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After a 15 percent drop in sales, Mavic’s parent company says it’s considering selling off the brand.
Mavic's parent company is exploring selling off the bike component brand as it struggles with manufacturing capacity and a 15 percent sales decline in the first half of this year. Amer Sports, which also owns the sports brands Salomon, Wilson, Precor, Atomic, Suunto, and Arc'teryx, said this week it is looking at ways to refocus its attention, and that may include selling off the wheel and component maker.
Bobby Julich to Lead 2009 Univest Cyclosportif 100K
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Souderton, Pa – Bobby Julich, the Havertown cyclist whose career includes a third-place in the 1998 Tour de France, a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics and wins in some of the most prestigious races in the world, will be the celebrity leader for the 2009 Univest Cyclosportif 100K on Saturday, Sept. 12.A preview of the October issue of VeloNews, available on newstands now.
VeloNews is available by subscription or at hundreds of locations in North America. Putting together an issue in the days following the Tour de France, the question put before the VeloNews editorial staff wasn’t which rider or event would grace the cover of our October issue, but rather which Tour image it might be.
The Explainer’s Uncle Max saw L-B-L in ’43, but we doubt he was invited out for Trappist Ale and pomme frites in that outfit.
The Explainer's great Uncle Max saw Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 1943, but we really doubt that he was invited out for Trappist Ale and pomme frites in that get-up.