EVENT NEWS
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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...
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June 15, 2023
Super League Triathlon Announce Fifth Anniversary Championship Series With Star Athlete Line-Ups
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Super League Triathlon (SLT) has unveiled the dates of its fifth anniversary Championship Series and the first superstar athletes who will deliver the fastest racing on the planet. Super League has revolutionised triathlon with its unpredictable formats and innovations, exciting courses, Teams format and action-packed broadcasts that were...
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June 15, 2023
Annual Crown City Classic 4th of July Run Celebrates 50 Years Running
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Celebrating its 50th year running, Coronado's annual 4th of July run returns with a remarkable display of consistency. The beloved event, renowned as one of the finest 4th of July running events in the country, invites runners of all ages and abilities to participate in a variety...
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June 15, 2023
Elite Teams Israel-Premier Tech and Team Jayco AlUla Added to the Line-up for September’s Maryland Cycling Classic
15 JUNE 2023, BALTIMORE, Maryland /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Maryland Cycling Classic, presented by UnitedHealthcare, America’s top cycling race and highest-ranked UCI event, today announced six additional teams that will compete at the second annual event, scheduled for September 3, 2023. WorldTour Team Jayco AlUla will be joined by ProTour...
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June 14, 2023
Historic Day in Maryland as Four Athletes with an Intellectual Disability (ID) Finish IRONMAN 70.3 Eagleman
TAMPA, Fla. (June 14, 2023)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – History was made at this Sunday’s 2023 IRONMAN® 70.3® Eagleman triathlon, as Chris Nikic (Clermont, Fla.), the first person with Down syndrome to complete a full-distance IRONMAN® triathlon, was joined by three friends from the Special Olympics, Kennet Lefkovic (Palm Coast, Fla.), Jonathan Sady...
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June 14, 2023
2023 Run for a Reason Charity Program, Presented by Microsoft, Raised More than $1 Million for Local and National Charities
PITTSBURGH, PA /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – P3R proudly has announced that the Run for a Reason Charity Program, presented by Microsoft, raised more than $1 million during this year’s DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend of Events. Since the Run for a Reason Charity Program launched in 2009, participants have raised more than...
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June 14, 2023
GFNY Lourdes Tourmalet: Dutch and French win after 4064m of climbing
New York City, June 14, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The famous pilgrimage town of Lourdes hosted the second edition of GFNY Lourdes Tourmalet this past Sunday. The racecourse was 157 km long with an elevation gain of 4064 m and included the legendary Pyrenées climbs Col d’Aspin and Col du Tourmalet....
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June 14, 2023
Cycling Time Trials Announce New Transgender Policy
14th June 2023, 9am BST /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The team at Cycling Time Trials (CTT) have today announced that transgender women (those who have transitioned from male to female) will no longer be eligible to ride in female competitions. CTT’s purpose is to facilitate and run time trials – where each...
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June 14, 2023
Boulderthon® Debuts New Course That Will Start And Finish In Downtown Boulder
BOULDER, Colo./ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Boulderthon®, the fastest-growing running series in Colorado, has announced a paramount change to their course for the Oct. 8 event. Runners will now start and finish off the Pearl Street Mall in the heart of Downtown Boulder, an unprecedented milestone for a marathon race series in Boulder....
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June 14, 2023
International Field at Lotto Challenge Gdańsk This Weekend
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – With a start list of over 40 professional athletes at Lotto Challenge Gdańsk, some exciting racing is guaranteed for the Polish middle distance race this Sunday. Heading the field and fresh from his win at Challenge Geraardsbergen last weekend is Menno Koolhas (NED). Also doing back-to-back races are...
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June 14, 2023
tentree opens its first retail store in Washington D.C.
Vancouver, BC (June 14, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - tentreeⓇ, an earth-first lifestyle apparel brand whose mission is to plant 1 billion trees by 2030 to drastically reduce climate change, has opened its first-ever US retail store in Washington, D.C’s Shaw neighborhood. Since its start in 2012, each tentree purchase has...
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June 14, 2023
Frontwave Rides On With Bike The Coast As Title Sponsor
OCEANSIDE, Calif. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Bike The Coast, Southern California’s premier coastal cycling event, has announced that Frontwave Credit Union has once again signed on as the ride’s title sponsor for 2023 and 2024. The longstanding partnership signals Frontwave’s continued dedication to the local community and events that bring visibility to...
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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...
