July 3, 2023

EKOÏ and Pininfarina Unveil The Aerodinamica Helmet

/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Cycling equipment brand Ekoï is proud to present its new Aerodinamica helmet on the day of the big start of the Tour de France. More than just a name, the Aerodinamica reflects the very essence of its design, with a reference to the history of the designers...

July 3, 2023

ChatGPT on Wheels: Here’s How the ‘World’s Smartest Bike’ Works

ChatGPT — the increasingly ubiquitous artificial intelligence software — now powers a bicycle. Urtopia, the brand behind this innovation, touts its ChatGPT-integrated e-bike as “the bicycle with a mind.” What it boils down to is an advanced Siri-like utility that can help you navigate in unfamiliar urban environments without having to stop and fiddle...

July 3, 2023

USA Cycling Announces 2023 Track World Championship Teams

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo./ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships will make history in Glasgow, Scotland, as the first World Championship where 13 events will be contested across seven disciplines. 15 athletes will compete in the Track events on August 3-9, 2023, at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome. The team’s focus this...

July 3, 2023

National Cycling League Announces Updates and Final Schedule for The Inaugural NCL Cup Series

/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The fourth NCL Cup race—originally scheduled for September 17 in Washington D.C.—has been removed from the original four-race series. The National Cycling League (NCL), the first-of-its-kind professional cycling league, has announced that the remaining two races in the NCL Cup Series will include NCL Cup Denver (August...

July 2, 2023

Arthur Forissier, Sandra Mairhofer win XTERRA France

/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Arthur Forissier (FRA) and Sandra Mairhofer (ITA) captured the 16th annual XTERRA France off-road triathlon elite titles in Xonrupt on Sunday, July 2, 2023 with winning times of 3:03:53 and 3:26:16, respectively. It’s the ninth career XTERRA World Tour win for Forissier and the sixth for Mairhofer....

July 2, 2023

Matthew Guenter (Boulder, Colo.) And Caroline Moyer (Malvern, Pa.) Claim Victories in Debut of IRONMAN 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley Triathlon

HAPPY VALLEY, Pa. (July 2, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Central Pennsylvania’s beautiful landmarks and stunning scenery played host to the inaugural edition of IRONMAN® 70.3® Pennsylvania triathlon on Sunday, July 2. Participating athletes were treated to an IRONMAN 70.3 journey through Happy Valley and the iconic Penn State University campus...

July 2, 2023

Hat Trick for Funk and Win for Simmonds at Challenge Kaiserwinkl-Walchsee

/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - It was a three-peat for Frederic Funk (GER) at today’s Challenge Kaiserwinkl-Walchsee, taking the hat trick at his hometown race in 3:41:20. Imogen Simmonds (SUI) took out the women’s title after changing the race on the run in 4:13:42. Sven Thalmann (SUI) led a group of three...

July 2, 2023

Matt Trautman and Anna Bergsten dominant at Challenge Vansbro

/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - South African Matt Trautman and Swedish Anna Bergsten won Challenge Vansbro in dominant style today. The race was hard fought during the bike and finally decided during the run. Trautman won the race 3:34:59 and Bergsten in 4:10:02. In the men’s race, it was initially Norwegian Jorgen...

July 2, 2023

Tacks in the road spark mass punctures in finale of Tour de France stage 2

Tacks thrown in the road near the foot of the Jaizkibel climb sparked a number of sudden punctures on stage 2 of the Tour de France, with between 15 and 20 riders forced to stop to change wheels or ride to the finish with a slow puncture or a tack...

July 1, 2023

What kind of person can run in a tiny, maddening circle for 24 hours straight? I visited the legendary D3 marathon to find out.

D3 is a very particular kind of ultramarathon, a broad category of races that includes anything longer than 26.2 miles. The most common versions are based on distance, and are run on trails or roads. But there are also time-based races, ranging mostly from six hours to six days. You...