Sports News and Press Releases about Outdoor Industry Events
Want to stay up to date on the latest press releases and news about outdoor sports races and events including mountain biking, trail running, climbing, skiing and more? Scroll below to view all outdoor sports event news.
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July 26, 2021
Christopher Blevins Battles to Top-15 Finish in Men’s XC Mountain Bike Olympic Race
TOKYO – The Izu peninsula was the scene for the Men’s Cross-Country Olympic event. The technical, 4.1-kilometer course just west of the Izu Velodrome and had features like Amagi Pass, the Chopsticks, and the Sakura Drop. The race had one start loop and seven laps of the course, for a...
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July 26, 2021
Ski Mountaineering (Skimo) is now an Olympic event for winter games 2026
Today the International Olympic Committee (IOC) unanimously approved to add Ski Mountaineering to the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. From the President of the US Ski Mountaineering Association (USSMA), Ram Mikulas, "This is fantastic news! We are very excited to hear about the announcement to include ski mountaineering in the...
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July 26, 2021
Dude Runs Entire Pacific Crest Trail in 51 Days
Timothy Olson covered all 2,650 miles of the PCT in a mere 51 days, finishing last week (well, 51 days, 16 hours, and 55 seconds, to be precise). If the time is confirmed, it’s the new Fastest Known Time on the PCT. He ran the equivalent of 100 marathons, consecutively...
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July 22, 2021
DPS Releases Small-Batch Ski Collections, New Bindings, Glove Line for Dreamtime 2021
SALT LAKE CITY (July 22, 2021) — DPS Skis, the U.S.-based ski manufacturer pairing space-age carbon technology with groundbreaking shapes, announces the start of its annual Dreamtime event on July 26. Running through August 11, Dreamtime will see DPS release limited models, including Special Edition Pagoda Tour skis, two limited...
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July 22, 2021
Juniper Ridge Announces Pop-Up and Giveaway with Fjallraven SF
San Francisco, CA – July 22, 2021- Juniper Ridge, a west coast home and body care brand with over 20 years of experience, is pleased to announce its upcoming pop-up with Fjallraven. The brand will take up residency at Fjallraven’s Jackson Street shop in San Francisco, CA on Saturday, July...
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July 21, 2021
#HikeUnited21 Partner Collaboration Grows as it Sets its Sights on Global Hike Participation
San Francisco, CA - July 21, 2021 - In collaboration, Outdoor Advocacy Project, Women Who Hike, In Solidarity Project and Latino Outdoors announced the #HikeUnited21 event, slated for August 2021. Hike United is a way to get people out on the trails. No specific trail. No specific distance. The goal...
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July 21, 2021
Introducing Shoal Club: A Virtual Pop-Up Celebrating Surf Culture
SAN DIEGO, CA (July 21, 2021) — The team behind BE Outfitter is excited to launch Shoal Club, a virtual pop-up celebrating the people, stories, and brands of surf culture, the ocean, and southern California. “We launched our first pop-up in March. The idea came as a way for small...
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July 21, 2021
Google Maps Suggests Hiking Routes on UK Peaks That Are Pretty Much Fatal
Ben Nevis is, at 4,413 feet, the highest point on the island of Great Britain. But that diminutive height doesn’t mean it’s a simple hill. The name in Gaelic translates roughly as “malicious mountain.” There are sections of hundreds of feet of near vertical rock that give the mountain an...
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July 21, 2021
Three athletes ruled out of Tokyo 2020 after testing positive for COVID-19
Thousands of athletes set to compete at the Games are yet to arrive at the Village, and Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto admitted earlier this week athletes are "probably very worried" about coming to Japan. Find out who is out at Inside the Games.
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July 21, 2021
Onewheel’s Race for The Rail World Championships Promises to Be Must-Watch Event
(Snowbasin, Utah) - Future Motion, makers of Onewheel, will host their biggest and most ambitious racing competition to date, the Race for the Rail, at Utah’s Snowbasin Resort on July 30-31. Twenty of the best Onewheel riders will descend Snowbasin’s ski slopes in a boardercross-style race for a chance to...
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July 20, 2021
How to Watch the Tokyo Summer Games
When, how, and what to tune in for running, cycling, sport climbing, surfing, and more. Outside
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July 20, 2021
Bend Racing’s Chelsey Magness Wins 24-Hour MTB Nationals in Record Time
Bend, Oregon (July 20, 2021) — Just weeks after her team became the first-ever female-dominated team to podium in a World Series expedition adventure race, Chelsey Magness of Team Bend Racing was at it again, this time in the 24-Hour MTB National Championships where she not only won the women’s...
