EVENT NEWS
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June 2, 2020
Co2uT Announces Salsa Cycles as Title Sponsor
FRUITA, CO — Desert Gravel is proud to announce Salsa Cycles as the title sponsor of Co2uT gravel race for 2020 and 2021. The inaugural event (scheduled for October 10th, 2020) travels around and across the Colorado-Utah borderlands and is officially open to all for registration. “Our event aligns perfectly...
June 2, 2020
Registration for The Trans-Texas Virtual Run—A Race as Big as Texas—Is Open
Houston, Texas (June 2, 2020) – Trail Racing Over Texas (TROT), the largest trail racing company in Texas, announces the launch of a new event today: The Trans-Texas Virtual Run. This event is as large as the State of Texas and with all the swagger. Individuals and relay teams will...
June 1, 2020
Next Evolution of IRONMAN Virtual Racing Unveiled with Launch of The Championship Series, Providing Athletes Multi-Week Competition with IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Slots on The Line
TAMPA, Fla. (June 1, 2020) — IRONMAN today announced the formation of the IRONMAN® Virtual Racing™ (VR™) Championship Series, a four-week long regulated age-group competition designed to reward top-performing athletes. In a structured and competitive virtual environment, an athlete’s overall standing will be based upon their top three performances in...
June 1, 2020
Do Runners Need to Wear Masks?
Some people have taken to yelling (online and off) at people exercising without masks. But does it really matter? Read more in NYT.
June 1, 2020
Epidemiologist warns of rider contamination within peloton
Dutch medic says 'cycling in a peloton is more risky than playing soccer on a large field.' Read more on VeloNews.
June 1, 2020
Chevron Houston Marathon Launches Global Running Day Virtual Challenge
Global Running Day, a day that brings the entire world together through the celebration of running, is set for Wednesday, June 3, 2020. This year, social gatherings for Global Running Day events may be paused but people will be uniting virtually in a global effort to continue to encourage physical...
May 31, 2020
Emma Pallant (GBR) and Sam Long (USA) Take Titles in Battle of Champions During IRONMAN VR9 Pro Challenge Weekend
TAMPA, Fla. (May 31, 2020) – The ninth edition of the IRONMAN® VR™ Pro Challenge featured a battle of champions with the professional women and professional men winners of the IRONMAN VR1-VR4 Pro Challenges, along with one featured guest each day, going head-to-head-to-head-to-head over two days of racing on the...
May 29, 2020
USA Triathlon Announces Rescheduled 2020 Collegiate Club and High School, Duathlon National Championships
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Triathlon today announced the dates and locations for its rescheduled 2020 Collegiate Club & High School National Championships and 2020 Duathlon National Championships, both of which were initially set for this spring but were postponed due to the COVID-pandemic. Both events are now scheduled for...
May 29, 2020
USA Cycling to Announce Olympic Long Team for Tokyo Games
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Cycling will announce their Olympic Long Teams for the Road, Track, and Mountain Bike disciplines on June 2, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. MDT. The announcement will be livestreamed on the USA Cycling website. The show will be hosted by Steve Schlanger, a veteran broadcaster who’s...
May 29, 2020
The Championship 2020 Age group race has been cancelled: registrations and qualifications move on to next year
The postponement of CHALLENGE FAMILY THE CHAMPIONSHIP to August 16th, as communicated a few weeks ago, was based on hope for better times. Although the situation is improving, at this point of time it turns out to be impossible to host a big event with many participants and today the organisers had had to...