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January 31, 2024
What Does Red Bull’s 51% Stake in Bora-Hansgrohe’s Parent Company Mean for International Cycling?
Professional cycling almost saw two of its largest teams merge and compete, as on Soudal-Visma. The spark fizzled out in this deal, but come 2024, the face of cycling may just be undergoing its first major change. Energy drink and marketing mogul Austrian company Red Bull is all set to...
January 31, 2024
Doping-approved “Enhanced Games” receives millions in financial backing
The man behind the doping-enthused Enhanced Games, Aron D’Souza, has revealed he received millions of dollars in financial backing for his entrepreneurial idea a year and a half before his first planned Games in the summer of 2025. In an interview with Sifted magazine, D’Souza revealed that he has teamed up with...
January 30, 2024
Gympass Hits 2.6M Subscribers as Corporate Wellness Demand Grows
Gympass reached a staggering 2.6 million subscribers in the month of January, when many consumers typically turn towards wellness and fitness initiatives, and over 400 million cumulative employee check-ins across its partner network. The corporate wellness platform also reports that it grew its customer base to over 15,000 in 2023,...
January 29, 2024
Ironman taps Equinox president as new CEO in effort to woo more type-A executives
Ironman Group said Monday that it has hired the president of the high-end gym chain Equinox, Scott DeRue, to be its next chief executive as the endurance sports event organizer navigates a drop in race participation a decade after its peak. DeRue, who joined Equinox in 2021 to help the...
January 29, 2024
Athletes fight — and win — over $1 million bicycle dispute
Mountain View triathlete Jimmy Dworkin puts himself through the paces. “I’ve been doing triathlons since 1995,” he said. But lately, he’s endured an unexpected obstacle course: a marathon battle over his custom bike. To compete in Spain in September, Jimmy paid a company he’d previously used, called TriBike Transport, $824...
January 25, 2024
Can Arnold Schwarzenegger Build the Ultimate Fitness App?
Arnold Schwarzenegger has done it all: former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, politician. Now 76, The Terminator is focused on his wellness media company, Arnold’s Pump Club, and a new fitness app. Dubbed “The Pump,” the app opened as a soft launch to its 5,000 founding members last April, quickly amassing...
January 24, 2024
How Much Does It Cost To Be A Competitive Trail Runner?
In so many ways, elite trail runners are extremely fortunate folks. They spend a lot of their time on a sport we all love. They compete in bucket-list events on breathtakingly beautiful routes. Occasionally, the rest of us get to peek behind the curtain at the highs and lows of...
January 23, 2024
Electric Bike Market Value Projected at $62B
The global electric bike market is currently valued at $49.1 billion. With a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.9%, the market is projected to reach $62.3 billion by 2023–2030, predicts Persistence Market Research. The increasing awareness of environmental sustainability, government incentives and advancements in battery technology are driving market expansion. RV...
January 22, 2024
MyFitnessPal Appoints New CEO, Collabs With Kate Hudson
MyFitnessPal has named Mike Fisher as its new CEO, a move that comes after the global nutrition and food tracking app recently announced a new partnership with Kate Hudson. Fisher, who has previously served at Etsy, Quigo, AKF Partners and PayPal, succeeds Dinesh Lathi, who will remain involved with MyFitnessPal...
January 21, 2024
Peloton Offloads Output Park Factory in $33M Deal
Peloton has sold its spacious Peloton Output Park (POP) facility and land in Ohio to First Solar for a cool $33 million. The commercial real estate transaction closed on January 11, according to Wood County records. Athletech News