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November 20, 2025
Enhanced Games lawsuit canned
The groundbreaking and much-maligned Aron D'Souza project received a legal hit on Monday, as Manhattan judge Jesse Furman tossed its legal claim asking for $800 million-worth (€694m) compensation from the three international sports organisations, which it accused of exercising monopoly power over worldwide swimming competitions. "Enhanced Games fails to allege...
November 19, 2025
Trek recalls more than 75,000 bikes due to brake defect, tells people to ‘immediately stop’ riding them
US bike manufacturer Trek has issued a recall of more than 75,000 bicycles, telling users to stop riding them due to an issue with the coaster brake. The notice was published by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC) last week, and affects five bike models sold between 2024 and 2026: the...
November 19, 2025
Now Oura sues Amazfit, Reebok, and Noise for their rings
Oura has started yet more legal proceedings to protect its patent portfolio. This time, it filed three separate lawsuits on November 17, 2025, against Zepp Health (manufacturer of the Amazfit Helio Ring), Reebok, and Noise (seller of the Luna Ring). These actions, filed in the Eastern District of Texas, target...
November 19, 2025
EXEC: Running Category Continues Robust Momentum in Third Quarter
Driven by high interest in running-influenced lifestyle offerings and solid demand for performance running models, the running category delivered another banner third quarter, with On, Saucony, Altra, and Nike among those posting healthy double-digit gains. Hoka’s growth slowed sequentially, but it remained up by double-digits and sell-ins and sell-throughs reportedly...
November 19, 2025
US investors acquire Pedego; Urtopia to provide technical collaboration
E-bike retailer and brand Pedego has a new owner: the U.S.-based ownership group behind Urtopia, a start-up e-bike brand that offers high-tech carbon fiber and connected e-bikes. Larry Pizzi, the CEO of newly formed New Pedego Holdings Inc., said Urtopia will provide engineering and supply chain efficiencies and will allow...
November 18, 2025
Rapha founder invests to help scale-up British brand Quirk Cycles
Independent British framebuilder Quirk Cycles has revealed Simon Mottram, founder of Rapha, has joined as a lead investor ahead of its next phase of expansion. Quirk, known for its award-winning handcrafted bikes, is targeting a £500,000 fundraising round to scale its boutique performance bike line-up. Quirk is currently preparing to launch its new models...
November 18, 2025
Lumia snags $7M to bring real-time blood flow sensing to smart earrings
Lumia combines nearly six years of clinical research conducted alongside Johns Hopkins, Duke, and Harvard, with engineering innovation from former Bose experts, to create the world’s smallest smart wearable. This device continuously tracks real-time blood flow to the head, offering users immediate insights into how circulation impacts energy levels, focus,...
November 17, 2025
WATCH: Chinese marathon uses unusual street-crossing system
The 2025 Nanjing Marathon took place on Sunday in Nanjing, China–and with 24,000 runners flooding the streets, you can imagine how tough it was for pedestrians to cross the course. While the event is known for its top-tier organization, race officials adopted an unusual pedestrian-shuffling system to get spectators across....
November 17, 2025
Protein Powder Is Under Fire. Experts & Brands React to What It All Means
The protein boom is as strong as ever, but recent news created some doubt as protein powder came under fire in the wake of an explosive Consumer Reports expose. The report, which included results from testing 23 different protein powders and shakes, offered a look into heavy metal contamination across these...
November 14, 2025
Doping Shock as Junior Rider Tests Positive for Meth at Road Worlds
A junior Azerbaijani racer is facing a doping ban after testing positive for methamphetamine and its metabolites during the men’s junior road race at the 2025 UCI road world championships in Rwanda. The UCI confirmed that Artyom Proskuryakov, 18, was nabbed in what it described as “intelligence-led testing.” VELO
