Latest Pro Cycling News

July 18, 2021

Mississippi’s Largest Cycling Event Raises Funds for Parkinson’s

Greenwood, Miss. — As live sporting events start to come back to center stage for athletes and fundraisers, the Davis Phinney Foundation is thrilled to be one of the beneficiaries of the Bikes Blues & Bayous cycling event in Mississippi on Aug. 7, 2021. The Greenwood-Leflore County Chamber of Commerce...

July 16, 2021

Punch Gunk Hosts Pedal For Pints Activation At 2021 Belgian Waffle Ride

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Punch Gunk, the award-winning performance therapeutics company shaking up the pain relief and workout recovery industry, is making its first appearance at the famed Belgian Waffle Ride in San Diego this weekend. Punch Gunk is presenting Pedal for Pints, where competitors and spectators who generate the...

July 15, 2021

Energy unleashed: Science in Sport launch the Beta Fuel range, changing the game of endurance sports nutrition

The team at Science in Sport are excited to launch what they define as ‘the most complete and innovative fuelling solution on the market.’ The updated Beta Fuel product line builds on the scientifically-tested blend of carbohydrate powder, using a new ratio of 1:0.8 maltodextrin to fructose to increase exogenous CHO...

July 15, 2021

East Coast Greenway’s New York City-to-Philadelphia Ride has raised nearly $150,000 for trail development

DURHAM, North Carolina - Six weeks ahead of the inaugural New York City-to-Philadelphia Greenway Ride, registered participants have already raised nearly $150,000 in support of continued East Coast Greenway development in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania - an area with significant active transportation needs. Riding to improve access to...

July 15, 2021

GFNY tackles Tourmalet

NEW YORK CITY, Jul 15, 2021 – GFNY Lourdes Tourmalet is the latest addition, making this race the fourth in France on the GFNY calendar. Scheduled for June 12, 2022, riders get to race the iconic Col du Tourmalet (2115m) in the Pyrenees. It’s the most used mountain pass by...

July 14, 2021

34% of professional riders receive no salary, says Cyclists’ Alliance 2021 Rider Survey

Every year The Cyclists' Alliance carries out a rider survey to provide hard data on the current ‘status quo’ of professional women's cycling. With regards to salaries, the survey found that 86% of riders surveyed this year think that salaries for women’s professional cycling are too low for the level...

July 14, 2021

Outside Acquires Pinkbike, CyclingTips, and Trailforks, Cementing Global Content and Mapping Leadership

Boulder, Colorado — July 14, 2021 — Outside, the world's leading creator of active lifestyle content, services, events, and experiences, today announced the acquisition of Pinkbike and sister brands CyclingTips and Trailforks. The deal represents a significant expansion of Outside’s leadership position in cycling media and mobile mapping technology, and...

July 14, 2021

L’tape by Tour de France lands in Edmonton Alberta Canada

Edmonton is set to bring another world class sporting event to town in August 2022. In collaboration with MB Events and Amaury Sport Organization (A.S.O), Edmonton will host L’Étape Canada by Tour de France on August 14, 2022. L’Étape by Tour de France brings authentic Tour de France-style amateur races...

July 14, 2021

GFNY Peru decided in sprint after 128 km high-altitude racing around Cusco

Andre Gonzales (Peru) took the win in a close 2-man chase with Alonzo Gamero at GFNY Peru in the Andean mountains this past Sunday. After having raced almost 100 km in an extremely high-altitude setting with start and finish in Cusco, the race was to be decided only after riders...

July 13, 2021

What will happen to athletes who test positive for COVID-19 at the Olympics?

The International Olympic Committee (IOC), along with the respective International Federations, has developed the Tokyo 2020 Sport-Specific Regulations (SSR) to determine how any confirmed COVID-19 cases will be handled at the Games. Can you guess what they will do? Canadian Running Mag

July 13, 2021

EF Education – NIPPO Pro Cycling Chooses Neversecond™ For Tour De France Fueling

(July 13, 2021; NEW YORK, NY) EF Education - NIPPO Pro Cycling announced that they have chosen upstart nutrition brand Neversecond™ to provide sport science coaching and science-based nutritional products to their eight-rider team tackling the three-week Tour de France. Beginning in late 2020, EF Education - NIPPO riders worked with...

July 13, 2021

woom USA and woom Europe Merge for the Love of Cycling

AUSTIN, Texas and KLOSTERNEUBURG, Austria – July 13, 2021– The children's bicycle manufacturer woom continues to cycle towards becoming a global brand, with the merger of woom Europe and woom USA. This merger will double woom’s workforce globally, optimize and enhance product innovation and evolve woom’s supply chain and manufacturing...

July 13, 2021

Rotary Knysna Cycle Tour goes Virtual with ROUVY for the Challenge and the July 17th Race

KNYSNA, South Africa/ July 13th, 2021– The 2021 Rotary Knysna Cycle Tour, initially planned to offer cyclists both a real and a virtual experience of its iconic routes, will now take place only as an online edition on ROUVY. Due to a prompt ban on public events in South Africa,...

