Competitor Group (Rock n Roll Marathon, VeloNews, Triathlete Mag, etc.) just got sold. The new owner is Calera Capital and we spoke to David Lorsch, its managing director and an endurance athlete.
by Dan Empfield, December 3, 2012
This CEO of Competitor Group just engineered a sale to new private equity owner Calera Capital. We asked him about his brands, what changes to expect, and where his company’s going.
These suits, much to my amazement, work! This is the third in my series of tests on speedsuits for no-wetsuit swims. This SpeedZoot compares very favorably to those made by TYR.
Falconhead Capital successfully concludes its 5-year endurance sport odyssey by selling its powerful aggregation of flagship endurance brands to private equity firm Calera Capital
Remember that OpEd I a few days ago about a civil race cancellation and refund policy? Active seems to have satisfied most of the need.
Spurred by an incident at the recent Miami 70.3, World Triathlon Corporation has amended, or at least clarified, its position on what constitutes Unauthorized Assistance.
At the big automotive industry shows the flagship brands impress with concept cars, showing the market what they’re capable of creating. The Nike Flyknit Trainer is the concept shoe that made it to production.
Last week a registrant in Ironman Arizona gave or sold his entry to another, who raced in his place. Both are allegedly disqualified and banned from competition for a year. Let’s have a chat.
Mike Reilly, “The Voice of Ironman,” responds here to concerns shared on our reader forum about The ACTIVE Network’s health and performance. Reilly is a Vice President at that company.
How do you retask your long/low frame motif to fit those who need narrow/tall bikes? Felt’s B series has the slippery shape of the DA, but fits and rides like a Coup De Ville.
For some weeks I have been receiving calls and emails urging me to express my view on Lance Armstrong (to these I say, be careful what you ask for). After considerable deliberation, here it is.
USA Triathlon released a landmark study today, the first such study ever to comprehensively, scientifically, consider deaths in triathlon, comparing triathlon with other sports, and listing recommendations.
Felt has been skating along on its flagship B series mold for 5 years. Rather than downscale its newer DA mold, Felt chose to built a new B series mold from the ground up. Here’s the B12 built on that chassis.