EVENT NEWS
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March 17, 2021
Pikes Peak APEX and Athletic Brewing Company Partner to Grow Region’s Trail Stewardship Initiative
Colorado Springs, Colorado, March 17, 2021—Sports Strategies announces a partnership between Athletic Brewing Company and The Pikes Peak APEX presented by RockShox. Athletic Brewing joins as a Supporting Sponsor and exclusive non-alcoholic beer of the 2021 Pikes Peak APEX. In addition to investing in the September event, Athletic Brewing has...
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March 16, 2021
Southern Firecracker Introduces Elite Field
March 16, 2021 Grenada, MS – Rockstar All Access announces today it has opened up registration for an elite field for the inaugural Southern Firecracker 70.3 mile triathlon to be held on June 26, 2021 at Grenada Lake in Mississippi. The event will pay $3,400 in cash payouts to the...
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March 16, 2021
IRONMAN Provides Event Status Updates for Its Events in Texas
- IRONMAN Texas postponed due to Harris County COVID-19 Threat Level System currently at Level 1: Stay Home, and the resulting impact to the bike course - Optimism remains for IRONMAN 70.3 Texas in Galveston scheduled for April 11 and IRONMAN 70.3 Lubbock scheduled for June 27 to take place...
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March 16, 2021
Red Bull Raid Returns to Squaw Valley to Celebrate Local Tahoe-area Rippers
Olympic Valley, CA- (March 16, 2021) - Red Bull Raid–the only freeride event in the United States that blends the endurance aspect of competitive uphill ski mountaineering with the technical, progressive style of big-mountain riding–returns to Squaw Valley April 2-3, 2021, at the new location of CII Ridge. This time,...
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March 16, 2021
2021 Tennessee National Opens NDHS with a Bang
The Tennessee National was a huge success this weekend at Windrock Bike Park with 740 registrants across the Downhill and Enduro races. The mountain bike crowd was eager to get back to racing with all the heavy hitters making their way to the world-class bike park in Oak Ridge, Tenn....
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March 16, 2021
Super League Triathlon To Stage Paratriathlon Events
Super League Triathlon is set for another first with two paratriathlon events confirmed as part of an upcoming double header of race action. The SLT Arena Games Powered by Zwift heads to London and March 27 and Rotterdam on April 18 and will feature a host of Paralympic medalists and...
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March 15, 2021
Registration Open For 2021 Kaiser Permanente Thrive Half Marathon & 5K
5th annual Kaiser Permanente Thrive Half Marathon & 5K set for Saturday, Nov. 6th San Diego’s scenic half-marathon to feature New Loop Course in Mission Bay Special early bird pricing available for half-marathon & 5k at thrivehalfmarathon.com. San Diego, CA – March 15, 2021 – Easy Day Sports, the organizers...
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March 15, 2021
Boston Marathon announces reduced field size for 2021 event
With a cap of just 20,000 participants, 30% less than previous years, this year may be the toughest Boston qualifier yet. Canadian Running Magazine
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March 15, 2021
One Marathon Will Require Vaccination or Negative Test for Runners
As runners train to run in-person marathons again this year, one marathon is taking a step to institute new health protocols. This means each runner must have been vaccinated or have a negative test to participate. Running With Miles
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March 15, 2021
Registration Powered by TicketSocket Now Open for Select 2021 USA Triathlon National Championships, Legacy Triathlon
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Triathlon today announced the opening of registration powered by TicketSocket for a slate of 2021 national events, including the USA Triathlon Duathlon National Championships (May 22-23 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama), Youth & Junior Nationals (July 31-Aug. 1 in West Chester, Ohio), Toyota USA Triathlon Age Group...
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March 14, 2021
Team Sky and British Cycling in question after Freeman guilty verdict
Team Sky and British Cycling’s successes over the past decade have been left shrouded in suspicion after their former chief doctor Richard Freeman was found guilty of ordering banned testosterone “knowing or believing” it was for an unnamed rider to improve their performance. The Guardian
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March 13, 2021
Jan Frodeno overpowers everyone at CHALLENGE MIAMI, Jodie Stimpson beats favorites
With a world star like Jan Frodeno at the start of CHALLENGEMIAMI, all eyes were actually on the German world champion. He did not succumb to the pressure, more than lived up to his role as favorite and ultimately took the victory. In the women's race, it wasn’t on paper favorites...
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March 12, 2021
Registration opens for coveted spots in the Gold Rush Bike Rally, a one of a kind Colorado “gravel bike hootenanny”
Boulder, CO. (March 12th, 2021) –Today Adventure Fit announces the revival of Gold Rush Bike Rally, a gravel bike hootenanny in historic gold mining country west of Boulder, Colorado. The event combines the best elements of a gravel bike adventure, block party, and small town festival and is the sister...
