EVENT NEWS
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July 27, 2020
Rock ‘N’ Roll VR13 Sees Over 12,000 Registered Participants From 89 Nations; New Music City Challenge Opens Offering 32 Miles of Running
TAMPA, Fla. (July 27, 2020) – More than 12,000 people from 89 nations and 48 states stepped up the virtual start line in the 13th edition of the Rock ‘n’ Roll® Virtual Running™ (VR™) Series. Rock ‘n’ Roll VR13 gave participants the opportunity to challenge themselves with two different race...
July 27, 2020
ADP Corporate 5K Brings Race Day To Your Home Office
July 27, 2020 – VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA – J&A Racing looks forward to bringing the ADP Corporate 5K presented by Bon Secours to your home office this Fall. Following current corporate culture, the event is shifting from an in-person event to a virtual event. In response to the ongoing public health...
July 24, 2020
Taylor Phinney and Bike Industry Friends Offer a Bike Giveaway to Benefit The Davis Phinney Foundation For Parkinson’s
Louisville, Colo.— World-class cyclist Taylor Phinney and the Davis Phinney Foundation have joined for an exciting fundraising opportunity to advance programs and research to help people and families with Parkinson’s to live well today. The foundation recognizes that this is a challenging year for cycling, running and other sporting events....
July 24, 2020
Laura Siddall (GBR) and Ronnie Schildknecht (CHE) Earn Victories in The HOKA ONE ONE IRONMAN VR16 Pro Challenge
TAMPA, Fla. (July 24, 2020) – Laura Siddall from Great Britain and Ronnie Schildknecht from Switzerland earned victories during the 16th edition of the HOKA ONE ONE IRONMAN® VR™ Pro Challenge in the professional women’s and men’s races, respectively. Friday’s race positioned six professional athletes, three women and three men,...
July 24, 2020
2021 Los Angeles Marathon presented by ASICS Announces New Finish Line Course Change Brings the Marathon’s Finish to Century City’s Avenue of the Stars
July 23, 2020, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA– The McCourt Foundation is proud to announce that the finish line for the Los Angeles Marathon presented by ASICS has moved to the Avenue of the Stars in Century City. The McCourt Foundation produces the Los Angeles Marathon in conjunction with the City of Los Angeles....
July 23, 2020
USA Triathlon Joins Fellow U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Governing Bodies to Launch “Giving Games”
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— USA Triathlon today teamed up with several U.S. Olympic and Paralympic National Governing Bodies (NGBs) to announce the launch of Giving Games, an effort to support and sustain U.S. sports organizations and their athletes on their journey to the postponed Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2021....
July 23, 2020
Barry Bonds, Gates Corporation, FirstBank, VF Corporation, Zwift join Colorado Classic’s effort to financially support women cyclists, even when racing is cancelled
Denver, CO (July 23, 2020)— Legendary baseball star Barry Bonds, Gates Corporation, FirstBank, VF Corporation, and Zwift are the latest to clip in or step up to support the Colorado Classic in their effort to support female professional cyclists during a time when most racing opportunities have been cancelled or postponed....
July 23, 2020
New Roll Massif Challenge Offers a 90-Day Cycling Challenge with Short- and Long-Course Routes, Weekly Prizes, and Grand Prizes
Boulder, Colorado, USA — July 23, 2020 —Roll Massif, producer of 8 iconic Colorado cycling events including Elephant Rock, Copper Triangle, and Tour of the Moon, announces the Roll Massif Challenge, a new virtual cycling event series designed to offer a fun and engaging way to ride more this fall....
July 23, 2020
French authorities approve GFNY Alpes Vaujany Anti-COVID measures for August 30 race date
NEW YORK CITY – GFNY Alpes Vaujany was the first cyclo in France to receive permission by the French authorities to hold the race on August 30, due to GFNY’s event production expertise and detailed Anti-COVID measures. GFNY Alpes Vaujany / the GFNY European Championship is one of the very...
July 22, 2020
Inside the Pikes Peak Apex’s plan to race during the coronavirus pandemic
Pikes Peak Apex organizers in Colorado Springs reveal their game plan to hold the mass-participant mountain bike stage race amid the coronavirus pandemic. The key, they say, is thinning masses of participants throughout the event - no pre- or post-race celebrations, no crowds around feed stations, a video conference pre-race...