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July 15, 2025
Tour de France threatens Pro Cycling Stats with legal action: “We’re getting too popular”
If you’ve watched professional cycling for long enough, there’s a high chance you’ve spotted the Pro Cycling Stats (PCS) campervan on television. The team behind the online cycling results database follow races around Europe in their campervan with ‘PCS’ branding to connect with cycling teams and the general public. But...
July 15, 2025
Whoop says FDA is ‘overstepping its authority’ with warning about blood pressure feature
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday published a warning letter addressed to the wrist wearable company Whoop, alleging it is marketing a new blood pressure feature without proper approvals. Whoop
July 15, 2025
Also. Inc. valued at $1 billion as new $200 million funding announced
Also. Inc., the e-bike spin-off from EV maker Rivian, has, this past week, become a $1 billion valued company, with the announcement of a new $200 million investment from Greenoaks Capital. bikebiz
July 15, 2025
World’s oldest marathoner, Fauja Singh, struck and killed by vehicle–at age 114
Fauja Singh, the legendary Sikh marathoner, who ran his fastest marathon at age 92 in Toronto, was killed on Monday after being struck by a vehicle in Punjab, India. CANADIAN Running Magazine
July 14, 2025
Going Pro: Climbing the Professional Ladder in Draft-Legal Triathlon
Slowswitch will be looking at short-course, draft-legal triathlon, and how, while it falls under the same sport umbrella as longer racing, it presents a much different reality for professionals. Slowswitch
July 14, 2025
Where to Donate Your Old Tri Gear
Your used gear can have a second life helping others. Whether you’ve got bike jerseys that don’t fit or a wetsuit that has given you one too many chafe marks, now is the time to clean out the gear closet and make room for the stuff that does work. Here’s...
July 14, 2025
Nike and Special Olympics Ink Three-Year Global Partnership
The Special Olympics and Nike announced a three-year global partnership, building on Nike’s support for the Oregon organization over the past two decades. Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools (UCS) will facilitate the agreement in four communities: Oregon, WA; Berlin, Germany; Johannesburg, South Africa; and Tokyo. Nike employees will volunteer in...
July 14, 2025
What are the mysterious blue cartons Visma-Lease a Bike are drinking from at the Tour de France?
Matteo Jorgenson grinds to a halt after his Tour de France time trial and parks up along the barriers in Caen. Exhausted and gasping with thirst, he reaches for a bottle from his soigneur, and sips at its contents. He’s then passed a blue carton, its cap already unscrewed, and, in a gulp, necks...
July 11, 2025
Pioneering cycling journalist Sam Abt has died
Abt, an American who covered cycling for over three decades for the New York Times and its sister publication the International Herald Tribune, passed away this week at the age of 90. escape
July 11, 2025
Michigan ultrarunner found dead at Hardrock 100
The Hardrock 100 ultramarathon is mourning the tragic loss of one of its participants. Elaine Stypula, a 60-year-old ultrarunner from Detroit, was found dead on the course Friday morning, approximately 10 kilometres from the start. CANADIAN Trail Running Magazine