Latest Pro Cycling News
February 6, 2026
Tandem Group reports “robust performance” for bicycles
Ahead of its full year results being published in late March, Tandem Group has reported a trading statement for full year 2025, including details of how its cycling arm fared. Bicycle performance was robust, finishing 37.6% ahead of the prior year and outperforming broader sector trends, the group noted. CYCLING...
February 5, 2026
Head Group Acquires Le Col Cycling Apparel Brand
Austria-based Head Group has acquired British cycling apparel brand Le Col from Puma Growth Partners. The company said the investment continues Head’s expansion of its sportswear and apparel division based in Milan, Italy. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Le Col was founded in 2011 by former professional cyclist...
February 5, 2026
Peloton Sees Fiscal Q2 Revenue Fall Short of Guidance; Net Loss Wider than Expected
Peloton Interactive, Inc. (PTON) has reported that in its fiscal second-quarter, Total Revenue amounted to $657 million for the period ended December 31, a decrease of $17 million, or 3 percent year-over-year, primarily driven by lower-than-expected Connected Fitness Product sales to existing members. Revenue came in $8 million below the...
February 4, 2026
Accell Group sells Nishiki to Turkish bike manufacturer
Turkish manufacturer Kron Bicycle has acquired Nishiki from Accell Group, taking over the brand that Accell picked up via a Finnish distributor in 2009. Kron said Nishiki will plug into its production and supply chain while keeping its own "brand DNA." Founded in 2004, Kron distributes across 81 Turkish provinces...
February 4, 2026
Former pro turned OnlyFans model Andrea Piccolo arrested
More drama for former Italian pro Andrea Piccolo. According to Italian reports, officers from the Carabinieri (sort of the Italian RCMP) stopped Piccolo in the city centre of Naples. Then, they allegedly found counterfeit banknotes (around 2 grand in phoney Euro) concealed inside his car. The incident unfolded when a patrol noticed...
January 29, 2026
Junior rider banned for 3 years after meth positive at the road worlds
The UCI has banned Azerbaijani junior rider Artyom Proskuryakov for three years after methamphetamine was found in samples taken at the 2025 UCI road worlds. The positive tests came from the men’s junior road race back on September 23. The UCI says the samples were collected through intelligence-led testing (which is a fancy way...
January 28, 2026
Proposed New Hampshire Legislation Would Require ALL Bike Owners to Pay Registration Fees
The New Hampshire state motto may be “Live Free or Die,” but House Bill 1703 (HB1703) would make the state’s bike owners “pay fee or get fined.” This news comes a little over a week after New Jersey passed a new law requiring all e-bike owners to be licensed, registered, and insured....
January 28, 2026
Alpkit secures new investment to keep business running
Alpkit, the British outdoor brand that owns Sonder Bikes, has publicly announced it has completed a pre-pack sale to a new investor, after entering administration earlier this week. In a statement, the company said the move will secure the business long-term, allow it to retain all 194 jobs, and keep...
January 28, 2026
Inaugural Gravel & Adventure Bike Expo attracts 5,000 visitors
The inaugural Gravel & Adventure Bike Expo concluded on the second weekend of January, with more than 5,000 visitors and 120 exhibitors attending. The event joined the Adventure Travel Show, a UK event for off-the-beaten-track travel, for the first time. Brands exhibited their latest bikes and equipment, alongside a number of adventure...
January 27, 2026
Alpkit enters administration having “faced incredible challenges over the last three years”
Alpkit has entered administration after three difficult years, and is in talks with a new owner and investment partner in an attempt to secure the bicycle and outdoors brand’s future. In a letter sent to shareholders via the investment platform Crowdcube, Alpkit CEO and co-founder David Hanney writes: “It is...
