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July 26, 2021
Team USA Team Work Brings Rivera to Seventh in the Olympic Road Race
TOKYO – On Sunday, the second cycling event of the XXXII Olympiad took place with the Women’s Road Race. Like the Men’s race on Sunday, this road race began at Musashinonomori Park, with its lush landscape. The 137-kilometer race followed a similar course to the Men’s event, leaving from the...
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July 26, 2021
Christopher Blevins Battles to Top-15 Finish in Men’s XC Mountain Bike Olympic Race
TOKYO – The Izu peninsula was the scene for the Men’s Cross-Country Olympic event. The technical, 4.1-kilometer course just west of the Izu Velodrome and had features like Amagi Pass, the Chopsticks, and the Sakura Drop. The race had one start loop and seven laps of the course, for a...
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July 26, 2021
RSAA Set To Debut Vertigo Challenge 12 Hours Pensacola
July, 26, 2021 Pensacola, Florida – Rockstar All Access announces today a partnership with Five Flags Speedway to debut the first race in a series of races called the Vertigo Challenge. The inaugural race will be called 12 Hours Pensacola and will feature 12 hours of cycling around a half...
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July 26, 2021
Velocity Indoor Cycling App Secures $3.4 Million in Seed Funding
Highland Park, Illinois, July 26, 2021 - Vision Quest Velocity LLC, an early-stage virtual cycling start-up, announced it has raised $3.4M in seed round funding. The investment round was led by strategic financial partners. Velocity will leverage the more than 20 years of experience and knowledge from Vision Quest Coaching...
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July 26, 2021
U.S. Center for SafeSport Permanently Bans Alberto Salazar From Coaching
The former Nike Oregon Project coach will no longer be allowed to work with U.S.A. Track & Field athletes after receiving permanent suspension from SafeSport. He has 10 days to appeal. Women's Running
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July 26, 2021
UTMB® Mont-Blanc: 30 days to go for the start of the 18th edition!
Good news, the UTMB® Mont-Blanc will take place this year. The event is scheduled to run from Monday 23rd to Sunday 29th August and will gather 10,000 runners with strict health measures in place. The sanitary health pass, staggered starts, elite runners, here is everything you need to know about...
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July 26, 2021
Skratch Labs Brings Back its Popular Limited-Edition Flavor of Sport Hydration Drink Mix: Summer Peach
Boulder, CO (July 26, 2020) - Skratch Labs, an innovator in performance nutrition, announces the re-release of it’s seasona lsummer flavor of Sport Hydration DrinkMix, Summer Peach. With the resounding successof an initial offering in May, Skratch Labs is offering one more chance to pick up a 440g bag of...
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July 25, 2021
iFIT Acquires 29029, the Premium Ultra-Endurance Event and Community That Brings the Experience of Climbing Mount Everest to its Members Around the World
(LOGAN, Utah) iFIT, a global leader in connected fitness software, content, and equipment, today announced that it has acquired 29029, the company that created the category of endurance hiking events. 29029 delivers the experience of climbing Mount Everest to its members and provides the ultra-endurance experience to athletes at all...
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July 25, 2021
Men’s triathlon kicks off with bizarre false start
A motor boat in the way of athletes disrupts the start of the men's triathlon in Tokyo, stopping the race in bizarre fashion and marking the first-ever false start call in the sport's Olympic history. Check out the video here
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July 25, 2021
Olympics-Cycling-Confused Van Vleuten’s joy shortlived in bizarre finish
When Annemiek Van Vleuten crossed the line with her arms in the air at the Fuji International Speedway, the Dutchwoman thought she had won the women's Olympic road cycling race on Sunday. Then she realized she had finished second behind Austrian Anna Keisenhofer by a healthy margin of one minute and...
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July 24, 2021
23-year-old Brandon McNulty Rides to Sixth Place in His First Olympic Games
TOKYO – The Men’s Road Race kicked off the cycling events for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The riders headed to Musashinonomori Park to take on the 243-kilometer course. The race went to Mt. Fuji, gaining a total of 4,865 meters of elevation. The field of 128 riders competed on...
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July 23, 2021
Record-Breaking 10th Annual Fleet Feet Liberty Mile
PITTSBURGH (July 23, 2021) – More than 1,300 participants took to the streets in Downtown Pittsburgh’s only nighttime road race, the largest participation in event history. The event was P3R’s first live race in Pittsburgh since 2019. “To have a record number of runners at our first live start line...
