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France (BRAIN) — France's Rossignol Group — which besides its ski business owns Rossignol Bike
Time Sport and Felt Bicycle — says it is considering making big changes to the Time frame business and its frame factory in Gajary
The changes could include downsizing, closing, or selling the factory, according to a statement Rossignol's PR agency provided to the French trade press. Time's shoe and pedal business is excluded from the company's strategic review of options. Rossignol bought Time in 2016 a few months after the brand's founder
"Sales of frames and bikes under the Time brand have dropped by almost half in the past year," the statement read
Our limited production capacities do not allow us to offer competitive prices against high end bikes competitors that design their products in countries with low manufacturing costs
despite the synergies achieved following the consolidation of the production of the frames activity at our factory in Gajary
The brand's employees were told that this examination concerns the carbon frame production and assembling site in Gajary and the brand's headquarters in Saint-Jean-de-Moirans
where the design and marketing departments are located
A U.S.-based representative for the brand told BRAIN the company will release more details about its strategy soon
the company will consider options including the closure of the Gajary facility and an exit from carbon frame production
"The (examination) procedure aims to inform the employees of the structural difficulties and to share with them the various options currently under study
including the resizing of production and the sale of the factory," said the company
Two buyers have shown interest in purchasing the factory
although it's not clear if Rossignol is interested in selling the Time frame business or just the facility
The company did not say if it would consider moving production to Asia
where most of its competitors build their frames
Last year Rossignol announced a restructuring plan that led to the closure of its frame factory in Voreppe
Frame production was consolidated in Gajary "to optimize the production and to improve the integration of Time Sport in the Group's bike division bringing it together with Rossignol and Felt," Rossignol said at the time
The French company bought Felt in 2017
it said it hoped to triple its cycling revenues
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A woman won the grand prize for the first time in the 17-year history of the Red Bull Illume Image Quest contest
the world’s largest action sports photo competition
Australian photographer Krystle Wright wowed the more than 50 contest judges with an incredible photo of climber Angela VanWiemeersch scaling a cliff in Long Canyon
I wanted to earn my place in this industry and my work to get recognized
Red Bull Illume is the only platform that truly recognizes what we do,” says Wright
While it is Wright’s first time winning the top prize
it is not her first brush with success in the Red Bull Illume contest
She was previously a category finalist in 2013 and made the top 25 in 2013 and 2019
Red Bull Illume attracts entries from amateur and professional photographers from around the globe and features ten categories
Winning images range from action shots of ice climbers to kayakers to bikers in some of the world’s wildest environments
Wright also won the Innovation by MPB category
The winning photos from each category are featured below
two-time overall winner Lorenz Holder once again found success in Red Bull Illume
winning the Masterpiece by Sölden category this year and making the top 25 in the Playground by Radiant Photo section
who won Best Boardsports Photo by Blue Tomato
returned from a battle against brain cancer to shoot his award-winning photo
The top 250 images from this year’s contest are featured in a limited edition Red Bull Illume 2023 Photobook. The book is limited to 2,500 copies and is available to preorder from COOPH for $60
The winning photos are also featured in an online gallery
Image credits: All images are individually credited and provided courtesy of Red Bull Illume Image Quest
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[Article updated August 8 at 14:40 with further information about the Voreppe fire.]
Several hundred hectares of land have been destroyed over the weekend in Brittany
leading to hundreds of people being evacuated
The blazes are now said to be under control but the dry weather means that there is a possibility of resurgences
remain on alert for a high risk of forest fires
Yesterday afternoon (August 7) there were 300 firefighters and 80 vehicles mobilised in Erdeven (Morbihan)
where around 30 different fires burnt 25 hectares
Around 300 people from 30 houses and a chateau with gîtes and a campsite had to be evacuated
no one was hurt and no buildings were damaged
The fires are now under control but there is a possibility of resurgences due to the dry weather
🇫🇷 FLASH - Près d'une vingtaine d'incendies se sont déclarés dans le #Morbihan, mobilisant 350 pompiers et 120 engins. "La simultanéité des feux est inquiétante", selon les pompiers. (BFMTV) #Bretagne pic.twitter.com/74zcEuoV3l
whose owner said that a nearby tree was completely burnt down
This fire has also been brought under control
Morbihan saw around 30 fires begin over the weekend
which had already been affected by fires in July
was the scene of another blaze burning 250 hectares of vegetation
Another fire in Brennilis – now also under control – destroyed 15 hectares of land
as 40 firefighters were deployed to tackle it
while in Brasparts 225 hectares were burnt
Finistère firefighters were joined by reinforcements from Ille-et-Vilaine
as well as farmers who came to help drench the undergrowth around the edges of the fires
Wildfires are normally a rare occurrence in Brittany
but the month of July alone saw 1,700 hectares burnt around the Monts d’Arrée
#FeuxDeForêt | La situation climatique est critique.Le community manager ne s’est pas trompé : feu en Bretagne en plein été 😩😩. https://t.co/LewyTR0dd9
more than 8,000m² of vegetation was burnt by fires in Les Rosaires
Plérin and at the Pointe de Pordic (Côtes d’Armor)
Around 40 firefighters had to be called out to tackle the flames
which the authorities believe were started deliberately
Criminal activity is often suggested when several fires begin at a similar time and over a small area of land
Plérin’s mayor Ronan Kerdraon said: “The pyromaniacs [responsible] had already struck last week
“We seem to be witnessing a challenge over who can create the biggest fire; it’s worrying.”
The fires were brought under control on Sunday morning
and an investigation into their origin was opened
Two other fires which began in Dordogne yesterday afternoon have been contained
Around 110 hectares of the Forêt de la Double and land around La Roche-Chalais have been destroyed
Approximately 230 firefighters – including reinforcements from neighbouring departments – were deployed to help put the fires out
The department of Dordogne is classed as being at high risk from wildfires
and the weekend’s fires were the worst the area has seen so far this year
80 firefighters were still mobilised at the scene
but the wind eventually dropped and the flames stopped spreading
Firefighters could not easily access the craggy terrain
but four Canadair planes carried out water and sand drops to prevent the fire from reaching nearby houses
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Around 130 people were evacuated from the area and sheltered in a community hall in Voreppe
and a further five hectares have been burnt
There are 270 firefighters at the scene working to quell the flames
and a further 70 people have been evacuated
The fire is around 20km away from Grenoble
but is visible from certain areas around the city
It is also producing a thick plume of smoke
#incendie Voreppe pic.twitter.com/mR50PVTN7T
#incendie Voreppe pic.twitter.com/fMUu9URK64
Authorities are urging local people not to call the emergency services if they smell smoke - unless they can also see a fire - because it is most likely coming from the forest blaze
Members of the public are also urged to stay away from the scene of the fire so as not to put themselves in danger
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