Continuing our look on the impact of private equity, I consider the way durable brands in endurance sport are built, versus the typical business style of private equity. Are these compatible?
by Dan Empfield, August 11, 2014
Litespeed’s Brad Devaney and I conspired on a gravel bike and here it is, my current main squeeze. I call it the Freedom because that’s what it means to me.
Today Ironman welcomes Poland to the family. It’s Herbalife Ironman 70.3 Gdynia. This is the first Ironman race in a former East Bloc country not counting tri-crazy Hungary, and it may be the first of many.
A couple of months ago Ironman took out a pretty big loan, $220 million, along with a $20 million revolver. This raised eyebrows and I thought it worth an explanation.
Newton has taken a step toward market trends, as shoe companies tend to do, but more importantly a step toward the best-in-market through improved processes and materials.
The Clifton is the highly anticipated sub-8oz shoe that still retains a lot of its height and plush. How did Hoka carve amost 4oz out of the Bondi, and at what cost?
Cervelo started at the little bike company who could. Now it’s a feature coop partner in a new online Porsche commercial.
If every bike company was an animal, Felt would be the Wolverine. It’s not the largest company, but it’s tough and it always punches above its weight. That’s not changing for 2015.
The most impactful event on the sport of triathlon in a generation occurred last week. Maybe. (We’ll see.) The ITU announced that the Sprint WC for age group is now draft legal.
blueseventy wetsuits are 20 years in the making. If today’s tri wetsuit brands stand on the back of QR, it’s with a big assist to this brand as well.
America’s Gwen Jorgensen may be the best Olympic Distance runner ever in triathlon, gender-normalized. How far will her talent take her?
Many of you know about, and maybe have read, Courtland Milloy’s anti-cycling rant in the Washington Post. What bothers me most about these all-to-frequent rants is probably not what you think.
The entire wetsuit world sits on one side. De Soto sits on the other side. Can De Soto be right? Here’s our analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of 2-piece wetsuits.
