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April 23, 2026
Nice Mayor Says He Will Cancel 70.3 Worlds – IRONMAN Says Event Still On
Eric Ciotti, who was elected last month to be the new mayor of Nice, outlined his plans to reduce the city’s budget by 60 million euros. Among the cancellations he intends to bring to Nice’s city and metropolitan councils are the upcoming IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Nice scheduled for...
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April 23, 2026
What’s a Good Cycling Speed by Age? Here’s What the Data Shows
Strava data reveals U.S. average cycling speeds vary by ride type, surface, and age group. Leisure pavement rides average 14.1 mph over 19.2 miles, while dirt leisure rides are slower at 8.3 mph for 10.6 miles. Commutes show pavement at 12.1 mph (4.7 miles) and dirt at 9.8 mph (5.1 miles),...
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April 23, 2026
Nike Cuts 1,400 Jobs in Operations and Tech in Latest Round of Layoffs
Nike is moving ahead with yet another round of layoffs amid a laborious restructuring process. On Thursday, Nike Inc. chief operating officer Venkatesh Alagirisamy revealed the news in a memo, which stated the move was part of the “next phase” of the company’s “Win Now” turnaround plan. All told, the company confirmed to FN that...
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April 23, 2026
Shimano Q1 sales flat but operating income down sharply in its bike division
Sales in Shimano's bike division were down 0.7% in in the first quarter, but operating earnings in the business unit plummeted 46% in the quarter. Sales of bike products in the quarter were 87.4 billion yen ($545.2 million) while operating income was 7.8 billion yen in that business. The decline in...
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April 22, 2026
Giant UK Acquires Thomas’s Cycle Revolution Ltd
Thomas’s Cycle Revolution (Cycle Revolution) has been bought out of administration by Giant UK. Dominic Dumville and Henry Page of Mercer & Hole were appointed joint administrators of Thomas’s Cycle Revolution Limited (“TCR)” on 23 March 2026, and they have now completed a sale of the business and certain assets...
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April 22, 2026
What Strava Data Reveals About Cycling Trends Worldwide
Last year, millions of cyclists around the world logged 550 million miles of bike commutes on Strava. That's the equivalent of circling the Earth 22,000 times, pedaled by people who chose a different way to get to work. Today, on Earth Day, we're publishing the first-ever Strava Metro: Commute Report,...
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April 22, 2026
Our Data Expert Crunched 10 Years of Age-Group Finish Times. Here’s What He Learned.
In the 2025 analysis of the fastest and slowest races of the year, we found that the average finishing times varied by two hours between the fastest and slowest races of the year, showing just how much impact the course and its conditions can have on your finishing times. only tells you...
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April 22, 2026
Why Athletes Are Suddenly Moonlighting As Sports Photographers
Mikaela Shiffrin spent a late-March evening at Barclays Center in New York, professional camera in hand. Sporting a black credentialed-media vest, the champion skier positioned herself courtside to photograph the Nets against the Hornets. The appearance came together quickly as an informal stop on Shiffrin’s post–Winter Olympics press tour. Her publicist, Megan...
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April 22, 2026
Study: Adidas, New Balance, On, Skechers Gaining Globally In Social Visibility
In a just-released study, Heuritech, the Paris-based AI trend forecasting platform, expects an overall decline in the sneaker market in both Europe and the U.S. in 2026, but found Adidas surpassing Nike as the market share leader in the global women’s market, while New Balance, On, Mizuno, and Skechers were among...
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April 21, 2026
90-year-old man breaks age-group world half-marathon record
Not only is Giuseppe Damato setting back-to-back world records, but he’s also doing it with barely any time to recover. The Turin, Italy native broke the M90 marathon world record in Milan just a week ago, taking more than 90 minutes off the previous mark, set in 2023. Back on his home...
