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KENT, WA (BRAIN) — Lapierre, a French bike brand with little presence in North America currently, will become "the premiere performance brand" within the newly formed Accell North America, the company said this week.
MONTEREY, CA (BRAIN) — John Frothingham, USADA’s chief operating officer, had no surprises to rouse a lethargic after-lunch seminar dubbed “Clean Cycling: Suppliers and Sport Working Together.”

OSAKA, Japan (BRAIN) — Mountain Bike Hall of Famer Junzo Kawai is back with a new company, SunXCD, offering a hubset, cranks and rims, and a promise of more things to come.
SEYMOUR, CT (BRAIN) — Thule will be a presenting sponsor for the cross-country mountain bike race and the road time trial at June's GoPro Mountain Games in Vail, Colorado.
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (BRAIN) — Carmichael Training Systems is now offering coaching plans for clubs, teams and other groups of athletes.
EAGLE, CO (BRAIN) — The town of Eagle, Colorado, is spending $60,000 to build a new mountain bike trail specifically for the high school mountain bike league's state championships this year.
CANTON, MA (BRAIN) — Kryptonite plans to introduce a new Minimum Advertised Price policy for its products on June 1 and will soon launch a Buy Local Now program with SmartEtailing, the company said Wednesday.
MONTEREY, CA (BRAIN) — Tony Lo offered a thumbnail sketch of the global cycling market through Tony’s Report — a short weather report for the industry.
BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — Trainer brand Kinetic is the latest to add SmartEtailing's Buy Local Now feature to its website. The feature allows consumers to see where they can pick up specific Kinetic products locally.
CALABASAS, CA (BRAIN) — Moots is opening its first U.S. boutique store as part of a cycling-themed business establishment in Los Angeles County that mixes retail, a café and a full-service restaurant.
ENCINITAS, CA (BRAIN) — Skins Compression has moved its North American headquarters from Portland, Oregon, to Encinitas, California, where it began operations Tuesday.
MONTEREY, CA (BRAIN) — The industry has a new company in town — Accell Group North America. And its new structure is taking aim at the industry’s top three brands — Trek, Specialized and Giant.