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January 16, 2023

IRC Expands Partnership with Belgian Waffle Ride

Davis, CA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ IRC Tire (Inoue Rubber Company) is pleased to announce an expanded partnership with Monuments of Cycling (MOC)’s iconic Belgian Waffle Ride (BWR). IRC will continue as the Official Tire of the growing series of BWR’s ‘Unroad Races’, which are unique mixed-surface Classics-style events. New for 2023,...

January 16, 2023

Strava responds to chorus of criticism over price hike policy

After initial increases were rolled out in the UK, users across the globe began incurring rate increases for billing incurred both monthly and annually. Subscription fees were upped by anywhere between 15 and 70 percent, depending on region, billing type, and date of signup. VeloNews

January 16, 2023

The Cult of Bike Helmets

Last year, health officials in Seattle decided to stop requiring bicyclists to wear helmets. Independent research found that nearly half of Seattle’s helmet tickets in recent years went to unhoused people, while Black and Native American cyclists in the city were four times and two times more likely, respectively, than white...

January 16, 2023

ReSport Continues Partnerships with Invictus Games, British Rowing, Events Southwest for 2023

January 16, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Realtime Experience Sport (ReSport), a platform for virtual events, advanced mapping, registration, results, and race tracking, announces continued partnerships with UK-based Invictus Games and British Rowing, and US-based Events Southwest, for the year ahead. The three partnerships commenced in 2020 to address needs brought about by...

January 15, 2023

Runners across the globe go the distance at the 2023 Louisiana Marathon and Half Marathon

BATON ROUGE, La. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Under ideal running weather the Louisiana Marathon and Half Marathon runners braved the 26.2 and 13.1-mile distances on Sunday through downtown Baton Rouge. Crowds of racers gathered in front of the state Capitol at daybreak, and at the strike of 7:00 AM, they took off...

January 13, 2023

SRAM’s rumoured eBike motor to come courtesy of Amprio buyout

Long rumoured to be testing out electric bike motors, SRAM has confirmed this week the buyout of Amprio, a division of the Rheinmetall Group. Amprio produces a made in Germany eBike motor system that has an established European servicing base. The system has got off to a slow start with...

January 13, 2023

Can Outdoor Specialty Retailers Conquer the Booming Running Market?

The running market has always been hyper-competitive, but new retail challengers from the outdoor world are raising the stakes for players in the space. For the past three years, the running category has been the footwear industry’s biggest success story. As gyms closed amid the pandemic, a staggering number of...

January 13, 2023

After a successful first year, the Gone Graveling Festival presented by BMC is returning to Bentonville, AR for a one-of-a-kind experience for women gravel cyclists

Victoria, B.C. January 13, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Girls Gone Gravel and Feisty Media are thrilled to announce that The Gone Graveling Festival presented by BMC will be returning to Bentonville, AR for a second year. The event, which celebrates all things gravel cycling, will take place on the weekend of May...

January 13, 2023

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Chinkapin Hollow Moves To Last Saturday In October

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Registration with early bird pricing is open for the 2023 Chinkapin Hollow Gravel Grinder which will be held on Saturday, October 28. Previously, the event was on the third Sunday in October, typically the day after the Big Sugar gravel race in Northwest Arkansas. The...

January 12, 2023

eMSR – Open National Slovak Cycling eSport Finals on ROUVY

Bratislava, Slovakia / January 12, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - After 4 completed rounds of the Slovak eCup, the e-cycling series will culminate this Sunday, January 15th with a fight for the home championship jersey in virtual cycling. The best Slovak riders in each category will battle in Styla Arena in...

January 12, 2023

Runners take over Baton Rouge for the running festival with lagniappe

BATON ROUGE, LA. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Thousands of runners from over 47 states, Canada, Mexico, and Honduras will celebrate more than a decade’s worth of passion for running and Louisiana culture at this weekend’s Louisiana Marathon. Celebrating its 12th year, the Louisiana Marathon aims to encourage the community to embrace...

January 12, 2023

Strava Has Laid Off Employees Ahead of Rising Prices. Here’s What Your Subscription Will Cost Next Month

The layoffs predated the reported uptick in price for premium features. The previous $7.99 monthly rate will increase to $11.99 on February 6—a significant 50 percent increase. Aol

January 12, 2023

Specialized Lays Off 8% of Employees

The latest staple outdoor company to announce massive layoffs: one of the U.S.’s biggest names in bicycles and bike gear. In a brief press release Wednesday, Specialized announced major cuts. Gear Junkie

January 12, 2023

Corrigan Sports Enterprises bringing NEW event to Annapolis

January 12, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Corrigan Sports Enterprises is proud to announce that they have reached an agreement with the City of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County to host the 1st annual Annapolis Running Festival to be held on March 11, 2023. “CSE is thrilled to bring our endurance event formula...

