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April 21, 2020
Zwift’s ‘Tour for All’ Seeks to Unite Community in Charitable Initiative
LONG BEACH - Zwift, the global online training platform, has today announced their latest, and biggest, charity support month, ‘Tour for All’. The four-week-long series of events will raise funds for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and its COVID-19 Crisis Fund. Cyclists, runners and triathletes are all invited to...
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April 21, 2020
USOPC to cut up to 20%, says no games would be ‘devastating’
The Associated Press received a copy of a letter CEO Sarah Hirshland sent to leaders across the U.S. Olympic world Tuesday, in which she said cuts of 10 to 20% are “necessary to balance both the current delay in revenue and anticipated decline” that’s expected over coming years. The letter was...
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April 21, 2020
Will fall 2020 marathons go on?
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten the health and safety of people around the world, the virus also continues to wreak havoc on the racing calendar. What was once shaping up as a crowded fall marathon season may not go off as planned.
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April 21, 2020
NSGA sports participation study shows growth In 2019
Participation increased in 7 of 10 segments in 2019 according to the 2020 National Sporting Goods Association’s (NSGA) Sports Participation in the U.S. Report* released today. One segment remained relatively flat and two segments decreased compared to the prior-year the survey noted. Read more on SGBMedia.
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April 21, 2020
Peloton will resume live classes from instructors’ homes
Peloton today announced that it will resume live workout classes after finally closing its studios on April 3rd when an employee tested positive for COVID-19. Classes will now be streaming from the instructors’ homes. Users can expect between two to three new live classes daily; the schedule currently focuses on morning classes, but the...
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April 21, 2020
What will endurance races look like when they come back?
Marathons. Cycling Races. Triathlons. So many have been wiped out, but organizers are already planning how to bring them back. Read more in the New York Times.
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April 21, 2020
USA Triathlon Foundation Partners with The Vice Wine, Makers of “The Tri Blend”
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— The USA Triathlon Foundation today announced a partnership with The Vice Wine, a luxury winery based in Napa Valley, California, and operating out of California and New York, through 2022. Proceeds from The Vice Wine’s triathlon-inspired luxury limited edition batch The Tri Blend will benefit the USA...
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April 21, 2020
Mountain Hardwear Supports Retail Partners with Commission Program
Richmond, Calif. (April 21, 2020)- Mountain Hardwear, a leader in performance equipment and apparel for climbers, mountaineers, and athletes, is proud to announce that effective immediately, they are launching a program to support authorized specialty dealers who have closed or are under severely reduced operations. Participating retailers will have the...
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April 21, 2020
WHY Racing promotes upcoming Virtual race with Tiger King spoof
Vancouver, WA Why Racing Events, the race event company that promoted a Naked Triathlon as part of an April Fool’s Joke, is at it again. This weekend they announced that the leading characters in the “Tiger King” would be involved in an epic showdown at their upcoming Virtual Spring Classic...
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April 21, 2020
Sports Technology Company FORM Closes $12 Million Series A Funding Round
Vancouver, BC, April 21, 2020 — FORM (“the Company”), the direct-to-consumer sports technology company behind the world’s first augmented reality swim goggles, today announces $12 million CAD in Series A funding. The raise, led by large family offices in the UK and Denmark with participation from Silicon Valley Bank, follows...
