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April 13, 2023
Troubled waters for Wahoo? GPS and indoor training brand cites “special agreement” after missing payment deadline and getting its credit rating lowered again
One of the biggest credit ratings agency has sounded the alarm for Wahoo’s debts, after the company missed payment months after being warned that such a scenario could be on the horizon; but Wahoo has claimed that it has a “special agreement” with its lenders regarding the delay. The latest...
April 12, 2023
10 interesting questions about the Boston Marathon, answered
If you grew up in Massachusetts or have lived here for a while, chances are you know a fair amount about the history of the event. You probably know where the marathon starts (Hopkinton) and where it ends (Boylston Street). You might even know someone running it this year on...
April 12, 2023
The Marathon bombing changed Boston. It also changed Twitter.
Before the runners were stopped, before the wail of ambulances and the cascade of grief, before the manhunt got underway, it was a photograph posted to Twitter from a Suffolk University student that alerted the world of something bad at the Boston Marathon. Boston Globe
April 12, 2023
Peloton’s Shares Slide As Morgan Stanley Warns Of Slowing Web Traffic
Peloton Interactive Inc.’s shares fell 11.2 Wednesday after Morgan Stanley said the connected fitness company’s web traffic had decelerated and could hinder growth. Shares fell $1.29 to $10.20 on the day. The stock’s 52-week range is between $6.66 and $26.50. Morgan Stanley reiterated its “In-Line” rating at a price target...
April 12, 2023
Paris Olympics introduces new mixed relay race-walking marathon
On April 8, World Athletics and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced a new Olympic event in athletics that will debut at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The new event is the race walk marathon mixed relay, which will feature 25 teams, each comprising one male and one female...
April 11, 2023
Two siblings die in latest New York e-bike battery fire
This is the latest in a deadly series of e-mobility device fires wreaking havoc across New York. In 2022, the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) responded to some 220 fires caused by lithium-ion batteries, in which six people died and another 147 were injured. The rate of incidents has...
April 10, 2023
Two elite runners suspended after their marathon bib-swap breaks record
When runners sign up for marathon months in advance and a last-minute injury prevents them from making it to the start, it isn’t uncommon that they swap or sell their race bib–but it’s still against the rules at most marathons. Ivan Zarco of Honduras did just that before the start of the...
April 10, 2023
NFL stars become owners in National Cycling League, hoping to change the sport
Along with co-founders Mulugheta, Randall Clark and Mark Wilkins, the NCL wants to become an organizer for criterium bike races in America. They also want to expand diversity within cycling with opportunities for minority ownership and gender equality both in competition and pay. For the NFL players, it’s an opportunity...
April 8, 2023
World Masters champion killed after being hit head-on in cycle lane by “speeding” driver
The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition has called for immediate action to be taken to protect people riding their bikes in the city’s Presidio national park, where world Masters track champion Ethan Boyes was killed earlier this week after being struck head-on by an allegedly speeding motorist while riding in one...
April 4, 2023
Athletics Integrity Unit suspects doping conspiracy in Kenya
On Tuesday, Kenyan doping-related suspensions reached a new high with the eight-year suspension of the 26-year-old 800m runner and Commonwealth Games finalist Eglay Nalyanya. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) found some alarming similarities between Nalyanya’s case and the previous case of Betty Lempus, uncovering a savvy operation that helps Kenyan...
