Temperatures may drop, but training never stops. February is loaded with events to help you reach your goals and keep your momentum going strong. This month, we celebrate the impact and influence of Black athletes. Along with a new running workout series, an epic 3-day challenge with big days on the bike, and the arrival […]
Steve Wheeler started 2020 with overwhelming anxiety. He couldn’t see a way out until he got back on his bike.
Er ist ein Läufer auf Level 21. Sich durch die verschiedenen Levels zu arbeiten hat er richtig genossen, denn er findet es motivierend, die virtuellen Belohnungen für das jeweils nächste Level zu erhalten.
“The most important thing I’ve learned so far is that the work I’m doing has a monumental impact on lives beyond the bike. This is so much bigger than bikes. This is real life. And because of that there’s a real ‘we not me’ component to it all. It means more than just riding a […]
“Growing up, I didn’t have a lot of Black role models in middle-distance running. It just wasn’t a prevalent image that I saw as a kid—so I didn’t see myself becoming a professional middle-distance runner because there wasn’t an example for me. But now, being a professional Black middle-distance runner in North America, I feel […]
“Community gives you a sense of belonging. Everyone wants to feel like they belong to something—no matter how small or how big it is. It’s a place to unapologetically be exactly who you are, a place to call home. When you have a strong community and the will to change things within your community for […]
“Road cycling has this effect, sometimes, where if you show up to a group ride and you don’t have the best equipment, you’re automatically degraded as being a lower cyclist. And if you associate cycling with who you are, then you feel like a lower being. So in terms of how that affects me, I’m […]
“There is no ‘I’ in we. It takes a team to survive. Success is a team effort. There’s no ‘I’ in we. I’ve always lived by that. In modern-day cycling, it takes everyone to get out and to do their part as far as training goes. That’s step one. Being a good team member in […]
Introducing the Black Celebration Series – a year-round initiative that includes in-game activities, internal employee-facing events, and social impact initiatives
“When we first started the Black Cyclists Network, the initial approach was to get experienced riders who didn’t have a cycling club to join. Then, we started focusing on trying to get more women involved. In a lot of ways, we measure our success based on how many women we can get into BCN. Especially […]
