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December 12, 2022
Puma Private Equity invests a further £5.5 million into Le Col
Le Col, the premium cycling performance brand, are pleased to announce that Puma Private Equity, has invested a further £5.5 million into the business to support its long term growth trajectory. Puma Private Equity offers growth capital and expertise to ambitious businesses and works closely with leadership teams to help...
December 12, 2022
Private equity investors to acquire majority stake in Vittoria
Vittoria has announced that private equity investors Telemos Capital have signed a binding agreement to acquire a majority stake. London headquartered Telemos will invest alongside Vittoria’s senior management team and Wise Equity to build on the company’s leadership position in performance tyres and to accelerate Vittoria’s growth globally. Cycling Industry
December 12, 2022
How the 1% Runs an Ironman
Inside the world of Ironman XC, which makes the endurance contest a little more endurable — for executives who can afford to pay. NY Times (paywall)
December 12, 2022
What Year-End Data From Strava Says About Cyclists
It arrives this time every year: your personal Strava Year-In-Review, a record of the best annual stats from all your rides. Additionally, the data geeks over at Strava release an annual report of the global data that paints a picture of riding trends all over the world. Here are some...
December 11, 2022
Ironman Triathlon discontinues Alaska race after just 1 year
Nearly as quickly as it arrived, the Ironman Alaska triathlon race has been discontinued. The inaugural race was held Aug. 7 in Juneau, but it won’t return for a second running, Ironman announced Friday. ADN
December 9, 2022
Nike’s 50th anniversary: How the swoosh has changed running forever
Fifty years after the birth of Nike, it's impossible to imagine the running world without it. From record-breaking shoes to Olympic kit, via running crews and online ads, the swoosh is everywhere. And yet, implausible though it now seems, the Nike story began, unpromisingly, with a piece of college homework....
December 9, 2022
Rad Power Bikes suffers a third round of layoffs
North America's largest e-bike company, Rad Power Bikes (opens in new tab), is currently conducting its third round of layoffs in a year filled with lawsuits, manufacturing defects, layoffs and a market downturn. Cycling Weekly
December 8, 2022
How one race is trying to zero out emissions
Bikes are thought of as a green mode of transportation, but a bike race and all the vehicles around it can almost at first glance seem like the antithesis of sustainability. The cycling community is starting to take its environmental impacts and carbon footprint seriously. Velo News
December 7, 2022
Cyclist Gwen Inglis’ family awarded $353 million verdict in civil lawsuit against driver
Michael Inglis, the husband of late cyclist Gwen Inglis, was awarded a $353 million verdict in the civil lawsuit against Ryan Montoya, the driver who struck and killed her on May 16, 2021. Montoya pled guilty to vehicular homicide-driving under the influence last April and was sentenced to eight years...
December 7, 2022
Kenya looks to criminalise doping in athletics
The east African country avoided a sanction by governing body World Athletics - despite having 55 athletes serving suspensions - last week after committing to spend $25m over the next five years to combat doping. Sports minister Ababu Namwamba hopes to fast track amendments to legislation and crack down on...