July 13, 2021

Professional Triathletes Organisation Announces Broadcast Presentation Team for The Collins Cup

LONDON, ENGLAND: The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) today announced the full broadcast presentation team for the live coverage of the PTO’s inaugural flagship event The Collins Cup- a new race format modelled after the Ryder Cup, which will see teams of European, International and USA athletes pitted against one another...

July 13, 2021

Meb Keflezighi’s Training Essentials Giveaway

Olympian and decorated marathon champion Meb Keflezighi knows the importance of getting in high-quality workouts. Having the right tools allows him to perform his best and keep to his routine, one of the reasons he was able to enjoy such a long professional running career and qualify for the Olympics...

July 13, 2021

Challenge Platform sodisp.com Enables Partner Integrations using White-labeling, API, and Embedding

We strongly believe in open partnerships with our customers to bring the best possible experience to participants. We are now taking the next step by opening our API and allowing partners to embed result pages on their own websites at no additional costs. Finally, we allow partners to integrate our...

July 12, 2021

10th Annual Crusher in the Tushar presented by the Creamery Brings Top Gravel Cyclists to Beaver, Utah

Beaver, Utah, July 12 –The Crusher in the Tushar presented by the Creamery, a gravel event owned and produced by Life Time, welcomed a field of approximately 577 riders representing 26 states to Utah’s Tushar Mountains outside of Beaver, Utah this past Saturday, July 10. This uniquely formatted gravel race...

July 12, 2021

Over 1,200 Endurance Athletes Descend on Leadville for Silver Rush 50 Weekend

Leadville, Colo, July 12 – The sold-out Stages Cycling Silver Rush 50 MTB, owned and produced by Life Time, welcomed a field of over 530 riders representing 47 states and 5 countries to Leadville for a technical out-and-back course complete with glorious mountain views through a historic mining district. Riders ranging...

July 12, 2021

Pure Gravel Presents the Pre-Ride Show at Belgian Waffle Ride California

Carlsbad, CA – Pure Gravel, a lifestyle brand focused on Gravel Cycling is proud to announce that they are producing their next Pre-Ride Show at Belgian Waffle Ride California (BWR). The successful Pre-Ride show, which debuted at Unbound Kansas, will feature interviews with top cyclists and bike industry personalities. The...

July 9, 2021

Stages Cycling Athletes to Compete in Tokyo Olympics

(Boulder, CO – 9 July, 2021) StagesⓇ Cycling will support athletes competing in triathlon, paratriathlon and cross country mountain biking in the Olympic games in Tokyo this month. Erin Huck, Maximilian Brandl, Mathias Flückiger, and Martín Vidaurre Kossmann will compete in cross country mountain biking. Grace Norman will compete in paratriathlon...

July 8, 2021

Kitsbow Unveils Updated Haskell Mountain Bike Short

Old Fort, N.C. (July 8, 2021)– Kitsbow, maker of premium cycling clothing and accessories, is now accepting pre-orders for its updated and fan-favorite Haskell mountain bike short. Leading  the outdoor apparel industry in lean manufacturing, Kitsbow artisans will be sewing the Haskell Short one at a time at its factory...

July 8, 2021

LEOMO partners with elite Tokyo International University Ekiden Club

Boulder, CO (July 8,  2021) — LEOMO Inc., a company that helps runners and triathletes of all levels improve their technique and form with products and direct-to-customer services that enable faster, stronger, more efficient, injury-free running, has signed a partnership agreement with the successful Tokyo International University Ekiden Club. Under...

July 8, 2021

GFNY Peru: high altitude racing on Incan grounds

NEW YORK CITY, Jul 08, 2021– As race season commences, GFNY Endurance Sports Series continues with the inaugural GFNY Peru where two amazing routes will challenge riders in different ways this weekend, Sunday, July 11. GFNY Peru presents two distance options: a long route of  135km long and a (non-competitive) medium...

July 8, 2021

World leading race calendar, Ahotu.com, expands coverage to include all major endurance event formats

In preparation for the long-awaited reopening of the endurance event scene, Ahotu.com has become the biggest and the most comprehensive endurance calendar on the planet. The Ahotu team has added 15 new verticals. With the addition of triathlon, cycling, swimrun, swimming and other popular disciplines, Ahotu is now the place...

July 8, 2021

Asobi Ventures acquires majority stake in Cinelli and Columbus brands

Asobi Ventures has acquired a majority share in Gruppo Srl, the parent company of Italian bicycle manufacturer Cinelli and tube manufacturer Columbus. In partnership with Austin, TX-based Asobi Ventures, Cinelli and Columbus plan to expand their footprint with bike dealers globally while building on the foundations it has established in...