Dan Taylor Giant Bicycles Road E Plus Consumers in Ireland and the UK appear to have exclusive access to a new breed of road bike produced by Giant Bicycles. Giant s Road E Plus line is a completely new E-bike segment for the Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer with only two models released so far as part of the … Read more
Market Talk // 151125 | Cycling iQ This week: a company profile of Taiwan OEM Merida; Hero Cycles acquires Firefox and rights to Trek distribution in India; the Asia Bicycle Industry Alliance explained; Southeast Asian bicycle manufacturers growing business in western markets; global bike brands product managers nail down MY2017 planning in Taichung.Market Talk is … Read more
Canyon Bicycles enters Australia/NZ market Members of cycling forums in this part of the world have written with equal parts admiration and frustration whenever the name Canyon has been mentioned in recent years. With its online business model, the German brand has no shortage of eager buyers but has not been ready to enter the … Read more
Dante Lam s To The Fore set for August 06 release Following up from his acclaimed 2013 martial arts flick Unbeatable, the award-winning Hong Kong director has turned his attention to the world of professional cycling. First announced with a regrettable working title (English: Breaking Wind ) that has mercifully since been revised, To The Fore (??) will … Read more
Ever-decreasing circuits of the UCI racing calendar Today, cycling is truly a global sport. The World Tour peloton is now made up of riders representing 44 countries. I would very much like to see the completion of a genuine World Tour , one in which the very best teams and riders in the world compete … Read more
Korean stagiaire imminent for ORICA GreenEDGE In May this year, Korea s Cycling Federation advertised a unique opportunity on its website; the chance for one male Korean road cyclist to be a stagiaire on Australian ProTeam ORICA-GreenEDGE. With the rider due to be announced on or around July 30, Cycling iQ spoke with the team … Read more
2013 Jelajah Malaysia preview | As the 100th edition of Le Tour sucks up most of the available column inches for the next month, many smaller UCI races will have an even harder time than usual to claw their way onto the news radar. For Jelajah Malaysia, a local institution now in its 50th year, … Read more
Tour of Qinghai Lake stars in new Chinese movie Road cycling stars in the recent screenplay adaptation of a Chinese novel which explores the spirit of sport and the dynamics of cross-cultural relationships in modern-day China. Though it s not along the same hard-core lines as American Flyers , the film hints at a growing … Read more
2012 Tour of Vietnam preview | Cycling iQ The AsiaTour expands its reach again this season as, for the first time in history next week, a UCI-sanctioned professional road cycling race takes place in Vietnam. From 17-22 December, 21 teams will race 794 kilometres in and around the nation s largest urban population of Ho … Read more
InSight | China s media ponders cycling | Where is pro cycling and cycling culture in China going? For most of the year, this question circles in a small fishbowl of new media (like this blog). However, the recent Tour of Beijing has helped the discussion spill over into much larger ponds, including that of … Read more