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March 3, 2022
BikeExchange Offers New Clients Free Membership To Professional Bicycle Mechanics Association
Asheville, North Carolina (March 3, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Online bike marketplace BikeExchange (BEX) – fresh off their recent merger with Kitzuma Cycling Logistics, which allows clients to ship fully built, ready-to-ride bikes to their buyers – is again offering added value for its clients with a new initiative: All current and...
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March 3, 2022
Tour de France series on Netflix may be in the works
Professional cycling may be about to get a high-profile boost with the Telegraph Sport reporting on Thursday that streaming giant Netflix is in discussion with the Tour de France organisers ASO and eight WorldTour teams - including British squad Ineos Grenadiers - for a docu-drama series similar to Formula 1:...
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March 3, 2022
Spartan Games 2.0 Premieres March 24; Hardest Extreme Fitness Competition on Reality TV Heads to Big Bear Lake
BOSTON, Mass. (March 3, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - A grueling schedule. Tactical challenges. The element of surprise. It all unfolds in the second season of Spartan Games — the most extreme fitness competition on reality television — premiering at 8 p.m. on March 24, 2022, on Outside TV, SpartanTV, and Spartan YouTube....
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March 3, 2022
Peloton ex-CEO John Foley sells $50 million in stock to Michael Dell’s investment firm
Peloton co-founder and ex-CEO John Foley has sold about $50 million in stock to an investment firm backed by Michael Dell, MSD Partners, according to a securities filing. The sale involved about 1.92 million shares, the Wednesday filing said. Foley still owns enough after the sale to maintain effective voting...
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March 3, 2022
Virtual Tour of Africa by Giant & Liv welcomes all to explore Southern Africa with its prominent riders
South Africa/March 3rd, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - A big adventure awaits everyone in the vast deserts, steep mountain passes and rugged coastlines of Namibia, South Africa and Lesotho. Africa is really an amazing place and absolutely worth exploring. Though, for many reasons, it is not always very easy to scout it...
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March 3, 2022
Outerbike postpones summer events due to demo bike shortage
Western Spirit Cycling, the producer of Outerbike, is postponing three summer events due to a shortage of demo bikes. The company also announced an expanded expo format at its two remaining planned 2022 events, in Bentonville, Arkansas and Moab. Bicycle Retailer
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March 3, 2022
Speed Hound to Be Recovery Partner for Clash Miami
Menlo Park, CA (March 3, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Speed Hound is proud to announce a partnership with Clash Endurance and named the official recovery sponsor for the Clash Miami event. While athletes swim, bike, and run their way through the south Florida terrain, they’ll have the full support of Speed Hound...
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March 3, 2022
Everything Set for The Citroën Ë-Tour by Bkool, The First Virtual Cycling Stage Race
Madrid, March 3, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ Starting March 7, the Citroën ë-Tour by BKOOL will take place in four stages of between 14 and 25 km each, set on the virtual streets and highways of Spain and Portugal. There will be prizes for every participant who finishes at least one...
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March 3, 2022
Danny Woods joins global digital agency, in significant international growth push
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Respected fitness industry professional Danny Woods has joined market leading global technology agency SweatWorks as Global Client Services Director, based out of the UK. Founded in 2012, SweatWorks is a software and hardware technology agency working exclusively with consumer and commercial fitness and wellness brands. Danny joins...
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March 3, 2022
NWSL Rookie of the Year Trinity Rodman Partners with Youth Athletes United
New York, March 3, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Youth Athletes United, one of America's fastest-growing multi-sport programs, with 291 territories nationwide and more than 200,000 children instructed each year, continues to catch on in communities throughout the U.S. The multi-brand franchisor includes Soccer Stars, Amazing Athletes, TGA Premier Sports, Little Rookies Baseball...
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March 3, 2022
Leon Cycle Hires SIMBOL Communications as PR Agency of Record
Seattle, Washington (March 3, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Since its inception in Germany in 2014, Leon Cycle has grown into one of the biggest e-bike brands in Europe by focusing on its mission to offer high-quality bikes at affordable prices in every category. Now they’re bringing on SIMBOL Communications as its PR...
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March 3, 2022
Sports Backers, Allianz Partners announce partnership for Allianz Partners Richmond Marathon
RICHMOND, VA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Sports Backers announced today a new partnership with Allianz Partners, making the consumer specialty insurance provider the new title sponsor of the Allianz Partners Richmond Marathon. The 2022 event is set for Saturday, November 12, in downtown Richmond, and also features the CarMax Richmond Half...
