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March 14, 2022
Strava Abruptly Ends 3rd Party Data Sync to Apple Health
It’s been a few years since Strava has managed to irk the Internet, but over the last few days, they’ve unleashed a torrent of upset Apple users. If you’re an Android user, then this post probably won’t mean much to you. Instead, you can go look at old travel posts...
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March 13, 2022
Paris-Nice peloton decimated, leaving only 59 finishers
The 2022 edition of Paris-Nice finished with the fewest riders on the final classification since 1985, with only 59 riders making it across the finish line of the final stage in Nice. Simon Yates (BikeExchange-Jayco) won the final stage but was his team's only finisher, while overall champion Primož Roglič,...
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March 11, 2022
Chris Froome says data has made pro cycling more competitive and more dangerous
Chris Froome believes the depth and breadth of data in professional cycling has raised the bar in terms of the overall standard of performance but also made the sport more dangerous. The four-time Tour de France winner started his career back in 2008 and is now in his 15th season...
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March 10, 2022
Barkley Marathons ends with no finishers (again)
The 2022 Barkley Marathons has come to an end after the last two competitors, Karel Sabbe and Greig Hamilton, bowed out on their fourth loop of the 20-plus mile course. Canadian Running
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March 10, 2022
Peloton Tests New Pricing Model, Integrates With Apple Watch
Peloton’s downhill stretch could end soon as the company shifts gears, testing new prices, and releasing products roughly a month after Barry McCarthy took over as CEO. The at-home fitness company will begin a pricing pilot on Friday allowing customers to pay a monthly fee that covers both their workout...
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March 10, 2022
NBC Sports to broadcast Tour de France Femmes
NBC Sports announced it will showcase the 2022 and 2023 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. This year’s event will run July 24-31 and start in Paris on the final day of racing at the men’s Tour de France. The eight-day race will be shown in the United States, on...
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March 9, 2022
New Balance and District Vision Launch Mental Health Awareness Courses accompanied by an Exclusive Collection
New Balance has officially launched a collaboration with Los Angeles-based inner peace collective, District Vision, with a collection of technical apparel and footwear, and a series of micro-courses that aim to provide consumers with tools designed to increase mental health awareness through running. The micro-courses focus on education through a...
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March 9, 2022
Therabody Files Six Lawsuits To Protect Its Intellectual Property
Therabody announced the filing of a lawsuit against the TJX Companies and five additional lawsuits against unauthorized Amazon resellers for patent and trademark infringement on its Theragun and related proprietary technologies. Filed in the U.S. District Courts of California, Delaware, Florida, Texas, and New York, the lawsuits are in addition...
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March 9, 2022
Adidas Warns That Russia Conflict Could Impact 2022 Business as it Halts Sales in the Region
Adidas is one of many retailers expecting to see a hit from sales due to impacts from Russia’s conflict with Ukraine. The German sportswear retailer on Wednesday shared an updated outlook for fiscal year 2022 that takes into account a risk of up to €250 million, or about $275 million...
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March 9, 2022
Organs have their own pace of aging, a Chinese study finds
People are aging constantly, but individual organs have their own pace. The study published on Wednesday in the journal Cell Reports reported multiple "clocks" within the human body. An international team led by Chinese scientists measured the varying biological ages of his or her organ systems. News
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March 9, 2022
Florida Trooper Risks Life to Stop Drunk Driver from Hitting Runners in 10K Race
A Florida state trooper is being hailed as a hero after she used her vehicle to block a speeding drunk driver from a bridge where thousands were running a charity race. In a last line of defense, Trooper Toni Schuck, a 26-year veteran of the FHP, maneuvered her car to...
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March 9, 2022
SRAM acquires cycling clothing brand Velocio?
It appears the silly season of mergers and acquisitions is continuing with another announcement involving SRAM. Just over a month ago, SRAM announced that it had acquired the cycling computer brand Hammerhead. Now, we’ve received word through Velocio that they’ve just sold to SRAM as well. Bike Rumor
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March 8, 2022
Dick’s SG’s Again Tops Expectations In Q4
Dick’s Sporting Goods reported earnings on an adjusted basis grew 50 percent in the fourth quarter ended January 29 on a 5.9 percent same-store sales gain. Both earnings and sales topped Wall Street’s guidance, with the period marking Dick’s largest sales quarter. Earnings are expected to decline in the current...
