September 26, 2024

The Pro’s Closet will close in October

The Pro’s Closet — which started out of its founder’s VW bus, evolved into an eBay store, and became a used bike and component e-commerce giant — will close in October after 18 years. TPC issued a short news release Thursday announcing the decision. Like a lot of companies in...

September 26, 2024

Lululemon ends partnership with ultrarunner Camille Herron

Canadian athleisure brand Lululemon has ended its partnership with American ultrarunner Camille Herron after she and her husband, Conor Holt, were implicated in a Wikipedia editing scandal. On Monday, we reported on the couple’s history of making pro-Herron edits to her Wikipedia page while editing the pages of other ultrarunners (including Courtney Dauwalter and Kilian Jornet) to remove or...

September 26, 2024

Middaugh, Billouin Capture Final Short Track Victories of the 2024 XTERRA World Cup

MOLVENO, TRENTINO, ITALY /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – On September 26, the 2024 XTERRA World Championship four-day festivities aired live with the Short Track Race as Sullivan Middaugh (USA) and Solenne Billouin (FRA) secured their wins in a made-for-TV competition at the penultimate showdown of the 2024 XTERRA World Cup. Set against...

September 26, 2024

DRYWORLD Teams Up with Spartan Race to Revolutionize Performance Apparel in Adventure Racing

Santa Barbara Sept 26, 2024/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – DRYWORLD, a leading performance athletic brand, is excited to announce a ground-breaking partnership with Spartan Race, the global leader in extreme participation sports. The strategic alliance sees DRYWORLD become the exclusive and official compression partner of Spartan World Championships being held in Croatia and...

September 26, 2024

Ciele Athletics Debuts the Cold Weather Collection

MONTREAL (Sept. 26, 2024)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Ciele Athletics, the technical running apparel brand, proudly announces the launch of its debut Cold Weather Collection, a comprehensive line of men’s and women’s runwear designed for challenging winter conditions. No stranger to the cold, the Montreal-based brand has engineered the collection to provide best-in-class...

September 26, 2024

USARA National Championship Almost Underway in Almost Heaven

/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The US Adventure Racing National Championship begins on Friday morning, September 27th in Snowshoe, West Virginia. Launching out of Snowshoe Mountain Resort, elevation 4,848’, the race will take 74 teams of three from across the country on a journey through the heart of the Monongahela National Forest,...

September 26, 2024

GFNY Super Sunday with two races in South America

/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - GFNY Chile The course of the 6th GFNY Chile offers riders a 127.9km race course with an elevation gain of 1832m. It includes the infamous Muro de Tunquen, a 27% steep wall that forces many riders off their bike every year. Host of start and finish is...

September 26, 2024

Sunita Williams to run Medford Celebrity Mile race from space

BOSTON /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – This weekend at Run Medford, local celebrities, leaders and media personalities will compete on the Dave McGillivray Track at Hormel Stadium. The following field will compete in a one-mile race as part of the Run Medford track festival, which kicks off a weekend-long celebration of community,...

September 25, 2024

Connected fitness tech unicorn EGYM snaps $200M at over $1B valuation

Munich-based EGYM, which specialises in connected fitness equipment and personalised training tech, has secured nearly $200 million in growth capital. The investment came from L Catterton, a global consumer-focused investment firm, and Meritech Capital, a Silicon Valley technology-focused venture firm. This round boosts the company’s valuation to over $1 billion. This...

September 25, 2024

The Pro’s Closet may be in deep trouble

As the days shorten in the northern hemisphere, many bike shops put items that haven’t yet sold on clearance. But at online retailer The Pro’s Closet, which specializes in certified used bikes and gear and liquidating new, prior-year product, this is no normal end-of-season closeout section. For one thing, virtually...