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June 13, 2023
goodr Becomes a Sunglass Partner of USA Cycling
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – USA Cycling is proud to welcome sunglass company, goodr, as a partner through 2024. This collaboration brings together two powerhouses in their respective fields and marks an exciting chapter for both USA Cycling and goodr. This partnership represents a perfect collaboration with goodr's commitment to...
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June 13, 2023
3rd GFNY Florida Sebring double-race weekend: marathon and bike race coming up in October 2023
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - On October 21-22, 2023, two endurance races take place in Florida's home of endurance racing: On October 21, runners will take on a marathon and half marathon race from the Barn at Paso Fino. On October 22, one thousand cyclists from across the USA and 50+ countries...
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June 13, 2023
Experience Vittoria Sweepstakes Offers a Once-In-A-Lifetime Cycling Experience/Getaway
BENTONVILLE, AR (June 13, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Vittoria, the world’s leading brand of performance bicycle tires and accessories, announces the launch of the Experience Vittoria Sweepstakes, offering one lucky winner and their guest, the opportunity to embark on a journey to the Lombardy region in Italy. This remarkable adventure...
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June 12, 2023
‘Demands that don’t match their level’ – Tour des Pyrénées director blames riders over cancellation
The director of the CIC-Tour Feminin International des Pyrénées has criticised the participating riders after the event was cancelled by the UCI ahead of Sunday’s final stage due to safety concerns. After Friday’s opening stage was blighted by a series of dangerous incidents, including oncoming traffic on the race route...
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June 12, 2023
Next-generation marketing and communications platform for endurance events partners with Broken Arrow SkyRace
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Capra is thrilled to announce their partnership with their first US race outside of Australia and New Zealand, Broken Arrow SkyRace in Palisades Tahoe that is taking place this week on June 16-18 (US). With Capra’s innovative mobile-first platform, Broken Arrow SKyRace race directors and event managers...
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June 11, 2023
XTERRA Belgium World Cup Weekend Wrap
ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The inaugural XTERRA World Cup touched down in Europe for the first time at the iconic Citadel in Namur in Belgium over the June 10-11 weekend. Results and recaps from both the XTERRA European Championship full-distance race and the XTERRA Belgium Short Track are below. Felix Forissier,...
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June 11, 2023
Bishop and Byram Prove Dominant at 2XU Challenge Wales
/endurance sportswire/ - Wales shone in all its glory this weekend providing perfect conditions for an all-British victory with Tom Bishop and Lucy Byram taking the wins at Challenge Wales in 3:56:28 and 4:25:07 respectively. Andrew Horsfall-Turner led out of the swim, posting a time of 25:20 with Tom Bishop...
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June 11, 2023
Great Wins at Challenge Cagnes-sur-Mer for Mennesson and Simmonds
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - A stunning day of racing on the Côte d’Azur delivered victory for William Mennesson and Imogen Simmonds as they both proved dominant on the testing course in the hills above Nice with winning times of 4:09:48 and 4:43:03 respectively. An early start on the shores of the...
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June 10, 2023
Goucher, Mariella Désir To Highlight 2023 Essentia Health Fitness Expo
(DULUTH, MINN.) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Kara Goucher and Alison Mariella Désir will highlight this year’s Essentia Health Fitness Expo, with each scheduled to be selling and signing books as well as other public appearances throughout Grandma’s Marathon weekend in Duluth. Goucher, a Duluth native and two-time US Olympian, will be...
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June 10, 2023
Grandma’s Marathon Seeking Responsible Sport Certification In 2023
(DULUTH, MINN.) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Grandma’s Marathon has been working throughout the year to become a Responsible Sport Certified event, and the final test will come when 50,000+ people descend on Duluth and the surrounding area next weekend for the 2023 race weekend. The certification is granted by the Council...
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June 10, 2023
American Cancer Society Raise Over $100K through Spartan Race and GoFundraise Partnership
[Saturday 10th June 2023] /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - American Cancer Society (ACS), a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to ending cancer as we know it, is thrilled to announce the huge success of a recent fundraising campaign in partnership with Spartan Race and GoFundraise. Through GoFundraise, an online fundraising platform, ACS have...
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June 9, 2023
XTERRA World Cup in Belgium this weekend
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The third of seven stops in the inaugural XTERRA World Cup takes place Saturday, June 10, as the Citadel of Namur hosts the XTERRA European Championship race for the first time. Then on Sunday, June 11, the World Cup continues with the second of five invite-only XTERRA Short...