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Europe needs 105,000 bike mechanics as 121 million people prevented from cycling more, report finds | BikeRadar (opens the original)
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Europe’s cycling industry will need 105,000 more cycle mechanics by 2032, on top of a shortage of 45,000 today, in order to meet demand, according to a new report by the NextGen Mechanics (NGM) initiative. The report says that Europe currently employs around 175,000 mechanics. Factoring in recruitment to replace those who are likely to leave the industry, the number of mechanics must grow to around 247,000 in the next six years – an increase of roughly 40%. Launched at the European Cycling Indus
Why did Tom Pidcock swap his sponsored Zipp wheels for a little-known Australian brand at the World Championships? | BikeRadar (opens the original)
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Tom Pidcock finished seventh in the Men’s Elite Road Race at the UCI Road World Championships on Sunday, with some extra help from Australian brand Partington. Pidcock’s Pinarello-Q36.5 cycling team officially uses Zipp wheels, but the British rider employed Partington's R-Series road bike wheels on his Pinarello Dogma F during the race in Montreal. According to Peter Nicholson, a principal at Double Digital Communications, Partington’s marketing agency, Pidcock chose the R-Series wheels “for th
Rapha's CEO has resigned – so what's next for the troubled clothing brand? | BikeRadar (opens the original)
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On Wednesday morning, Rapha’s CEO Fran Millar announced she was resigning. It was a surprise from Millar who, only a year ago, sat across from me at the company’s luxurious headquarters in North London, and outlined her vision for the brand’s future. Millar joined Rapha in 2024 and her pitch to me, and several other cycling journalists, was that Rapha had to get back to being brilliant at what it does: producing high-quality cycling kit that’s arguably closer to fashion than sportswear. It was p
“We do not take these decisions lightly”: Rapha hints at staff cuts following departure of CEO | BikeRadar (opens the original)
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Rapha has hinted at staff cuts in a statement that says proposed changes to the company involve an “organisational restructure” and “formal consultation process with affected team members”. Early on Wednesday, Rapha CEO Fran Millar announced her resignation, warning of organisational changes “to reduce cost and drive efficiency”. In the afternoon, Rapha released a statement announcing several business updates as part of its “ongoing transformation programme”. Rapha wrote in the statement: “While
“This is a fairness issue. It is an accessibility issue”: Blind Paralympian calls for VAT cut on tandem bicycles | BikeRadar (opens the original)
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Paralympic gold medal winner Lizzi Jordan MBE is campaigning for tandem bicycles sold to visually impaired individuals to be VAT-exempt. Jordan, who is blind, won Paralympic gold in the women’s tandem 1km time trial alongside her pilot Danni Khan. She has also won six world titles, four world champion medals and a bronze medal as part of Team England at the Commonwealth Games this summer. Jordan, 28, lost her eyesight at the age 19 due to illness complications that led to her being in a coma and
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