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May 5, 2021

1800 racers at inaugural GFNY Mazatlán

NEW YORK CITY, May 6, 2021 – A gentle rolling course along the pacific shores of Sinaloa in Mazatlán provided a perfect season opener for the 1800 riders at Sunday’s inaugural GFNY Mazatlán. Race day started early at 6am against a backdrop of clear blue skies. Following a tried and...

May 5, 2021

IRONMAN VR Team Challenge Final Competition Heads to Asia Pacific With Teams Represented from Japan, Philippines, and Australia

IRONMAN VR Team Challenge Asia Pacific IRONMAN VR Team Challenge takes the final competition cycle that will be happening on Thursday, May 6 at 9:00 a.m. AEST (7.00 p.m. ET) with three teams represented by Japan, Philippines, and Australia facing-off in a Sprint, Olympic and Half-Distance virtual duathlon over the...

May 5, 2021

Sports Illustrated’s Fittest 50 2021

Each year Sports Illustrated accepts the challenge and ranks the best-conditioned athletes in the world. See the list of athletes who made the cut below and read all about each of them on Sports Illustrated. Fittest Women: Maggie Steffens, Water Polo Sara Hall, Marathon Kyra Condie, Sport Climbing Kendall Coyne Schofield,...

May 5, 2021

Adidas launches Reebok auction, China row may dent Asian interest

Adidas has launched the sale of its Reebok brand in an auction which risks being affected by a political row over possible forced labour in China's western Xinjiang region. Adidas bought the U.S. fitness label for $3.8 billion in 2006 to help compete with arch-rival Nike, but its sluggish performance led...

May 5, 2021

Pic2Go Partners with PhotoRunning to deliver Event Photos to HauteRoute 2021 Participants!

Pic2Go,the global race photography solution provider and PhotoRunning, the leading endurance events photography company, have partnered again to deliver Race Day Photos to all participants of the Haute Route iconic semi-professional cycling series during 2021. Pic2Go’s race photo-tagging and social sharing technology will be operated by PhotoRunning photographers, across all...

May 5, 2021

PEDALITALY Launches a Virtual 5-Stage Race series, “PEDALITALY Giro di Sera”, the Spring Edition on ROUVY

Lucca, Tuscany (Italy) / May 5th, 2021 – Great virtual racing experiences, enabling athletes to ride the iconic cycling locations of the next real-life events from home, is the core of ROUVY’s augmented cycling reality platform. Exciting and immersive routes and breathtaking views promise a lot of racing fun for...

May 5, 2021

Saucony Gives Tribute to Moms This Mother’s Day with Brand Film: ‘The Marathon That Never Ends’

WALTHAM, Mass.– May 5, 2021— Global performance running lifestyle brand Saucony has announced today the launch of a new film in honor of Mother’s Day, which helps to raise awareness of the disproportionate burnout of mothers, an issue that has intensified since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In its...

May 5, 2021

Super League Triathlon Announces 2021 Championship Series

Super League Triathlon has today announced its biggest ever Championship Series with the sport’s brightest stars to race in four thrilling events at major destinations around the world.  Super League will move into major cities for the first time with stops in London, Munich and Malibu, as well as a...

May 5, 2021

Peloton’s Bad Day Explained: Recall of Tread and Security Leak Discovered

The company announced yesterday they’re recalling Tread/Tread+ treadmills, due to safety issues (which led to the death of one child). Additionally, a story ran on TechCrunch, which outlined how security researchers had stumbled into a bug that allowed some activity and profile details to be seen for private profiles. DC Rainmaker  

May 5, 2021

BASE Performance Provides Custom Apparel for Special Olympics Florida

Boulder, Colorado (May 5, 2021) – BASE Performance, LLC, industry-leading provider of endurance sports products announced that it will serve as the exclusive 2021 custom triathlon kit provider for Special Olympics Florida. “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to partner with BASE Performance,” said Special Olympics Florida President and CEO Sherry Wheelock. “BASE...

May 5, 2021

Runners around the world take part in first AbbottWMM Global Marathon

Runners from more than 75 countries took to the streets of their cities, towns and suburbs on May 1-2 to take part in the inaugural AbbottWMM Global Marathon. Runners aged 20 to 87 from Singapore to Switzerland, the Philippines to Peru, Hong Kong to Honduras donned their race bib, laced up...

May 5, 2021

2021 Boston Marathon Cutoff Time Set at 7:47 Below Qualifying Time

In total, 23,824 applications were received by the Friday, April 23 registration deadline. A total of 14,609 athletes applied with a qualifying time equal to or faster than 7 minutes, 47 seconds under their respective qualifying standard or applied through the early registration period for consecutive runners. The B.A.A. was unable to accept 9,215 qualifiers...

