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September 2, 2025
Why Specialized’s New eMTB Costs as Much as a Car
To celebrate the undeniable success of the new Levo 4, Specialized has dropped a limited edition S-Works Levo 4 with custom paint-work, the latest Fox Podium fork, and a few other ridiculously bespoke parts – but it won’t come cheap, and this ultra special eMTB is going to cost you $20,000...
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September 2, 2025
High-caffeine energy drinks to be banned for under-16s in England – Streeting
High-caffeine energy drinks will be banned for under-16s in England to prevent harm to children’s health, the Government has said. The plan will make it illegal to sell energy drinks containing more than 150mg of caffeine per litre to anyone under 16 across all retailers, including online, in shops, restaurants, cafes and vending machines....
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September 2, 2025
77-year-old runner wins Sydney Marathon division by insane margin
Sunday’s Sydney Marathon marked seven-for-seven for American masters superstar Jeannie Rice. The 77-year-old crossed the finish line in an impressive 3:37:48 during the event’s first year as an Abbott World Marathon Major, completing all seven marathon majors and winning her W75-79 category by a astonishing one hour and 21 minutes. Remarkably, she also outpaced...
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September 2, 2025
‘It’s going to be a long recovery’ – Chris Froome’s training crash woes included life-threatening heart injury
Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome is facing a long recovery from injuries sustained in a crash during training last week. According to The Times, the 40-year-old sustained an injury to his heart that was life-threatening. CYCLINGNEWS
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September 1, 2025
BMW Berlin-Marathon to allow open-ear headphones for first time
Taking place on September 21, 2025, the BMW Berlin-Marathon is allowing participants to wear open-ear headphones for the first time in the event’s history. The decision marks a change to a decades-long restriction on runners listening to music during the marathon. With event organiser SCC Events now approving open ear headphones, the...
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August 31, 2025
Beet juice secretly helps older adults lower blood pressure in just two weeks
The blood pressure lowering effect of nitrate-rich beetroot juice in older people may be due to specific changes in their oral microbiome, according to the largest study of its kind. Researchers at the University of Exeter conducted the study, published in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine, comparing responses between...
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August 29, 2025
Peloton Must Face Investor Lawsuit as It Pivots to Wellness
During COVID, Peloton couldn’t make bikes fast enough. By 2021, demand sputtered and warehouses swelled with unsold equipment and now those woes are at the center of a revived shareholder lawsuit. On Wednesday, a federal appeals panel in Manhattan reversed in part a lower court’s dismissal, saying investors can move...
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August 29, 2025
EXEC: Accell Group Ending All Bicycle Manufacturing in the Netherlands
Accell Group, parent of the Haibike, Winora, Ghost, Batavus, Koga, Lapierre, Raleigh, Sparta, Babboe, and Carqon bike brands, will close its Heerenveen factory, ending all production in the Netherlands and resulting in the loss of about 160 jobs. The company will shift production to Hungary, and the factory there will...
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August 29, 2025
A Colorado-based Brand Makes Highly Rated Recovery Tools — and It’s Putting Forth Shoes as Another
Tools in a runner’s recovery arsenal may include a foam roller, compression boots or a massage gun. Roll Recovery — a Boulder, Colo.-based company that makes those very items, as well as an analog massage contraption that looks something like an elaborate bench vise — is making the case that...
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August 28, 2025
Ethiopian Runners Wear Wrong Bibs, Confuse Everyone In $50,000 Race
On Thursday evening in Zurich, Ethiopia’s Aleshign Baweke was announced as the Diamond League 3,000-meter champion and winner of $50,000. The woman who won in Zurich on Thursday is actually another Ethiopian named Fantaye Belayneh. LETSRUN.com
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