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December 10, 2025
Triathlete’s New Editor-in-Chief: Allow Me To (Re-)Introduce Myself
Chris Foster accepted the role of editor-in-chief of Triathlete magazine. A familiar face with a fancy new hyphenated title, Triathlete's incoming editor-in-chief Chris Foster talks about where he's been, what he's doing, and where we're going. Chris graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism and a minor in...
December 10, 2025
Reebok Parent Authentic Brands Group Accelerates TikTok Shop Selling With New Partner
Authentic Brands Group is set to fast-track its marketplace growth across TikTok Shop via a new partnership with Pattern Group. According to the global brand development and licensing platform, Pattern will manage and optimize e-commerce operations for Authentic’s portfolio of brands, to expand their reach, and performance across TikTok Shop and other major online...
December 10, 2025
UCI confirms 2026 WorldTour and Women’s WorldTour teams – EF Education-Oatly, Lotto Intermarché, NSN Cycling, Uno-X Mobility in, Arkéa-B&B Hotels, Cofidis and Roland out
The successful 14 Women's WorldTour teams and 18 men's WorldTour teams for 2026 to 2028 have been confirmed by the UCI on Wednesday. The two men's teams leaving the WorldTour are Arkéa-B&B Hotels and Cofidis, who will be replaced by NSN Cycling and Uno-X Mobility; Lotto, meanwhile, will merge with Intermarché. This has long been...
December 10, 2025
Norda Secures Second Investment From Ermenegildo Zegna Group
Ermenegildo Zegna Group has executed a second round of investment in Norda, the Montreal-based technical trail-running shoe brand. The Italian luxury group initially acquired a minority stake in Norda in January 2023. Terms of the new funding weren’t disclosed. Norda said it was Ermenegildo Zegna Group, the parent of Zegna,...
December 9, 2025
Running Shoes From Nike, Brooks, Asics and Others Fuel Footwear Growth at Academy Sports + Outdoors in Q3
Sales of performance running brands including Nike, Brooks, Asics and others, helped drive third-quarter comps at Academy Sports, while the comfort slide is making a resurgence as consumers seek less pricier shoe options. WWD
December 9, 2025
LeBron James teases a new Canyon bike — our wild guesses on what he may be riding next
When most bike brands tease the release of a new model, they send a press release. Canyon, however, has LeBron James. As a global NBA superstar and an investor in the bike brand, LeBron can generate more hype with a single Instagram post than any media rollout. And that’s precisely what seems...
December 9, 2025
Ducati Motorcycles Announces New High-Performance Bicycle Range
The Italian motorcycle brand Ducati is certainly best known for producing some of the most lust-worthy motorcycles on the market. The brand has been dabbling in the bike market for years, and back in 2018, began producing a lineup of electric mountain and e-road models that it continues to sell to...
December 8, 2025
Air Pollution Undermines Health Benefits Of Exercise, Evidence Says
Air pollution can undermine some of the health benefits active folks expect to derive from regular exercise, a new study says. The protective effect exercise should have on people’s risk of death was cut by half among those living in areas with heavy air pollution, researchers reported recently in the journal BMC...
December 8, 2025
Major UCI race cancelled for 2026 after government cuts
The Tour of Norway, one of Scandinavia’s top cycling events, will be cancelled for 2026 after the Norwegian government withdrew its financial support. The decision comes after the government secured a majority for its new budget. That left organizers without the funds needed to continue. Although the news was made...
December 8, 2025
Three-time Olympic sprinter joins pro-doping Enhanced Games
The men’s 100m field at the inaugural Enhanced Games is continuing to grow. On Monday, Liberian sprinter Emmanuel Matadi, a three-time Olympian, was announced as one of the seven additional athletes joining the controversial league, which allows athletes to compete using performance-enhancing drugs. Matadi is the third sprinter to sign on, behind the...
