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August 6, 2025
Lessons From the IRONMAN x TriDot Break-Up
Earlier this week, TriDot announced the termination of their business relationship with IRONMAN, and as such, will bring about sizable change to the IRONMAN University program for coaches once again. TriDot emailed their coaching community about the change, stating in part: “Due to unresolved business matters, TriDot has terminated its...
August 6, 2025
Ultrarunning Legend Kilian Jornet to Link 72 US Mountains by Foot and Bike
Kilian Jornet has won every big ultramarathon there is. Now the prolific runner has his sights set on a new goal: Connecting all of the lower United States’ 14,000-foot peaks by foot and bike. GEAR JUNKIE
August 6, 2025
Chinese bike imports plummet in first half as industry scrambles
Bicycle imports fell 11% in value in the first half of 2025, according to figures released by the Census this week. As the industry attempted to respond to tariff news out of Washington, its source nations changed significantly. Bicycle Retailer
August 5, 2025
Cal Tri Events expands event footprint with Lake Havasu Triathlon acquisition
Cal Tri Events has announced the acquisition of the Lake Havasu Triathlon, one of the southwest USA’s most established multisport events. Held on Sunday, March 15, 2026, the race will be officially rebranded as Cal Tri Lake Havasu, marking another key milestone in Cal Tri’s mission… ‘to make triathlon more safe, affordable...
August 1, 2025
Strava tracked 1,809 new KOMs at this year’s Tour de France
Strava, billed as ‘the app for active people’ with over 150 million users, tracked 1,809 new King of the Mountain (KOM) records during this year’s Tour de France. This marks the highest total of KOMs ever recorded during the race, up from 1,770 in 2024. Tadej Pogačar, now a 4x time...
July 31, 2025
Trump revives the Presidential Fitness Test, a rite of passage for schoolchildren for decades
President Donald Trump on Thursday reestablished the Presidential Fitness Test for American children, a fixture of public schools for decades that gauged young people’s health and athleticism with 1-mile runs, sit-ups and stretching exercises. In the test, children had to run and perform situps, pullups or pushups and a sit-and-reach...
July 30, 2025
Grant Fisher wants his Grand Slam Track money: “Tomorrow would be the last day before I think people get pretty upset.”
Thursday is the first day of the 2025 USATF Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field, a day that will conclude with Grant Fisher attempting to win a second consecutive national title in the men’s 10,000-meter final. Thursday is also July 31 — which is the day by which Grand Slam Track has committed...
July 30, 2025
NY man arrested during Ironman race after leaving son unattended for 10 hours
A man from Kenmore was arrested at the Ironman Lake Placid triathlon race on Jul. 20 after police received a complaint that he allegedly left his young son unattended while competing. syracuse
July 29, 2025
Peloton Repowered Officially Launches In United States & Leaves Beta (Used Peloton Marketplace)
First launched in beta in early June, Peloton Repowered is a marketplace for buying & selling used Peloton equipment, created and managed by Peloton with the help of their third party partner – Archive Resale. Peloton is positioning their new marketplace as follows: Repowered is ideal for cost-conscious customers interested in Peloton’s...
July 29, 2025
PTO Announces Series C Funding Led by Saudi-backed SURJ Sports Investment and Michael Moritz
The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has announced “the successful completion of a Series C funding round, led by SURJ Sports Investment (SURJ) and supported by Cordillera, Verance Capital and Sir Michael Moritz.” Reports put the total raised in the latest funding round at US$40 million. This is big news for...
