EVENT NEWS
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August 15, 2025
Tour de France Champion, Olympic Gold Medalists and Legends Headline El Tour de Tucson Prologue
TUCSON (August 15, 2025) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The annual El Tour de Tucson Prologue is as star-studded as ever with some of the best and greatest cyclists in the history of cycling. As many as 10 well-accomplished cyclists will be in Tucson to help guide cyclists for five days leading...
August 14, 2025
Leadville 100 Mile: Then and Now
This weekend, the small mountain community of Leadville, Colorado, will swell to the seams as thousands of racers, pacers, crew, families, and spectators travel in for the 2025 Leadville 100 Mile, which starts on Saturday, August 16. I RUN FAR
August 12, 2025
The Budget of Racing an IRONMAN
Triathlon is an expensive sport. The list of things you need can seem pretty endless, and the costs can add up quickly. Of course, there will always be a baseline cost with any endeavour, and you can make it more expensive from there. Slowswitch decided to take a look at...
August 11, 2025
Tour de France record has stood for 61 years. It may soon fall.
The Tour de France ranks among the most popular sporting events in the world. It’s also one of the most grueling. Tour cyclists burn 3,000 to 4,000 calories per day, more than marathon runners, and the race lasts 21 days. You have to be a world-class athlete to win the Tour once. In 1908, a...
August 11, 2025
Triathlon Race Directors on Sharks, F-Yous, and Why They Haven’t Left Yet
It’s a tough job, but someone’s gotta do it. Triathlon race directors navigate a steady stream of challenges – from declining registrations and rising costs to logistical headaches and unpredictable weather. And yet, there they are on race morning, greeting athletes at the water’s edge, ready to roll year after...
August 6, 2025
Cyclist goes viral for celebrating ‘win’ before finish line… only to lose balance and crash
The incident happened during the final stage of the national club championship in Erbil, where junior riders from more than 20 teams across Iraq were battling it out over a 45-kilometre course. As the finish approached, one rider surged clear, took one last look behind — and decided the gap...
August 5, 2025
USA Swimming treads water
The United States team may have improved its medal tally at the World Aquatics Championships that ended Sunday in Singapore, bringing home 32 —nine more than last year's— but several swimming legends have criticised the sport's governing body during the meet, calling for a 'fresh start' before LA28. Team USA came...
August 5, 2025
Cal Tri Events expands event footprint with Lake Havasu Triathlon acquisition
Cal Tri Events has announced the acquisition of the Lake Havasu Triathlon, one of the southwest USA’s most established multisport events. Held on Sunday, March 15, 2026, the race will be officially rebranded as Cal Tri Lake Havasu, marking another key milestone in Cal Tri’s mission… ‘to make triathlon more safe, affordable...
August 1, 2025
Strava tracked 1,809 new KOMs at this year’s Tour de France
Strava, billed as ‘the app for active people’ with over 150 million users, tracked 1,809 new King of the Mountain (KOM) records during this year’s Tour de France. This marks the highest total of KOMs ever recorded during the race, up from 1,770 in 2024. Tadej Pogačar, now a 4x time...
August 1, 2025
Former World Champion Megan Romano Becomes First Female Athlete To Join Enhanced Games
Four-time world champion Megan Romano is the first female athlete and first American to join the Enhanced Games, the organization announced Friday. Romano, who represented the United States at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships and the 2012 Short Course World Championships, has not competed in the pool since the 2016 U.S. Olympic...
