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MONDAY, JULY 25, 2022 Giant-sponsored triathlete Gustav Iden won the PTO Canadian Open triathlon in Edmonton, Alberta, beating fellow Norwegian Kristian Blummenfelt in a dramatic showdown to take home the $100,000 winner’s prize at the star-studded middle-distance event in Canada. “I’m so happy that the PTO managed to gather all the high-profile pro athletes at one race,” Iden said after the win. “I’m really driven to be racing the best.” With a total prize purse of $1 million, the inaugural PTO Canadian Open featured a stacked men’s field including seven of the top-10 finishers from the recent Ironman World Championships in...

Monday, July 25, 2022 Liv is celebrating the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift as a historic step forward in women’s cycling. As a major partner of the Tour, sponsor of the White Jersey young rider classification and two pro teams and with the attendance by brand founder Bonnie Tu, Liv demonstrates unwavering commitment to women. On Sunday, July 24, 2022, riders made history by starting the inaugural Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower in Paris and crossing the finish line on the Champs-Élysées. It was a beautiful start to the eight-day stage race, which...

Tuesday, July 19, 2022 Liv Racing Collective athlete Lisa Tertsch scored a win over the weekend at the sprint-distance Triathlon Bundesliga in Schliersee, Germany. Set in the Bavarian mountains of Schliersee, the Triathlon Bundesliga course was demanding, with a 750-meter swim, 15.5-kilometer bike, and five-kilometer run. On the bike course, athletes climbed 350 meters in altitude. Tertsch was with the lead group straight away, exiting the water fourth. Onto the bike, she moved up, heading into the second transition in second. Tertsch moved into the lead on the run, securing the fastest time of her competitors and crossing the finish...

TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2022 The new Anthem Advanced Pro 29 was introduced late last year, and since then the next-generation XC machine has caught the attention of cycling media around the world. The launch of Giant’s most capable XC bike to date is the latest evolution of a platform that has helped influence the progression of cross-country racing since 2005, when the bike first appeared on the World Cup circuit. With its lighter weight, full-carbon frameset, and all-new rear suspension system, it's the weapon of choice for the XC racers on the Giant Factory Off-Road Team.  Numerous media outlets have published features, videos...

SUNDAY, JULY 17, 2022 As the 2022 Tour de France enters its final week, Team BikeExchange-Jayco can look back on a big second week that saw the team score a gutsy stage win by Michael Matthews and a number of other major highlights at the year’s biggest stage race. Matthews had been knocking on the door since the start of this year’s Tour, riding aggressively and scoring two agonizingly close second-place finishes on Stage 6 and Stage 8. Showing terrific form and an attacking style, it was only a matter of time before the 31-year-old Australian, a former points classification...