Latest Pro Cycling News
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July 22, 2021
Portland Design Works is Officially Certified Climate Neutral
PORTLAND, OR (July 22, 2021) — Portland Design Works, creators of gear for everyday cycling, is proud to announce that the company is now officially Climate Neutral Certified. “We believe that we can make a change toward more sustainability within the bicycle industry. We are small but mighty, and proud...
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July 22, 2021
Janus Cycle Group — owner of Merlin and Dean — sold to former real estate executive
Titanium bike and component manufacturer Janus Cycle Group announced Thursday it sold all company assets to Phil Joseph, a former real estate executive. Joseph, an avid cyclist, purchased 100% ownership stake in the assets, which include Merlin Metalworks, Dean Titanium, Knight Composites, Ionic Bikes, and Rossin Bikes. BRAIN
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July 22, 2021
Strava opening new office in Dublin
The leading social platform for athletes and the largest sports community in the world reports that it now has over 88 million athletes. The brand’s international expansion comes at a high-momentum moment for Strava as its global community continues to grow rapidly, adding 2 million athletes every month. In addition...
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July 22, 2021
Pikes Peak APEX presented by RockShox Welcomes Springs Wealth Group as 2021 Supporting Sponsor and Co-Host of the APEX Awards and After Party
Colorado Springs, CO, July 22, 2021 – Sports Strategies announces a partnership between Springs Wealth Group and Pikes Peak APEX. Springs Wealth Group joins The APEX as a supporting sponsor for 2021 and will co-host the APEX Awards & After Party on Sunday, September 26, 2021, following the fourth and...
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July 21, 2021
Thule revenue jumps 58% in Q2
Despite having trouble meeting increased demand, Thule reported net sales of SEK 3,229 million ($371 million) for the quarter, compared to SEK 2,043 million in Q2 2020. When adjusted for exchange rate fluctuations, sales jumped 68.5% compared to the same time last year. BRAIN
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July 21, 2021
RSAA Secures Dates For Second Annual Tour the Trace
July 21, 2021 Nashville, TN. – RSAA, or better known as Rockstar All Access announced today it has secured dates for its second annual Tour the Trace cycling event. The 444 mile, 4 day stage event starts in Nashville, TN on November 19 and head south along the Natchez Trace...
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July 21, 2021
Ride Santa Barbara 100 Partners with Squadra, Reveals 2021 Kit Design
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – July 21, 2021 –Ride Santa Barbara 100 (RideSB100), the premier cycling event set on California’s Central Coast, has teamed up with Squadra to produce the official kit of the 10th anniversary ride scheduled for October 23, 2021. Squadra has designed a custom commemorative RideSB100 jersey in a...
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July 21, 2021
Alchemy Launches New Website to Enhance Direct-to-Rider Experience
DENVER, CO, July 21, 2021 -- Alchemy Bikes, known for their patented Sine Suspension and customizable carbon and titanium frames, has launched a new website this summer. The newly designed platform enhances the direct-to-rider experience, making it more convenient and accessible for riders to be paired with the model that...
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July 20, 2021
How to Watch the Tokyo Summer Games
When, how, and what to tune in for running, cycling, sport climbing, surfing, and more. Outside
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July 20, 2021
Deceuninck – Quick-Step announces partnership with BKOOL, the online cycling simulator and app
Deceuninck – Quick-step has announced that BKOOL, the online cycling simulator and app, will become an official partner of the team. Having previously worked with BKOOL for The Wolfpack: A Day in Hell event in February, our team were impressed by BKOOL’s setup and useability and are delighted to continue with...
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July 20, 2021
A Second Edition of The Virtual Racing Retreat To The Arima Hot Spring
Kobe, Japan / July 20, 2021 The wheel is spinning Sweat drops on the winding road Mount Rokko is high... The racing fun begins on the streets of Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture and snakes its way through the city, passing the metropolis. Winding through a few villages, the landscape of the...
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July 19, 2021
Peloton Spinning Up a Video Game
The connected bike maker is rolling out an in-app video game. The game, tentatively titled “Lanebreak,” will be available in beta to Peloton customers later this year. It will allow users to control a wheel through a course by pedaling their Peloton bikes. Users can select the music they listen to as they...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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,...