March 19, 2020

Professional Triathletes Organisation Pays Athletes $2,500,000 In Response To COVID-19

LONDON, ENGLAND.  The Professional Triathletes Organisation today announced its response to COVID-19 by increasing its Year-End Annual Bonus Programme from $2,000,000 to $2,500,000 and paying it all immediately based on the PTO World Rankings. The $500,000 increase would go to men and women athletes ranked 21-50, who previously would have...

March 10, 2020

CAKE Named to Fast Company’s Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2020

(Stockholm, Sweden – March 10, 2020) – CAKE, the Swedish manufacturer of lightweight electric off-road performance motorcycles, today announced that it is among the companies included in Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2020. CAKE is among the top ten transportation companies named in Fast Company’s...

March 9, 2020

Tips for Raising More Money for Race Charity Partners

One of the most rewarding parts of race organizing is selecting a charity partner to fundraise for. Your race may have just one charity partner or it may allow participants to fundraise for the charity of their choice. Regardless, you want to make sure that your race raises as the...

March 3, 2020

2019 IRONMAN Athlete Choice Awards Announced for IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 Triathlons

TAMPA, Fla. (March 3, 2020) – The IRONMAN Group, a Wanda Sports Group company (Nasdaq: WSG), today announced the results of its 2019 Athlete Choice Awards, releasing the Top 10 highest-scoring events in a variety of categories based solely on athlete surveys from all of the 2019 IRONMAN® and IRONMAN...

March 3, 2020

Cadence Sports & Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum Release 2019 Million Dollar Club List of America’s Top Cycling Fundraising Events

Austin, TX – At least 48 cause-related cycling rides raised more than $1 million each in 2019, according to the annual study released by Cadence Sports & the Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum. This study goes deep into exploring individual events to disclose which rides were members of the “Million Dollar Club”...

February 28, 2020

Women’s Team Pursuit Wins Fourth World Championships in Five Years

BERLIN – The second day of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling Worlds Championships saw Team USA win their fourth world championship title in the Women’s Team Pursuit in the last five years. The team of Jennifer Valente (San Diego; Sho-Air TWENTY20), Chloe Dygert (Brownsburg, Ind.; Sho-Air TWENTY20), Lily Williams (Asheville,...

February 27, 2020

iFit Connected Fitness Creates Tokyo Marathon Challenge in Response to Race Cancellation Due to Coronavirus

LOGAN, Utah — When the Tokyo Marathon was canceled for all non-professional runners in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus, naturally, 38,000 registered runners were disappointed. In response, iFit created a Tokyo Marathon challenge. Discouraged marathon registrants and running enthusiasts alike are able to virtually run the...

February 25, 2020

Marmot Wins Multiple Media Awards For Fall 2020 Lineup

Rohnert Park, Calif. – February 25, 2020 – Marmot’s innovative new WarmCubeTM insulation technology continues to garner hits and awards, this time from the Fall 2020 collection. WarmCube combines the warmth of down or synthetic insulation with a unique baffling system designed to trap air and hug the body for...

February 25, 2020

Bronze Plaque unveiled to commemorate the start of Dave Mcgillivray’s Historic Cross-Country Run

MEDFORD, Oregon – Nearly 42 years after he took the initial steps of what would be his historic 3,452-mile cross-country journey, Dave McGillivray returned to Medford, OR, for the unveiling of a commemorative bronze plaque outside Medford City Hall and a jog around memory lane. The celebration began with a 5K...

February 24, 2020

Triathlete Announces 2020 Design Awards and WIN THIS BIKE! Contest

Triathletes can enter for a chance to win Triathlete’smost valuable bike giveaway ever Boulder, Colorado, USA — February 24, 2020 —Triathlete, the world’s #1 triathlon resource, has recognized 20 product innovators for excellence in design in its March/April magazine issue. While other sports wait for trends to come to them,...