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July 20, 2021
Tough Mudder Makes Triumphant Return to Live Events in the UK After Last-Minute Event Cancellation in Scotland
LONDON, UK (July 17, 2021) – Tough Mudder™, part of Spartan®, the world’s leading endurance sports and extreme wellness brand, officially kicked off its 2021 UK season, hosting its world-famous class of teamwork-based obstacle course events in Henley-on-Thames, West London July 17-18. The sold-out event was met with great enthusiasm...
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July 19, 2021
Mayweather Boxing + Fitness Hosts Grand Opening at Newest Location in Long Beach, CA
WHAT: Mayweather Boxing + Fitness is hosting the Grand Opening of its newest location in Long Beach, CA, one of many anticipated openings to take place this year. Boxing classes, giveaways and other Grand Opening activities will be held throughout the weekend, with media and Studio members invited to participate. The...
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July 18, 2021
Athletes to sleep on ‘anti-sex’ cardboard beds at Olympic Games amid COVID
Jury still out if this is true or not, but how can we not publish! The world’s best sports competitors are set to spend their nights on cardboard beds — allegedly designed to collapse under the weight of fornicators to discourage sex amid COVID-19. “Beds will be able to withstand...
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July 16, 2021
KUIU Announces New Kenai Series
Dixon, CA (July. 16th 2021) – KUIU, the leading manufacturer of ultralight performance hunting gear, is proud to announce the release of their updated Kenai Series of insulation layers. This line is the brand’s most technically advanced synthetic insulation layer, designed for active use during strenuous mountain activities. The updates...
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July 15, 2021
East Coast Greenway’s New York City-to-Philadelphia Ride has raised nearly $150,000 for trail development
DURHAM, North Carolina - Six weeks ahead of the inaugural New York City-to-Philadelphia Greenway Ride, registered participants have already raised nearly $150,000 in support of continued East Coast Greenway development in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania - an area with significant active transportation needs. Riding to improve access to...
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July 15, 2021
Special Digital Release of MacGillivray Freeman’s Blockbuster Giant Screen Documentary Everest Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Historic Expedition to the Mountain’s Summit
Laguna Beach, CA, July 15, 2021— MacGillivray Freeman Films, the world’s foremost independent producer and distributor of original giant-screen 70mm films, will re-release its blockbuster giant-screen documentary Everest in February 2022 in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the production company’s historic filmmaking expedition that captured the first-ever IMAX® images from...
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July 14, 2021
NOCCO Supports Athlete Ambassadors in the CrossFit® Games
LOS ANGELES (July 9, 2021) – NOCCO – the leading no carb, branched chain amino acids (BCAA) beverage company – is supporting the 2021 NOBULL CrossFit® Games and will have five athletes competing. NOCCO will be present to provide their athletes with fuel and support to help conquer the competition....
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July 14, 2021
Olympic athletes will hang medals on their own necks
Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics will hang medals around their own necks in a bid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said Wednesday. Axios
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July 13, 2021
CAKE Announces Inaugural CAKE World’s
Stockholm, Sweden (July 14, 2021) – CAKE, a leading manufacturer of premium, lightweight, electric motorcycles, announces the inaugural CAKE World’s, a unique motocross race that will pit 16 riders, both male and female, against each other in a 4X round robin format. All riders will compete aboard the same bike:...
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July 12, 2021
10th Annual Crusher in the Tushar presented by the Creamery Brings Top Gravel Cyclists to Beaver, Utah
Beaver, Utah, July 12 –The Crusher in the Tushar presented by the Creamery, a gravel event owned and produced by Life Time, welcomed a field of approximately 577 riders representing 26 states to Utah’s Tushar Mountains outside of Beaver, Utah this past Saturday, July 10. This uniquely formatted gravel race...
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July 12, 2021
Pure Gravel Presents the Pre-Ride Show at Belgian Waffle Ride California
Carlsbad, CA– Pure Gravel, a lifestyle brand focused on Gravel Cycling is proud to announce that they are producing their next Pre-Ride Show at Belgian Waffle Ride California (BWR). The successful Pre-Ride show, which debuted at Unbound Kansas, will feature interviews with top cyclists and bike industry personalities. The presenting...
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July 12, 2021
Pho3nix Athlete Program sends 25 Athletes to Tokyo
The Pho3nix Foundation is proud to announce 25 athletes from the Pho3nix Athlete Program have qualified for the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, out of a total intake of 39 athletes from 18 countries across six continents competing in 20 disciplines. The Pho3nix Athlete Program aims to give...
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July 9, 2021
Stages Cycling Athletes to Compete in Tokyo Olympics
(Boulder, CO – 9 July, 2021) StagesⓇ Cycling will support athletes competing in triathlon, paratriathlon and cross country mountain biking in the Olympic games in Tokyo this month. Erin Huck, Maximilian Brandl, Mathias Flückiger, and Martín Vidaurre Kossmann will compete in cross country mountain biking. Grace Norman will compete in paratriathlon...