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The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has opened bidding for the 2013 ITU World Triathlon Series. The bidding is open to host cities and National Federations wishing to hold one of the eight coveted series events. The successful bidding cities will join London, already named as host of the 2013 ITU Triathlon World Championship Grand Final [...]

Triathlon America, the industry organization dedicated to promoting the sport and the business of triathlon, has today announced a first-of-its-kind certification program for triathlon specialty retail stores. The Triathlon America Certified Retailer program is designed to direct consumers to retailers that have made significant investments in triathlon gear and services, and award stores that are [...]

It’s now official: Pon Holdings has today announced that it has acquired Cervélo Cycles, after successfully concluding negotiations that began last December. “Cervélo is a unique brand that we are very pleased to bring into Pon Bicycle Group (PBG). The Canadian based company’s state of the art technology and passion for pushing the limits of [...]

Ironman brand owner World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) has acquired USM Events, Australia’s leading event management company and the owner of iconic premier multisport festivals at Noosa, Cairns, Mooloolaba and Geelong. USM Events is also the operator of cycling’s Jayco Herald Sun Tour and the Sydney ITU World Championship Series triathlon event. As part of the [...]

Cannondale has announced its global title sponsorship of the 2012 GranFondo World series, produced by Star Events (which also owns the fast-growing TriStar triathlon series). Cannondale will remain the official naming partner and cycling company for all GranFondo World events until 2014. The Italian-inspired GranFondo World experience is comprised of twelve long distance, mass participation [...]

The Lance Armstrong Foundation has today announced a new partnership with Ironman (World Triathlon Corp, (WTC)) to raise more than US$1 million for people affected by cancer. Under the new fundraising initiative Lance Armstrong, cancer survivor, champion cyclist and the Foundation’s founder and Chairman, will compete as a professional athlete in several Ironman and Ironman [...]

The Triathlon Show (formerly the TCR Show) will take place on 2-4 March 2012 at Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey. The UK’s leading multisport show, now targeted specifically to the triathlete, is 10 years old in 2012 and attracts amateur, pro and celebrity triathletes en masse. This year, with over 150 represented brands and exhibitors, the [...]

Endurance Films, the leading producer and distributor of endurance sports training multimedia, has announced a multi-year strategic partnership agreement with USA Cycling. Under the terms of this agreement, Endurance Films is USA Cycling’s newest Silver Level Sponsor, providing new benefits to USA Cycling’s 70,000+ annual members. “We are extremely proud of our new association with [...]

Craig ‘Crowie’ Alexander has selected TrainingPeaks to be his official training software. Building upon several years of reliance on the software, the 3-time Ironman World Champion and 2-time Ironman 70.3 World Champion will use TrainingPeaks together with his performance team throughout 2012 and 2013 to monitor, analyze and plan his training and racing. “It’s a [...]

Sportstats, billed as ‘North America’s largest sports timing company’, has acquired Vancouver-based Race Headquarters. According to a statement from Sportstats, the acquisition means the Ottawa-based company will time more than 500 events in 2012 – up from the 350 events the company timed in 2011. Since its beginnings 21 years ago, Sportstats has been involved [...]