery on Sunday, Dec. 13. According to reports in The Mercury News, the thieves stole 18 high-value bicycles worth more than $160,000 in total. Police officers were called at about 4:35 pm by ...
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ArticleGerman bike company Canyon bought by Belgian Adidas shareholder
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL), a major Belgian-based investment company, has agreed to take over majority control of Canyon Bicycles, the German bike producer known for its direct-to-consumer approach. Roman Arnold, a former supplier of bike components who founded the brand in 2002, will reinvest a significant part of the proceeds ...
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Alpkit to expand into Scotland in 2021
Alpkit, an outdoor brand from Nottinghamshire, England, has announced plans to open its first Scottish store in Edinburgh early next year. The store, which will be located on Edinburgh’s Causewayside, is reportedly recruiting 12 staff members. In addition to selling gear to hike, climb, camp, run, swim and cycle, the ...
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Dorel calls special shareholders’ meeting for going-private transaction
The shareholders of Montréal-based Dorel Industries, the parent company of Cannondale, GT, Schwinn and other bike brands, will hold a virtual extraordinary meeting on Jan. 12 to vote on the offer by Cerberus Capital Management to take the company private at a price of CAD14.50 per share. Dorel’s board of ...
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UK bike sales up by 60% since March
Retailers in the U.K. have seen bicycle sales increase by 60 percent since March, while e-bike sales have more than doubled. These and other figures are featured in The Impact of COVID-19 on the UK Cycling Market in 2020, an 89-page account of cycling industry sales and growth during the ...
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News briefsEuropean bike sales to jump 47% by 2030
A new forecast from CIE (Cycling Industries Europe), CONEBI (Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry) and ECF (European Cyclists’ Federation), three industry groups based in Brussels, has predicted that Europeans will buy an extra 10 million bicycles per year by 2030. This would represent an increase of 47 percent as ...
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News briefsWorld Cycling Forum 2021 takes place during IAA Motor Show in Munich
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) revealed that the next edition of the World Cycling Forum (WCF) will take place on Sep. 9-10, 2021 during IAA Mobility (Sep. 7-12) at Messe München’s International Congress Center (ICM). Following the relocation of the IAA automobile show from Frankfurt to ...
