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October 22, 2025
EXEC: Thule Sees Organic Sales Slip 4.0 Percent in Q3 in Tough Market
Thule Group President and CEO Mattias said Wednesday the “market remained tough” in the third quarter with a negative impact on sales, but noted that operating margins were higher than historical levels. The comments, which came in the form of a company CEO statement with the release of Q3 results...
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October 22, 2025
Shift Active Media launches first brand tracking tool dedicated to the cycling industry
Shift Active Media Leaderboard offers cycling businesses a cost-effective and simple way to gain access to insightful data that tracks brand strength, monitors marketing performance, anticipates future shifts in market share, and benchmarks against competitors. bikebiz
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October 22, 2025
Strava Voluntarily Drops Lawsuit Against Garmin
Strava’s multifaceted legal (and social media) attack on Garmin was short-lived. Just 21 days after filing the original patent infringement case, alongside a Reddit post from their executive team attacking Garmin, the company has decided to dismiss the case against Garmin. DC RAINMAKER
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October 21, 2025
EXEC: Adidas Raises FY Outlook On Double-Digit Q3 Growth, Tariff Mitigation Benefits
Adidas raised its earnings and sales outlook for the year while reporting preliminary results for the third quarter showing currency-neutral revenues for the Adidas brand jumped 12 percent. The improved profitability outlook reflects continued brand momentum, the better-than-expected business performance as well as successful efforts to partly mitigate the additional...
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October 21, 2025
Bike industry pushes back on 50% tariffs proposed on bicycle metal content
The cycling industry is bracing for yet another tariff escalation in a year when there's barely been a moment of respite. The latest proposed fee could add substantial costs to almost any imported bike, regardless of country of origin. And in a twist, it's driven partly by an American bicycle company....
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October 21, 2025
Recent Study Says Strength Training May Prevent Neural Decline, Supporting Longevity
Resistance training has long been known to preserve muscle and even help restore nerve function after injury, but whether it can speed up nerve conduction in healthy adults has never been tested—until now. Outside
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October 20, 2025
Peloton partners with HSS to offer injury prevention content and care
Peloton Interactive, Inc., the fitness technology company with a market capitalization of $3.1 billion, and Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) announced a collaboration to develop specialized fitness content focused on injury prevention and recovery, according to a press release statement. According to InvestingPro data, Peloton’s stock has shown strong momentum...
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October 20, 2025
Rapha Clothes USA Cycling, Sets Stage For Profit Again Amidst Ongoing Financial Reset
There are two big bits of Rapha news officially out that have been circling in the rumor mill for the past week – Rapha will outfit USA Cycling from 2026 through the end of 2029, and Rapha’s latest annual financial statement again showed big losses. The first is really interesting...
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October 20, 2025
Private-equity firm acquires UK’s Whyte Bikes
A Dublin-based private-equity firm announced Monday the acquisition of Whyte Bikes Ltd. and that the existing management team will remain. UK-based Whyte Bikes will transfer 100% ownership to Causeway Capital, which calls itself a growth-focused private-equity firm investing in businesses in Ireland and the UK. The firm recently closed its...
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October 20, 2025
Oura Adds Long-Term Stress Tracking, Other Preventive Health Features
Oura is increasing its focus on preventive health with a series of updates rolling out across its platform this month, spanning new physiological metrics, app enhancements and a first-of-its-kind health report aimed at advancing the dialogue between wearables and clinical research. One of the new features is Cumulative Stress, a...
