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June 18, 2025
This Simple Fitness Test Could Predict How Long You’ll Live, Study Finds
A new study published in theEuropean Journal of Preventive Cardiology followed 4,282 adults between the ages of 46 and 75 to assess how well they could lower themselves to the floor from a standing position-and then rise back up-using as little assistance as possible from their hands, knees, furniture, or...
June 18, 2025
92-year-old IRONMAN triathlete completes 70.3-mile course in iconic Australian race
The 92-year-old Japanese Age Group triathlete holds a Guinness World Record for being the oldest person ever to cross the finish line at the brutal IRONMAN World Championship in Kona. TRI247
June 18, 2025
Grand Slam Track: Where’s the money?
For the past year, Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track (GST) has billed itself as the most athlete-first league track and field has ever seen, promising massive prize purses and a bold new vision. CANADIAN Running Magazine
June 18, 2025
Petition against UCI’s new handlebar rules gathers thousands of signatures
Last Thursday, cycling’s governing body released a list of updates that will come into effect on 1 January 2026; among them is a new rule that a rider’s handlebars must measure a minimum outside-to-outside width of 40cm, and inside-to-inside width between the brake levers of 32cm. Cycling WEEKLY
June 18, 2025
Motorsport giant Brembo enters cycling market with Specialized
Brembo Brakes has announced a partnership with Specialized Bicycles and will be working with the likes of Loïc Bruni, Jordan Williams and Finn Iles to develop a new braking system. bikeradar
June 17, 2025
Cycling Deaths Increased in 2024
Pedalcyclist fatalities went up 4.4% over the year—49 more deaths. The figures come from the final Traffic Safety Facts Research Note published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for 2023. CYCLING WEST
June 17, 2025
Survey: 84 Percent of U.S. Consumers Plan to Shop Amazon Prime Day in 2025
A survey conducted by RetailMeNot found that 84 percent of U.S. adults plan to participate in Amazon Prime Day this year, up from 81 percent in 2024. SGB MEDIA
June 16, 2025
Take Up Cycling as a Hobby. It Might Literally Save Your Brain.
A gigantic study of nearly half a million people living in the UK, published in JAMA Network Open, by researchers from Huazhong University of Science and Technology and the University of Sydney found that riding a bike might be doing a lot more than making your legs look shredded. It could be protecting...
June 16, 2025
Boston Marathon to penalize times for downhill qualifying courses
On Monday, the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced it will introduce time penalties for runners who qualify on net-downhill courses with significant elevation drops. The B.A.A. said it will begin adjusting qualifying times from steep downhill marathons starting with registration for the 2027 Boston Marathon. The new policy targets races with...
June 16, 2025
Elliptical Cross-Trainer Innovator Strider Fitness Raises $5M
Strider Fitness Ventures, maker of the StreetStrider, a unique, 2-in-1 elliptical cross-trainer designed for both outdoor and indoor use, has raised $5 million in IP-backed financing to support its next stage of growth in the fitness equipment market. The structured capital facility was arranged by Fallingst Technologies in partnership with...