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June 28, 2022
Big Gear Show owners plan Denver e-bike show for 2023
Lost Paddle Events, which owns the Big Gear Show, is planning a June 2023 e-bike show that may be the first national trade show for the e-bike segment in the U.S. The show is called (e)revolution and will be held June 8-11 at Denver's Colorado Convention Center. It will include two...
June 26, 2022
4,400 road signs, 1,800 balance bikes, 100 percent carbon offset: The numbers behind the 2022 Tour de France
The recently published “Key figures for the 2022 Tour de France” factsheet sheds light on the operational, commercial, and increasingly sustainable beast that is the Grande Boucle. A small army of security and safety officials governs nearly 3,400km of race route. More than 4,000 bright yellow signs point the peloton...
June 24, 2022
The prize money of the Tour de France: Who earns what?
This year’s race sees a total money pot of €2,288,450 ($2.4m) being split between the various classification winners, stage victors, team prizes, intermediate sprints, and the rider who crosses the Tour de France’s highest peak first. Velo News
June 23, 2022
Bicycle insurance company Laka receives investment from Porsche Ventures
Laka has secured additional funding from Porsche Ventures, the venture capital unit of Porsche AG. This brings its Series A, led by Autotech Ventures and followed by Ponooc, a Dutch sustainable mobility investor with close ties to Pon, and ABN AMRO, to $13.5 million. bikebiz
June 23, 2022
Vehicle of Texas woman wanted in murder of cyclist Anna Moriah ‘Mo’ Wilson is found, sold 2 days after killing
On Thursday, the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force announced they have located the black Jeep Grand Cherokee registered to Armstrong. Armstrong sold the vehicle on May 13, two days after Wilson’s death, to a CarMax dealership in south Austin for $12,200, the agency said in a news release. NBC
June 22, 2022
INEOS and marathon runner Kipchoge to set up new cycling academy in Kenya
Cycling team INEOS Grenadiers have teamed up with marathon world-record holder Eliud Kipchoge to set up a cycling academy in Kenya as they look to tap into the renowned endurance of the local talent and create top level cyclists. Reuters
June 21, 2022
Strava Launches Tour de France Hub with Routes/Segments/Rider Uploads
Back a few months ago, Strava teased an upcoming Tour de France hub that’ll allow you to track riders, stages, segments, and more – for both the men’s and women’s races this year. Today, that new hub launches ahead of the Tour de France starting next week. Albeit, since riders...
June 17, 2022
The e-bike conversion market quietly revs up in the wake of the e-bike boom
A decade or more ago, before the industry pivoted and began pumping out e-bikes in all shapes, sizes, and price points, many e-bikes on American streets were DIY retrofits. Early adopters had to figure out how to install a motor and battery system themselves or find a shop to do...
June 17, 2022
World’s Largest Bike Registry Fights Theft: This Is Garage 529
It’s not a new problem, but bike theft has reached epidemic proportions in recent years, with local police departments across North America and Europe reporting huge increases during the pandemic. Despite the longstanding awareness of this problem, there have been few novel ideas about how to curb bike thefts and...
June 17, 2022
Tour de France: Covid-19 outbreak at Tour de Suisse raises concerns
A total of 29 riders did not start Friday's stage six in Switzerland, while 16 riders quit on Thursday following a Covid-19 outbreak; there are just two weeks to go to the opening stage of the Tour de France in Copenhagen. Sky Sports