PRESS RELEASES
Browse the latest press releases from companies serving the running, cycling and triathlon industries. You’ll find news regarding new hires, promotions, products, partnerships, mergers, acquisitions, special announcements, and more.
July 26, 2021
RSAA Set To Debut Vertigo Challenge 12 Hours Pensacola
July, 26, 2021 Pensacola, Florida – Rockstar All Access announces today a partnership with Five Flags Speedway to debut the first race in a series of races called the Vertigo Challenge. The inaugural race will be called 12 Hours Pensacola and will feature 12 hours of cycling around a half...
July 26, 2021
Velocity Indoor Cycling App Secures $3.4 Million in Seed Funding
Highland Park, Illinois, July 26, 2021 - Vision Quest Velocity LLC, an early-stage virtual cycling start-up, announced it has raised $3.4M in seed round funding. The investment round was led by strategic financial partners. Velocity will leverage the more than 20 years of experience and knowledge from Vision Quest Coaching...
July 26, 2021
UTMB® Mont-Blanc: 30 days to go for the start of the 18th edition!
Good news, the UTMB® Mont-Blanc will take place this year. The event is scheduled to run from Monday 23rd to Sunday 29th August and will gather 10,000 runners with strict health measures in place. The sanitary health pass, staggered starts, elite runners, here is everything you need to know about...
July 26, 2021
Skratch Labs Brings Back its Popular Limited-Edition Flavor of Sport Hydration Drink Mix: Summer Peach
Boulder, CO (July 26, 2020) - Skratch Labs, an innovator in performance nutrition, announces the re-release of it’s seasona lsummer flavor of Sport Hydration DrinkMix, Summer Peach. With the resounding successof an initial offering in May, Skratch Labs is offering one more chance to pick up a 440g bag of...
July 25, 2021
iFIT Acquires 29029, the Premium Ultra-Endurance Event and Community That Brings the Experience of Climbing Mount Everest to its Members Around the World
(LOGAN, Utah) iFIT, a global leader in connected fitness software, content, and equipment, today announced that it has acquired 29029, the company that created the category of endurance hiking events. 29029 delivers the experience of climbing Mount Everest to its members and provides the ultra-endurance experience to athletes at all...
July 24, 2021
23-year-old Brandon McNulty Rides to Sixth Place in His First Olympic Games
TOKYO – The Men’s Road Race kicked off the cycling events for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The riders headed to Musashinonomori Park to take on the 243-kilometer course. The race went to Mt. Fuji, gaining a total of 4,865 meters of elevation. The field of 128 riders competed on...
July 23, 2021
Record-Breaking 10th Annual Fleet Feet Liberty Mile
PITTSBURGH (July 23, 2021) – More than 1,300 participants took to the streets in Downtown Pittsburgh’s only nighttime road race, the largest participation in event history. The event was P3R’s first live race in Pittsburgh since 2019. “To have a record number of runners at our first live start line...
July 23, 2021
Senate E-BIKE Act Would Offer Tax Credit for Electric Bicycle Purchases
BOULDER, COLO. (Jul. 23, 2021) —PeopleForBikes applauds the timely introduction of legislation in the U.S. Senate to offer an electric bicycle tax credit, helping more people easily get out on two wheels. The Electric Bicycle Incentive Kickstart for the Environment (E-BIKE) Act (S. 2420), led by Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI)...
July 23, 2021
Punch Gunk Announces Go Get It Grant Judges
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Punch Gunk, the award-winning performance therapeutics company shaking up the pain relief and workout recovery industry, has announced the judging panel that will help determine the recipients of their inaugural Go Get It Grants. The panel will include Ken Lubin, Meg Treat, Cameron McIntyre and Nadene...
July 23, 2021
Shark Pods Becomes an Official Sponsor of Salty Sports Society’s Speedo SALT Series
Saint Augustine Beach, Florida – Salty Sports Society, a leader in beach sporting events, has signed Shark Pods as a sponsor of the Speedo SALT Series. Shark Pods, invented in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, are made for open water swimmers, triathletes, lifeguards, and surfers to reduce the number of shark...