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April 22, 2026
Giant UK Acquires Thomas’s Cycle Revolution Ltd
Thomas’s Cycle Revolution (Cycle Revolution) has been bought out of administration by Giant UK. Dominic Dumville and Henry Page of Mercer & Hole were appointed joint administrators of Thomas’s Cycle Revolution Limited (“TCR)” on 23 March 2026, and they have now completed a sale of the business and certain assets...
April 22, 2026
What Strava Data Reveals About Cycling Trends Worldwide
Last year, millions of cyclists around the world logged 550 million miles of bike commutes on Strava. That's the equivalent of circling the Earth 22,000 times, pedaled by people who chose a different way to get to work. Today, on Earth Day, we're publishing the first-ever Strava Metro: Commute Report,...
April 22, 2026
Our Data Expert Crunched 10 Years of Age-Group Finish Times. Here’s What He Learned.
In the 2025 analysis of the fastest and slowest races of the year, we found that the average finishing times varied by two hours between the fastest and slowest races of the year, showing just how much impact the course and its conditions can have on your finishing times. only tells you...
April 22, 2026
Why Athletes Are Suddenly Moonlighting As Sports Photographers
Mikaela Shiffrin spent a late-March evening at Barclays Center in New York, professional camera in hand. Sporting a black credentialed-media vest, the champion skier positioned herself courtside to photograph the Nets against the Hornets. The appearance came together quickly as an informal stop on Shiffrin’s post–Winter Olympics press tour. Her publicist, Megan...
April 22, 2026
Study: Adidas, New Balance, On, Skechers Gaining Globally In Social Visibility
In a just-released study, Heuritech, the Paris-based AI trend forecasting platform, expects an overall decline in the sneaker market in both Europe and the U.S. in 2026, but found Adidas surpassing Nike as the market share leader in the global women’s market, while New Balance, On, Mizuno, and Skechers were among...
April 21, 2026
90-year-old man breaks age-group world half-marathon record
Not only is Giuseppe Damato setting back-to-back world records, but he’s also doing it with barely any time to recover. The Turin, Italy native broke the M90 marathon world record in Milan just a week ago, taking more than 90 minutes off the previous mark, set in 2023. Back on his home...
April 21, 2026
Why Apple Is Betting Big on the London Marathon, Running Events
Apple is making a bigger push into the global running conversation through a new partnership with the TCS London Marathon, bringing the Apple Watch to the heart of one of the world’s most visible participation sports as marathon culture continues to grow. London Marathon Events announced in March that Apple...
April 20, 2026
Riese & Müller will leave US market in July
Riese & Müller will pull out of the U.S. market this summer, citing "challenging and increasingly volatile market conditions." U.S. dealers can place orders for Riese & Müller e-bikes and cargo bikes until July 31. Afterward, new product orders will no longer be accepted. Available products at U.S. dealers will...
April 20, 2026
Human Half-Marathon World Record Zapped by Humanoid Robot at the 2026 Beijing E-Town Half Marathon
In a giant leap for humanoid kind, a robot named Lightning outran all its human and robot competitors at the 2026 Beijing E-Town Half Marathon, on April 19, finishing in 50:26, faster than any human — or humanoid — has before. Lightning and the other two robot podium finishers were built by the...
April 20, 2026
Brazilian fitness influencer drowns during Ironman triathlon in Texas
Brazilian Mara Flavia Souza Araujo, 38, vanished during the swim portion of Ironman Texas, held in Lake Woodlands just outside of Houston on Saturday. The woman was found in about 10 feet of water later that day and the Montgomery County Sheriffs Department on Monday named the victim. "MCSO can...
