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August 6, 2021
USA Cycling Names 2021 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Teams
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Cycling announced today the final roster of athletes representing the United States in both cross country and downhill at the 2021 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships taking place August 25 - 29, 2021 in Val di Sole, Italy. An all-star squad for the cross-country event...
August 6, 2021
The Swedish fjörds are ready to host the fifth stop of the Spartan Trail World Championship in Fjällmaraton.
ÅRE, SWEDEN – One of the only big trail events celebrated in 2020, Fjällmaraton, is back as the fifth stop of the inaugural season of the Spartan Trail World Championship. The heart of the fjörds in Sweden will be the perfect scenario to continue the battle for the final leaderboard,...
August 6, 2021
Bionic Gloves named Official Cycling Glove of Team Magic Multisports
Nashville, TN (August 5, 2021) – Team Magic Inc., one of the nation’s largest full-service race production companies, announced a new strategic partnership with Bionic Gloves, makers of sport performance gloves including their new cycling glove, and naming them the Official Cycling Glove of Team Magic Multisports. As part of...
August 6, 2021
Iconic La Ruta Mountain Bike Race Expands Beyond Costa Rica to Europe
TENERIFE, SPAIN (August 6, 2021) – Heading into its 28th season, organizers of the historic La Ruta® mountain bike stage race have announced the event’s expansion into Europe, marking the first new region in its targeted global growth. La Ruta is the first known multi-day mountain bike adventure race, which...
August 5, 2021
Levi Strauss & Co. to Acquire Activewear Brand Beyond Yoga
The acquisition will bring the athletic and lifestyle apparel brand Beyond Yoga brand to more consumers through direct-to-consumer expansion, including brick-and-mortar retail, gender and category growth, and further develop its wholesale footprint with premium partners. With this transaction, LS&Co. enters the activewear category. Businesswire
August 5, 2021
Adidas Revenue Up 51% in Q2
Adidas released second-quarter earnings Thursday, and sales are strong everywhere except China. Quarterly revenue was up 51% year-over-year to $6 billion. Net income hit $470 million, a sharp pivot from the net loss of $349 million during the same quarter last year. It expects sales to increase by up to...
August 5, 2021
USA Cycling Seeing Unprecedented Numbers in Participation and Support from Pro and Amateur Cyclists and Partner Brands
Aug 5, 2021 (COLORADO SPRINGS, CO) - Growth in the cycling industry is evident far and wide and USA Cycling is seeing those same unprecedented numbers in interest and participation. As the national governing body of cycling, the organization is pleased to report record participation in many National Championships events,...
August 5, 2021
The 31st Annual YMCA Turkey Trot Presented by UPMC Health Plan Opens Registration for its Return to a Live Start Line in 2021
PITTSBURGH (August 5, 2021) – Registration is open for the 31st Annual YMCA Turkey Trot presented by UPMC Health Plan, set for Thursday, November 25. This year’s event offers 5-mile, 5K, and 1-mile fun run distances that bring families back to a live start line on Thanksgiving Day. A virtual...
August 5, 2021
ROLL Recovery Introduces New R8 Plus Massage Tool
BOULDER, Colo. (August 5, 2021) — ROLL Recovery, a leader in the recovery and athletic performance space and innovators of deep tissue massage therapy, announces the launch of the new R8 Plus massage tool, the latest addition to the R8 and R8 Custom lineup. Available now, the new specialty recovery...
August 5, 2021
Connor Fields To Be Released From Hospital on Thursday
TOKYO – Dr. Jonathan Finnoff, Chief Medical Officer for the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee today shared news that Team USA athlete Connor Fields will be released from St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo on Thursday, August 5th. Fields sustained a head injury during the semifinals of the BMX...