About Cycling Marketing
About Cycling Marketing
Strava is a fitness tracking platform with over 180 million registered users globally. Through its business division, Strava offers brands a commercial product called Sponsored Challenges — a participation-based format that rewards athletes for completing activity goals. This article explains…
Sponsorship Growth, Brand Activations and Structural Questions Shape the Month May 2026 brought another busy month for the business side of professional cycling. The Giro d’Italia remained a focal point for sponsorship activity, from new partnerships and activations to growing…
Uno-X Mobility is a Norwegian UCI WorldTeam that competes at the highest level of professional road cycling. The team is backed by a growing portfolio of Scandinavian sponsors spanning consumer goods, sportswear, and national cycling institutions. This article examines how…
The 2026 Giro d’Italia is not just a race. For several major brands, it is a three-week marketing window with global reach and cultural weight that few sporting properties can match. Three activations running during the current edition illustrate a…
Belgian Spring Classics: Unmatched in Broadcast, Unmatched at the Roadside The Belgian spring classics occupy a rare position in the professional road calendar — a compressed block of racing that generates sustained media attention, roadside crowds and broadcast reach across…
The 109th edition of the Giro d’Italia starts on 8 May 2026 in Nessebar, Bulgaria — the first time the race will visit the Balkan country. Ahead of the start, RCS Sport has confirmed a string of new partnerships and…
In late April 2026, Zwift announced the completed acquisition of ROUVY — the real-routes cycling app. Both platforms will continue to operate independently, with separate roadmaps and subscription packages. This article explains what the Zwift ROUVY acquisition means for users,…
Last Update: May 11, 2026 This article covers the most significant sponsor updates at Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team in 2026. Netcompany joins as co-title partner and the team is renamed, Café de Colombia returns to professional cycling as official coffee…
Sponsorship Growth, Brand Activations and Structural Questions Shape the Month April 2026 brought another busy month for the business side of professional cycling. Teams continued expanding their sponsor portfolios through new partnerships, special-edition campaigns and increasingly creative brand activations linked…
Coffee and cycling have shared the same culture long before they shared sponsorship deals. From espresso stops after training rides to café rides becoming a global cycling ritual, coffee has always been embedded in the sport’s identity. In 2026, that…
Team Visma-Lease a Bike has unveiled its 2026 Tour de France jersey alongside the team’s first-ever dedicated Rest Day Jersey. Inspired by Antoni Gaudí and chosen through a fan vote, the launch reflects how WorldTour teams increasingly turn special edition…
Last updated: June 4, 2026 This article covers the Soudal Quick-Step sponsor updates for 2026: Diamond ProTech and Costa Coffee join as new partners, Castelli extends for three more years, Transfer Solutions renews its data partnership, and Soudal commits to…