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The top five jobs in the bike trade this week – 17th May

The BikeBiz jobs board helped filled more than 720 positions in 2023, and listings are still on the rise. Here’s our latest top five… Senior Technician – The Bike Project The Bike Project is an award-winning charity which refurbishes second hand bikes and donates them to refugees. We were founded …

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UK Trails Project completes nationwide MTB trails surveys

The UK Trail Project* is a UK-wide project which aims to help improve the sustainability and security of the mountain bike trail network across the country. The first step of the project is to develop a UK-wide ‘Right Trail, Right Place, Right People, Right Time’ report through an audit of …

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City Cycle Club to open first location in London

City Cycle Club is opening its doors this month in Covent Garden as it starts converting central London real estate locations into full service bicycle parking locations. The first location on Covent Garden’s Shelton Street sees a section of a current car park being converted into a 3,000 square foot …

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World Bicycle Relief publishes 2023 Impact Report

World Bicycle Relief has released its 2023 Impact Report, demonstrating significant achievements in empowering marginalised rural populations to access education, healthcare, and economic opportunities through life-changing bicycles. The organisation also revealed its global strategy for 2024-2026, which targets the distribution of 300,000 additional bicycles to improve the lives of 1,500,000 …

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BikeRadar, Cycling Plus and MBUK reveal Bikes of the Year 2024

Our Media’s cycling portfolio – Cycling Plus, Mountain Biking UK and BikeRadar – has returned with its bumper bike test for 2024, Bike of the Year. This year marks 16 years of the awards, with winners chosen from a list of 54 road, gravel, mountain and electric bikes. Once again, …

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Whyte Bikes announce host of appointments and promotions

Whyte Bikes has announced a raft of new appointments and internal promotions. This investment in its team includes two new joiners who will bolster its UK territory accounts team in July, together with internal promotions and role creations. Jordan Frampton joins Whyte as UK sales director from the start of …

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Landmark accessible cycle loan scheme arrives in London

Sustrans is working with partners to create a London-wide accessible cycle loan scheme, to provide improved options to travel actively for disabled people across the capital. Wheels4MeLondon, in collaboration with Wheels for Wellbeing and Peddle My Wheels, and funded by the Motability Foundation, will provide free cycle loans for disabled …

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The top five jobs in the bike trade this week – 10th May

The BikeBiz jobs board helped filled more than 720 positions in 2023, and listings are still on the rise. Here’s our latest top five… Store Manager – EcoMove We are seeking a dynamic and experienced individual to join our team as a Store Manager for our electric bike shop. As …

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Sea Otter Europe adds VAS Rent a Bike as festival attendee bike rental service

VAS Rent a Bike, presented by VAS Cycling Boutique, will be the official bike rental partner for festival attendees at Sea Otter Europe Costa Brava Girona by Continental 2024. As well as being the official supplier of rental bikes for festival attendees, the Spanish retailer will also be exhibiting its …

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Hexis secures £1.6 million in pre-seed funding, welcomes new partners

Hexis, the developer of AI-driven fuelling plans for athletes, has announced it has successfully raised £1.6 million in a pre-seed fundraising round. The successful pre-seed round of funding includes investment from APEX, a world-class athlete-backed venture capital firm with a track record of backing successful technology start-ups, and Sport Republic, …

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