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February 2, 2022
Asics Raises Outlook For The Year
Asics Corp. in a regulatory filing increased its sales and earnings guidance for its year ended December 31. The Japanese-based company cited a better-than-expected performance in Performance Running and Core Performance Sports, as well as in Europe and Greater China. SGB Media
February 1, 2022
NYT reports Alberto Salazar’s lifetime Safe Sport ban is for sexual assault
In July 2021, former Nike Oregon Project head coach Alberto Salazar, who had been banned from coaching in 2019 for doping violations, received a permanent, lifetime coaching ban from the U.S. Center for SafeSport for sexual misconduct, and his attempt to appeal the decision was denied. It was previously understood...
February 1, 2022
The craziest active streaks in running
On Jan. 29, New Zealand’s Nick Willis ran another sub-4 minute mile at the NYC Millrose Games for the 20th consecutive year. This achievement is something only a few runners have come close to, which has sparked us to find the craziest active running streaks. Canadian Running
January 31, 2022
Cowboy Raises $80m to Further Accelerate the Adoption of Cycling
This new capital injection, bringing the total raised by Cowboy to $120 million, follows the launch of the Cowboy 4 in May 2021 which garnered record sales, a successful expansion into the Nordics and the U.S., and the recent introduction of Cowboy Care — an industry first, all-inclusive, on-demand repair...
January 31, 2022
Peloton internal docs show it slashed 2022 sales goals for apparel unit after segment revenue more than doubled last year
Peloton has slashed 2022 sales projections for its apparel business, according to internal documents obtained by CNBC. Momentum in the unit, which is run by Chief Executive John Foley’s wife, seems to be fading heading into the next year, after apparel revenue more than doubled to over $100 million from 2020 to 2021. CNBC
January 31, 2022
Eating disorders and professional cycling: the thin end of the wedge
Former Slovenian pro Janez ‘Jani’ Brajkovič raced in the Tour de France, the Vuelta and the Giro, but in private he was battling a series of harrowing eating disorders. As a bulimic, Brajkovič would routinely make himself sick after eating. But Brajkovič is not alone: a recent study in the...
January 28, 2022
Canyon Bicycle Appoints CEO
Canyon Bicycle appointed former Nike executive Nicolas De Ros Wallace as its new CEO. De Ros Wallace is a veteran of international management, e-commerce and sales development for sports and fashion brands. SGB Media
January 27, 2022
Specialized to add consumer-direct sales on Feb. 1
Specialized Bicycle Components will begin direct online sales of bikes to U.S. consumers next week, adding a “Rider Direct” option for the purchase of non-electric bikes from its website. Bicycle Retailer
January 27, 2022
As events return, amateur athletes exercise their pent-up demand for travel
Destination athletic events are reporting big spikes in interest and selling out quickly. And there are reasons travel and competing in person in athletic events are among the things people particularly missed during the pandemic. Boston Globe (paywall)
January 27, 2022
Belgian e-bike firm Cowboy raises $80 million in latest funding round
E-bike designer Cowboy has announced an $80 million Series C financing milestone. The new capital injection, bringing the total raised by Cowboy to $120 million, follows the launch of the Cowboy 4 in May 2021, an expansion into the Nordics and the US, and the recent introduction of Cowboy Care....