EVENT NEWS
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June 21, 2021
The Leadville Race Series is Back with the Leadville Trail Marathon and Heavy Half
LEADVILLE, Colo. – The 2021 Leadville Race Series season kicked off today with a field of approximately 1,000 runners representing 44 states and 5 countries at the Leadville Trail Marathon and Heavy Half, owned and produced by Life Time. The 26.2 and 15.5 mile distances took runners on the historic...
June 21, 2021
Pic2Go Delivered Race-Day Photos and Sponsored Experience Sharing at the Steamboat Marathon!
Pic2Go has successfully delivered race-day photos to participants of the Steamboat Marathon, while boosting social sharing of the branded photos for the benefit of the event sponsor! The Pic2Go’s patented 99.5% accuracy photo-tagging and Live Gallery Sharing technology enabled 80% social-sharing rate of the branded photos, boosting reach and engagement...
June 20, 2021
1,400 runners show up for Anchorage Mayor’s Marathon, along with a black bear that refused to share the trail
Runners were stopped twice and for up to for 30 minutes because a bear would not move. Eventually the course had to be rerouted. Anchorage Daily News
June 20, 2021
Sarissa de Vries and James Teagle take the day at Lotto Challenge Gdansk
James Teagle has claimed a strong win at the inaugural LOTTO CHALLENGEGDAŃSK in Poland. The Brit set off fast on the run and the rest of the men’s field could not come anywhere near him on the half marathon. Behind him an exciting battle between South Africa’s Matt Trautman and Spain’s Pablo Dapena...
June 19, 2021
Driver Rams Cyclists In Arizona Race, Critically Injuring 6
A driver in a pickup truck plowed into bicyclists during a community road race in Arizona on Saturday, critically injuring several riders before police chased the driver and shot him outside a nearby hardware store. npr
June 18, 2021
Ryan Dominates and Lamperti Shocks the Field at Pro Crit Nationals
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Day two is done at the 2021 USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships. The highly anticipated Criterium Race left fans in absolute awe. The 1.7- kilometer course was full of sweeping corners and long straightaways. For the Elite Women, Kendall Ryan (Ventura, Calif.; Legion of Los Angeles)...
June 17, 2021
Transgender athlete named as alternate to U.S. Olympic women’s BMX team
No openly male-to-female transgender athlete has ever competed on the women’s side in the Olympics, but Chelsea Wolfe is coming close. Wolfe was named last week as a reserve for the U.S. women’s BMX Freestyle Olympic team by USA Cycling, acting as an alternate for the two female freestylers selected...
June 17, 2021
Rugged Races and RAM Racing Become Ventures Endurance
BOSTON, MA (June 17, 2021) — Ventures Endurance, a subsidiary of Gannett and one of the USA TODAY NETWORK Ventures companies, announced today a rebrand of its visual identity and representation across its portfolio of endurance races and events. The rebrand includes the combining of previously acquired Boston-based Rugged Races...
June 17, 2021
Tour de France to hold women’s cycling race in July 2022
A women's version of the Tour de France will be held in 2022 with a start on Paris' iconic Champs-Elysees boulevard after the conclusion of the men's race, organizers announced Thursday. The "Tour de France Femmes" aims to become a permanent fixture on the women's world tour cycling calendar after...
June 17, 2021
Kristen Faulkner files legal challenge to USA Cycling’s Olympic women’s road selection
U.S. rider Kristen Faulkner has filed a legal complaint with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee to challenge USA Cycling’s selection of the women’s road team for the upcoming 2021 Olympics in Tokyo. VeloNews