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Bianchi and Ferrari have presented the first bike resulting from...
Bianchi and Ferrari have presented the first bike resulting from their collaboration. The Scuderia Ferrari 01, or SF01, which is based on Bianchi's Specialissima carbon road bike, was introduced at Eurobike in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The latest edition of the trade show was held in Friedrichshafen, Germany from Aug. 30 to ...
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Ergon has released a new dual-shell bicycle saddle, which features...
Ergon has released a new dual-shell bicycle saddle, which features BASF's Infinergy cushioning technology in its core. Unlike conventional saddles, Ergon's new ST Core Ultra has two shells instead of one. In a conventional saddle, the shell carries out two functions as it bears the load of the cyclist while ...
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Arc'teryx Equipment has released a voluntary product recall of all...
Arc'teryx Equipment has released a voluntary product recall of all 2016 Procline boots, both men's and women's, in cooperation with Health Canada and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. These products present a possible safety hazard with the axis pin, which keeps the spoiler and the rotating cuff in place. ...
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Apparently encouraged by the success of its sneakers in America,...
Apparently encouraged by the success of its sneakers in America, Adidas is taking a more active role in U.S. sports. It has just signed the fourth-highest college sports deal in the U.S., committing to the payment of $160 million over a 10-year period to sponsor the University of Louisville in ...
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Adidas has announced that it is the new outfitter of...
Adidas has announced that it is the new outfitter of Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst. The duo of German beach volleyball players won the gold medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016. Adidas will be sponsoring them in view of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, and additional joint projects will ...
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Philippe Plein, a German fashion designer who a year ago...
Philippe Plein, a German fashion designer who a year ago offered his first high-end line of sports shoes and clothing, called Plein Sport, has signed up Floyd Mayweather, the 40-year-old American boxing champion. Plein announced the two-year contract shortly before Mayweather came out of a two-year retirement to win a ...
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Italy's Radici Group, a fiber manufacturer based in Bergamo, has...
Italy's Radici Group, a fiber manufacturer based in Bergamo, has become a sponsor of the local football club, Bergamo. Noting that the company is the second-largest European manufacturer of nylon, a fiber that is heavily used in sports clothing, Radici says the sponsorship should help it to get more visibility ...
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Uhlsport will become the official supplier of the FC Cologne...
Uhlsport will become the official supplier of the FC Cologne football team in the German Bundesliga, replacing Erima from 2018 for four years. FC Cologne was the winner of the first ever Bundesliga championship in 1963 and one of the most successful in the early years of the competition, but ...
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A German national handball champion, Johannes Sellin, has joined Kempa's...
A German national handball champion, Johannes Sellin, has joined Kempa's team, promoting its new Wing Lite shoes. With more than 200 goals scored from the right-wing position with MT Melsungen, Sellin was one of the top three scorers in the last season of the DKB Handball Bundesliga. He is now ...
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Polartec and Kometa, an Italian food firm, will be co-sponsoring...
Polartec and Kometa, an Italian food firm, will be co-sponsoring the new cycling development team launched by the Alberto Contador Foundation and the team Trek-Segafredo. The new development squad will compete in the Continental division. The two sponsors have signed a three-year commitment. Ivan Basso, a former teammate of Contador's, ...
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Skechers has announced a partnership with Camila Cabello on a...
Skechers has announced a partnership with Camila Cabello on a new global marketing campaign. The Cuban-born American singer and songwriter will be the face of Skechers' women's footwear category. The campaign, which will appear in Spanish and English, is scheduled for launch later this month. Cabello, who is 20, started ...
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Skechers Performance has been named the official footwear partner for...
Skechers Performance has been named the official footwear partner for the 2017 Solheim Cup, the women's team golf competition between Europe and the U.S. The event will take place in the U.S., at the Des Moines Golf and Country Club in Iowa, on Aug. 18-20. Selected players will wear a limited-edition ...
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K-Swiss has launched a new campaign to promote its “Generation...
K-Swiss has launched a new campaign to promote its “Generation K” shoe collection, which targets, in particular, the Gen Z and millennial market. For this campaign, the brand has hired young entrepreneurs who have a large following on social media, and who will appear both in the print campaign and ...
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Norspo claims that the latest session of Norspomessen, the bi-annual...
Norspo claims that the latest session of Norspomessen, the bi-annual Norwegian trade fair that took place on Aug. 13-14 just outside of Oslo, was a success. There were nearly 1,000 visitors and 82 exhibitors covering a total of 3,800 square meters of stands. This year, both exhibitors and visitors were ...
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A new association of sporting goods sales reps has launched...
A new association of sporting goods sales reps has launched a new sporting goods fair for the Spanish region of Galicia. With 14 brands – including CMP, Dare2b, Lizard, Mizuno, Regatta and Speedo - and 45 local retailers participating in the new event, the first edition of the event, held ...
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Taipei Cycle 2018 will be held from the end of...
Taipei Cycle 2018 will be held from the end of October to the beginning of November. The re-scheduling of the show will lead to a split with TaiSpo, which is still scheduled for March 8-10 next year. For the first time since 2011, the two events will be held separately. ...
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More than 30,000 visitors - mostly consumers - attended the...
More than 30,000 visitors - mostly consumers - attended the Bread & Butter fashion festival in Berlin on Sept. 1-3. Sport and streetwear were a big theme with brands such as Adidas, Asics, Fila, Nike, Puma, Reebok and Converse. Many gave presents to the visitors. High-intensity workouts with celebrities were ...
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Sixtus Werke Schliersee is now fully owned by Philipp Lahm,...
Sixtus Werke Schliersee is now fully owned by Philipp Lahm, the former captain of FC Bayern München. Lahm previously had a 50 percent share of the sports care, balm and hygiene product manufacturer, which is based in Hausham, in Germany's Upper Bavaria. Lahm was also already a brand ambassador for ...
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On Aug. 14, Black Diamond Inc., the parent company of...
On Aug. 14, Black Diamond Inc., the parent company of Black Diamond Equipment and Pieps, is changing its corporate name back to Clarus Corporation, which it had until 2010. The change is meant to reflect a desire to enlarge again the scope of the holding company through new acquisitions. BD ...
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Aquafil is to merge with Space3, an asset management firm,...
Aquafil is to merge with Space3, an asset management firm, and plans to list on the Italian stock exchange this autumn. Aquafil specializes in the production of synthetic fibers used in the textile, flooring, and clothing industries. The company is also known for its Econyl Regeneration System, an industrial system ...
