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June 22, 2022
USA Cycling Announces Collaboration with Major Taylor Iron Riders, New York Cycle Club, and Equity Design to Promote Diversity in Cycling
NEW YORK /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – In an effort to close the equity gap in youth cycling, USA Cycling is excited to announce a collaboration with the Major Taylor Iron Riders, New York Cycle Club, and Equity Design to provide bikes to underserved youth in the New York metro area. Through this...
June 21, 2022
Sprint finish after 11,000ft of climbing
New York City, June 21, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - After last week’s GFNY Lourdes Tourmalet in the Pyrenees, the GFNY peloton headed to the Alps. GFNY La Vaujany had 145.1km with 3663m of climbing including L’Alpe d’Huez on the menu. The first obstacles of the day were Col de la...
June 21, 2022
Strava Launches Tour de France Hub with Routes/Segments/Rider Uploads
Back a few months ago, Strava teased an upcoming Tour de France hub that’ll allow you to track riders, stages, segments, and more – for both the men’s and women’s races this year. Today, that new hub launches ahead of the Tour de France starting next week. Albeit, since riders...
June 21, 2022
PeopleForBikes Unveils 2022 City Ratings: The Best Places to Bike in the U.S.
BOULDER, COLO. (June 21, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – For the sixth consecutive year, PeopleForBikes, in conjunction with Trek Bicycle, is proud to publish the findings from a year of research in a comprehensive guide to and ranking of 1,058 cities for biking in the United States. In 2022, the top three bikeable...
June 21, 2022
MTB Giveaways is acquired by Endurance Zone, owners of Win Your Dream Bike
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Endurance Zone have acquired MTB Giveaways to bolster their Win Your Dream Bike brand. After the purchase of Rafflebike in January, this is their second acquisition in 6 months in the bike prize competition space. MTB Giveaways, founded in 2020, is a UK bike prize competition specialising in...
June 17, 2022
The e-bike conversion market quietly revs up in the wake of the e-bike boom
A decade or more ago, before the industry pivoted and began pumping out e-bikes in all shapes, sizes, and price points, many e-bikes on American streets were DIY retrofits. Early adopters had to figure out how to install a motor and battery system themselves or find a shop to do...
June 17, 2022
World’s Largest Bike Registry Fights Theft: This Is Garage 529
It’s not a new problem, but bike theft has reached epidemic proportions in recent years, with local police departments across North America and Europe reporting huge increases during the pandemic. Despite the longstanding awareness of this problem, there have been few novel ideas about how to curb bike thefts and...
June 17, 2022
Tour de France: Covid-19 outbreak at Tour de Suisse raises concerns
A total of 29 riders did not start Friday's stage six in Switzerland, while 16 riders quit on Thursday following a Covid-19 outbreak; there are just two weeks to go to the opening stage of the Tour de France in Copenhagen. Sky Sports
June 17, 2022
Reconditioned e-bike firm raises £20 million investment funding
Upway, a refurbished e-bike specialists, have secured Series A funding to the value of £20mn, led by investors Exor Seeds and Sequoia Capital. The Paris based business, founded in 2021 by Toussaint Wattinne and Stéphane Ficaja, both former senior executives at Uber, previously attracted £4.26mn in funding from Sequoia and...
June 17, 2022
The Ride for Mental Celebrates Hope and Healing, June 25-26
NEW YORK and BOSTON /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Joel Klein recalls driving frantically to the hospital in White Plains, NY, while his teenage daughter, Ava, drifted in and out of consciousness. She was suffering from the debilitating effects of anxiety, PTSD and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), according to specialists at McLean...