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Specialist cycling insurer Bikmo has released the 2021 data from its Open Project, with the insurer seeing claims rise by 8% as cycling continues to grow. The data for 2021 also shows that 57% of claim payouts were for bikes and gear worth under £500. This has seen a huge …

The Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed £20 million of funding for Bikeability to deliver its cycle training programme next year. Bikeability has trained over 3.6 million children since 2007 and DfT has now announced record funding to ensure even more are equipped with the skills, confidence and knowledge to …

Oxford’s portfolio of third-party brands has recently expanded to include G-Form and its range of protective products for riders from all disciplines. Established in Rhode Island, USA, in 2010, G-Form is an innovative protection company that designs and manufactures protective products that utilise SmartFlex proprietary technology. G-Form’s wearable product range …

Pirelli’s plant in Bollate, Italy, has now started producing cycling tyres, the company has announced. The facility is a few kilometres from Milan and was opened by Pirelli in 1962 – it has for some time been undergoing a modernisation and overhaul process to accommodate the production of Pirelli Cycling’s …

Velocio apparel has been sold to SRAM, the brand has announced. Velocio was launched in 2013 by “a drive for a better cycling product, a better cycling culture, and a deeper commitment to responsible manufacturing”, and today is “a brand we’re really proud of, the brand we set out to …

SEO experts Dojono identify seven ways of implementing digital marketing to boost bike sales

Emu founder Jonathan Rose looks at how we can grow the industry by growing the e-bike sector

Stephen Robinson, Maxxis UK bicycle brand manager, discusses how cycle brands can help IBDs thrive in the cycling community in 2019

Rebecca Morley sits down with Alex Trimnell, Muc-Off CEO, and Alex Hall, global marketing director, to talk about why now is such an exciting time for the brand