Decathlon S.A. reported steady growth in 2025, even as market development across the sporting goods and bicycle sectors remained uneven. The French retailer reports increased revenue and profitability. At the same time, limited disclosure around category-level performance, especially in cycling, leaves open questions about where that growth is coming from and how sustainable it may be.
On 1 May, 2026, there will be a new CEO at Canyon. The German bicycle manufacturer has appointed Matthias Meier to take the lead as chief executive officer at Canyon Bicycles, alongside founder and Executive Chairman Roman Arnold.
Following approval by the antitrust authorities, BMZ has been cleared to make a fresh start under new ownership and management. The battery manufacturer is now fully in the hands of SKion GmbH and founder Sven Bauer has made way for a new CEO to steer the company as it looks to expand internationally.
The debate around Eurobike has entered a new phase since German industry organisations announced they will organise "a leading international trade show" in 2027. This decision stems from a dispute between the Eurobike organiser, Fairnamic, and the German industry organisations ZIV, Zukunft Fahrrad and VSF. This latest strategic move suggests a potential return to a dual-tradeshow landscape for Europe, reminiscent of the pre-2008 era when IFMA Cologne and Eurobike operated alongside each other.
Riese & Müller, German premium e-bike manufacturer, has announced its withdrawal from the United States market, choosing to "reconcentrate its resources" on developing its European sales and dealer network. Despite the recent positive policy developments for the US bicycle industry, the overall volatility of the nation's import market appears to have claimed another victim.
Bicycle lighting system manufacturer Supernova Design GmbH has filed a lawsuit in German court against Sate-Lite (Foshan) Plastics Co., Ltd for allegedly infringing on Supernova's patent. Patent disputes can often be time-consuming and costly endeavours, but they are vital to the protection of innovation and business for companies like Supernova.
German innovator Fidlock, known for its magnet-mechanical fastening systems, has entered into a strategic partnership with Twiceme Technology to boost bicycle helmet safety. By embedding Twiceme's NFC-based solution directly into a component which every helmet already requires, the collaboration enables OEM partners to integrate connected safety functionality without fundamental product redesign.
German bicycle supplier Rose Bikes GmbH, a family-owned company that started out as a D2C business and grew step-by-step into an omnichannel supplier, increased its total revenue for the 2024-2025 fiscal year by 2% to €215 million compared to 2023-2024.
The trade show landscape is adrift and in uncertainty since German industry organisations announced that they will pull out of Eurobike. For decades, the show served as a stable base for the bicycle trade. It was the place to be for the industry and was its window to the rest of the world. Since the organisations ZIV and Zukunft Fahrrad turned their back on Eurobike, this seems to be history, especially for the German companies. Even more telling, newcomers are jumping at the opportunity to capture the audience's attention.
All financial indicators in 2025 have already made it clear that Canyon is still unable to recover from the post-pandemic industry crisis. The full-year results from owner Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL) showed a further 7% decline in Canyon's sales, resulting in a net loss of 34% across the whole year.
At two million units, the German e-bike market held steady in 2025, after the volatile market during pandemic years. The sales volume has been around this level since 2023. The same goes for mechanical bicycles, whose sales volume has remained steady over the past three years at just under two million units. To grow the market, the industry should therefore focus on increasing the average retail price, but that continued to decline in 2025. No wonder the industry organisations emphasised the growing popularity of bike leasing and refurbishing at their joint presentation of the 2025 market results.
Fatbikes have been flagged by the Union des Entreprises Sport and Cycle (UESC) as the overwhelming source of non-compliant e-bikes on France's streets, accounting for 94%. The union published a report last month raising the alarm on the increasing number of vehicles marketed in France as e-bikes that do not comply with current regulations.
Turkish bicycle manufacturer Kron was waiting for the right time to buy. In its 25 years, the company had manufactured for a variety of small OEMs, but was looking for a new European brand to invest in. So when Nishiki, a Nordic heritage brand with a signature look and a reputation for quality, came onto the market, Kron jumped at the opportunity.
A recent consumer survey across Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands shows distinct differences in purchasing behaviour and e-bike-buying priorities.
If you look hard enough, there have been some positives in recent business news for the cycling industry — from the growth of key e-commerce retailers and the resilience of premium brands to positive sales recovery signals in the market. In this new study, Shift Media Leaderboard shares key trends in consumer interest: which products are consumers searching for?
As part of a share deal with Asian Tri Star Inc. (Tri Star Group) on 12 February, the lifting of the insolvency proceedings paved the road for a restart of the more than 100-year-old traditional company, Sprick. It has been a long and tough ride for the responsible insolvency administrator, Axell Geese from Streitbörger PartgmbB. Since the traditional German bicycle producer Sprick Fahrräder GmbH filed for insolvency at the end of 2024, Geese has been searching for someone to revive the long-established bicycle manufacturer.
Sushi Mobility GmbH, the once-bankrupt e-bike start-up, has been rescued from insolvency. With its latest investment, Wealth Collect Holding GmbH (WCH) hopes to breathe new life into Sushi Mobility, which slipped into insolvency on 14 November 2025. No details of the purchase price have been disclosed.
Donkey Republic's latest financing round demonstrates that investors have not lost interest in bicycles and cycling more broadly. Private equity and other investors turned away from the bicycle industry after the troubles at Accell Group, Rad Power, VanMoof, Scott Sports and many others. Donkey Republic proves the opposite. They initially set out to raise DKK 15-30 million (€2-4 million), but due to strong interest, the transaction was over-subscribed and the amount raised was upsized to DKK 75 million (€10 million).
