December 15, 2022

New Balance expanding production, adding jobs in Maine

New Balance is expanding its factory in Skowhegan and nearly doubling its workforce there. The company, which is based in Boston, said it will invest about $65 million in construction and equipment at the Skowhegan site. The planned expansion with double New Balance’s production capacity at the factory and add...

December 15, 2022

Bentonville Becomes Home for U.S. National Mountain Bike Team

December 15, 2022 /BENTONVILLE, AR /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Today, USA Cycling announces that Bentonville, Arkansas, will become the official “Home of the U.S. National Mountain Bike Team,” as young athletes set their sights on success leading into 2028. The U.S. National Mountain Bike Team will utilize Bentonville and Northwest Arkansas’ network...

December 15, 2022

Ridgefield Running Company Named Best Running Store of 2022 at The Running Event

Portland, ME (December 15, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Ridgefield Running Company was recently named the Best Running Store of 2022 at The Running Event (TRE) in Austin, Texas. The Best Running Stores annual awards program recognizes and celebrates the leading run specialty retailers in the US, each year naming a new...

December 15, 2022

PeopleForBikes Coalition Board Meets to Welcome New Members and Discuss Infrastructure, Data, and Participation Goals for 2023

BOULDER, COLO. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The PeopleForBikes Coalition Board of Directors, composed of 22 of the bicycle industry’s top leaders, met virtually for their semi-annual gathering on December 14. The board’s main topic of discussion was reviewing the organization's top strategic initiatives for 2023, primarily focused on PeopleForBikes’ next generation...

December 15, 2022

PeopleForBikes Announces 2022 Industry Community Grant Recipients

BOULDER, Colo. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - PeopleForBikes, a national bicycling advocacy organization and the U.S. bicycle industry’s trade association, announced its latest round of community grants totaling $92,000. The 11 projects funded in 2022 will support bicycle infrastructure and advocacy projects across the U.S. PeopleForBikes’ Industry Community Grants Program is funded...

December 15, 2022

RunSignup Announces 2023 Timer Certification Tour

December 15, 2022 – Moorestown, NJ /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - RunSignup announces the launch of its four-part virtual Timer Certification tour. RunSignup’s Timer Certification program is designed to provide timers with in-depth product training on race related technology to support their efforts to provide high value services to endurance race events....

December 15, 2022

Challenge Family Announces Challenge Vieux Boucau in France’s South West

/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Challenge Family has continued its expansion in France with the addition of a fourth race following the announcement of Challenge Vieux Boucau on the south-west Atlantic coast. The inaugural event will take place over the middle distance on 21 October 2023. Vieux Boucau is a family seaside...

December 15, 2022

Shelby County to host XTERRA Americas Trail Run Championships

/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Oak Mountain State Park in Shelby County, Alabama has been selected as the destination host for the 2023 XTERRA Americas Trail Run Championships on May 21, 2023. The XTERRA Americas half-marathon and full-marathon trail runs will award more than $5,000 in prize money, continental championship titles to runners...

December 15, 2022

AllGear Digital Launches Corporate Rebranding, Announces $40M Financing

DECEMBER 15, 2022 | LOS ANGELES, CALIF. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Lola Digital Media today announced a corporate rebranding and name change to AllGear Digital. The company, founded in 2018, owns and operates a network of media sites including GearJunkie, Switchback Travel, Bikerumor, and other top brands. The news comes on the heels...

December 15, 2022

Will Ventures and Founders Collective Team up with Three-Time NBA All-Star, Bradley Beal to Lead the National Cycling League (NCL) Seed Round.

(Miami, FL, December 15, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The National Cycling League (NCL), the first of its kind professional sports league powered by a groundbreaking technology platform, announced today that it closed its $7.5 million Seed financing. This oversubscribed round was led by Will Ventures and included but not limited...