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The cycling market was valued at £2.31 billion in 2020, an increase of 45% vs 2019, the BA has revealed in a new impact report. Building On The Boom: The UK Cycling Market in 2020 and Beyond was produced using data from the BA’s Market Data Service (MDS), powered by …

Insync Bikes is accelerating production of affordable family bikes as it prepares for a summer of activity boosted by the pandemic cycling boom. The brand, part of Indian-owned Hero Cycles, is urging independent bike dealers to get in touch to secure models from its ranges as it anticipates delivery of …

UCI and Zwift are to participate in the Olympic Virtual Series (OVS), a new virtual event launched by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It will be one of the five sports, alongside rowing, baseball-softball, sailing and motorsport, on the programme of the inaugural edition of the OVS. By collaborating on …

The Thule Group has presented new long-term financial goals and sustainability ambitions, in connection with its presentation of Q1’s financial results. Net sales for the first quarter of 2021 amounted to SEK 2,538m (1,744), corresponding to an increase of 45.5%. Adjusted for exchange rate fluctuations, sales increased 56%. Operating income …

Shimano is bringing headline sponsorship to the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships presented by FISE. The inaugural UCI Urban Cycling World Championships were held in Chengdu, China in 2017 with the event remaining there in the intervening years until a COVID-19-related hiatus in 2020. The return of the UCI World …

As we look ahead to 2020’s BikeBiz Awards, we catch up with last year’s winners to find out what they’ve been up to since

Superstrata has launched a 3D-printed carbon fibre bike and e-bike. Rebecca Morley catches up with CEO Sonny Vu

The Taipei Cycle Show is set to return next March, sitting alongside a virtual event. But could this become more normal in a post-pandemic world? Rebecca Morley reports

In a four-part series, James Smith investigates whether cycling consumers are considering the environmental and ethical impacts of their purchases