EVENT NEWS
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June 24, 2024
The Tour De France Is Mystifying; So Is The Business Of Cycling
The Tour de France, the most elite bike race in the world, kicks off this Saturday. 176 of the best cyclists in the world will race nearly 2,200 miles across 21 stages and climb over 170,000 feet of elevation into the clouds of the highest mountains in the Pyrenees and...
June 21, 2024
Levels of contamination in the Seine remain unsafe for Paris Olympians, report says
Levels of contamination in Paris’ River Seine remain unsafe for Olympians to compete with just over a month remaining before the games, according to a monitoring report from the city of Paris. The report found elevated levels of E. coli bacteria — an indicator of fecal matter — in routine...
June 21, 2024
Ross Edgley achieves World’s Longest Swim record
The endurance athlete and adventurer Ross Edgley has announced he has completed a record-breaking continuous swim (pending ratification), after gruelling conditions meant two previous attempts had to be halted. Via his Instagram account, Ross shared the news that he has swum 510 km (317 miles) continuously with no stopping. sleeping...
June 20, 2024
Why Michael Johnson’s $30 Million Track League Won’t Have Any Safety Pins
Michael Johnson’s new track league, formally launched this week and debuting next spring, addresses several major issues in the sport. Grand Slam Track also tackles one very small one. Sprinters and runners competing in the league won’t pin paper bibs to their jersey tops, eliminating a long-loathed anachronism. Athletes have...
June 18, 2024
Dozens of triathletes left severely ill after swimming in River Thames
Dozens of triathletes suffered severe vomiting and diarrohea after swimming in the River Thames as part of a race last weekend. At least 35 competitors found themselves getting “sicker and sicker” after the swimming leg of the 2,800-person Royal Windsor Triathlon in Berkshire on Sunday. Will Parry, from London, said he was left “completely nauseous” and out...
June 18, 2024
New pro track league to offer $12.6 million in prize money
Four-time Olympic champion Michael Johnson has announced the launch of Grand Slam Track (GST), a professional track league designed to bring together the world’s best sprinters and distance runners for four marquee meets in 2025, similar to tennis and golf. This innovative league aims to elevate the sport by providing a unique platform for...
June 15, 2024
One Runner Dies, at Least Three Injured at 2024 Ultra-Trail du Haut Giffre Race in France
At least four runners are believed to have fallen on steep slopes during the early morning hours of Saturday, June 15, 2024, at the Ultra-Trail du Haut Giffre (UTHG) race in France in bad weather conditions. Reports indicate that one succumbed to their injuries and at least three more were evacuated to...
June 12, 2024
UCI to introduce yellow cards in pro cycling
On Wednesday, the UCI announced several changes for rules in a bid to bolster safety in the pro peloton. Following a spring marred with crashes with many of the top riders in the world, the international governing body is hopeful to avoid future accidents for the rest of the season....
June 12, 2024
Inaugural Olympic mass marathon reveals stylish finisher medals
For the first time in Olympic history, the host city, Paris, is hosting a mass participation marathon on the evening of Aug. 10, the eve of the women’s Olympic marathon. On Wednesday, the finisher medals for the Marathon Pour Tous (Marathon For All) were unveiled, and they are stunning. The...
June 6, 2024
15-year-old Ontario runner completes 100-mile race
Completing a 100-mile race is an accomplishment for any runner, but Ronnie Bondy stood out from the other athletes at the First Annual weULTRA Run (FAwR) in southwestern Ontario’s Essex County last weekend—Ronnie, from Belle River, Ont., is only 15. The Grade 9 student ran with his father, Brian Bondy (an accomplished ultra-distance athlete...