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June 8, 2021
Liv Cycling Welcomes Anita Naidu
NEWBURY PARK, Calif. (June 8, 2021) - Liv Cycling, the company dedicated to getting more women on bikes, today introduced its Liv Global Ambassador program with the announcement of new ambassador Anita Naidu. Celebrating the trailblazers and programs that elevate inclusion in cycling, the Liv Global Ambassador program recognizes outstanding...
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June 7, 2021
The Great U.S. Bicycle Shortage
A boom demand, a trade war, and pandemic have combined for major price inflation in the bicycle business. With demand high and supply low, prices for bikes and parts can be 15-25% higher than usual. Front Office Sports
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June 7, 2021
Implus LLC Announces Balega Brand Leadership Transition Appoints Jenna Campbell as VP Category and Brand Development
DURHAM, N.C. (June 7, 2021) — Balega International founders Tanya and Bert Pictor will be stepping away from the day-to-day business. Tanya and Bert have shepherded and guided Balega since its inception in 2003 to be the leading performance sock brand in the run specialty market. Effective June 30, 2021,...
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June 7, 2021
Wolverine Worldwide Expects Second Quarter 2021 Revenue To Exceed Second Quarter 2019
Wolverine World Wide Inc. said it expects second-quarter 2021 revenue to exceed 2019 levels due to better-than-expected trends across nearly all brands in its portfolio led by Merrell, Saucony and Sperry. SGBMedia
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June 7, 2021
Decathlon U.S.A. Announces New CEO, Christian Ollier, to Guide Continued U.S. Brand Growth
SAN FRANCISCO (June 7, 2021)— Decathlon, the world’s largest sporting goods retailer, today announced the appointment of Christian Ollier as CEO of Decathlon U.S.A., allowing prior CEO, Michel D’Humières, to move on to other projects within the company. D’Humieres was appointed to the role in 2016 and led the company’s...
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June 7, 2021
Hannah Roberts Wins Third World Championship in Montpellier
MONTPELLIER, FRANCE – The USA Cycling BMX Freestyle team had their first contest in over a year this weekend in Montpellier, France at the 2021 UCI Urban World Championships. Hannah Roberts (Buchanan, Mich.) won the Elite Women’s category with a score of 91.90. This marks back-to-back World titles for Roberts and...
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June 7, 2021
Diamondback Announces Partnership with LOGE Camps
KENT, Wash., (June 7, 2021) — Diamondback Bicycles, a leader in bike innovation, has announced a new demo partnership with LOGE Camps, the hotel that gets you outdoors. Beginning in Summer of 2021, Diamondback will offer the Division1, Atroz 2, and Release 29 1 at select LOGE Camps across the...
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June 7, 2021
Sport Acuity acquires Tri247 endurance media business
Sport Acuity has acquired a controlling stake in Tri247 – the company behind the 247 group of endurance sport websites. Chief among them is Tri247.com, alongside Run247.com, which are leading platforms for elite to starter athletes. Endurance.biz
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June 7, 2021
Study: lower stride rate associated with higher risk of bone stress injuries
A recent study of Division 1 university cross-country runners has added more evidence to support the theory that a low step rate was a risk factor for bone stress injuries. Canadian Running
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June 7, 2021
The Fast and the Furious: Electric Bikers and Cyclists Compete for Trail Space
Bicyclists says e-bikers zip by recklessly, motorized bike enthusiasts say pedal crowd is just as bad; “increasing rudeness.” WSJ (paywall)
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June 7, 2021
Garmin UNBOUND Gravel Presented by Craft Sportswear and Produced by Life Time ushers in a New Era of Gravel Racing in Emporia
EMPORIA, Kans. — Over the past two days 2,800 cyclists ranging in age from 12 to 88 representing 48 states and 28 countries raced on the gravel of the Flint Hills surrounding Emporia, Kans. for the 2021 Garmin UNBOUND Gravel presented by Craft Sportswear and produced by Life Time. With two...
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June 6, 2021
Alistair Brownlee disqualified for ‘ducking’ and faces Olympic omission
Alistair Brownlee’s hopes of winning a third successive Olympic title appear to be over after he was disqualified for “ducking” a rival during a World Triathlon Championship Series race in Leeds. The Guardian
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June 5, 2021
Forissier, Duvoisin win XTERRA Short Track Italy Lake Garda
Arthur Forissier (FRA) and Loanne Duvoisin (SUI) captured the XTERRA Short Track Italy Lake Garda elite races on Saturday, June 5, 2021 through the narrow streets of Toscolano-Maderno with winning times of 34:09 and 39:56, respectively. In the women’s race Alessia Orla established a strong lead after an impressive swim...
