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November 4, 2024
Peloton targets millennial men with first part of multiphase campaign
Peloton on Nov. 1 announced the launch of a new multi-phase campaign — its first from agency Special London — entitled “Find your push. Find your power,” Marketing Drive
November 2, 2024
Yamaha ending US e-bike sales
CYPRESS, Calif. (BRAIN) — Yamaha will stop wholesaling e-bikes in the U.S. market at the end of the year, the company told BRAIN on Friday. The company’s U.S. manager emphasized that Yamaha will continue to support retailers and end users with warranty service and parts “for years to come.” Bicycle...
November 1, 2024
ZIPP Owns The Wheel Count of Kona 2024
It’s that fun time of year again when we get to count up the results of the Kona count, share the data, and put our opinions next to it. Once again, Zipp owns the most significant piece of the wheel count pie. And they did it with very little help...
October 31, 2024
Peloton Earnings Beat Expectations As It Still Loses Subscribers
Peloton reported it has 6.2 million members, a 3% drop from the previous quarter. The connected fitness company reported revenue for fiscal first-quarter 2025 of $586 million Thursday, lower than the previous quarter ($643.6 million) and the year-ago period ($595.5 million). Front Office Sports
October 30, 2024
REI now a Canyon authorized service partner
Canyon Bicycles is expanding its service partner network by adding 28 REI Co-op locations. The consumer-direct brand's network already includes 66 independent bike shops in the U.S. and scores of independent service partners in Europe. All service, including frame warranty and crash replacements, will be fulfilled at Southern California, Denver, and...
October 29, 2024
Brooks Reaches $1B Sales Milestone in First 9 Months of Year
Following a record Q2, Brooks Running continued its winning streak in its most recent quarter. In the third quarter of 2024, the Seattle-based performance running brand reported that it surpassed $1 billion in global revenue year to date through September, marking the first time the company has hit the major milestone prior...
October 29, 2024
Shimano sales down 12% in 2024, but cycling components giant points to “signs of progress”
Shimano's sales and income from bicycle components are significantly down on 2023, according to its latest financial results. The figures are for the first nine months of 2024, with sales in its bicycle components division down 12 per cent to 253,861 million yen (£1.27 billion), while the segment's income has...
October 29, 2024
Rapha Posted Losses—Are Road and Gravel Cycling Dying?
Digging deeper into Rapha's financials paints a more nuanced picture of the state of the apparel brand — but what does that say about the state of cycling? Velo
October 28, 2024
Italian man cramps up during finish-line proposal at Venice Marathon
On Sunday, Vittorio Vedovelli of Lombardy, Italy, planned the perfect proposal at the finish line of the 2024 Venice Marathon. But one detail he hadn’t accounted for: the state his body would be in after running 42.2 kilometres. As the 29-year-old finished the race, he was greeted by his girlfriend, who was...
October 24, 2024
Rapha sales fell 7% in 2023
Rapha Racing LTD’s total revenues totaled 110 million pounds ($139.7 million at January’s exchange rate) in the 12 months that ended Jan. 28, 2024, down 7% percent from the preceding 12-month period and down from 138 million pounds the year before that. The company’s operating loss was 21 million pounds, up...