Messe Friedrichshafen has cancelled the media events scheduled in the run-up to Eurobike 2020. The two media events were originally scheduled in Sölden, Austria, and Frankfurt am Main, Germany, respectively in June and July.
The Eurobike show organisers still plan to run the main trade show on schedule in Friedrichshafen, Germany, from 2-5 September 2020. ‘However, there is a Plan B in place to offer an alternative Eurobike date at the end of November 2020. The final decision will be announced by mid-May at the latest.’
Both the Eurobike Media Days (planned for 16-18 June 2020 in Sölden, Austria) and the Urban Mobility Media Days (planned for 2/3 July 2020 in Frankfurt am Main) have been cancelled.
“Unfortunately, the Coronavirus pandemic has left us with no other option,” says Head of Eurobike, Stefan Reisinger. “In Austria, all events are cancelled until at least the end of June and given the current industry requirements and contact and travel restrictions, the early-July Frankfurt date is foreseeably too early.
“These exceptional circumstances mean that it makes more sense to bring together all the new innovations and present them at Eurobike.”
Preparations for the 29th edition of the main trade show at Lake Constance in Southern Germany are said to be ‘going largely according to plan, despite the present uncertainties.’
Stefan Reisinger added “We are aware that there is currently no way to guarantee holding the Eurobike show at its early-September date. It’s not just the actual show preparations that have to be considered, but also the dependency on border openings, travel possibilities, the availability of passenger capacities and accommodation capacity.
“This is why we have ‘reserved’ a possible later Eurobike date from 25-28 November 2020 to have maximum flexibility.
“By mid-May at the latest, we will make a decision based on the information available and announce whether Eurobike 2020 will run as planned from 2-5 September or whether it makes sense to postpone it by two and half months.
“By consulting trade and industry evaluations and the political conditions in a few weeks, we will be able to make a more appropriate decision, based on the specific market situation.”