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March 7, 2022
Fitness Chain Virgin Active Expands Amid $118M Capital Raise
London-based fitness chain Virgin Active is expanding from a gym company to a wholesale “combined fitness and nutrition” operation. To do so, the company has made two major moves: a capital raise and an acquisition. The capital raise totaling $118 million included retail billionaire Christo Wiese — who contributed $65.6...
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March 7, 2022
Accell Group’s Revenues Climb 6.2 Percent In 2021
Accell Group reported EBIT grew 47 percent in 2021 on a 6.2 percent sales gain. Net sales of €1,377 million, up 6.2 percent despite ongoing component shortages. Growth was driven by higher sales of parts & accessories, mainly volume-driven, and higher bicycle sales due to improved pricing and mix offsetting...
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March 6, 2022
Two Kenyan marathoners suspended for doping
The two prominent Kenyan marathoners have been suspended from competition. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has banned Paul Lonyangata for 19 months for use of the drug Furosemide, and Edward Kiprop Kibet has been banned for three years for nandrolone. Running Magazine
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March 5, 2022
Netflix Tour de France series struggling to convince biggest teams to join
The Netflix Tour de France ‘Drive to Survive’ documentary series is struggling to secure the participation of several leading teams due to concerns about editorial control, privacy, and polemics during the sport’s biggest race of the season, as well as fees paid to the teams. Only five of the biggest eight teams are...
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March 5, 2022
Doing 30 to 60 minutes of one exercise weekly could help you live longer, study says
Strengthening exercises most benefit your muscular and skeletal health, but they could have two other big perks: helping you prevent disease and live longer, according to new research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. CNN
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March 4, 2022
Zwift plugs cheating hole allowing in-game height and weight adjustment
Zwift made an announcement regarding the updates to the companion app in a forum on its website. The updates, which Zwift terms “security changes,” are meant to address an exploit that permitted a Zwifter to change their avatar’s in-game height and weight in order to gain an unfair advantage. VeloNews
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March 4, 2022
Supreme Court reimposes death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber
The Supreme Court on Friday reimposed the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, reversing a federal appeals court ruling that had voided it. By a vote of 6-3, the court rejected defense claims that the judge at Tsarnaev’s 2015 trial improperly restricted the questioning of prospective jurors and was wrong...
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March 3, 2022
iFIT Raises $355 Million, Settles Lawsuit, Lays Off Staff
iFIT Health & Fitness, Logan, Utah, raised $355 million in capital, settled a lawsuit with an investor, installed new leadership and laid off an undisclosed number of staff members, the company announced. Club Industry
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March 3, 2022
Tour de France series on Netflix may be in the works
Professional cycling may be about to get a high-profile boost with the Telegraph Sport reporting on Thursday that streaming giant Netflix is in discussion with the Tour de France organisers ASO and eight WorldTour teams - including British squad Ineos Grenadiers - for a docu-drama series similar to Formula 1:...
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March 3, 2022
Peloton ex-CEO John Foley sells $50 million in stock to Michael Dell’s investment firm
Peloton co-founder and ex-CEO John Foley has sold about $50 million in stock to an investment firm backed by Michael Dell, MSD Partners, according to a securities filing. The sale involved about 1.92 million shares, the Wednesday filing said. Foley still owns enough after the sale to maintain effective voting...
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March 3, 2022
Outerbike postpones summer events due to demo bike shortage
Western Spirit Cycling, the producer of Outerbike, is postponing three summer events due to a shortage of demo bikes. The company also announced an expanded expo format at its two remaining planned 2022 events, in Bentonville, Arkansas and Moab. Bicycle Retailer
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March 2, 2022
97-year-old woman surprised after breaking age-group 5K world record
On Feb. 26. a 97-year old athlete was astounded as she reached the finish line at the Atlanta Peachtree Marathon Weekend 5K, to find out she set an age-group world record. Atlanta-resident Betty Lindberg broke the previous 95+ 5K world record by 30 minutes, clocking a time of 55:48. Canadian...