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Thursday, August 4, 2022 Shirin van Anrooij of team Trek-Segafredo won the ‘Best Young Rider Classification’ at the inaugural Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Liv is a major partner of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, sponsoring the White Jersey. “As a brand working to elevate women in the sport of cycling, Liv was proud to sponsor the White Jersey at the inaugural Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Watching all of the professional racers compete in this historic event was truly amazing,” said Bonnie Tu, Liv founder and Giant Group chairperson. “Today we celebrate Shirin’s Best Young...

Friday, July 29, 2022 Liv founder and Giant Group Chairperson Bonnie Tu demonstrated tenacity and strength as she rode the 66km Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift ProAm to the course's finish in Bar-sur-Aube, France on Wednesday. The challenging course, from Bar-sur-Seine to Bar-sur-Aube, featured a mix of road, gravel and unpaved sections, technical, oftentimes narrow lanes, and sharp, steep climbs that catered to riders with a prowess for climbing and descending. Tu was well prepared, having trained with a coach’s supervision, after accepting the invitation to the ProAm. Although most of her training rides were done on a trainer,...

Tuesday, July 26, 2022 Lisa Tertsch of Liv Racing Collective earned her third podium in as many weeks on Sunday. This weekend’s World Triathlon Cup took place in Pontevedra, Spain, which drew a deep field of talent from around the world with Olympic qualification points on the line. The Olympic-distance triathlon began with a 1500m swim in the Lerez river, where Tertsch did not have her best performance. She was mid-pack among the 58 starters, leaving her plenty of work to do on the bike. Over the 40km course consisting of eight flat, yet technical laps, Tertsch made up some...

TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2022 Giant Factory Off-Road Team rider Stephan Davoust scored a silver medal at the 2022 U.S. Elite Men’s Short Track (STXC) National Championship race in Winter Park, Colorado, adding to his 2021 national title in the XC Marathon race. Davoust’s medal capped several top finishes by Giant Factory Off-Road Team racers at national championship events around the world. Davoust’s podium finish was the highlight of a weekend of racing in the Colorado high country that also saw him finish fifth in the elite men’s cross-country (XCO) race on his full-suspension Anthem Advanced Pro 29. His teammate Luke Vrouwenvelder...

MONDAY, JULY 25, 2022 Team BikeExchange-Jayco finished the 2022 Tour de France on a high note with Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen sprinting to a strong second-place finish at the end of the final stage in Paris. With the three-week grand tour completed, the team celebrated a successful showing that saw its riders earn two stage wins and four second-place finishes in France. Groenewegen came close to making it a fairy tale finish in Paris, but he was edged out at the line by Belgian sprinter Jasper Philipsen. “The team today was really brilliant,” said Groenewegen after finishing the final stage. “I went...