February 25, 2021

Fabletics launches at-home fitness app

Fabletics, which was co-founded by actress Kate Hudson as an e-commerce site in 2013 and now operates 50 stores nationwide, is offering a new fitness app called Fabletics FIT. The app provides access to hundreds of digital experiences, including on-demand workouts and meditations. Chain Store Age

February 25, 2021

Under Armour Reduces Sponsorship Commitments By 47 Percent

Under Armour Inc. reduced its sponsorship commitments by 47 percent to $361.6 million in 2020 from $679.1 million in 2019, according to its just-released annual report. SGB Media  

February 24, 2021

Fleet Feet adds five stores in 2020, makes key hires

Fleet Feet announced significant growth in 2020 as it added five stores to close with 182 in operation and saw triple-digit growth of its e-commerce site. The franchisor also hired a new head of human resources and marketing and made a number of promotions to support future growth. SGB Media

February 24, 2021

Polisport Group acquires Catlike helmet brand

The Polisport Group has announced that it has acquired the Spanish helmet brand Catlike in a bid to reinforce its portfolio in the high-end cycling market. Cycling Industry News

February 24, 2021

An Olympic gold medalist has created specialist glasses that give cyclists eyes at the back of their heads

Callum Skinner, 28, who won gold and silver at the 2016 Olympics, developed the technology with physicist Alex Macdonald after raising more than £100,000 through a Kickstarter campaign. Sky News

February 23, 2021

Runner Dismissed From UCLA Team For Using Racist, Sexist, and Homophobic Language

Runner Chris Weiland has been kicked off the UCLA track and field and cross-country team after a video surfaced of him allegedly using racist, sexist, and homophobic language. Runners World

February 23, 2021

Cycling groups call for an end to helmet laws after a study showed inequity of enforcement

With a new study showing Seattle police have ticketed Black riders not wearing helmets nearly four times the rate as white riders since 2003, multiple advocacy groups are working to decriminalize helmet use in the city and in King County. bicycleretailer

February 23, 2021

Alpenrose permanently closes its Velodrome, an institution for Portland’s cycling community

In a Facebook, Alpenrose Velodrome director Jen Featheringill and Oregon Bicycle Racing Association executive director Chuck Kenlan released a statement informing friends of the Southwest Portland facility that the Alpenrose Dairy property has been closed permanently for events and all other uses. Oregon Live

February 23, 2021

Pocket Outdoor Media raises $150 million from Sequoia Heritage

Pocket Outdoor Media, home to 22 active lifestyle publications and several technology groups, raised $150 million in a Series B funding round led by Sequoia Heritage to fuel its recent acquisitions. Axios

February 23, 2021

Mad Dogg Athletics Calls Peloton’s Trademark Cancellation Action Meritless

Mad Dogg Athletics Inc. responds to the trademark cancellation petition filed last week by Peloton Interactive over Mad Dogg’s trademark for the words “Spin” and “Spinning.” SGB Media