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August 24, 2024
Major triathlon race cancelled on safety grounds after road users fail to obey local closures
Challenge Sandefjord in Norway was cancelled on Saturday on safety grounds as road users failed to obey closures in the town and surrounding area after signs were removed. Pros and Age Groupers from all over Norway and 26 countries around the world had descended on the Scandanavian venue for what...
August 23, 2024
Hayes Performance Systems lays off less than 10% of its workforce
Hayes Performance Systems laid off an unspecified number of employees Thursday, the latest company in the industry to show the effects of a stagnant bike market. An industry source familiar with the situation told BRAIN that less than 10% of the workforce that manufactures brakes, suspension systems, wheels, and components...
August 20, 2024
Inflatable Bike Helmet Folds Like Origami: Check Out the Wild Ventete aH-1
As much as the cycling industry touts technological breakthroughs and the slimmest marginal gains in aerodynamics and weight, the most important piece of safety gear has remained largely unchanged in materials or construction since the mid-1970s. Cycling helmets have become much lighter, safer, more aerodynamic, ventilated, and comfortable, but the basic construction still involves...
August 16, 2024
USA Triathlon Cuts Funding to Elite National Team Athletes
USA Triathlon has withdrawn funding for its top-level professional athletes, only providing financial support to these athletes at the final two World Triathlon Championship Series events for 2024. According to sources close to the team, support had originally been planned to run through the six remaining World Cup level events...
August 15, 2024
California family saves runner from bear attack
In Long Barn, Calif., a young man’s regular evening training run turned into a life-threatening bear chase, and a nearby family was forced to step in. Out on a regular run, the man encountered a black bear cub, triggering an angry pursuit by the mother bear. The runner, desperate and injured,...
August 15, 2024
What a New Study Tells Us About Heart Health for Aging Triathletes
In a world where triathletes, especially long-course triathletes, instinctively know many hours of training are required to race a five, six, or even 15-hour event, when it comes to heart health, scientists are learning that there is a tipping point for hours trained at high intensity—after which the heart benefits...
August 14, 2024
Canyon CFR Helmet Rethinks Retention With Watt Saving HighBar System
If you’ve been watching the Olympics, World Cups, and anything bike racing with Canyon athletes, you’ve seen the Canyon CFR (Canyon Factory Racing) helmets. From afar, the design flies under the radar, but up close, it’s anything but the same old. To solve a reasonably common problem within the cycling...
August 14, 2024
Cybersecurity flaws could derail high-profile cycling races
High-end bicycles used for high-profile road races such as the Tour de France are vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks targeting the bike's wireless gear shifting system. In recent years, bicycle manufacturers have adopted wireless gear-shifting technology, which gives riders better control over changing gears. The technology is not vulnerable to the...
August 14, 2024
Bike Matrix compatibility index bags $2 million industry investment
Following a successful showing at Eurobike 2024 where it picked up an award, B2B parts compatibility solution Bike Matrix has secured NZ$2 million seed investment from within the industry. The Bike Matrix compatibility index allows users to “select a bike and see what fits” and is designed to simplify life for...
August 14, 2024
Asics Is Growing its Presence in the Crucial Run Specialty Channel in North America
Asics reported results for the first half of the year that showed solid growth across several regions and channels, including in the crucial North American run specialty channel. According to the Japan-based athletic brand, net sales for the first six months of 2024 increased 18 percent to 342 billion yen driven by...