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August 3, 2022
E-bikes Changing the Channels
The recent Eurobike event, held live in July in Frankfurt Germany, all but confirmed things: e-bikes are still booming and remain an opportunity. “This year you’d have been forgiven for thinking Eurobike was an e-bike show,” reported Will Jones for Cyclingnews. Inside Outdoor
August 3, 2022
Tour De France Femmes Proves TV Hit As Viewing Figures Released
The eight stages captured, on average, a quarter of the French television audience, a total of 2.25 million viewers across the channels France 2 and France 3 and a total of 20 million people watching across the entire race. The peak was 5.1 million viewers, a 45.6% audience share, for...
August 3, 2022
Driver who killed two cyclists during charity ride “didn’t understand severity” of incident, says prosecutor
A motorist who crashed into a group of cyclists taking part in a charity ride in Michigan, killing two and seriously injuring three others, failed to understand the severity of what had happened, a prosecutor has said. The five cyclists were taking part in the 35th edition of the Make-A-Wish...
August 2, 2022
‘Team Molly’ Parents Sue E-Bike Company Over Daughter’s Death
The parents of a girl who died after an e-bike accident filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Monday against the Seattle e-bike company Rad Power Bikes. In the suit, Kaye and Jonathan Steinsapir, the parents of Molly Steinsapir, who died last year at age 12, claim that flaws in the bike’s design...
August 2, 2022
Porsche eBike Performance GmbH launches into cycling market
If there were any remaining doubt about how serious performance vehicle manufacturer Porsche is about eMobility, that has been officially ended with the launch of Porsche eBike Performance GmbH. The car maker announced it, “wants to increase its activities in the eBike segment. To this end, two joint ventures founded...
July 31, 2022
Commonwealth Games cycling is ABANDONED after a second horrifying crash that saw one rider fly over the barrier and into the crowd leaving three athletes HOSPITALISED and spectators treated at the scene
Cycling at the Commonwealth Games was struck by another horrifying crash on Sunday afternoon that saw England's Matt Walls catapulted over the barrier into the crowd, leaving athletes and spectators requiring urgent medical attention. In the second qualifying heat of the men's 15km scratch qualifying, there was a multi-rider crash...
July 29, 2022
LeBron James’ investment group invests $30M in Canyon Bicycles
Canyon Bicycles announced that two investment groups have taken strategic equity investments totaling $30 million in the Germany-based company. One of the groups, LRMR Ventures, is the investment group of basketball star LeBron James and James' longtime friend and business partner Maverick Carter. The other new investor is SC Holdings, which...
July 28, 2022
UCI suspends continental team’s licence due to doping investigation
The sanction has been imposed in response to information received by the UCI from the Portuguese Anti-Doping Authority, which is conducting the doping investigation. Consequently, W52-FC Porto cannot compete in races, and will therefore miss the Volta a Portugal next month - a race the team has won every year...
July 26, 2022
Sidi Sports bought by Italmobiliare for € 66 million
Sidi Sports, makers of cycling shoes worn by multiple cycling champions across CX, road, MTB and track, have been acquired by one of Italy’s leading investment holding companies. Italmobiliare manages a diversified portfolio of investments with a Net Asset Value of more than 2 billion euro. The business reports that the...
July 26, 2022
Shimano’s Sales Expand 15 Percent In First Half
Shimano Inc. reported net income increased 22.4 percent in the first half ended June 30 as sales grew 14.7 percent. Sales reached ¥303,686 million, up against ¥264,694 million. Operating income increased 15.7 percent to ¥80,909 million and ordinary income advanced 24.7 percent to ¥92,123 million. Net income increased 22.4 percent...