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September 2, 2022
USA Triathlon Has Its Eyes on Rowing
For the next three years, coaches from USA Triathlon and Hydrow will be studying the effects of rowing on a triathlete’s training in an immersive, extensive research pilot called the Hydrow Transformation Program. Team USA
September 1, 2022
QBP lays off about 50 employees company wide
Quality Bicycle Products reduced its U.S. workforce by 6% on Wednesday, cutting jobs across all departments at its U.S. facilities. The company said its U.S. and Canadian distribution centers remain fully operational. Bicycle Retailer
September 1, 2022
Inside the Secret World of Triathlon Referees
Triathlon referees, or “course marshals” as they’re formally titled, are present during every leg of the race for high-profile races (think: races with pros or world championship-level races), but most age-groupers are only aware of them during the bike portion. Course marshals are most noticeable during the bike leg as...
August 30, 2022
Peloton Delays Filing Amid Cost-Cutting Restructure
Peloton’s issues have reached the accounting department. The company is delaying its annual 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission as it irons out details related to its ongoing restructuring effort. The comprehensive annual filing, which typically contains details not included in a company’s annual report, is required by the SEC within 60...
August 30, 2022
Trademark filings hint at future ‘Reality’ AR/VR product from Apple
There are number of indications pointing towards a major announcement from Apple within months regarding an entirely new tech ecosystem based around a “realityOS” or “rOS.” Popular Science
August 30, 2022
Spat at, abused and run off the road: why do some people hate cyclists so much?
Bike riders have always faced aggression from car drivers. But they now find themselves on the latest front in the culture wars – with anger whipped up by the rightwing press. The Guardian
August 29, 2022
Mountain biker Haley Batten reaches World Championship podium twice in Les Gets
Haley Batten was aiming for a world championship podium finish this week in Les Gets, France. She captured two. Four days after helping the U.S. to a third-place finish in the cross-country team relay at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, Batten finished third Sunday in the elite women’s cross-country...
August 29, 2022
Runner collapses and dies at Comrades Marathon
On Sunday, at the return of the world’s largest and oldest ultramarathon, The Comrades, a South African runner - Hollywoodbets Athletics Club athlete Mzameleni Mthembu from the Toti branch - died after collapsing on the 90 km route from Pietermaritzburg to Durban, with only 12 kilometres left in the race. CRM
August 29, 2022
American ultrarunner completes barefoot trek of California’s John Muir Trail
New York-based ultrarunner Kenneth Posner completed a 22-day trek along California’s 210-mile (337K) John Muir Trail on Saturday. While Posner didn’t run the route, he is an avid trail runner and ultrarunner, and he almost exclusively runs barefoot. He didn’t take to the JMT to break any official records, but rather for...
August 29, 2022
Kenyan Suleiman Kangangi dies after high-speed crash at cycling event in Vermont
Kenyan cyclist Suleiman Kangangi has died following a high-speed crash in a race in the United States on Saturday. The 33-year-old, who raced for the East African based Team Amani, was taking part in the Overland gravel race in Vermont - a 59-mile dirt-road contest including almost 7,000ft of climbing....