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August 2, 2021

Hundreds Hit the Rockies at 2021 Stages Cycling Leadville Stage Race

Leadville, Colo, Aug. 2—From July 30 to Aug. 1, nearly three hundred devoted cyclists descended upon Leadville, Colo. for the sold-out Stages Cycling Leadville Stage Race. They came from 37 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico to tackle the famed Leadville Trail 100 MTB route over the course of three days....

August 2, 2021

Team USA Women’s Team Pursuit Slots Into Third on First Day Of Track Cycling At Tokyo 2020 Games

TOKYO - Thirteen days into the Tokyo 2020 Games, the track cycling events kicked off at the Izu Velodrome, two-and-a-half hours south of Tokyo. The reigning Women’s Team Pursuit World Champion squad of Chloé Dygert (Brownsburg, Ind.; CANYON//SRAM Racing), Jennifer Valente (San Diego; Twenty24), Emma White (Duanesburg, N.Y.; Rally Cycling),...

August 1, 2021

Hannah Roberts wins silver in BMX Freestyle’s Olympic Debut and first medal for Team USA in Cycling

TOKYO – On another hot day at the Ariake Urban Sports Park, BMX Freestyle made history. Based on the seeding results from Saturday, Perris Benegas (Reno, Nev.) and Hannah Roberts (Buchanan, Mich.) were the last two women to drop into the event, as they were the top two seeds. At...

July 31, 2021

Medical Update on Connor Fields’ Condition

TOKYO – During the Olympic BMX Racing semifinals, Connor Fields crashed in the first turn. He was transported by backboard out of the venue and transferred to the preferred hospital in Tokyo, St. Luke’s International Hospital. He has been accompanied by the Chief Medical Officer of the U.S. Olympic Team...

July 31, 2021

Hannah Roberts and Perris Benegas Earn Top Seeds in BMX Freestyle Olympic Debut

TOKYO - Reigning World Champion Hannah Roberts (Buchanan, Mich.), 2018 World Champion Perris Benegas (Reno, Nev.), 2019 World Champion Justin Dowell (Virginia Beach, Va.), and 2019 Worlds Bronze Medalist Nick Bruce (Youngstown, Ohio) had their first competition today starting with seeding. All 18 riders, men and women, completed a total...

July 30, 2021

Felicia Stancil Battles to Fourth in BMX Racing Olympic Finals

TOKYO – The morning started off wet at the Ariake Urban Sports Park for the second day of BMX Racing. With a 45-minute weather delay for the semifinals, the track crew did their best to dry off all the water and attempt to dry the track after torrential downpours during...

July 30, 2021

Fuji Athlete Joe Lawhorn Tackles 24-Hour Record at Valley Preferred Cycling Center to Raise Money for Pennsylvania-Based Community Programs

Joe Lawhorn, a professional ultra-endurance athlete, will attempt to break the Valley Preferred Cycling Center 24-Hour Track Record of 669.63-kilometers set by Chris Paradysz in 2009 August 21-22, 2021. Lawhorn’s record attempt will be raising funds for the Valley Preferred Cycling Center’s Community Programs and the Philadelphia Bicycle Coalition Youth...

July 30, 2021

Sky New Zealand Partners with Professional Triathletes Organisation for Live Collins Cup Coverage

The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) and Sky New Zealand have agreed a partnership, arranged by IMG, that will see The Collins Cup screened live and on-demand across multiple platforms in New Zealand. The Collins Cup is the PTO’s inaugural flagship event taking place on 28th August in Šamorín, near Bratislava,...

July 30, 2021

Foxtel Group Partners with Professional Triathletes Organisation for Live Collins Cup Coverage

The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) and the Foxtel Group have agreed a partnership, arranged by IMG, that will see The Collins Cup screened live across Australia on Foxtel and Kayo Sports. The Collins Cup is the PTO’s inaugural flagship event taking place on 28th August in Šamorín, near Bratislava, Slovakia...

July 29, 2021

Four U.S. Riders Advance to BMX Racing Olympic Semifinals

TOKYO – Corben Sharrah (Tucson, Ariz.; Daylight Cycle Co.), Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev.; Chase Bicycles/ Monster Energy), Alise Willoughby (Saint Cloud, Minn.; Team Toyota/ GW Bicycles), and Felicia Stancil (Lake Villa, Ill.; Factory Answer SSquared) have all advanced to the BMX Racing semifinals. The quarterfinals started on Thursday with four...

July 29, 2021

Cyclist’s Olympic Dream Becomes $200,000 Medical Bill Nightmare

It was a race in Pennsylvania that could have sent cyclist Phil Gaimon to the Tokyo Olympics; instead, a serious crash landed the Californian in two hospitals on the East Coast. NPR

July 29, 2021

Wattbike urges Boris to get on His Bike for British Manufacturers

The UK based company from Nottingham, who design, manufacture and supply bikes for the world’s leading athletes and teams - as well as thousands of everyday athletes at home - has seen demand soar during the pandemic but says they, and other manufacturing businesses, have been largely forgotten amidst spiralling...

