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Monday, November 6, 2017
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2017 Tour de France | 2017 Giro d'Italia
Perhaps we've never been visited by aliens because they have looked upon Earth and decided there's no sign of intelligent life. - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Latest completed racing:
- November 5: European Cyclocross Championships
- Oct 28 - Nov 5: Tour of Hainan
- November 1: Cyclocross Koppenberg
- October 29: Cyclocross Ruddervoorde
- October 28: Cincy CX, Devou Park
- October 28: Grote Prijs van Brabant
- October 19 - 24: Tour of Guangxi
- October 22: Japan Cup
- October 17: Nationale Sluitingsprijs Putte-Kapellen
Short news page today:
Tour of Hainan signals end of road season, but cross is just starting
Sunday's final stage of the Tour of Hainan signalled the end of the 2017 road season for Bike RaceInfo.com. We'll pick up the 2018 road season as its starts in Australia with the Tour Down Under, January 13.
But there's still lots of racing going on. Starting this Fall, we're covering important cross races. Sunday's European Cyclocross Championships is our latest cross update.
A list of all the races with their results link can be found here.
Bike companies release mixed earnings reports
Bicycle Retailer and Industry News sent me this comprehensive earnings update:
NEW YORK (BRAIN) - It's been a week of ups and downs for those following publicly traded companies that do business in the bike arena. Dorel saw Q3 sales decline 18 percent in its bike business, blaming the result on hurricanes and retail bankruptcies. Meanwhile, Fox Factory sales were up 8.8 percent in Q3 in its bicycle-related businesses, which includes sales under the Fox, Marzocchi, Easton Cycling and Race Face brands. GoPro and Garmin also reported sales gains in the third quarter, although Garmin's fitness division - which includes cycling products - saw sales decline 12 percent.
You can see Bicycle Retailer's bicycle industry earnings summaries here.
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