Cycling News

MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2022 The Giant Factory Off-Road Team closed out the 2022 season with two more national championships, collecting big wins in the U.S. and Australia. American Luke Vrouwenvelder won the elite men’s title at the USA Cycling Marathon MTB National Championships, and Josh Carlson defended his title at the E-Enduro National Championship race in Australia. In another dominating performance for the team at the U.S. Marathon MTB Nationals, Vrouwenvelder and Stephan Davoust took the top two spots in the men’s race, finishing first and second respectively at the 39.2-mile race in Frederick, Maryland. Vrouwenvelder won with a flawless performance...

Thursday, October 20, 2022 The final European Triathlon Cup of the year took place over the weekend in Alanya, Turkey. Liv Racing Collective athlete Lisa Tertsch crossed the finish line first for the elite women in the sprint triathlon. Conditions on race day were rainy and cold, but Tertsch emerged out of the choppy waters on the 750m swim in second place. She maintained her position on the 20km bike leg, sticking with the front pack aboard her Langma. Tertsch made her move on the run, posting the fastest 5km split and securing the overall victory. “I pushed hard and was...

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2022 Giant-sponsored triathlete Gustav Iden turned in a historic performance at the 2022 Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, winning the race in his first-ever attempt. Iden conquered Kona with a stunning time of 7:40:24, shattering German Jan Frodeno’s course record of 7:51:13 by more than 10 minutes. The 26-year-old Norwegian also set a new course record for the marathon, finishing the 26.2-mile run in 2:36:15, becoming the first man ever to average a sub-six-minute-mile pace. Iden’s training partner and fellow Norwegian Kristian Blummenfelt—who came into the race as the defending Ironman World Champion—joined him on the podium,...

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2022 Giant Factory Off-Road Team rider Josh Carlson wrapped up the EWS E-Series with a strong top-10 finish at the final race of the 2022 E-bike series in Finale Ligure, Italy. The Australian had a solid day of racing, scoring a couple of second-place stage results and finishing top-five in four of the 12 stages held in Finale Ligure, an iconic location on the coast of Italy that has been hosting EWS events for the past 10 years. Riding his Trance X Advanced E+, Carlson tackled the steep, rocky and technical terrain of Finale Ligure with speed and confidence....

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 Giant Factory Off-Road Team rider Youn Deniaud finished the 2022 Enduro World Series on a high note, winning the Pro stage in Loudonvielle, France, and finishing top-five overall at the season finals. The fifth-place for the two-day race was Deniaud’s top result from this year’s EWS series. Racing a prototype Reign bike on home soil in France, Deniaud kicked off the final round in Loudenvielle with a sizzling run in Saturday’s opening Pro Stage. With his family and friends there to watch, the Frenchman attacked the 2.4km course, which challenged riders with slick roots, rocks and...