All Bike articles – Page 5
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News briefsBolle Brands splits prescription and sport sales team in Germany, Austria
To support the growth of its brands, Bollé Brands is restructuring its sales divisions in Germany/Austria. Previously also overseen by Thilo Schmidt-Arras, who has been promoted to head of sales sport, the newly created position of head of sales optical for both countries has been assigned to Sören Schrader. He ...
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News briefsTechnogym will host the arrival of a stage of Giro d’Italia in 2023
The Giro d’Italia 2023 will make a stop on Sunday, May 14, at the Technogym Village in Cesena, Italy, which is Technogym’s global headquarters. For the first time, the iconic bicycle race, organized by RCS Sport, will make a stop at a company, Technogym said in a statement. Technogym is ...
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News briefsNew sports added to 2026 Commonwealth Games
Golf, BMX and coastal rowing have been added to the schedule of Victoria 2026 and thus will be part of the Commonwealth Games for the first time in the event’s history. In addition, shooting and 3×3 basketball will make a comeback to the Games the same year. Wrestling, on the ...
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News briefsAmazon on the wane, Decathlon supreme in e-bikes in Spain
Drawing data from the SEO software producer Sistrix, CMDsport has once again ranked the top ten e-commerce sites for e-bikes in Spain. The surprise this time around is that two local operations, Biciescapa.com and Bicimarket.com, have knocked Amazon.es down two pegs. Meanwhile, Decathlon.es has retained its top spot by a ...
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ArticleEurobike 2023 offers exhibitors three-day B2B participation
Following this year’s Eurobike premiere in Frankfurt, organizer Fairnamic is already setting the course for Eurobike 2023 (June 21-25). In addition to the previous hall and open-air site participations, the organizer will offer for the first time – and “geared to the specific needs of exhibiting companies” – a booth ...
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News briefsSmith promotes Rob Retzlaff to global VP of sales
The U.S. goggle and helmets brand Smith has promoted its long-term employee Rob Retzlaff to global vice president of sales. Retzlaff has been with the company since 1999, holding such positions as Canadian marketing manager and national sales manager for Canada. In 2008, Retzlaff was promoted to ...
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ArticleSigna Sports United results impacted by continued bike woes
Signa Sports United’s third-quarter results were negatively impacted by deteriorating consumer sentiment and persistent supply chain issues for its bike and e-bike business. The Berlin, Germany company adapted operations in the wake of heightened inflationary pressures and a worsening geopolitical landscape in its core European markets. The adjusted Ebitda ...
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News briefsWho watched the women's Tour de France?
Viewership in France for the 2022 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift peaked with 5.1 million, namely a 45.6 percent audience share, tuning into France Télévisions during the final stage on July 31. The race attracted an average audience during its eight stages on France 2 and France 3 (part ...
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News briefsTour of Britain still open for title and jersey sponsors
With just one month to go until the race, scheduled to start on Sept. 11, the organizers of the Tour of Britain have announced that opportunities are still available for title and jersey sponsorships “due to a late change.” The event’s chairman, Hugh Roberts, explained that they “recently had a ...
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News briefsEngo Eyewear unveils connected glasses for endurance athletes
Engo Eyewear, a specialist in connected eyewear for endurance athletes, has introduced the Engo 2, described as “the lightest and most technologically advanced eyewear created specifically for endurance athletes.” It features Engo’s ActiveLook 2.0 technology, designed to give users greater ability to customize the data projected into their field of ...
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News briefsTour de France 2022 was a TV blockbuster in Europe
This year’s Tour de France, which ended on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on July 24, attracted the biggest TV audiences for European Broadcasting Union (EBU) countries overall, in terms of hours viewed, since 2015. The iconic cycling race racked up a total number of over 400 million hours viewed in ...
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ArticleShimano sees strong H1 demand despite “cooling down” signs
Shimano reported a 22.4 percent increase in net income to 68,558 million Japanese yen (€491.6m) for the six months ended June 30. Operating income was 15.7 percent higher for the period at ¥80,909 million (580.2m) versus ¥69,922 million in the year-ago period. Pearl Izumi U.S. was excluded from the reported ...
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News briefsEurobike premiers at Frankfurt, welcomes 61,150 visitors from 105 nations
Source: Eurobike The new Eurobike format that moved from the former Friedrichshafen venue to Frankfurt, Germany, attracted significantly more visitors (both professionals and consumers) than the last pre-Covid edition. In its official after-show report, the organizing company, Fairnamic, speaks of 33,780 visitors from the bike industry and ...
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News briefsSimplon installs pop-up exhibition at Breuninger in Munich
The Austrian bike manufacturer Simplon runs a new exhibition space in an unusual surrounding: In the high-fashion store Breuninger (formerly Konen) in the heart of Munich, the bike maker shows its bikes and offers 3D body scanning and consultancy on its products. The pop-up project runs for four weeks and ...
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ArticleIntersport Austria sees business model confirmed; outdoor, ski and bike lead the way
Intersport Austria reported revenues of approximately €325 million in the first half (ended March 30) of its 2022 fiscal year. This represents a 12 percent increase compared to pre-pandemic levels (first half of FY2019). These figures do not include Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Source: Intersport ...
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ArticleSSU outlines U.S. growth strategy
Signa Sports United (SSU) aims to strengthen its position in e-bikes and tennis in its core European market while implementing a similar approach in the U.S. through a combination of organic growth, mergers and acquisitions and third-party services, according to a presentation (direct PDF download) at the Jefferies Investor Conference ...
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News briefsThe 2024 Tour de France may not finish in Paris
According to a report by Italian sports newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, widely cited in other international media, the 2024 Tour de France may not finish on Paris’ Champs-Elysées. It would be the first finish outside of Paris in the race’s long history. The first edition of the world’s greatest bicycle ...
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News briefsCraft management team goes on 450km charity bike ride from German HQ
Three German top managers of the Swedish brand Craft – André Bachmann (CEO), Wolfgang Lagler (sales manager) and Markus Müller (marketing manager) – are embarking on a three-day charity bike ride from their Bavarian headquarters. They want to cover a distance of 450 km to hand over the new club ...
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News briefsStrellson launches exclusive off-bike capsule collection with Olympian Fabian Cancellara
The Swiss men’s fashion brand Strellson has announced a collaboration with two-time Olympic gold medalist and Swiss race bike legend Fabian Cancellara. Part of the partnership is a limited edition “off-bike” capsule collection. Cancellara and a design team at Strellson led by Marco Tomasi created a collection of thirteen fashionable ...
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News briefs100% appoints new global eyewear and snow team
The sports performance brand 100% has announced the appointment of a new leadership team to support the company’s accelerated growth in eyewear. In addition, the brand launched its first collection of snow products. Gwen van Lingen has joined 100% as vice-president of global marketing and sales for the eyewear and ...
