CTP welcomes MTBIKER, Slovakia’s largest cycling e-shop, which has opened its first showroom in the Czech Republic at Vlněna in Brno

Prague, 21 June 2024 – CTP, a leading European developer of logistics and industrial real estate and the largest owner of office space in Brno, welcomes new client MTBIKER to its Vlněna complex. The largest e-shop for cycling and outdoor equipment in Slovakia has opened its first showroom and brick-and-mortar store in the Czech Republic amid growing interest in cycling.

MTBIKER is the largest e-shop with cycling goods and outdoor equipment in Slovakia. The company specialises in selling a wide range of cycling products and accessories. Since its inception in 2014, MTBIKER has successfully expanded into seven markets in Central and South-Eastern Europe, including an e-shop for the Czech market launched in 2022. The showroom at Vlněna in Brno is the company’s first brick-and-mortar branch in the Czech Republic. MTBIKER will offer a wide portfolio of products for cycling and outdoor enthusiasts at its new 325 sqm showroom. The official opening in May 2024 and the subsequent community ride on 1 June helped to connect the local community and boost the dynamism of the Vlněna area.

Demand for cycling goods revives in 2024

Dopo un raffreddamento del mercato ciclistico nella seconda metà del 2022 e una successiva stagnazione con conseguente calo nel 2023, la domanda si è ripresa nel 2024 e le vendite sono aumentate in tutte le categorie. MTBIKER, uno dei principali operatori dell'Europa centrale nel segmento ciclistico, ha finora registrato un aumento di quasi il 100% dell'interesse per biciclette ed e-bike dopo il primo trimestre di quest'anno. Il mercato delle bici per bambini, in particolare, sta registrando un'enorme crescita, avendo già superato i dati del 2023 a maggio.

La domanda di e-bike continua a crescere (+77%) e anche il segmento delle bici per bambini (+146%) sta registrando una crescita esponenziale. Anche i segmenti strada (+107%) e gravel (+96%) stanno registrando un andamento positivo. Martin Palenčík added, “The current high demand for bicycles is related to the cooling of the market and high inventories, which we are helping not only local but also global manufacturers to reduce and sell off. We expect a reversal of the current trend and an increase in prices in the 2025 season. We attribute this growth to a shift in the group of cyclists who started riding during the Covid period. We are also seeing increased customer interest in sustainable and eco-friendly brands that use green materials and packaging and use local suppliers.”

The new 325 sqm MTBIKER showroom is located at the Vlněna business park, which is almost 95% occupied. This hi-tech multifunctional complex, built on an urban brownfield site by CTP, covers 80,000 sqm. The complex offers modern office buildings used by IT and technology companies such as Oracle, Gen, Infosys, Zebra Technologies, KPMG, Tricentis, and Kyndryl, and also includes retail space with a fitness centre, cafés and restaurants. In spring 2021, CTP opened its first coworking centre, Clubco, at Vlněna, which was expanded by two more floors in 2022 and expanded to other Czech cities.

INFORMAZIONI SULLA CTP

CTP è il più grande sviluppatore, proprietario e gestore di immobili logistici e industriali quotato in borsa per superficie lorda affittabile, con 12 milioni di mq di GLA in 10 paesi (al 31 marzo 2024). CTP certifica tutti i nuovi edifici secondo lo standard BREEAM con un punteggio "Molto buono" o superiore e ha ricevuto un rating ESG "Rischio basso" da Sustainalytics, a conferma del suo impegno a essere un'azienda sostenibile.

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MEDIA CONTACT:
Martin Roman, Responsabile Marketing e PR, Repubblica Ceca
Cellulare: +420 724 327 962
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Pavlína Křivancová, rappresentante dei media (AMI Communications)
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ABOUT MTBIKER
We are MTBIKER. We are the largest and most visited cycling portal in the V4 region. We support a community of male and female cyclists, as well as outdoor enthusiasts, who share their experiences and move forward with our articles and videos. Since 2014 we have been running an e-shop with the widest range, good availability and fastest delivery. We accompany people with the beauty of cycling in all its forms. We want to excite people not to sit at home and to enjoy the fresh air. www.mtbiker.cz

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