May 4, 2021

BikeFlights Provides Best On-Time Delivery of Shipments

PORTLAND, OR (May 4, 2021) - During the peak shipping periods of what may have been the most challenging shipping year to date, BikeFlights.com, a bicycle shipping service and bike box supplier, reported the best on-time delivery performance for its bikes, wheels and gear shipments. “Like most companies, we’ve had...

May 4, 2021

Race Directors HQ announces Race Directors Run 2021

Race Directors HQ, the online resource platform and community network for race directors worldwide, announced on Tuesday the launch of a worldwide real-time virtual race celebrating the endurance events industry. Race Directors Run 2021 is a free-to-join 5K to be held live on May 27 at 1pm ET. The race...

May 4, 2021

Myovolt Launches in the US, Bringing Wearable Vibration Recovery To American Athletes

Los Angeles, California (May 4, 2021) – Myovolt, the pioneers of patented, science-backed wearable vibration technology, launches four breakthrough wearable recovery products in the US that use focal vibration to massage muscles, stimulate blood flow, promote localized circulation, relieve soreness, and increase flexibility for athletes on the move. Using Myovolt...

May 4, 2021

mountainFLOW Unveils New Plant-Based Bike Products

 (BOULDER, CO - April 2021)- mountainFLOW, the innovative and award-winning Colorado company that revolutionized the ski wax industry with its line of groundbreaking eco-friendly products, today unveiled a new collection of plant-based bike products that are biodegradable, non-toxic, and rival all other petroleum-based competitors on the market. The new line...

May 4, 2021

Governor Cuomo Announces Buffalo Marathon to Return June 26 and 27 For 20th Anniversary

On April 29, 2021, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the Buffalo Marathon will return this year on June 26 and 27 for its twentieth anniversary. The race will operate at roughly 50 percent of its typical capacity with additional health and safety protocols for participants, event staff, and volunteers. The...

May 4, 2021

Blazing Saddles to Bring Music, Food, Beer and Cycling to Socal For A New, Three-Day Festival Experience

Wednesday, May 4, 2021 — Escondido, CA — Monuments of Cycling, a premier cycling events producer, announced today that it will be launching this fall, BLAZING SADDLES, a unique cycling, music and food festival set at Daley Ranch in Escondido on October 15 - 17, 2021. BLAZING SADDLES will bring...

May 4, 2021

Cascade Run Off Redux to Celebrate 40-Year Anniversary of Professional Road Running

Portland, OR — Today’s runners can connect with one of the sport’s signature historical moments, while at the same time supporting current elite road racers, by signing up for Cascade Run Off Redux. The virtual 15K harkens back to the 1981 Cascade Run Off in Portland, Oregon, where top runners...

May 4, 2021

Zoomo raises $12 million to bolster ‘e-bikes for businesses’ model

The newest round of funding follows an $11 million Series A raise announced in August 2020, led by the CEFC. Cumulatively, Zoomo has raised $26 million in the past 24 months. Zoomo will use the funds to invest in the development and production of the brand’s next-generation vehicle offerings as well...

May 3, 2021

Ride Santa Barbara 100 Opens Registration for 34-mile Route

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – May 3, 2021 – Ride Santa Barbara 100 (RideSB100), the premier cycling event set on California’s Central Coast, today opened registration for the 34-mile distance ride on October 23, 2021. The event will celebrate its 10th Anniversary in 2021 and registration is now open for all...

May 3, 2021

Virtual Event For All Abilities Supports People with Parkinson’s

Louisville, Colo. — The countdown is on! The second annual Every Victory Counts Challenge for 2021 will be held during the entire month of July. Registration kicks off on Monday, May 3. This virtual event celebrates every victory, big and small, and highlights the importance of exercise to living well...

May 3, 2021

St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend registration opens May 3 for St. Jude Heroes

WHAT: St. Jude Heroes® registration is now open for the 2021 St. Jude Memphis Marathon® Weekend presented by Juice Plus+. On Saturday, Dec. 4, the marathon celebrates 20 years running, when thousands of participants from around the world plan to gather to show their support for the lifesaving mission of...

May 3, 2021

Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Las Vegas announces new Race Experiences to create the Ultimate Running Party Weekend

LAS VEGAS (May 3, 2021) – The Rock ‘n’ Roll® Running Series today announced that registration for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Las Vegas will open this Wednesday, May 5 at stripatnight.com. In addition to debuting a new race date of Feb. 26-27, 2022, Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Las...

May 3, 2021

Runners Proved They’re Made of STEEL during Virtual DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend of Events

PITTSBURGH (May 3, 2021) – For the second year in a row, thousands of runners laced up their running shoes and committed to MOVE in the Virtual DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend of Events. This year’s Virtual Race Experience presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods and Brooks Running allowed runners to...