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March 12, 2021
Super League Triathlon Secures Global Broadcast Deals
Super League Triathlon’s unique blended event in London has secured major global broadcast deals. The SLT Arena Games Powered by Zwift comes to the UK for the first time with an event at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on March 27, before heading to Rotterdam on April 18. After a successful...
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March 12, 2021
GiveSignup | RunSignup Releases a Roundup of Q1 Events Showing a Return to Racing
(Moorestown, NJ)– GiveSignup | RunSignup, the leading technology provider for endurance and nonprofit events in the U.S., released a roundup of events across the country showing a significant resurgence of in-person running. The roundup features 50 live events across 42 states, ranging in size from under a hundred participants to...
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March 12, 2021
Swim for Alligator Lighthouse Registrations Filling Up Quickly
St. Augustine Beach, Florida – Branded “1 of the 8 toughest challenges in the world,” by Tom Ward (Nov. 13, 2019, RedBull.com), the Swim for Alligator Lighthouse race is seeing a surge in registered swimmers. The fourth stop on the Speedo SALT Series is slated for Saturday, September 11, 2021....
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March 12, 2021
50th Anniversary of the BMW Dallas Marathon Festival Moved to December 10-12, 2021
[DALLAS] - The Board of Directors and Staff of the BMW Dallas Marathon announced the postponement and new date of the running of the 50th Anniversary of the BMW Dallas Marathon Festival, from April 30 – May 2 to the weekend of December 10-12, 2021. “Unfortunately, due to the continuance of...
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March 11, 2021
IRONMAN VR Team Challenge launches as new live broadcast racing format pitting teams of age-group athletes against each other and airing exclusively on the IRONMAN Now Facebook Watch Page
TAMPA, Fla. (March 11, 2021) – Coinciding with the recently launched IRONMAN® VR™ All-Terrain Series, IRONMAN has announced the creation of the IRONMAN VR Team Challenge, a new live broadcast racing format focusing on three teams of age-group athletes that will compete exclusively on the IRONMAN Now Facebook Watch page. During...
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March 11, 2021
Girls on the Run Celebrates 25 Years of Empowering Girls
Charlotte, N.C. - March 11, 2021 - National non-profit Girls on the Run celebrates 25 years of service as a leader in positive youth development programming. The organization will celebrate the anniversary on Thursday, March 25, 2021, at 7 p.m. EST with a virtual keynote address from Hoda Kotb. Interested...
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March 11, 2021
ELITE and Toronto Hustle Announce 2nd Annual #CRUSHCOVID Challenges for 2021
FONTANIVA, ITALY, March 11th, 2021 — Elite Cycling and Toronto Hustle are announcing two challenges on behalf of #CRUSHCOVID; a Strava Challenge and a 24-hour indoor cycling marathon on Zwift. Both challenges offer participants a chance to connect with fellow athletes and support mental health during the pandemic. #CRUSHCOVID Strava...
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March 11, 2021
GFNY Santa Fe spearheads US expansion of GFNY
NEW YORK CITY, March 11, 2021 – GFNY Santa Fe returns to the GFNY World racing calendar after its Covid induced hiatus in 2020. This September, riders get to race the challenging 75-mile high-altitude course with 7,150 feet of climbing and a peak elevation of 10,350 feet at the finish...
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March 11, 2021
Colon Cancer Foundation To Host Virtual Challenge in Support of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March
NEW YORK – March 11, 2021 – March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and this year the Colon Cancer Foundation (CCF) is helping promote the importance of early detection in successfully beating the disease. CCF is honoring awareness month with a range of activities aimed at the Foundation’s ambitious goal of...
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March 10, 2021
Tennessee National Opens the Season for the National DH Series
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Cycling’s National DH Series starts this weekend in Oak Ridge, TN with the Tennessee National. This year’s Tennessee National brings racers back to Windrock Bike Park in Oak Ridge, Tenn. with the premier southeast mountain bike weekend. While everyone will have their eye on the...
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March 10, 2021
Team BikeExchange, Trek-Segafredo and Rally Cycling Headline Initial Teams Slated for September’s Inaugural Maryland Cycling Classic
BALTIMORE, Maryland– The Maryland Cycling Classic supported by UnitedHealthcare, America’s top one-day professional cycling race and the only UCI-sanctioned road race in the U.S., today announced the first five teams confirmed to compete at the inaugural event, scheduled for September 5, 2021. WorldTour teams Trek-Segafredo and Australia’s Team BikeExchange will be joined...
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March 10, 2021
Team Evergreen to Present The Hundo in 2021 and Beyond
EVERGREEN, COLO, March 10, 2021 — Team Evergreen Cycling, announces a new addition to their events offering: the Hundo. Known to provide some of the smoothest single track in Colorado in the beloved Buffalo Creek area near Bailey, CO, “the Hundo,” taking place on June 19th, will now have a...