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August 27, 2021
Blevins Rides to Third Medal in Three Days in E-MTB at the Mountain Bike World Championships
VAL DI SOLE - TRENTINO, Italy – On day three of the 2021 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, the downhillers got timed runs in for Qualifying with the E-MTB race taking place in the afternoon. E-MTB Christopher Blevins (Durango, Colo.; Trinity Racing) goes three-for-three. After his World Championship win in the...
August 27, 2021
Tour of the Gila cancelled due to rising COVID-19 cases across New Mexico
Organizers of the Tour of the Gila announced the cancellation of their stage race that was scheduled to be held from September 29 to October 3 in New Mexico. The race will return next year from April 27 to May 1, 2022. Tour of the Gila would have been only the...
August 27, 2021
IRONMAN Announces Schedule For 2022 North American IRONMAN TriClub Championship Series
TAMPA, Fla. (August 26, 2021) – IRONMAN has announced its schedule for the 2022 North American IRONMAN® TriClub Championship Series, including five IRONMAN® 70.3® triathlons and one IRONMAN® triathlon across the United States. These events will feature localized experiences customized for IRONMAN TriClub members, in addition to highlighting and supporting the local community of...
August 26, 2021
Christopher Blevins Wins Inaugural Short Track World Championship
On Thursday, Christopher Blevins (Durango, Colo.; Trinity Racing) earned his first World Champion title, winning the first-ever Elite Men’s Short Track Cross Country event at the 2021 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships held at the Val di Sole resort in Commezzadura, Italy. Combating a field of 38 competitors, Blevins rode...
August 26, 2021
Brayden Johnson finishes fifth in Cross-Country World Championship
VAL DI SOLE - TRENTINO, Italy – It was another beautiful day in the Dolomites as racers battled for gold. The juniors kicked off the day with their cross-country races, followed by the first-ever World Championship Short Track racing. Junior Women’s XC Junior US National Champion Ruth Holcomb (Durango, Colo.; Bear...
August 26, 2021
National Forest Foundation to Host Live Leadership Discussion in New York City
Missoula, MT (August 26, 2021) -- The National Forest Foundation (NFF), a congressionally-chartered nonprofit, will be hosting Our Forests, Our Future, a live panel discussion with corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) leaders Thursday, Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. at The Union League Club in New York. Our Forests, Our...
August 26, 2021
Grandma’s Marathon Wins Top Honors in Statewide Readers’ Choice Awards Program
(DULUTH, MINN.) --- Grandma’s Marathon has been named a gold medal winner in the state’s premier Readers’ Choice Awards program, Minnesota’s Best, it was announced today. Grandma’s was voted the state’s top annual sports event or race in the inaugural “best of” program, which was put together by the Star...
August 26, 2021
Maya Sets Triathlon World Alight
Dutch Triathlon Sensation Maya Kingma’s Season Like No Other In what has been a breakthrough season, Dutch top-ranked triathlon star Maya Kingma finished 6th at the World Triathlon Championship Series Grand Final in Edmonton, Canada to clinch the 4th overall spot on the World Triathlon Championship Series ranking and a...
August 26, 2021
Jenny Simpson to Make Her Long Distance Road Racing Debut at the 2021 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile on September 12
August 26, 2021, Washington DC: Organizers of the 48th edition of the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run announced today that Jenny Simpson, three time Olympian (2008, 2012 and 2016 bronze medalist) and three time World Championship medalist (gold in 2011, silver in 2013 and 2017) would be making...
August 25, 2021
Team USA Rides to Silver at 2021 World Championship Team Relay
VAL DI SOLE - TRENTINO, Italy – Today the Team Relay kicked off the 2021 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships. Each country’s team consisted of a rider from each category, Men and Women Elite, Men and Women U23, and Men and Women Junior. The team of Christopher Blevins (Durango, Colo.; Trinity...