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July 20, 2023
Tour de France Cycling Boom Helps French Family Firm Make Half a Billion Euros
Groupe Amaury, the closely held family business that owns the Tour de France, saw revenue jump by nearly a fifth last year, driven in part by a surging interest in the the world's most famous bike race. Revenue climbed to €550 million ($616 million) in 2022, a gain of 17%,...
July 20, 2023
Mips AB Sees Q2 Sales Halved on Tough Bike Inventories, Late Season Start
Swedish helmet technology provider Mips AB saw second-quarter revenues cut in half from the year-ago comparable period, led by a continued sharp decline in its Sport and Moto businesses. Earnings per share were cut 75 percent for the period. Net sales for the three-month period ended June 30 fell 51...
July 20, 2023
Article One Introduces ACTIVE x Optical Line, Adding Prescription Eyewear to Performance Offerings
FLINT, Mich. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Article One, the independent eyewear brand creating handcrafted active and optical frames, today announced the launch of its ACTIVE x Optical line for prescription wearers. As experts in optical eyewear, the expansion to its award-winning ACTIVE sunglasses collection is a return to the brand’s original roots...
July 19, 2023
Jonas Vingegaard Was Momentarily Stuck Behind Motorbikes and a Car at the Tour de France
This year’s Tour de France keeps getting weirder and weirder when it comes to reasons riders are struggling. Between far too many awkward crashes caused by fans and now, official race vehicles themselves causing issues, it really has been a wild ride. Today, current leader of the Tour, Jonas Vingegaard,...
July 19, 2023
Could the Tour de France start in the USA soon?
Could the Tour de France start in the USA soon? As foreign 'grand départs' get more ambitious, Tour de France technical director Thierry Gouvenou explores the possibility of a start across the Atlantic. VELO
July 19, 2023
RBC GranFondo Whistler announces new military categories in support of Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025
[Vancouver / Whistler, BC]/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - In April 2022, Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, announced as the Founding Patron of the Invictus Games Foundation that the bid for the Invictus Games 2025 had been awarded to Canada. The Games will occur from February 6 to 17, 2025, in Vancouver...
July 19, 2023
2nd Annual Asheville Bike Fest Grows to Include Expo, Industry Night, Film Fest, and Gran Fondo
(Gettysburg, PA – July 19, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The second annual Asheville Bike Fest, presented by Cane Creek, attracted cyclists from all over the nation to Asheville, North Carolina, on July 14-16. Activities included a cycling expo at Rabbit Rabbit in downtown Asheville, industry night, bicycle-themed film festival, and...
July 18, 2023
Giant Group Sales Inch Down in Q2 as June Decline Disappoints
Revenue was for the Taiwan-based bike manufacturing company totaled NT$22.42 billion (US$ 730.3 mm) in the second quarter, a decline of 1.24 percent from NT$22.70 billion in Q2 2022. June sales were down 13.5 percent from the prior-year comparable month, following a 3.5 percent decline in May as the declines...
July 18, 2023
Hendersonville Local Luca Shaw and Anna Newkirk Win 2023 Elite Downhill National Titles at Ride Rock Creek
RIDE ROCK CREEK, N.C. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The 2023 USA Cycling Gravity Mountain Bike National Championships concluded on Sunday in Zirconia, North Carolina. The final day of competition saw hundreds of athletes vying for the national downhill title across multiple age groups. Athletes from across the country took to the three-quarter...
July 18, 2023
SaltStick Electrolytes, Nix Biosensors Team Up with 8x IRONMAN Winner Ben Hoffman and Others for Education Campaign Around Sweat Testing & Hydration Science
THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF.— July 18, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – SaltStick, a leading electrolyte brand, and Nix Biosensors, a cutting-edge health biosensing company, have joined forces to educate endurance athletes about the growing use of sweat testing in sport. Titled Sweat Science, the three-month digital campaign will follow the journey of...