BUSINESS NEWS
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February 1, 2022
United Endurance Sports Coaching Academy (UESCA) Welcomes Dr. Chris Myers as Director of Sports Science and Education
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - United Endurance Sports Coaching Academy (UESCA), the leader in endurance sports education announced that Dr. Chris Myers has joined UESCA as the Director of Sports Science and Education. “UESCA is at the forefront of developing coaches in multiple endurance sport disciplines with science-driven and...
February 1, 2022
Washington Spirit Announce Partnership with RealResponse For Safe, Secure Reporting, Feedback and Monitoring
Washington, D.C. and Charlotte, NC (02/01/22) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Washington Spirit have partnered with RealResponse (@RealResponseHQ), the award-winning leading safe and secure feedback, monitoring and anonymous reporting platform for athletic teams and organizations. RealResponse will allow both players and staff in the organization to anonymously report feedback and concerns....
February 1, 2022
United Endurance Sports Coaching Academy Launches Cycling Coach Certification
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. February 1, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - United Endurance Sports Coaching Academy (UESCA), the leader in science-based endurance sports education, today announced the launch of their much-anticipated Cycling Coach Certification. The certification was developed in conjunction with many of the sports top athletes, coaches and sport scientists such...
February 1, 2022
RunSignup’s Annual RaceTrends Report Shows 21.6% Growth Compared to 2020, Reversion to Norms
Moorestown, NJ /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - RunSignup, the leading technology solution for US endurance events, released their Annual RaceTrends Report evaluating the state of the endurance industry. The overarching theme was simple: recovery and adaptation. While the data from 2021 reflects some uncertainty and interruption, the overall patterns show a clear and...
February 1, 2022
XTERRA Announces Retirement of Janet Clark
February 1, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - XTERRA Global, LLC, today announced the retirement of Janet Clark, president of the XTERRA World Tour. Born and raised in Canberra, Australia, Clark was a founding member of the team who produced the inaugural XTERRA triathlon in 1996 on the island of Maui, and...
January 31, 2022
Cowboy Raises $80m to Further Accelerate the Adoption of Cycling
This new capital injection, bringing the total raised by Cowboy to $120 million, follows the launch of the Cowboy 4 in May 2021 which garnered record sales, a successful expansion into the Nordics and the U.S., and the recent introduction of Cowboy Care — an industry first, all-inclusive, on-demand repair...
January 31, 2022
Peloton internal docs show it slashed 2022 sales goals for apparel unit after segment revenue more than doubled last year
Peloton has slashed 2022 sales projections for its apparel business, according to internal documents obtained by CNBC. Momentum in the unit, which is run by Chief Executive John Foley’s wife, seems to be fading heading into the next year, after apparel revenue more than doubled to over $100 million from 2020 to 2021. CNBC
January 30, 2022
Is Zwift About to Acquire TrainerRoad?
At this point, you’re probably saying: Couldn’t Zwift just do a TrainerRoad partnership instead? And certainly – that’s absolutely plausible. Zwift has licensed a handful of things in the past. And, in the past, TrainerRoad’s CEO has said he would be open to a licensing model for their technologies. But...
January 28, 2022
In 2020, the Running Industry Promised Inclusivity. We Still Have Work to Do.
A big frustration in current social justice movement has been seeing how quickly people move on once a topic was no longer trending—as if posting a black square and hashtagging a run with #IRunWithMaud had solved racism. Statistics show that support for the Black Lives Matter movement among white Americans...
January 28, 2022
Germany’s Messingschlager acquires Cycle Force Group
AMES, Iowa /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Cycle Force Group, LLC has been acquired by German Bicycle Parts & Accessories (“P&A”) Distributor, Messingschlager GmbH. The sale closed on December 31, 2021. Nyle Nims, the founder of Cycle Force, said, “During a year of consolidation, we felt the need to find a partner...