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February 16, 2026
Giant Group founder King Liu passes away at age 93
Giant Group founder King Liu died Monday at the age of 93. Liu founded Giant in Taiwan in 1972 and co-founded Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and eight years later built it into the largest bike manufacturer in the country and second largest in Asia. According to a Giant Group news...
February 16, 2026
Barkley Marathons ends with no finishers for the second consecutive year
Dense fog and rain at the 2026 edition of the Barkley Marathons resulted in the lowest number of starters to complete a single loop. The early start and harsh weather proved too much for this year’s Barkley Marathons field, as the infamous ultramarathon ended with no finishers for the second...
February 13, 2026
Strava is changing how you log in – here’s what you need to know
Strava will begin to end its support for Facebook login, starting from 16 March, which means you’ll have to change how you log in if you use this method. The fitness and cycling app is moving away from Facebook in another way. It will no longer make friend suggestions based on your...
February 13, 2026
EXEC: Asics Corp. Completes Strong 2025 on Back of Lifestyle Categories
Asics Corporation released its 2025 full-year earnings report on Friday, February 13, indicating that the year demonstrated the company’s continued strong growth momentum. The company saw all categories and regions post increases for the year, but that momentum was not necessarily balanced across the portfolio, either from a sales trend,...
February 12, 2026
QBP’s latest layoffs highlight strain of repeated industry cuts
January 2026 marked the fifth round of staff cuts in six years at Quality Bicycle Products (QBP), North America's largest cycling distributor. This time, the layoffs were small in size but focused: QBP eliminated eight roles as part of a restructuring inside its product division – a tiny fraction of...
February 11, 2026
Five Thoughts From the PTO/T100/World Triathlon x Challenge Mega-Merger
There are, based on a cursory look at the calendar, two Challenge races and the T100 event in Vancouver that will fall under the Triathlon World Tour in 2027. Otherwise, IRONMAN’s supremacy in the North American marketplace will remain relatively unchallenged. This shouldn’t be much of a surprise to anybody....
February 10, 2026
Pay the Athletes 85%, Save the League: Inside Grand Slam Track’s bankruptcy plan
Grand Slam Track is definitely not dead yet. In a bid to salvage the professional track league and return in the future, Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track filed a reorganization plan Monday that prioritizes athlete payouts while offering pennies on the dollar to nearly everyone else owed money. The plan, filed in the...
February 10, 2026
Where the Money Is in Triathlon
Over the past several seasons, prize money has expanded rapidly across both single-event payouts and season-long incentives, reshaping what a viable career in the sport can look like. Following last week’s calendar and prize purse announcement from Supertri, it’s worth taking a step back and examining how earnings now compare across...
February 10, 2026
Global performances mixed in 2025 as Shimano reports 3% growth in bike division
As the global industry adjusted to market inventories and other realities, regional results varied widely for Shimano last year. The Japanese component giant’s full-year 2025 sales in its bike division totaled 355 billion yen ($2.3 billion), up 2.7% from 2024. The company said sales of complete bikes in North America...
February 10, 2026
Asics Acquires Two Running Race Registration Platforms
Asics reported its recent acquisition of the race registration platform “GetMeRegistered” from SPay, Inc., for an undisclosed amount. Asics also signed an asset purchase agreement with another undisclosed company, in which it will provide a similar race registration platform for U.S. consumers. The company noted in a media release that...
