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July 20, 2022
Here’s What You Need to Know About the Inaugural Tour de France Femmes
On Sunday, for the first time in a very long time, there will be two pelotons in Paris racing the Tour de France. The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift begins on July 24 and runs for eight days across northeast France. The race features 144 women from 24 teams, and...
July 20, 2022
Kaitlin Armstrong pleads not guilty to murder of cycling star Anna ‘Mo’ Wilson
A yoga teacher accused of killing love rival and professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson before going on the run for 43 days has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. Attorneys for Kaitlin Marie Armstrong told a hearing in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday that she wanted to exercise her right to...
July 19, 2022
Fox sues SRAM over bleed valves on 2023 Rockshox suspension forks
In a complaint filed in the Central District of California courts on July 13, 2022, Fox Factory, Inc., is seeking damages from SRAM, LLC, for patent infringement relating to SRAM’s use of bleed ports on their latest Rockshox suspension forks. Bike Rumor
July 18, 2022
Tour de France: UCI says it carried out over 700 tests for mechanical doping
The UCI has said that it has not detected any signs of mechanical doping at this year’s Tour de France, issuing a breakdown of the testing it has done across the 15 stages completed so far. The governing body released the statistics Monday on the third rest day of the...
July 12, 2022
Tour de France officials drag protesters off the road during chaotic stage 10
Senior officials from the Tour de France organisation were seen dragging climate crisis protesters into a ditch during the 10th stage of the race from Morzine to Megève . Despite being chained together around the neck, a small group of young protesters were dragged off the race route by tour...
July 12, 2022
Peloton to stop making bike, tread products in-house, cut about 570 jobs
Exercise equipment maker Peloton Interactive (PTON.O) said on Tuesday it will cease all in-house production of its bikes and treadmills and move manufacturing to partners in an effort to simplify its operations and reduce costs. Reuters
July 8, 2022
Stan’s NoTubes secures investment from Zabel
The Zabel Companies, an investment firm specialising in private companies, has invested in Stan’s NoTubes, the tubeless sealant, rim, and wheel technology specialist. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Endurance.biz
July 6, 2022
Peloton sweetens employee pay incentives as it fights to boost morale and stage a turnaround
Peloton sweetened incentives for its workers with one-time cash bonuses and changes to its stock compensation plan as it fights to hold onto employees and fix its struggling business, according to internal memos seen by CNBC. The changes come a little more than five months into Barry McCarthy, a former...
July 5, 2022
LeMond Bicycles Names New CEO
LeMond Bicycles appointed Rick Adams as CEO. He replaces Dean Hendrickson, who will transition to CEO of LeMond Carbon. Adams joins Lemond Bicycles following 11 years at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, most recently as chief of sport performance. Adams joined the USOPC after a 15-year career in professional sports,...
July 1, 2022
Platform Media launch Stelvio magazine and digital platform
A new print and digital offering for the road cycling market has launched under the Stelvio banner, as fronted by cycling journalist and author, Jeremy Whittle. The first issue landed earlier this month, delivering 132-pages with an emphasis on the 2022 Tour de France that just kicked off. Published by...