Bicycling

LeBron James’ LRMR Ventures and SC.Holdings Make Strategic Investment in Canyon Bicycles (Front Office Sports)

LeBron James has been cycling since he was a kid. Now, he’s getting in on the business side. 

LRMR Ventures, the family office of LeBron James and Maverick Carter, and SC.Holdings, a private equity and strategic advisory firm, are making a strategic investment in Canyon Bicycles, a pioneering direct-to-consumer bicycle brand.

For Women's Cyclists, It's a Steep Climb to Tour Equality (Morning Consult Sports) A women's Tour de France is back after 33 years — a sign of progress, contestants say, for a sport sorely in need of it.

Cycling’s feminist history (Gist Sports, The) As mentioned, the proliferation of women’s cycling went hand-in-hand (or foot-in-foot?) with the fight for women’s rights. While the first bike was invented in 1817, it wasn’t until the 1860s that women began riding, but it was typically on a two-seater or tandem bike with a male companion, of course.

Jonas Vingegaard, king of the mountains, wins Tour de France (Morning Consult Sports) King of the mountains. Champion on the Champs-Elysees.

'Drive to Survive' Meets the Tour de France Hoping for Another Soap Opera on Wheels (Morning Consult Sports) The producers of the hit Formula One show sent a crew of 60 to turn their cameras on the world's most famous bike race.