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March 18, 2020
IRONMAN parent company Wanda Sports Group agrees US$240m loan facility with Credit Suisse
The funding will help Wanda’s sports arm to refinance and prepay its existing 364-day term loan facility, dated 15th Match 2019. The agreement has been made at uncertain times for the sports industry, with WSG announcing earlier in the month that the ongoing coronavirus outbreak could have a ‘material adverse impact’...
March 18, 2020
On a lighter note…We ate 26 energy products in one go and this is what happened
BikeRadar is known for its comprehensive, authoritative testing, so they decided to try every product in the Clif Bar range in a single sitting. Find out what their favorite flavors were and what happened here.
March 17, 2020
Cancel the Olympics? Postpone them? Every alternative has problems.
As novel coronavirus fears have essentially shut down daily life in many areas and forced sports leagues around the globe to cancel play and suspend operations, the International Olympic Committee has been resolute in its insistence that this summer’s Tokyo Olympics will be held on schedule. But even as IOC President Thomas...
March 16, 2020
We can now estimate the effect of blood doping
Russian women got slower after the Athlete Biological Passport was introduced in 2012. Anti-doping officials think they know why. An analysis of Russian female distance runners before and after the implementation of a new anti-doping technique reveals a starkly incriminating pattern, and provides a back-of-the-envelope estimate of how big of a...
March 16, 2020
Iconic female athletes replace ‘Clif Bar Climber’ on wrappers
Clif Bar unveiled its first-ever packaging change with limited-edition wrappers that feature superstar female athletes across six sports. Ashima Shiraishi, Venus Williams, Megan Rapinoe, Lakey Peterson, Katerina Nash, and Jordyn Barratt will grace the wrappers of Clif Bar‘s most popular flavors for 2020. Read more on GearJunkie.
March 16, 2020
Why Can’t I Just Get a Refund? And Other Emails to RDs in the COVID-19 Era
Slowtwitch explains the finances and questions that many people will be asking of race directors over the next few months. Read more here.
March 16, 2020
Inside the Mid South’s decision to proceed as the coronavirus escalated
The Mid South was held as the global pandemic around COVID-19 escalated. This is what the race promoters, local authorities, and participants had to say about the event. The event serves up a 100 and 50 mile cycling distance, a 50k ultramarathon foot race. Read more on VeloNews.
March 16, 2020
Coronavirus made races unsafe, so athletes and organizers are turning to simulations
With coronavirus sweeping the globe, scores of marathons, smaller races, and cycling competitions hang in the balance. That has led some to the world of race simulators. Read more about the options events are looking into and what it takes to make it happen on Mashable.
March 16, 2020
Cycling: UCI seeks retroactive end to Olympic qualifying process
Cycling's governing body (UCI) plans to retroactively use March 3 as the cut-off point for Olympic qualification in mountain bike, BMX Racing and BMX Freestyle as the coronavirus pandemic continues to decimate the sporting calendar. Road and track cycling have completed their qualification events, the last of which was the...
March 12, 2020
Cannondale stands out In Dorel’s Q4 earnings
Dorel Industries Inc. - whose bike brands include Cannondale, Schwinn, GT, Mongoose, Caloi, and IronHorse - this week reported revenue for the fourth quarter of $653.4 million, down 4.4 percent from $683.5 million a year ago. The company posted a net loss of $0.6 million or $0.02 per diluted share compared...