EVENT NEWS
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July 7, 2024
Tour de France Forced to Navigate the Paris Olympics, Too
As the 173 remaining riders transition from Troyes to Orléans, where the action will pick back up Tuesday, the Tour de France is about 75 miles outside of Paris. That’s the closest it will get to the French capital in an unprecedented departure from tradition this year. For the first...
July 6, 2024
Paris Olympics organizers unveil backup plans for triathlon and marathon swimming in Seine
The organizing committee for the Paris Olympics has unveiled backup plans for open-water events if the Seine River is deemed unsuitable for swimming. Triathlon and marathon swimming events are scheduled to take place in the famed river running through Paris, but unsafe levels of E. coli have been detected in recent weeks,...
July 6, 2024
French cyclist Julien Bernard fined for kissing wife, son during Tour de France
A sweet moment between French cyclist Julien Bernard and his family during the Tour de France on Friday was deemed "inappropriate behavior" by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), resulting in a fine for the Frenchman. Videos on social media show him slowly riding through a crowded street as fans cheered enthusiastically for...
July 3, 2024
What Does the Women’s Race at Unbound Mean for Other Gravel Race Organizers?
At Unbound this year, race organizers started the elite women’s field 25 minutes ahead of the amateurs at the bequest of the athletes.resulting in a a showstopping nine-up sprint in downtown Emporia, Kansas. A staggered start time might be the key to a standalone women’s gravel race. Velo
July 3, 2024
How to Feed the Olympics
The Olympics are all about numbers: 1500, the number of meters in a freestyle swim; 20, the maximum-possible points in rhythmic gymnastics; 3 million, the number of bananas the culinary team at Olympic Village think they’ll need over the course of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which take place over two weeks...
July 2, 2024
16-year-old American sprinter named to U.S. Olympic Team
American sprinter Quincy Wilson, the teenager who made headlines at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials for reaching the men’s 400m final, has been named to Team USA for Paris 2024. Wilson has been selected for the men’s 4x400m relay pool and, at 16 years old and 176 days,...
June 27, 2024
72-year-old runner receives three-year doping ban for multiple substances
If you think you’ve seen it all in running, think again. On Wednesday, the men’s 70+ one-mile American record holder, Robert Qualls of Reno, Nev., was suspended for three years for violating U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) rules after testing positive for multiple prohibited substances. Qualls is a renowned age-group runner, having won...
June 26, 2024
UCI warns cheaters “it is impossible to slip through the net” as new inspection tool set to be used at Tour de France to combat motor doping
The UCI has warned any rider attempting to race with a hidden motor in their bike during the Tour de France that it is “impossible to slip through the net”, as cycling’s governing body announced that a new unspecified inspection tool will be used during the race to combat any...
June 26, 2024
Love on the run: how one Toronto runner is redefining modern dating
Conrad Wong, a Toronto-based marathoner and entrepreneur, noticed a lot of people are not having success on dating apps. Now, he’s using his platform, ToDoToronto—a social media page known for fun and affordable city activities—to tap into this trend with his innovative singles run club event. Canadian Running
June 25, 2024
Tokyo Marathon set to create non-binary option for runners
The Tokyo Marathon Foundation decided Monday to add a non-binary option for regular runners of the annual marathon from next year's race. The Tokyo Marathon will join other World Marathon Majors such as the Boston Marathon to have a category for those whose gender identity falls outside of male or...