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June 30, 2023
‘We can’t find anything’: Colo. officials end search, but family’s hunt for missing trail runner goes on
Ian O'Brien ran up a 13,000-foot Colorado mountain, snapped a selfie for his girlfriend and disappeared without a trace, sparking a frantic search effort by his loved ones that continues. O’Brien’s last known location was at the summit of Hesperus Mountain, a 13,200-foot peak nestled in the La Plata Mountains....
June 29, 2023
Pinarello has been sold
Global investment firm L Catterton – whose owners include luxury behemoth LVMH – announced the sale of iconic Italian bicycle brand Pinarello to a “private family office.” The assumption is that the total was greater than the €90 million LVMH reportedly paid for Pinarello in 2016. Fausto Pinarello – the son...
June 29, 2023
Strava reveals rider pro training data ahead of Tour de France 2023
Strava, the official ride partner for this year’s Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes, has released exclusive data that highlights what it takes to train for Le Tour. To uncover the data, Strava aggregated and anonymised the stats of 37 competitive cyclists training for the Tour de France,...
June 28, 2023
Australian entrepreneur aims to create a doping-encouraged Olympics
An Australian entrepreneur is aiming to develop a controversial alternative to the Olympic Games called The Enhanced Games, where athletes are free to participate without drug testing and are encouraged to embrace performance-enhancing drugs. Canadian Running
June 25, 2023
Fueling the Tour de France: Inside a grand tour rider’s gut-buster diet
What does it take to fuel three weeks of racing the Tour de France? Mountains of rice, fistfuls of energy gels, and plates pitifully short of vegetables, that’s what it takes. The 21 stages of this year’s Tour de France could see riders like Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard pedal through...
June 23, 2023
Tour de France to reach new audiences with TikTok
TikTok, the popular platform for short-form mobile videos, is joining the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift as an Official Provider. The partnership will aim to boost the exposure of cycling and its top riders to a broader audience. Endurance.biz
June 23, 2023
Skechers U.S.A. Named To Fortune 500 List For First Time
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. made the Fortune 500 list for the first time following record annual sales of $7.4 billion in 2022. Skechers is one of only four brands in the apparel industry sector to make the list, debuting at number 488. SGB Media
June 23, 2023
Are Pro Cycling Races Too Dangerous?
Crashes are a real and unfortunate part of bike racing. And while bike racing is an inherently dangerous sport and one that has, since its inception, featured crashes, injuries, and sometimes death, relatively little has been done to further protect riders from these incidents. Though helmet technology has come a...
June 20, 2023
4 dead after New York e-bike shop catches fire
Four more lives were lost to lithium-ion battery explosions in New York City today. AP News and the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) report that in the early hours of June 20, a fire broke out inside a Manhattan e-bike shop and quickly spread to apartments above it. Investigators...
June 20, 2023
What Do Professional Trail And Ultrarunners Earn?
We recently conducted a survey aimed to collect data from numerous professional runners from around the globe. This anonymous survey was filled out by nearly 200 athletes and was designed to gain insight into some key issues regarding professional athletic careers and elite competition as the sport of trail and...
