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July 22, 2022
Thule Group’s Q2 Sales Expand 2.6 Percent
Thule Group reported earnings slipped 6.8 percent in the second quarter ended June 30 as sales grew 2.6 percent. In the second quarter of 2022, net sales amounted to SEK 3,314m (3,229), representing an increase of 2.6 percent. Adjusted for exchange rate fluctuations, net sales for the Group decreased 3.4...
July 22, 2022
Lululemon Workers Look to Unionize D.C. Store, the First Location to Do So
A Lululemon store has started the process of organizing a union. A store in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday filed a request with the National Labor Relations Board to hold a union election. The group is looking for the company to voluntarily recognize their union, which is called the “Association of...
July 21, 2022
London Marathon changes policy for pregnant and postpartum participants
London Marathon Events has made immediate policy changes to make the event more inclusive. Participants who are pregnant or postpartum – including general entry participants and participants with a Good For Age or Championship place in the 2022 TCS London Marathon on Sunday 2 October – will now have the opportunity to...
July 21, 2022
Chris Froome out of Tour de France with COVID-19
The four-time Tour de France champion pulled out of cycling’s biggest race after testing positive for COVID-19. In a video message, he said he will take a few days off and refocus on competing at the Spanish Vuelta next month. yahoo!
July 21, 2022
Fitness Company WHOOP Slashes Workforce By 15%
Wearable technology company WHOOP launched a round of layoffs Thursday that led to the elimination of 15% of its workforce. The company’s high-tech fitness tracker has been embraced by world-class athletes like LeBron James, Tiger Woods and Michael Phelps, and partnerships with the PGA Tour and CrossFit. WHOOP had a...
July 20, 2022
Here’s What You Need to Know About the Inaugural Tour de France Femmes
On Sunday, for the first time in a very long time, there will be two pelotons in Paris racing the Tour de France. The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift begins on July 24 and runs for eight days across northeast France. The race features 144 women from 24 teams, and...
July 20, 2022
Kaitlin Armstrong pleads not guilty to murder of cycling star Anna ‘Mo’ Wilson
A yoga teacher accused of killing love rival and professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson before going on the run for 43 days has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. Attorneys for Kaitlin Marie Armstrong told a hearing in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday that she wanted to exercise her right to...
July 20, 2022
Survey Finds Runners Value Sports Sponsors More than the General Public
A survey from Elevent finds runners are more sponsorship savvy than the general public, including having both a more positive perception of sponsors and a willingness to engage with them. Elevent, a provider of sponsorship lifecycle management software, consulting services, and research, in the first quarter of 2022 conducted a...
July 19, 2022
Fox sues SRAM over bleed valves on 2023 Rockshox suspension forks
In a complaint filed in the Central District of California courts on July 13, 2022, Fox Factory, Inc., is seeking damages from SRAM, LLC, for patent infringement relating to SRAM’s use of bleed ports on their latest Rockshox suspension forks. Bike Rumor
July 18, 2022
How Does COVID Impact a Tour de France Cyclist?
A fitness tracker from the exercise tracking company Whoop provides some insight into how the COVID virus affected Danish cyclist Magnus CortDanish rider of the American team EF Education-EasyPost. Outside