EVENT NEWS
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July 2, 2023
Tacks in the road spark mass punctures in finale of Tour de France stage 2
Tacks thrown in the road near the foot of the Jaizkibel climb sparked a number of sudden punctures on stage 2 of the Tour de France, with between 15 and 20 riders forced to stop to change wheels or ride to the finish with a slow puncture or a tack...
July 1, 2023
What kind of person can run in a tiny, maddening circle for 24 hours straight? I visited the legendary D3 marathon to find out.
D3 is a very particular kind of ultramarathon, a broad category of races that includes anything longer than 26.2 miles. The most common versions are based on distance, and are run on trails or roads. But there are also time-based races, ranging mostly from six hours to six days. You...
June 30, 2023
Padding to be installed on Tour descent amid growing safety concerns
Tour de France organisers will install padding on the trickiest section of the descent from the Col de la Loze on the 17th stage as part of a global effort to improve riders' safety following the death of Gino Mader. The decision to use padding was made before Swiss rider...
June 29, 2023
Strava reveals rider pro training data ahead of Tour de France 2023
Strava, the official ride partner for this year’s Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes, has released exclusive data that highlights what it takes to train for Le Tour. To uncover the data, Strava aggregated and anonymised the stats of 37 competitive cyclists training for the Tour de France,...
June 28, 2023
Australian entrepreneur aims to create a doping-encouraged Olympics
An Australian entrepreneur is aiming to develop a controversial alternative to the Olympic Games called The Enhanced Games, where athletes are free to participate without drug testing and are encouraged to embrace performance-enhancing drugs. Canadian Running
June 23, 2023
Are Pro Cycling Races Too Dangerous?
Crashes are a real and unfortunate part of bike racing. And while bike racing is an inherently dangerous sport and one that has, since its inception, featured crashes, injuries, and sometimes death, relatively little has been done to further protect riders from these incidents. Though helmet technology has come a...
June 20, 2023
History as 300-km race in France no one had finished gets first winner
One of the world’s most gruelling ultra distance races finally has a winner, after a French sports teacher crossed the finish line after almost three days of running. The Chartreuse Terminorum, which sees runners complete five loops of a 60km mountainous track in Isère, has been held five times, yet...
June 16, 2023
Cyclist Gino Mäder, 26, dies after a high-speed crash in the Swiss Alps
Swiss cyclist Gino Mäder died Friday, one day after suffering a terrible crash during a mountain descent in stage 5 of the Tour de Suisse. Both Mäder and another racer, Magnus Sheffield of the U.S., were taken to the hospital after they were hurled into a ravine in the Swiss...
June 15, 2023
24 riders kicked out of U23 Giro d’Italia for holding onto cars and motorbikes on Stelvio
Twenty-four riders have been kicked out of the Giro Next Gen — also known as the Baby or U23 Giro — after they were caught holding onto team vehicles. Video footage of the incident was published by Italian website Tuttobiciweb on Wednesday evening, showing riders using cars and race motorbikes to...
June 13, 2023
Olympic Esports Series 2023: riders and virtual cycling race formats confirmed for June finals
Virtual cycling is one of nine esports to be showcased at the Olympic Esports Week and the live finals in Singapore this June. Organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Olympic Esports Series 2023 is meant to showcase the best of virtual sports, both the athleticism and the technologies...