In its first two days, the Taipei Cycle trade show in Taiwan attracted a record 5,627 international visitors, up 13.6 percent from last year, according to the Taiwan External Trade Development Council, or TAITRA. Among those in attendance were the president of Taiwan, Tour de France contenders, BMX athletes and global automotive executives sniffing out the latest in e-bike technology.
Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou opened the 25th Taipei International Cycle Show Wednesday by announcing that the island nation would extend its national bike path to 2,000 kilometers, including 900 kilometers of mountain bike trails and 1,200 kilometers of trails along the countries coastline.
The show, which opened to the public Saturday, drew 1,092 manufacturers this year, up 15 percent from 2011. Vendors from 36 countries, including Taiwan, Germany, Italy, Holland, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and Japan, are exhibiting in 3,288 booths, up 7.5 percent. The stats cement the show’s reputation as Asia’s largest trade cycle show.
For the first time, this year’s show will run concurrently with three other sporting goods shows, including the 39th TaiSPO (Taipei Int’l Sporting Goods Show), the 1st DIWAS (Taiwan Int’l Diving and Water Sports Show) and SpoMODE (The Taipei Int’l Sports Textile & Accessories Expo), which has drawn 60 international visitors for one-on-one procurement meetings in more than 300 meetings with 80 Taiwanese sportswear manufacturers.
Roughly 8,000 visitors are expected to attend the four shows, which have drawn a combined 1,500 exhibitors.
