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July 20, 2023
Tour de France Cycling Boom Helps French Family Firm Make Half a Billion Euros
Groupe Amaury, the closely held family business that owns the Tour de France, saw revenue jump by nearly a fifth last year, driven in part by a surging interest in the the world's most famous bike race. Revenue climbed to €550 million ($616 million) in 2022, a gain of 17%,...
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July 20, 2023
Mips AB Sees Q2 Sales Halved on Tough Bike Inventories, Late Season Start
Swedish helmet technology provider Mips AB saw second-quarter revenues cut in half from the year-ago comparable period, led by a continued sharp decline in its Sport and Moto businesses. Earnings per share were cut 75 percent for the period. Net sales for the three-month period ended June 30 fell 51...
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July 19, 2023
Thule Inc’s Q2 Sales Fall on Continued Cycling Inventory Imbalances
Thule Inc. reported another challenging quarter as sales fell 15 percent in the Swedish company’s second quarter. The decline was blamed on continued weak bike-related product sales as retailers continue to focus on reducing inventory levels. The maker of car racks and bike accessories indicated inventories had returned to more...
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July 19, 2023
Jonas Vingegaard Was Momentarily Stuck Behind Motorbikes and a Car at the Tour de France
This year’s Tour de France keeps getting weirder and weirder when it comes to reasons riders are struggling. Between far too many awkward crashes caused by fans and now, official race vehicles themselves causing issues, it really has been a wild ride. Today, current leader of the Tour, Jonas Vingegaard,...
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July 19, 2023
Could the Tour de France start in the USA soon?
Could the Tour de France start in the USA soon? As foreign 'grand départs' get more ambitious, Tour de France technical director Thierry Gouvenou explores the possibility of a start across the Atlantic. VELO
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July 18, 2023
Giant Group Sales Inch Down in Q2 as June Decline Disappoints
Revenue was for the Taiwan-based bike manufacturing company totaled NT$22.42 billion (US$ 730.3 mm) in the second quarter, a decline of 1.24 percent from NT$22.70 billion in Q2 2022. June sales were down 13.5 percent from the prior-year comparable month, following a 3.5 percent decline in May as the declines...
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July 18, 2023
Can getting high enhance your runner’s high? A new study says yes
If you aren’t already doing high mileage, perhaps it’s time to start. A recent study published in the Journal of Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research has shed light on an intriguing correlation between cannabis use and the exhilaration you feel after a run. According to the study, incorporating cannabis into your...
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July 17, 2023
Whoop reveals pro riders’ sleep data from last year’s Tour de France – and they’re not getting a full 8 hours
Fitness and health tracking brand Whoop has revealed the findings of its sleep study based on male and female professional cyclists competing in the 2022 editions of the Tour de France and Tour de Femmes. The study investigates how the cyclists’ sleep and recovery changed over the course of several...
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July 15, 2023
Courtney Dauwalter makes trail running history with Hardrock and Western States double
Courtney Dauwalter has made trail running history becoming the first runner ever to win the Western States 100 and the Hardrock 100 in the same year – breaking the course record that she set in last year’s race. Just three weeks after her record-breaking Western States victory Courtney Dauwalter stormed...
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July 15, 2023
Moderate exercise can influence the inflammatory responses of macrophages, research shows
Researchers have long known that moderate exercise has a beneficial impact on the body's response to inflammation, but what's been less understood is why. New research coming out of York University done on a mouse model suggests that the answers may lie at the production level of macrophages -; white...
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