January 12, 2023

Meet the 2023 USA Triathlon Foundation Ambassador Team

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The 2023 USA Triathlon Foundation Ambassador Team will feature 90 ambassadors, the Foundation announced today, making up a passionate, nationwide community committed to both fundraising and advocacy for the USA Triathlon Foundation, the sport and multisport communities. The ambassadors include some of the top age...

January 12, 2023

P3R Launches MOVE Pass to Inspire People to Move All Year Long

PITTSBURGH, PA (January 12, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Always offering the best ways for everyone to MOVE, P3R introduces the 2023 P3R MOVE Pass. This special pass grants MOVERS access to three of P3R’s signature events including the 2023 DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon or UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon,...

January 12, 2023

Lake Sonoma Race 100k & 55k In Its 3rd Year Moves To Fall: Registration to Open 1/15/23

/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – For those looking for a late fall challenge, the Lake Sonoma 100K and 55K registrations will open on January 15th at 9 am PST. The relentless Lake Sonoma 100K serves as a Western States Endurance Run qualifier, while the 55K is the perfect next step for marathoners looking...

January 12, 2023

SIS announce partnership with international cyclist Freddy Ovett – supporting his 2023 gravel adventures

12th January - London, UK/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – British-born, Australian Freddy Ovett has enjoyed a successful last few seasons as a professional cyclist, most recently riding for UCI Continental team L3GION of Los Angeles; with career highlights including a 2nd place finish in the 2022 Esports World Championships and 9th overall at...

January 12, 2023

ROUVY Regulars launched with new features at the iconic Lago di Garda and Alpe d’Huez

January 12th, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – ROUVY continues to bring the joy of fitness and new legendary virtual locations to the home of every athlete and fitness enthusiast around the globe. Based on augmented real videos from across the world, riders and triathletes can experience real-life cycling and triathlon racing through...

January 12, 2023

Elías Montañez Barroso banned 4 years after trying to escape antidoping at GFNY

NEW YORK CITY, January 12, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – A sprint decided the race after 95 miles at the 3rd GFNY Florida Sebring on October 23, 2022. At the finish, however, there was a controversy during the antidoping controls administered by USADA: fourth place finisher Elias Montañez Barros (Merida, Mexico) sprinted...

January 12, 2023

Showcased

The Race of a Lifetime

/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Global ultra-marathon events series, Ultra X launch their first 2024 race, a 5 day, 220km race around Kilimanjaro, adding to their collection of life-changing experiences. Ultra X Tanzania 220 is a multi-stage ultra-marathon taking place over five days. The race takes place in the stunning, scenic, and seldom...

January 12, 2023

P3R Adds Sensory Inclusive™ Heat to the 2023 Chick-fil-A Pittsburgh Kids Marathon

PITTSBURGH, PA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - P3R is proud to announce that the 2023 Chick-fil-A Pittsburgh Kids Marathon, scheduled for May 6, will offer participants and families a Sensory Inclusive™ heat. During the start of this heat, music volume will be lowered, activities will be reduced, and personal space will be...

January 11, 2023

History-Making Runner Chris Nikic to Run Publix Atlanta Half Marathon

ATLANTA - January 11, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Atlanta Track Club announced history making new addition to the 2023 Publix Atlanta Marathon Weekend: Chris Nikic, the first person with Down syndrome to complete an IRONMAN Triathlon, will run the Publix Atlanta Half Marathon as Runner 321 on Sunday, February 26....

January 11, 2023

GU Energy Labs announces ultrarunner and Indigenous advocate Callie Vinson as 2023 WSER 100 entry recipient

BERKELEY, Calif. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - GU Energy Labs is excited to announce that ultrarunner Callie Vinson will receive the company’s Western States 100 entry for 2023. Vinson, a member of the Choctaw community of the desert southwest and an advocate for body inclusivity and positivity in running, will be representing...

January 11, 2023

Trail Running and Drug-Testing: Where Do We Go From Here?

For years, trail running has had a reputation as a clean sport with a bit of a “wild west” vibe. But the globalization of the sport, increased level of competition, more sponsorship contracts, and the advent of bigger prize purses has started to change the sport in the past decade,...