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October 4, 2021
The Pro’s Closet To Merge With The Radavist
Colorado-based bike reseller The Pro’s Closet has merged with The Radavist, a cycling website based in Sante Fe. Founded by John Watson, The Radavist provides information and photographs about cycling and related outdoor activities. In May, the Pro's Closet announced it had raised an additional $40 million in Series B...
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October 1, 2021
North American Handmade Bicycle show to make 2022 comeback
The internationally popular North American Handmade Bicycle Show will make a comeback in 2022, the organiser has confirmed in a short video announcing Denver, Colorado as the destination. Registrations placed for the 2020 Dallas event will now be shunted into 2022, with further detail to be released to exhibitors and...
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October 1, 2021
Sponsors investigating Black Cyclists Network over bullying allegations against founder
Following allegations of bullying and harassment by a member of the Black Cyclists Network, sponsors have taken action to distance themselves from the grassroots organisation while the claims are investigated. Cycling Weekly
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September 30, 2021
‘You’ve atoned’: Man finally returns Mile-Marker 22 sign stolen from 1977 Charlotte Marathon
A 40-year-old Ed Easton returned to the Ultra Running Company a box containing sign he stole as a 12-year old child - 22-mile marker from the first-ever Charlotte Marathon back in 1977 - with his childhood confession. CBS
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September 30, 2021
US$250,000 on offer for winner of 2022 Nagoya Women’s Marathon
Organizers of the Nagoya Women’s Marathon have announced they will increase the prize money for the 2022 race, scheduled for 13 March 2022, to US$250,000, making the World Athletics Elite Platinum Label road race the highest prize paying marathon in the world. Being the world’s largest women’s marathon, one of...
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September 29, 2021
Study: women’s hearts respond differently to marathon training than men’s
A recent study looking at the differences between male and female marathoners found that women’s hearts actually respond differently than men’s after training for a marathon. Researchers found that women who have completed multiple marathons do not have reduced left ventricle function or aortic stiffness compared to male marathoners or female recreationally...
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September 29, 2021
Why Exercise Is More Important Than Weight Loss for a Longer Life
For better health and a longer life span, exercise is more important than weight loss, especially if you are overweight or obese, according to an interesting new review of the relationships between fitness, weight, heart health and longevity. The study, which analyzed the results of hundreds of previous studies of weight loss...
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September 28, 2021
Mike’s Bikes Partners With Giant Bicycle
Mike’s Bikes, the largest specialty bike retailer in the Western U.S., with 12 current retail locations and a national online presence, has signed with Giant Bicycles USA as a new full-line brand partner. SGB Media
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September 27, 2021
NordicTrack-owner iFIT targets valuation of nearly $7 bln in U.S. IPO
IFIT Health & Fitness Inc, owner of the NordicTrack fitness brand, is looking to raise as much as $646.15 million through a U.S. initial public offering, valuing the company at $6.61 billion, according to a regulatory filing on Monday. Reuters
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September 27, 2021
Illinois runner wins marathon after bicyclist mistakenly takes race leaders off course
An Illinois man unexpectedly won the Quad Cities Marathon this weekend when the two runners who had far outpaced him were disqualified after being diverted off the course by a race volunteer bicyclist. AP
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September 27, 2021
Sea Otter Europe draws to a close with 45,000 visitors
The fifth edition of the Sea Otter Europe Costa Brava-Girona Bike Show closed its doors yesterday, exceeding the organisers’ best forecasts with around 45,000 visitors. Larger spaces, together with distancing between exhibitors and pre-booked tickets for visitors, helped keep capacity limitations in the expo zone and race areas ‘under control’,...
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September 26, 2021
Study: do ultra-endurance events harm your long-term health?
Ultras rarely result in serious acute health problems, but research shows they may have a negative impact over time. Canadian Running
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September 23, 2021
Nike Misses Q1 Revenue Estimates, Shares Fall
Overall, the athletic giant on Thursday reported growth, with revenues for the quarter at $12.2 billion, up 16% year over year. However, this fell short of estimates of $12.46 billion in revenues from a survey of analysts. Net income was $1.9 billion, up 23% year over year, with diluted earnings per...
