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Sigma Sports has received new minority investment provided by Primary Capital Partners, with the balance of funding coming from debt facilities provided by HSBC. Primary is a provider of private equity finance for UK-based growth companies valued between £20 million and £100 million. Its deal team was led by Graham …

TfL has started construction work on a new 4.7-kilometre upgraded cycle route in southwest London. The route is the next stage of TfL’s trial upgrades along the existing Cycle Superhighway 8 (CS8) route and will connect to a section delivered last year between Chelsea Bridge and Lambeth Bridge in central …

London-based tech company Vivacity Labs has secured £5 million of Series A funding in a VC round led by investor Mobeus, with additional funding from existing investors Downing Ventures and London Co-Investment Fund. Vivacity Labs works with government, regional bodies and local councils to rethink and optimise the way traffic …

Panaracer has unveiled its new logo and brand identity. The new visual identity and the brand statement and mission that stand behind it are meant to reflect its ongoing commitment to the bicycle community. The Panaracer logo has been modernised into a ‘sharper, more simple’ form, representing an ever-rolling set …

Giro has launched the new Supernatural gloves, featuring the EIT palm technology by Elastic Interface. The technology delivers the ‘first-ever’ three-dimensional, seamless and elastic palm to be developed for cycling gloves, and takes the protection and comfort of your hands on the handlebars to a ‘whole new level’. Elastic Interface …

The gender gap: how does the bike industry fare? Rebecca Morley reaches out to six women to talk about their experiences in the cycling industry

BikeBiz catches up with kids bike subscription service The Bike Club

By James Smith, in the penultimate article of a four-part series

It’s fair to say that none of us saw this one coming, and for many businesses, it’s been the most challenging of times. However, the bicycle industry has fared better than most. Ray Howard from Howards Cycles shares his thoughts on how it’s been for his bike shop looking back over the last year