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EUROBIKE 2020 CANCELLED
The special edition of Eurobike 2020 planned for 24th to 26th November has been cancelled. The stricter measures being enforced across Europe against Coronavirus have forced Messe Friedrichshafen to take the decision to cancel the event. A live, on-site format for next year is now in developing. In early May, Messe Friedrichshafen decided to move Eurobike 2020 from September to November, the latest possible date. “Our comprehensive hygiene and safety concept, as well as the positive number of registrations for the Eurobike Special Edition had given us and cause us to be optimistic until very recently. Unfortunately, the latest developments... 2020-10-19
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TAIPEI CYCLE boosts 2021 show by adding a virtual exhibition
The move aims to help the international cycling industry get business done through the COVID-19 pandemic 15 September 2020: Taipei, Taiwan - TAIPEI CYCLE has revealed the 2021 show will sit alongside a new virtual event TAIPEI CYCLE Online next March. The move cements TAIPEI CYCLE’s position as a major event on the industry calendar to gain access to the latest developments from manufacturers for the aftermarket and OEMs, as well as a crucial gateway for business in the Asia-Pacific markets. In a press conference broadcast from Taipei today, Mr. Walter Yeh, president of the show’s organising body TAITRA, announced the... 2020-09-16
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The Cycling Culture Museum in Taiwan
Giant Group has built the "Cycling Culture Museum" in Taichung Science Park, next to the Giant headquarters. The inauguration ceremony was held on July 2, 2020. The completion of the "Cycling Culture Museum" provides a new venue for experiencing, exploring bicycles and cycling proposals. This exhibition hall was designed by Joshua Jih Pan, the first architect in Taiwan to be awarded an honorary academician by the American Institute of Architects. The unique arc shape and flowing lines condensing the speed and freedom of the bicycle. Surrounded by other companies’ boxy workshops, it looks so unique. From the beginning of the first... 2020-07-03
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EUROBIKE Special from November 24-26, 2020
The Corona pandemic continues to hold the world in a stranglehold. Given the ban in Germany on major events until the end August 2020 and the scale of preparations and procedures for Eurobike, holding the show just two days later is practically impossible. Due to this, Messe Friedrichshafen has decided not to run Eurobike 2020 on the planned date from 2 to 5 September or in its usual format. Instead, the organisers are holding a one-off Eurobike Special show some two and a half months later – from 24 to 26 November 2020. The event will be a pure B2B... 2020-05-05
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TAITRA Announces the cancellation of the 2020 TAIPEI CYCLE+ and TaiSPO+ 14-16 May
TAITRA Announces the cancellation of the 2020 TAIPEI CYCLE+ and TaiSPO+ 14-16 May1 9 March, Taipei, Following the decision to move the TAIPEI CYCLE show to create the new TAIPEI CYCLE+ and TaiSPO+ in 14-16 May, a final decision has been made to cancel the show. Due to the latest developments of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), there have been significant travel and logistical restrictions globally. Each government has taken necessary measures to contain the virus and Taiwan Center for Disease Control has also urged the local government to hold or cancel public events with over 1,000 participants. To comply with... 2020-03-19