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September 27, 2022
Sea Otter Europe draws nearly 60’000 for 6th edition
The most popular Sea Otter Europe ever, with a record attendance for public and exhibitors, cements its reputation as the meeting point between the Cycling Industry and cycling enthusiasts. Nearly 60,000 visitors filled the festival site for 3 intense days of racing, product presentations, and demo-bike testing. If you want...
September 27, 2022
Fox Racing Enters Performance Training Category
Fox Racing, the global leader in motocross and mountain bike safety equipment and apparel, today announced the brand’s introduction into the performance training category. The new launch that expands the inclusivity of Fox Racing, will debut in both men’s and women. The collection’s designs place athlete needs first, ensuring this...
September 27, 2022
‘Disappointing’: HOKA runners didn’t complete full half marathon on South Side, organizers reveal
There are no signs of the HOKA Chicago Half Marathon in Jackson Park that happened Sunday. But, there has been an adjustment online. The distance that had been advertised as 13.1 miles is now 12.6. Steele said she began training in April with 13.1 miles as her goal. She said...
September 23, 2022
Second hand bikes from actual pros? Bike-room.com sells them worldwide
Finding actual bikes that pro teams have owned, maintained, and ridden, is not easy to do at the level of online retail. But that’s exactly what the site seeks to change. Its stated mission: “to provide access to the world’s most desired bikes in the smartest way.” To do it,...
September 23, 2022
Why Your Local Running Store Matters
There are a lot of places to buy running shoes nowadays—at a big sporting goods shop, at a mall chain store, at an online retailer, at a discount website or at a running specialty store. The best way to buy your next pair of running shoes is to walk into...
September 22, 2022
There is a Cycling Horror Movie Coming and it Looks Like a Wile Ride
According to the official Trapped Inn website, the story centres around a cycling team on an altitude camp “high in the remote mountains of Europe” [nation unspecified]. The proprietors of the “historic lodge” have a French vibe and definitely have a vigorous physical relationship. Cycling Tips
September 21, 2022
North American distributor HLC acquired by private equity
North American bicycle parts and accessories distributor HLC has been acquired by MiddleGround Capital, an investment specialist that tends to buy into middle market B2B industrial and specialty distribution companies. Founded on a collaboration between the Hawley and Lambert families, HLC is one of North America’s larger distribution houses, hosting...
September 21, 2022
Runners Can Exhale! No Cutoff for 2023 Boston Marathon
The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced on September 21 that there is no cutoff time for the 2023 race. Applicants who ran a verified qualifying time for their age group and gender during the qualifying period will be accepted into the race, which will be held on April 17, 2023....
September 21, 2022
Ironman’s Big Bet On Trail Running
When the news broke in May 2021 that Ironman and UTMB were joining forces, the small corner of the internet that hosts the trail running community nearly lost its collective mind. Skeptics lamented the end of trail running’s eccentric, community-centric culture, while optimists celebrated the likelihood of better race organization,...
September 20, 2022
Strava adds bike-share locator tool to platform
The data layer includes information from more than 600 bike-share and scooter systems in 544 cities and 73 countries. More than 71,700 docking stations are included in the General Bike-share Feed Specification (GBFS), the open-source mobility data source Strava is using. VN