EVENT NEWS
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November 11, 2021
Richard Branson, 71, shows off gruesome injuries from ‘colossal cycling crash’ and reveals his helmet saved his life after his brakes failed during British Virgin Islands charity bike ride
Sir Richard Branson has suffered a 'colossal' bicycle crash after his brakes failed while taking part in an endurance charity race across the British Virgin Islands this week. The 71-year-old billionaire feared he had broken his back after colliding with another rider during day two of the Strive BVI event...
November 9, 2021
Teen Driver Who Hit Cyclists While ‘Rolling Coal’ On Them Faces Felony Charges In Texas
Waller County, Texas, officials announced felony charges on Monday against a 16-year-old pickup driver accused of crashing into a group of cyclists while trying to blow exhaust on them. The collision sent four bicyclists to the hospital. HuffPost
November 4, 2021
Father breaks world record for longest triathlon in undisturbed 30 hours
A dad has broken the world record for the longest triathlon in a staggering 30 hours of swimming, running, and cycling in one go without breaks. Dad of two Ian Lambert ran, swam and cycled a combined to an epic 220 miles, beating the previous Guinness World Record of 180 miles....
November 2, 2021
Does the future of US racing include jerseys with rider names and numbers?
Into the Lion's Den provided a regional-teams blueprint of what promoters say is the way forward for criterium racing. Velo News
October 29, 2021
Romanian police recover Italy’s stolen gold Pinarello track bikes
A week after the Italian national track team had 22 bikes stolen from their hotel at the UCI Track World Championships in Roubaix, Romanian police have recovered the several hundred thousand Euro haul in their country. The Pinarellos, which included four gold bikes used by Filippo Ganna and his gold medal-winning team pursuit teammates,...
October 27, 2021
Oblivious spectator run over in scary caught-on-camera cycling crash
Police are investigating a collision that occurred near the end of the Cicloturista Condaca Salmor Bike Race, which takes place in the Canary Islands, between an unnamed cyclist and a spectator who inexplicably crossed into the road. Video of the incident shows the woman looking down on her phone as...
October 26, 2021
Cyclist survives mauling from brown bear in Alaska
The cyclist in a rural borough of Alaska managed to survive after he dropped to the ground to cover his head, kicking at the bear. Alaska Wildlife Troopers were notified of the attack after a man who was cycling along the Jack River noticed from 30 feet away that the bear...
October 26, 2021
The Georgina Marathon: a gamble that paid off in spades
At the end of July, co-race directors Cindy Lewis-Caballero and Sandie Orlando received approval from the town of Georgina, on Ontario’s Lake Simcoe, to put together the inaugural Georgina Marathon and Half Marathon, to take place Oct. 17. Both knew that two months seemed like an impossible timeline, but the...
October 25, 2021
Beijing marathon postponed as China fights Delta outbreak
The Beijing marathon this weekend has been postponed until further notice, organisers said, as China seeks to stamp out a Covid outbreak and return to zero cases ahead of the Winter Olympics. There were some 30,000 people expected to take part on October 31. France24
October 24, 2021
Ironman California Canceled by ‘Cyclone Bomb’
A fast-moving severe weather front known as a ‘cyclone bomb’ arrived at Sacramento just an hour before the scheduled start of Ironman California Sunday morning, forcing Ironman race officials to cancel the highly anticipated event. Despite the weather front being scheduled to hit the race site Sunday, Ironman did not...