January 16, 2023

Strava responds to chorus of criticism over price hike policy

After initial increases were rolled out in the UK, users across the globe began incurring rate increases for billing incurred both monthly and annually. Subscription fees were upped by anywhere between 15 and 70 percent, depending on region, billing type, and date of signup. VeloNews

January 16, 2023

The Cult of Bike Helmets

Last year, health officials in Seattle decided to stop requiring bicyclists to wear helmets. Independent research found that nearly half of Seattle’s helmet tickets in recent years went to unhoused people, while Black and Native American cyclists in the city were four times and two times more likely, respectively, than white...

January 16, 2023

ReSport Continues Partnerships with Invictus Games, British Rowing, Events Southwest for 2023

January 16, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Realtime Experience Sport (ReSport), a platform for virtual events, advanced mapping, registration, results, and race tracking, announces continued partnerships with UK-based Invictus Games and British Rowing, and US-based Events Southwest, for the year ahead. The three partnerships commenced in 2020 to address needs brought about by...

January 15, 2023

Runners across the globe go the distance at the 2023 Louisiana Marathon and Half Marathon

BATON ROUGE, La. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Under ideal running weather the Louisiana Marathon and Half Marathon runners braved the 26.2 and 13.1-mile distances on Sunday through downtown Baton Rouge. Crowds of racers gathered in front of the state Capitol at daybreak, and at the strike of 7:00 AM, they took off...

January 13, 2023

2023 ICR: Fitness Chains Resume Aggressive Growth Plans

Speaking at the 2023 ICR Conference, executives from Planet Fitness, Life Time Group and Xponential Fitness indicated that their respective health clubs continue to see healthy recovery post-pandemic while noting stepped-up expansion plans. SGB Media

January 13, 2023

SRAM’s rumoured eBike motor to come courtesy of Amprio buyout

Long rumoured to be testing out electric bike motors, SRAM has confirmed this week the buyout of Amprio, a division of the Rheinmetall Group. Amprio produces a made in Germany eBike motor system that has an established European servicing base. The system has got off to a slow start with...

January 13, 2023

Can Outdoor Specialty Retailers Conquer the Booming Running Market?

The running market has always been hyper-competitive, but new retail challengers from the outdoor world are raising the stakes for players in the space. For the past three years, the running category has been the footwear industry’s biggest success story. As gyms closed amid the pandemic, a staggering number of...

January 13, 2023

After a successful first year, the Gone Graveling Festival presented by BMC is returning to Bentonville, AR for a one-of-a-kind experience for women gravel cyclists

Victoria, B.C. January 13, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Girls Gone Gravel and Feisty Media are thrilled to announce that The Gone Graveling Festival presented by BMC will be returning to Bentonville, AR for a second year. The event, which celebrates all things gravel cycling, will take place on the weekend of May...

January 13, 2023

DMSE Sports Serves More Than 120,000 Participants In 2022

BOSTON /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – DMSE Sports has released key facts and figures from their 2022 events, showing evidence of road racing’s recovery over the past year. The leading event operations organization founded and lead by Dave McGillivray assisted with the planning and production of 24 events this year, ushering more than...

January 13, 2023

Chinkapin Hollow Moves To Last Saturday In October

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Registration with early bird pricing is open for the 2023 Chinkapin Hollow Gravel Grinder which will be held on Saturday, October 28. Previously, the event was on the third Sunday in October, typically the day after the Big Sugar gravel race in Northwest Arkansas. The...