CANTAL BAKKER IS EMPOWERING MOROCCON YOUTH WITH PIKALA BIKES
‘Pikala’ means a bicycle in Moroccon dialect, while ‘Pikala Bikes’ is a social enterprise founded by a Dutch national Cantal Bakker.
MYBYK BICYCLE SHARING START-UP RAISES $1 MN FROM AVON CYCLES
MYBYK will use the funds primarily to invest in technology, talent acquisition and marketing. MYBYK bicycle sharing, India’s leading startup operating in shared transport and micro-mobility sector has raised $1 million in pre-Series A funding from Avon Cycles and other investors, including Mr. Sanjay Baweja, ex-CFO, Flipkart.
THANE CITY JOINS THE GLOBAL NETWORK OF BICYCLE MAYORS
Chirag Jayantilal Shah from Thane City in Maharashtra joins the international network of change-makers to accelerate cycling adoption. Thane City now has a Bicycle Mayor to advance the city’s approach to cycling.
PANDEMIC SPURS BICYCLE DEMAND IN INDIA, INDUSTRY EXPECTED TO GROW BY 20%
India’s bicycle industry is pedalling to a decadal-high demand growth of 20% this fiscal, with sales likely to touch 1.45 crore units compared with 1.2 crore units last fiscal. The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has spurred demand for bicycles owing to improving fitness consciousness and leisure requirements, says Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited (CRSIL).
MONDRAKER BUILTS A CUSTOMIZED BICYCLE FOR RAFAEL NADAL
Ace Tennis Player Rafael Nadal from Spain adds cycling to his fitness routine with a new custom built bicycle. Mondraker, an independent Spanish Brand Specializing in Mountain Bikes said in a press statement ‘The best tennis player our country has ever had and one of the best players in tennis history, Rafael Nadal, will from now on be using a […]
ZOMATO PROMISES CLIMATE CONSCIOUS DELIVERIES
Deepinder Goyal, Founder and CEO of Zomato in an official public statement today announced a bold step towards building a climate-friendly sustainable future for his company.
CYCLING IN AMSTERDAM ON KINGS DAY
It is impressive to know that the world’s biggest outdoor birthday party is held on the ‘Kings Day’ in the Netherlands. Kings Day marks the birthday of the King Willem-Alexander and observed as a national holiday on the 27th April. Celebrations include concerts and special events in public spaces, particularly in Amsterdam. The festivities are organized by local associations called […]
TOGETHER WE CYCLE – A PERSPECTIVE ON CYCLING IN NETHERLANDS
Together We Cycle is a documentary film written and directed by Gertjan Hulster and produced under his banner Nieuw & Verbeterd production based in Harleem, Netherlands.
HERO CYCLES TO MAKE 10MN CYCLES A YEAR AT E-CYCLE VALLEY
Hero Cycles, a 65-year-old Indian cycle manufacturing company has set an ambitious target to become a global leader in E-Cycles. The company launched its much awaited state-of-the-art export oriented manufacturing unit ‘Hero E-Cycle Valley’ via video conferencing on the auspicious day of Baisakhi (New Year). Based in Dhanansu in Ludhiana, the Hero E-Cycle Valley will make 10Mn Cycles a year, […]
CYCLING WITH RESTRICTIONS IN LOCKDOWN
Three years ago, when I rekindled my romance with cycling, I made an ambitious plan to travel to different parts of the world and explore the local places on a bicycle. In cycling lingo, it’s called as “Cycle Tourism”.
