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January 11, 2022
Olympic Medalists Headline 2022 Boston Marathon Women’s Field
Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya, the 2021 Olympic gold medalist in the marathon, and her countrywoman Joyciline Jepkosgei, who ran the fastest marathon of 2021, 2:17:43, when she won the London Marathon, headline the Boston Marathon elite women’s field for 2022. American Molly Seidel, who won Olympic bronze last summer, will...
January 11, 2022
Peloton Steps Deeper Into Footwear
Peloton is expanding its footprint — literally. The fitness company known for its at-home treadmills and bikes unveiled its second pair of cycling shoes today. The Altos, which retail for $145, are designed specifically for the Peloton Bike and Bike+, adding to Peloton’s growing list of products. Front Office Sports
January 10, 2022
Garmin releases 2021 Garmin Connect Fitness report, with gravel cycling rising nearly 50%
Garmin International has today released its 2021 Global Garmin Connect Fitness Report, offering insights into the activities of millions of Garmin smartwatch users around the world. Garmin customers logged more activities in the Garmin Connect fitness community app than ever before, the report found, with double-digit increases in almost every...
January 7, 2022
Trek buys up another U.S. bike shop chain
Trek Bicycles has continued its spending spree of U.S. bike shops, adding to its portfolio Baltimore’s seven location Race Pace Bicycles. The acquisition of the store chain builds on a 2021 that saw repeated headlines hit on U.S. trade site BR∈ the first in January, relating to the buyout of...
January 6, 2022
Cam Levins is leaving Hoka
After spending three and a half years with Hoka, the Canadian marathon record holder Cam Levins announced on his Instagram that he has left the brand. Canadian Running
January 6, 2022
Dorel completes bicycle operation sale to Pon Holdings for US$810m
Dorel Industries has completed the previously-announced sale of Dorel Sports, its bicycle segment, to Pon Holdings, the Dutch mobility group, for US$810 million. The transaction consisted of the sale by Dorel of 100% of the shares of its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary companies comprising Dorel Sports as well as certain related...
January 5, 2022
VeloNews magazine merges with Peloton magazine
VeloNews and Peloton have been under the Outside umbrella since January of 2021. Now, in January of 2022, VeloNews magazine is merging into Peloton magazine. Further, authors and photographers from sister brand CyclingTips are also now contributing to the new Peloton magazine. VeloNews
January 4, 2022
Nike and Adidas are Losing Momentum in China to These Native Footwear Brands
Consumers in China increasingly prefer their own homegrown brands as opposed to international brands like Nike and Adidas, according to a December report from The NPD Group, which analyzed the Chinese footwear market in Q3 of 2021. According to the data, six of the top ten footwear brands in China in Q3...
January 4, 2022
Fox and SRAM end costly chainring and axle legal feuds
Fox and SRAM have kicked off the New Year with the settling of long-running legal quarrels dating back as far as 2015 and relating to patent disputes. The high profile saga drew to a close with both parties registering documents in Colorado and Illinois last week, each dropping their claims and...
December 31, 2021
How the Apple Watch could turn you into a serious cyclist in 2022
Apple gave its smartwatches some cool new cycling features in this year's WatchOS 8 update, and you don't have to buy an Apple Watch Series 7 to try them. The new features, which include automatic cycling detection, fall detection and better calorie tracking when you're riding an electric bike, could make it easier...
