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BOSTON (BRAIN) — Vittoria Industries North America has added Mike King to its growing roster of athletes and ambassadors.
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LOUISVILLE, Colo. (BRAIN) — Pearl Izumi has hired Chris Sword as president. He replaces Mike O'Connor, who served as president of the Shimano-owned company before retiring in December 2016.
ZWOLLE, Netherlands (BRAIN) — The Italian distributor Larm is now carrying FFWD's product line.
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SUN VALLEY, Idaho (BRAIN) — A documentary about Rebecca Rusch's 1,200-mile attempt to ride the historic Ho Chi Minh trail through Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia will premiere in the athlete's hometown of Sun Valley this month.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (BRAIN) — Blackout Distribution and Cinema BMX have recently hired Harley Haskett as the new creative director for both brands.
GIRONA, Spain (BRAIN) — Organizers of the Sea Otter Europe Costa Brava-Girona Bike Show said they have more than 200 brands confirmed for the festival's Expo area.
ST-AUGUSTIN-DE-DESMAURES, Québec (BRAIN) — Canadian mountain biker Geoff Kabush is planning a year of chasing race adventures around the globe on a new one-man sponsorship program with title sponsors Scott Sports and Maxxis.
GOLDEN, Colo. (BRAIN) — Feedback Sports LLC has promoted two employees: Jeff Nitta and Katie Macarelli.
IRVINE, Calif. (BRAIN) — Dave Cullinan, a former world champion downhill racer who has been Troy Lee Design's national sales manager, is joining Rokform as its new vice president of business development.
ALISO VIEJO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Highway Two has named two new company-direct territory managers in California.
SEATTLE (BRAIN) — Chuck Wurster, the vice president of RacerMate Inc., announced Thursday that the company was ending production of its CompuTrainer smart trainer. Wurster said RacerMate will continue to manufacture its Velotron ergometer, which is used in research settings.
LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. (BRAIN) — State of Retail is one of the most consistently read departments in Bicycle Retailer's print magazine. In each issue 10 retailers weigh in on topics that affect their business, the industry and their communities. BRAIN is now publishing a version of the column online, allowing readers to respond in our comments section.