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September 23, 2021
Colnago Becomes First Cycling Manufacturer To Adopt Digital Product Passport Powered By Blockchain
Beginning with the bike that will be raced by 2020 and 2021 Tour de France champion, Tadej Pogačar this coming Sunday at the 2021 UCI Road Racing World Championship in Belgium, Colnago will integrate blockchain technology into its new bicycles. As the first manufacturer to link its physical products to a virtual, distributed...
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September 22, 2021
They Can Get You Disqualified, But are Thicker Shoes Faster?
The recent disqualification of the Derara Hurisa from the Vienna marathon was the first high-profile disqualification of an athlete for a violation of the new footwear rules from World Athletics on the roads. Hurisa’s shoe, the Adidas Adizero Prime X, had all the ingredients of a super shoe, including better...
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September 22, 2021
Asma Jan, Kanza Malik making history for Pakistani women at world championships
Asma Jan and Kanza Malik made history at the world championships. The two riders became the first women from Pakistan to compete at an international cycling event when they took on the women’s individual time trial Monday. They are part of a four-rider team, along with two men, that is competing in...
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September 21, 2021
10 of the Worst Training Tips You Hear in Running
There are lots of ways to find your running potential. This article points out 10 tips, with each of them usually starting at a place of well-meaning associations, and sometimes ending at a place of actively unhelpful misinformation. Women's Running
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September 21, 2021
How Nike Became the Most Marketable Athletic Brand, According to SportsPro
The Swoosh earned the top spot for the second year in a row, beating out Adidas and Emirates, which placed second and third, respectively. For this year’s ranking, the company analyzed postings from more than 30,000 organizations and athletes for the period of August 15, 2020 to August 15, 2021....
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September 20, 2021
Peloton Expanding Into Hotels, Health Clubs
The fitness leader is leveraging April’s $420 million acquisition of Precor — which supplies workout machines to hotels, health clubs, and universities — to get hotel guests and others to sample its offerings. FOS
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September 18, 2021
Tokyo Marathon postponed, 2022 race canceled due to COVID-19
The Tokyo Marathon has been postponed until March, and the 2022 edition canceled due to the COVID-19 state of emergency in Japan's capital. The race had been set for Oct. 17 but has now been moved to March 6, according to the Tokyo Marathon Foundation website. ESPN
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September 18, 2021
Chris Anker Sørensen killed in crash while cycling at world championships
Retired pro rider and television pundit Chris Anker Sørensen has been killed after being struck by a van driver while cycling in Belgium. Sørensen was attending the world championships to work for Danish television channel TV2 Sport at the time of the incident on Saturday. VeloNews
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September 16, 2021
Ironman Hints World Championships Could Be Moved From Kona
Ironman CEO Andrew Messick suggested today that the Ironman World Championship—which throughout its 40-year history has always been staged in Kona, Hawaii—could be moved, saying that the company is considering all possibilities. Triathlete
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September 16, 2021
Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) releases official report on Salazar ban
While the report seemed to cast some doubt on the appropriateness of the bans, while still upholding them, CAS ruled that Salazar had committed three anti-doping rule violations, including possession of testosterone, complicity in Brown’s administration of a prohibited method and tampering with the doping control process with respect to the...
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September 16, 2021
Don’t look back, Peloton—Apple might be gaining on you
Apple’s Fitness+ is taking on a decided Peloton vibe. But rather than readying itself to make its own exercise equipment, Apple is after something bigger. Fast Company
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September 16, 2021
Spanish pro launches social media tirade after race disqualification for illegal riding position
Jon Aberasturi took to Twitter to share his frustration at being disqualified from the Tour de Luxembourg, after he was seen using the ‘super tuck’ position during stage two. The riding position, aimed at improving aerodynamics, is one of those that was banned by the UCI on April 1 this...