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June 4, 2021
Bicycle industry sees first stock exchange index tracker
Set to launch on the Frankfurt stock exchange on the 21st of June, the bicycle industry will get its first stock exchange index tracking 20 of the trade’s largest listed names. The index management will be handled by asset management firm Daubenthaler and the index will be called BeneFaktorIndex® Bike. Cycling Industry...
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June 4, 2021
Small Beer Launch 100% Recycled Cycling Jersey with 100% Profits Donated To MIND
Much in the same way that Small Beer serves as an answer to the everyday extremes of either ‘drinking’ or ‘not drinking’, its limited edition jersey is a rallying cry to enjoy the freedom of local adventure after an eternity of lockdown at home. To help raise awareness of the...
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June 4, 2021
Run Show USA Expands Series with New Show in Chicago, June 4-5, 2022
CHICAGO (June 4, 2021) – Award-winning running show organizer, Raccoon Events announced the second Run Show USA venue has been confirmed for June 4-5 2022, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention & Conference Center in Chicago. This is following the successful launch of the Run Show USA in Boston. The...
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June 4, 2021
Alvernia University Becomes First Pennsylvania School to Add Varsity Women’s Triathlon
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— USA Triathlon, along with Alvernia University Director of Athletics and Recreation Bill Stiles, today announced that Alvernia University in Reading, Pennsylvania, will become the 37th school in the nation and the first in Pennsylvania to offer women’s triathlon at the varsity level. The NCAA Division III team...
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June 4, 2021
J&A Racing partners with MarathonFoto to capture athletes’ images at the J&A Racing series of races as their official race photography provider.
J&A Racing is welcoming back live events. Runners will be welcomed back to the start line with photos from MarathonFoto. J&A Racing has partnered with MarathonFoto to provide participants images across their entire series of races. The series starts with MSP Big Blue 5K in August, the Bayport Foundation Crawlin Crab...
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June 4, 2021
Irondad Life, a hilarious new book about Ironman triathlon and one man’s quest to conquer Lake Placid
NEW YORK, NY— Russell Newell’s hilarious new book, IRONDAD LIFE: A Year of Bad Decisions and Questionable Motives—What I Learned on the Quest to Conquer Ironman Lake Placid, captures the absurdity, humor, pain, and audacity of what it takes to do an Ironman triathlon while juggling a busy family with young...
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June 4, 2021
Team Evergreen Announces Gravity Haus as a Presenting Sponsor of the Triple Bypass
EVERGREEN, CO, June 4, 2021 -- Team Evergreen proudly welcomes Gravity Haus as a new presenting sponsor to the Triple Bypass and a supporting sponsor to Beti Bike Bash, The Hundo, and Mount Evans Hill Climb. Gravity Haus is an inclusive community that enables a modern active lifestyle that seamlessly...
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June 3, 2021
China bans ultramarathons and off-road races after 21 die in Gansu tragedy
China has issued a ban on all ultramarathons and off-road running races following the recent tragedy at the Huanghe Shilin Mountain Marathon at which 21 runners died on May 22. The General Administration of Sport of China has declared a range of running disciplines as insufficiently regulated and lacking well-defined...
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June 3, 2021
Lululemon first-quarter sales rise 88%, topping estimates, as store traffic rebounds
Net income grew to $145 million, or $1.11 per share, from $28.6 million, or 22 cents per share, a year earlier. Excluding one-time charges, Lululemon earned $1.16 a share, better than the 91 cents per shares that analysts estimated. Revenue rose to $1.23 billion from $652 million a year earlier. That...
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June 3, 2021
TransRockies Race Series Adds 4iiii as a Sponsor for TransRockies Gravel Royale
Calgary, A.B. (June 3, 2021)— TransRockies Race Series, a global leader in adventure stage races, today announces 4iiii, maker of durable and affordable powermeters, as the newest sponsor for TransRockies’ latest stage race - Gravel Royale, taking place August 23 -26 in British Columbia. “It's great to be working with...
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June 3, 2021
RCS Sport and BKOOL present the new Giro d’Italia Virtual
The company RCS Sport, organizers of the Italian race, present what will be the first Giro d’Italia in a virtual format, created by the BKOOL cycling simulator. The Giro d’Italia Virtua will be an immersive indoor cycling experience, which will transport any cyclist from any point around the world, to...
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June 3, 2021
How Bikeable Is Your City? PeopleForBikes Releases Fourth Annual City Ratings
BOULDER, COLO. (June 3, 2021)— PeopleForBikes released its 2021 City Ratings, expanding internationally for the first time to include 30 European, 42 Canadian and 35 Australian cities. In its fourth annual iteration, the data-driven City Ratings analysis evaluated more than 750 cities and communities across the globe to spotlight the...