July 29, 2021

42nd Grand Prix Bad Homburg – Virtual crit bike race “GrandPrixBadHomburg” on ROUVY

Bad Homburg, Germany / July 29th, 2021 - In these times of the Corona pandemic, the RSC Bad Homburg and the mayor of the city of Bad Homburg have come up with this alternative race format again, following last year's great success and remarkable attendance. Everybody can and is welcome...

July 29, 2021

Tokyo Olympics: German sport director temporarily suspended by UCI for racist comments during men’s time trial

Patrick Moster, the Sport Director for the German Cycling Federation, has been relieved of his duties and sent home from the Olympic Games after he was heard on camera using racist language. VeloNews

July 28, 2021

Velocity Cycling App Expands Industry Leadership Team

Highland Park, Illinois, July 28, 2021 - Vision Quest Velocity LLC, a performance driven cycling app, has added Dr. Allen Lim, Dr. Kevin Sprouse, Robby Ketchell and Dr. Phil Skiba to its thought-leadership team. They join Velocity founder and former professional cyclist Robbie Ventura and INSCYD GmbH founder Sebastian Weber in...

July 28, 2021

The Best Event Survey Tools and the Questions to Ask

Without customer feedback, event marketing is a shot in the dark. If you want to make sure your strategies are working, you need to ask your event participants about their opinions. Check out these recommendations for the best survey platforms and the essential questions you need before, during and after...

July 28, 2021

A Self-Professed Sweater Explores the Science Behind Stink

In her new book, ‘The Joy of Sweat,’ Sarah Everts answers all of our writer’s questions about perspiration. Outside

July 28, 2021

Amber Neben Headlines Olympic Time Trial with Fifth Place

TOKYO – On a beautiful day in Shizuoka, Japan, riders took to the 22.1 kilometer Time Trial course beginning at the Fuji International Speedway. The women started the day riding one lap of the course, and then the men followed, doing two laps. Two-time UCI Time Trial World Champion Amber...

July 28, 2021

From GFNY win to Olympic Champion

NEW YORK CITY, July 28, 2021 – Austrian Anna Kiesenhofer won the 2015 GFNY Mont Ventoux in a dominating manner, beating a pro cyclist by over 45 min. After seeing her stunning power and performance, GFNY co-founder Uli Fluhme convinced her to try her luck as a pro cyclist. However,...

July 28, 2021

Organizer mishaps continue to plague cycling at Tokyo Games

World time trial champion Anna van der Breggen was pulled from her bike by security, former BMX world champion Niek Kimmann collided at full speed with a race steward who had wandered onto the course, and more. Read why Tokyo officials have been criticized for their work at several cycling...

July 27, 2021

Velocity Indoor Cycling App Announces Partnerships with Sebastian Weber and INSCYD

Highland Park, Illinois, July 27, 2021 - Vision Quest Velocity LLC, a performance-driven cycling app, has added Sebastian Weber of INSCYD GmbH, to join founder and former professional cyclist Robbie Ventura as Metabolic Integration and Training Consultant.  The addition of Weber and the partnership with INSCYD brings together state-of-the-art metabolic...

July 27, 2021

Shimano earnings up; bike division not impacted by part shortages

Shimano only briefly mentioned the global bicycle part shortages in a typically terse first-half financial results announcement, which reported that sales in its bicycle product division were up 73.4% in the first half of its fiscal year, compared to the same period in 2020. Operating income in the bicycle division...

July 27, 2021

Top-10 Finish for Haley Batten Amid Wet Conditions at XC Mountain Bike Olympic Race

TOKYO – A rainy sky greeted the Izu peninsula on the morning of the Women’s Cross-Country Mountain Bike race. The riders raced 1 start loop and then 5 laps of the course, a change that came the day of the event, accommodating for the weather. The weather broke three hours...

July 27, 2021

USA Cycling Inclusion Conference Slated for September 10-11, 2021

July 27, 2021 (COLORADO SPRINGS, CO) - USA Cycling, in conjunction with industry partners, sports advocates, and inclusivity experts, have set September 10 and 11 for the inaugural Cycling Inclusion Conference. The target audience for the conference is cycling industry representatives, with a view to educate, inform and collectively stand...

July 27, 2021

Elite Launches the Rizer

FONTANIVA, ITALY — Elite is proud to release the latest addition to their indoor cycling ecosystem: the RIZER. Elite’s gradient simulator with steering is designed to give cyclists the most immersive riding experience as they work every muscle on their trainer and blast the world’s steepest climbs. MAIN FEATURES Inclines...