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Derek Bouchard-Hall has been appointed as CEO at leading manufacturer of helmets, eyewear, protection and apparel brand POC. Officially trained as a structural engineer, Bouchard-Hall followed his passion after university and embarked on a career in professional road and track cycling. His professional cycling career led to riding for the …

A Canadian Cytech training partner is set to visit Scotland throughout September to advise on careers in adventure tourism. The team from Whistler Adventure School (WAS), which recently became the only centre in Canada accredited to offer Cytech technical three, is to deliver a series of free sessions in Scotland. …

Juice Lubes, the UK-based bike maintenance brand, is celebrating record-breaking in-store sales in the UK with a limited run of free t-shirts for its stockists. The dealer-focused T’s will be available immediately to current Juice Lubes dealers on a first come first served basis. Rob Cook, Juice Lubes brand manager, …

Velco is expanding its range of motor compatibility by becoming the preferred digital partner of Italian e-bike motor brand Polini.  The company worked with Polini for several months to integrate the CAN protocol into the E-P3+ and E-P3+ MX motors.  Now compatible, Velco’s IoT devices will be able to send …

Velorution, the London-based premium urban and e-bike retailer, is set to close after 20 years of business. In a statement posted to the company’s Linkedin, the owners said: “Velorution has been serving the London bike community for nearly 20 years, but sadly due to the economic conditions (which have been …

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