(Yicai Global) June 4 -- Bike sales on Alibaba Group Holding's e-commerce platform have surged in Europe amid the Covid-19 pandemic that has prompted people to avoid public transport.

Last month, bicycle sales increased by more than 22 times in Spain from a year ago, 21st Century Business Herald reported, citing data from AliExpress. Such sales rose by about four times in the UK and Italy.

Meanwhile, e-bike sales increased nearly nine times in Italy, almost eight times in the UK, nearly five times in France, and almost four times in Spain.

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