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OLDENZAAL, the Netherlands (BRAIN) — Oregon-based apparel recycler The Renewal Workshop has been acquired by the global textile supply chain provider Bleckmann, the companies announced Wednesday.
SEATTLE (BRAIN) — PNW Components products valued in excess of $500,000 were stolen from a delivery truck Monday night.
A shipping broker reported the theft that occurred in San Bruno, California, while the truck was on the way to PNW Components' Sacramento warehouse.
CUMBRIA, England (BRAIN) — Lyon Cycle announced a United Kingdom distribution agreement with Industry Nine. The brand will be led in the UK by Lyon Cycle Market Manager Jordan Lunn.
PARK CITY, Utah (BRAIN) — SRAM has committed to a multi-year agreement with the organizers of The Big Gear Show, which will hold its second event this August here.
WELLINGBOROUGH, United Kingdom (BRAIN) — Storskogen UK has acquired the majority of shares of cycling parts and accessories distributor Extra UK.
VICENZA, Italy (BRAIN) — The investment firm Carlyle has agreed to buy the Italian protective gear brand Dainese Group. Dainese offers gear for powersports and mountain biking.
MILAN (BRAIN) — Pirelli has begun making its high-end P Zero Race road and mountain bike tires at its factory in Bollate, Italy. The factory, first opened in 1962, was recently modernized to accommodate production of the brand's high-end models.
CHANHASSEN, Minn. (BRAIN) — Life Time Group Holdings, the health club operator that also owns major cycling events such as Sea Otter Classic, UNBOUND Gravel, and the Leadville 100, recovered from pandemic club shutdowns in 2021 to see a 57.8% increase in company-wide revenues, to $1.3 billion.
MONTRÉAL (BRAIN) — Dorel Industries is reporting that its Dorel Sports division recorded a 12.2% increase in revenues last year, its final year before the bike division's sale to Pon Holdings. The acquisition was completed on Jan. 4.
OLYMPIA, Wash. (BRAIN) — The state legislature here passed its largest bicycling infrastructure and bike education funding bill Thursday
TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — The Awards Pavillion at the Taipei Cycle show features 33 awards winners across several categories, including electrification, IoT, systematic solutions, and green elements in product design
TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — As the industry struggles to overcome supply chain challenges that are likely to increase due to the war in Ukraine, the Asian industry gathers this week at the TAIPEI Cycle trade show and its DigitalGo virtual show.
AMES, Iowa (BRAIN) — Austria’s Head Sport GmbH assigned its North American licensing and distribution agreement for bikes and accessories to Cycle Force Group.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (BRAIN) — Leatt Corporation reported record fourth-quarter and full-year revenue gains of more than 80% year-over-year despite what it said were challenging global supply-chain conditions.
BERLIN (BRAIN) — Signa Sports United has taken a stake in Buzzbike, a U.K.-based bike subscription service. The company said the deal will enable Buzzbike to expand into U.S. and European cities, starting with a planned community in Florida.
CHICAGO (BRAIN) — SRAM is acquiring the cycling apparel brand Velocio, according to Velocio's owners.
The purchase closed on March 3 and was announced publicly on Wednesday, Andrew Gardner, Velocio's chief marketing officer, told BRAIN and VeloNews.
DENVER (BRAIN) — The founder of the Colorado Classic, a women's-only road stage race, is announcing a request for funding to relaunch the event last held in 2019.
VISTA, Calif. (BRAIN) — Friends have launched a Gofundme campaign to help support the young family of 25-year industry veteran James Winchester.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — The industry-wide U.S. e-bike battery recycling program officially began Tuesday with more than 800 retailers trained and equipped to handle expired or damaged packs returned to shops.
TEL AVIV (BRAIN) — Dmitry Nechaev, the owner of Sochi, Russia-based Triton Bikes, is asking industry suppliers and customers to continue to do business with his company, which he is planning to re-establish outside of Russia.
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