EVENT NEWS
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May 4, 2022
Six-year-old’s marathon sparks controversy on social media
On Sunday at the Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati, Ohio, a family of eight from Bellevue, Ky., all completed the 42.2 km together in eight hours and 35 minutes. Since then, their family marathon outing has sparked controversy online as two of the children are under 12, and one is...
April 30, 2022
‘Nonbinary Runners Have Been Here the Whole Time’
In the past year, road races have debuted a nonbinary category, typically with around two dozen or fewer such competitors at each event. The nonbinary category in races has not drawn as much public controversy. Most nonbinary runners go unnoticed on race day, running alongside tens of thousands of other...
April 27, 2022
Sam Long hit by car during St. George build up
American Ironman World Championship favorite Sam Long has been hit by a car while training for the upcoming Ironman World Championship race in St. George, Utah on May 7. Today he confirmed that despite the crash, he will be on the start line next week after the accident. Triathlon Canada
April 22, 2022
Armed Thieves on MTB Trails ‘Alarming’ CA Police
A rash of recent bike robberies in the Oakland and East Bay areas has cyclists and police on high alert. Masked individuals have robbed victims at gunpoint in five possibly related incidents in Oakland, Calif.’s East Bay area since late March, local news has reported. GearJunkie
April 18, 2022
Bradley Wiggins reveals he was sexually groomed by cycling coach at age of 13
Bradley Wiggins has revealed he was sexually groomed by a coach when he was just 13 years old. The 2012 Tour de France winner and three-time Olympic champion said he did not feel he could speak up at the time due to a difficult relationship with his stepfather. Independent.ie
April 12, 2022
Is Zwift’s Anti-Doping Policy enough to eradicate cheating culture?
A group from Teesside University in Middlesbrough, UK, has published a review in which it claims Zwift fails to meet the purpose of its anti-doping policy. The review, published in the International Journal of Esports, states that due to significant limitations to the policy and a lackadaisical anti-cheating culture, Zwift...
April 8, 2022
Cycling-British cycling suspend transgender participation policy
British Cycling said on Friday that it has suspended its Transgender and Non-binary Participation Policy with immediate effect. Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges said last week that she had provided British Cycling and governing body UCI with evidence that she was eligible to compete at the National Omnium Championships and was...
April 7, 2022
UCI confirms it is monitoring the progress of Sonny Colbrelli
Last week, Colbrelli was fitted with an internal defibrillator by Italian doctors after he suffered cardiac arrest moments after crossing the finish line of the opening stage of the Volta a Catalunya on March 21. Velo News
April 6, 2022
Boston Marathon excludes runners residing in Russia, Belarus
Athletes from Russia and Belarus previously accepted to compete in this year's Boston Marathon who are currently residing in either country will no longer be allowed to participate, the Boston Athletic Association announced Wednesday. The exclusion from the world's oldest annual marathon also extends to athletes previously accepted into the...
April 4, 2022
IRONMAN athlete dies in Galveston after receiving medical attention during swim portion of event
46-year-old Daniel Miller from Arlington, Massachusetts, a participant in the Texas IRONMAN 70.3 Texas triathlon in Galveston, died over the weekend. He required and received medical attention from swim safety personnel who recognized that he needed assistance when he was about halfway through the swim portion of the event. Boston...