EVENT NEWS
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June 7, 2020
House Transportation Bill Proposes Major Increases for Federal Bike Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 5, 2020) — This week, PeopleForBikes finds hope in a new bill released by the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that would significantly increase federal funding for bikes. PeopleForBikes and our partner organizations worked steadily to ensure that this legislation addresses the growing need for carefully...
June 7, 2020
Dede Griesbauer (USA) and Kennett Peterson (USA) Take Titles During the IRONMAN VR10 Pro Challenge Weekend
TAMPA, Fla. (June 7, 2020) – The 10th edition of the IRONMAN® VR™ Pro Challenge saw a United States sweep with Dede Griesbauer winning the women’s race and Kennett Peterson taking the top honors in the men’s race as eight top triathletes battled it out over the course of two...
June 5, 2020
ROUVY Releases GFNY Cozumel Course for Virtual Race on June 7
June 5, 2020 - ROUVY Virtual Cycling in cooperation with GFNY Mexico has published the GFNY Cozumel cycling course. Regularly attracting athletes from over 50 countries, the riding and racing paradise of GFNY Mexico-Cozumel has become one of the most renowned fondo events on the international calendar. ROUVY CEO Petr Samek...
June 5, 2020
The 15th Annual Running Event Moves Forward with 2020 Dates
PORTLAND, Maine (June 5, 2020) - The Running Event, the premier conference and trade show in the running specialty industry that is produced by Diversified Communications, announced today it will move forward with its 2020 planned event in Austin, Texas from December 1-3, 2020. Event registration will open in mid-August. “We...
June 5, 2020
KINeSYS Champions participate in #GlobalRunningDay
June 5th 2020 - Although the Covid-19 pandemic may not allow people to join in community events like they usually do, interest in Global Running Day didn’t waiver. Instead runners worldwide showed their passion for running by participating in a more individual capacity including KINeSYS 2020 Champions from Canada, the USA...
June 4, 2020
Tokyo weighs scaled-back olympics, says governor
Tokyo 2020 officials are looking at ways to scale back next year's postponed Olympics, the city's governor said Thursday, amid reports the opening ceremony could be streamlined and spectator numbers cut. Read more on Barron's.
June 4, 2020
Rock ‘N’ Roll VR Series has Largest Field to Date with Over 26,000 From Around the World Registered to Take Part in Rock ‘N’ Roll VR6
TAMPA, Fla. (June 4, 2020) – The global community of walkers and runners came together this past weekend for the sixth edition in the Rock ‘n’ Roll® Virtual Running™ (VR™) Series, Rock ‘n’ Roll VR6, with over 26,000 people from 107 nations and 47 states registered to step up to...
June 3, 2020
The 2020 Monterey Bay Half Marathon is Now a Virtual Event
CARMEL, CA – Monterey Bay Half Marathon organizers announced Wednesday that the 2020 race, originally scheduled for Saturday November 14th, will now be a virtual event. The Big Sur Marathon Foundation’s governance board made this difficult decision to cancel the in-person road races as they continued to monitor updates on...
June 3, 2020
35th Annual Big Sur Marathon, Originally Postponed, Has Been Cancelled Due to COVID-19
CARMEL, CA – The 2020 Big Sur International Marathon, originally rescheduled from its late April date to November 15th, has been cancelled. The Big Sur Marathon Foundation’s governance board made this difficult decision as they continued to monitor updates from county, state, federal, and international public safety and health agencies...
June 3, 2020
BASF Triathlon-Cup Rhein-Neckar 2020 goes virtual on June 7 – Hawaii winner Anne Haug, Florian Angert and Julian Erhardt at the start
Ladenburg, June 3 - Who wouldn't even want to test their strength against the world champion Anne Haug or the winners of the BASF Triathlon Cup Rhein-Neckar (TCRN), Florian Angert and Julian Erhardt? This will be possible with the virtual TCRN races in 2020. Although the traditional events "on site"...