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March 3, 2022
“(B)east Coast Badwater” Returns to Bald Head Island
Bald Head Island, NC /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - With 50km and 51-mile race options and a start line at the foot of the Old Baldy lighthouse, the Badwater Cape Fear ultramarathon features a twelve-mile warm-up on the car-free, one-lane-wide roads and maritime forest trails of Bald Head Island, followed by either 19.5 or 39 miles...
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March 3, 2022
Celebrating Excellence in Women’s Running
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - American women are running faster than ever, from the elite level all the way down to amateur marathoners. “Every single race, I feel like people are going after records,” says Emily Sisson, who ran the fastest U.S. marathon debut on a record-eligible course. “It’s a cool time right...
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March 3, 2022
Cirrus Cycles’ Kinekt Partners with Dutch Cargo
BELLINGHAM, Wash. March 3rd, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Cirrus Cycles, the maker of the KINEKT suspension post and KINEKT suspension stem, proudly announces the addition of Dutch Cargo, the well-known Australian and New Zealand distributor, thereby increasing product available to customers worldwide. “Though we’re a small company based in Bellingham, Washington,...
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March 2, 2022
New Walking Division Announced for 2022 UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon
PITTSBURGH, PA (March 2, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - P3R announced a new Walking Division for the 2022 UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon. Through this brand new division, walking division participants can walk the 13.1-mile course through Pittsburgh to earn their half marathon medal during the 2022 DICK’S Sporting Goods...
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March 2, 2022
Endurance Exchange Virtual Conference Begins Thursday
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The third annual Endurance Exchange presented by BOA Nutrition, an industry-wide conference for endurance professionals and athletes, takes place as a virtual event this Thursday, March 3, through Saturday, March 5. All sessions will be recorded and available on-demand through May 31 for attendees who are unable to...
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March 2, 2022
New Speakers Announced, Final Lineup Confirmed for Sea Otter Classic Summit produced by Life Time, April 5-7
MONTEREY, Calif. (Mar. 2, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Life Time, the nation's premier Healthy Way of Life brand (NYSE: LTH), and the Life Time Sea Otter Classic presented by Continental announce eight new experts who will share their knowledge at the inaugural Sea Otter Classic Summit taking place April 5-7,...
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March 2, 2022
97-year-old woman surprised after breaking age-group 5K world record
On Feb. 26. a 97-year old athlete was astounded as she reached the finish line at the Atlanta Peachtree Marathon Weekend 5K, to find out she set an age-group world record. Atlanta-resident Betty Lindberg broke the previous 95+ 5K world record by 30 minutes, clocking a time of 55:48. Canadian...
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March 2, 2022
Nike Suspends Online Sales In Russia
Nike Inc. has stopped taking online orders on its Russian website because it can’t guarantee delivery, Nike said on its Russian website. According to the Wall Street Journal, Nike suggested customers head its nearest store if they want to buy Nike products. Nike operates about 116 stores in Russia and...
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March 2, 2022
Alexandre Geniez gets four-month suspended prison sentence for domestic violence
Alexandre Geniez (Team TotalEnergies) was given a four-month suspended prison sentence on Wednesday when he was found guilty of domestic violence against his wife at the time Lucie Garrigues. Garrigues was with Geniez from 2013 to 2020, and she is the mother of their two children. Velo News
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March 2, 2022
Fitbit Recalls Fitbit Ionic Smartwatches Due to Burn-Hazard, Offers Refund
Fitbit has announced a recall of their older Ionic GPS smartwatch, due to situations where the battery can overheat and cause burn injuries. The Ionic was introduced back in 2017, which was really their first smartwatch to support a 3rd party app platform as well as on-watch payments and on-watch...
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March 2, 2022
Ukrainian cycling coach and father of recent national champion killed in war; former pro Andriy Grivko working to help country’s cyclists
The Russian invasion in Ukraine has claimed the life of one of the country's national cycling coaches, who was also the father of the rider who won the men's National Road Race Championships in 2019. Alexander Kulyk was killed on Tuesday in Kyiv during a mission to help evacuate people...
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March 2, 2022
Saucony® Launches New Video Series to Celebrate All Runners
WALTHAM, MA (March 2, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Today, global performance running lifestyle brand Saucony launched a video series titled “Call Us Runners,” which offers an introspective look into the lives of four people to highlight what it means to be a runner across different backgrounds and experiences. The video series underscores...
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March 2, 2022
Registration Opens for the 2022 GAP Relay Presented by UPMC Health Plan
PITTSBURGH (March 2, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The 2022 GAP Relay presented by UPMC Health Plan returns to the Great Allegheny Passage the weekend of Oct. 14-15, 2022. The course will begin in Cumberland, Md. and finish in Pittsburgh, Pa. “This event is unique in the adventure elements all runners get to...