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July 23, 2021
Obé Fitness, Nets $15 Million in New Investment as Samsung Next, Athleta and Actress-Comedian Tiffany Haddish bet on Home-Fitness
Even as people return to the gym, digital fitness businesses like Obé think they can expand. Its Disney tie-ins help. Athletech News
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July 23, 2021
Senate E-BIKE Act Would Offer Tax Credit for Electric Bicycle Purchases
BOULDER, COLO. (Jul. 23, 2021) —PeopleForBikes applauds the timely introduction of legislation in the U.S. Senate to offer an electric bicycle tax credit, helping more people easily get out on two wheels. The Electric Bicycle Incentive Kickstart for the Environment (E-BIKE) Act (S. 2420), led by Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI)...
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July 23, 2021
Punch Gunk Announces Go Get It Grant Judges
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Punch Gunk, the award-winning performance therapeutics company shaking up the pain relief and workout recovery industry, has announced the judging panel that will help determine the recipients of their inaugural Go Get It Grants. The panel will include Ken Lubin, Meg Treat, Cameron McIntyre and Nadene...
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July 23, 2021
Shark Pods Becomes an Official Sponsor of Salty Sports Society’s Speedo SALT Series
Saint Augustine Beach, Florida – Salty Sports Society, a leader in beach sporting events, has signed Shark Pods as a sponsor of the Speedo SALT Series. Shark Pods, invented in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, are made for open water swimmers, triathletes, lifeguards, and surfers to reduce the number of shark...
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July 22, 2021
The Trouble With Bike (and All Outdoor) Apparel
This documentary is an interesting look into the manufacturing process and how a brand that cares about profits and the environment figures out how to have the best of both. Adventure Journal
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July 22, 2021
Triathlon named for Trump is canceled again. Event director says it wasn’t his call.
For the second time in less than six months, the 2021 edition of Tri at the Trump — a sprint triathlon that was originally scheduled to take place at Trump National Golf Club, Charlotte this September — has been canceled. The Charlotte Observer
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July 22, 2021
Sea Otter Australia postponed to 2022 due to COVID
Is this 2020 all over again? Sea Otter Australia has been postponed from its 2021 dates to September 29, 2021 to October 3 2022 due to the current COVID threat. Note from Sea Otter: Unfortunately, after carefully monitoring the evolution of the current coronavirus threat, it has become clear that...
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July 22, 2021
8-Hour Dream Endurance Race Brings ‘Dreams’ and New Course Records
CARMEL, Ind. (July 22, 2021) – Participants made their way through the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis in perfect conditions on Saturday, July 16 for the seventh annual 8-Hour Dream Endurance Race and Cat Nap 5K. The sold-out event, one of six CRRG Events signature races, produced new course...
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July 22, 2021
SEC Halts Alleged Ongoing Offering Fraud Involving Cycling Companies
Arrested: Samuel Mancini managed and controlled Outdoor Capital Partners LLC (OCP), which he purported to be a venture capital and private equity firm, and promised investors that he was raising $20 million, including $5 million of his own money, for OCP Italia to invest solely in acquiring controlling interests in...
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July 22, 2021
Zone7 Raises $8 Million In Series A Round To Expand Artificial Intelligence Platform For Predicting Sports Injury Risks
Zone7’s system analyzes data that teams collect on athletes when they’re practicing, playing in games, working out and even sleeping. It then produces reports on each player’s fitness and other variables, forecasts their injury risk and suggests ways in which so-called “operators” such as coaches and medical personnel can help....
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July 22, 2021
Portland Design Works is Officially Certified Climate Neutral
PORTLAND, OR (July 22, 2021) — Portland Design Works, creators of gear for everyday cycling, is proud to announce that the company is now officially Climate Neutral Certified. “We believe that we can make a change toward more sustainability within the bicycle industry. We are small but mighty, and proud...
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July 22, 2021
Janus Cycle Group — owner of Merlin and Dean — sold to former real estate executive
Titanium bike and component manufacturer Janus Cycle Group announced Thursday it sold all company assets to Phil Joseph, a former real estate executive. Joseph, an avid cyclist, purchased 100% ownership stake in the assets, which include Merlin Metalworks, Dean Titanium, Knight Composites, Ionic Bikes, and Rossin Bikes. BRAIN
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July 22, 2021
UltrAspire Elite Sally McRae Wins Badwater 135 Ultramarathon
Badwater 135, known as the world’s toughest foot race, spans 135 miles from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney, California. You begin the race at Badwater Basin which marks the lowest elevation in North America at 280’ (85m) below sea level. The race finishes at Whitney Portal at 8,300’ (2530m), which...