Expo Season is Nearly Upon Us

The mega EUROBIKE, with its more than 1,200 exhibitors from 50 countries and more than 100,000 sq meters (1,076,391 sq. ft.) of exhibition space on the shores of Lake Constance in Friedrichshafen, Germany, gets things started from August 29th to September 1st. From Wednesday to Friday the expo is only open to the trade; on Saturday, September 1st it is open to the public. 40,000 industry visitors from over 100 countries are expected to attend.

The long held bike exposition of Milan now leaves Milan and moves to Verona for its 70th edition. It's a controversial move as it was scheduled for the week before the nearby ExpoBici in Padova; the Veneto region will have the two most important bike shows in Italy one week apart. The expo will be held at VeronaFiera September 15th-17th.

Paola Pezzo, two time Olympian gold medalist in MTBing (Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000), will be present to ride with visitors. Expo details at www.eica.it

ExpoBici, at the Fiera di Padova, is being held September 22-24. This expo has been growing every since it began four years ago, last year there were 42,000 vistors and 500 exhibitors. Expo details at www.expobici.it

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2011 EICA

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Milan is Back in the Saddle!

The famous EICMA Milan bike exhibition is changing dates and its name as it attempts to transform itself. It is now the Esposizione Internazionale Ciclo e Accessori. The following is the latest press release:

"Milan is back in the saddle!

In fact, the 69th International Bicycle Exhibition (www.eica.it) will be held in Fiera Milano City from 23 to 25 July.

An unmissable event, which is not just deeply rooted in the Milanese DNA, but also in the history of our country.

As well as looking back, it is primarily focused on the future, with the ambitious objective of restoring the love and passion for bicycles to the Lombard capital, in keeping with the growing desire to respect our cities and help protect the environment.

Many of the sector’s most representative brands will be present, once again choosing Milan as the place to present a wide range of their most exclusive and eagerly awaited new products.
And there is more.

There will also be Test Ride areas, as well as areas set aside for a number of exciting and exhilarating events.

Eica 2011 looks forward to seeing you…with lots more surprises in store!"

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EICMA Bici is Transformed into EICA

The famous EICMA Milan bike exhibition is changing dates and its name as it attempts to transform itself. It will now become the Esposizione Internazionale Ciclo e Accessori and will be held from July 23rd to July 25th, 2011. The new date now precedes all the other major European cycling exhibitions. The exhibition will also place more emphasis on B2B.

A new strategy committee will guide the plans for the new exhibition. The committee includes Marino Bartoletti, sports journalist; Renato Di Rocco, Presidente of the Italian cycling federation (FCI), and Angelo Zomegnan, Director of the Giro d’Italia.

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