Hillclimbing

Kulkea's Newest Cycling Ambassador is Ready to Climb 6 Summits in Under 6 Days

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Thursday, June 3, 2021
Cycling, Physical exercise, North Maine Woods, Mount Katahdin, Hillclimbing, Cycle sport, Geography of the United States, Human activities

WESTWOOD, Mass., June 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --In honor of World Bicycle Day, KULKEA is proud to announce its first cycling ambassador, Brendan Walsh.

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  • WESTWOOD, Mass., June 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --In honor of World Bicycle Day, KULKEA is proud to announce its first cycling ambassador, Brendan Walsh.
  • The challenge involves six days of cycling and climbing in some of the roughest terrains New England has to offer.
  • "I will run the highest summit in each state of New England while cycling from mountain to mountain.
  • Starting with Katahdin in Maine, I will cycle over 600 miles between the mountains and climb all six summits in six days," said Walsh.

VOLKSWAGEN Breaks Time Record at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Using ANSYS Technology

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Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Geography of Colorado, Computational fluid dynamics, Motorsport, Ansys, Colorado, Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, Pikes Peak, Hillclimbing

PITTSBURGH, June 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Volkswagen Motorsport shattered the time record at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with the help of ANSYS ' (NASDAQ: ANSS) Pervasive Engineering Simulation solutions.

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  • PITTSBURGH, June 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Volkswagen Motorsport shattered the time record at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with the help of ANSYS ' (NASDAQ: ANSS) Pervasive Engineering Simulation solutions.
  • R Pikes Peak a next-generation racecar developed with ANSYS simulation solutions.
  • "ANSYS provided us the competitive edge to outperform the high altitude and challenging turns and set a new world record."
  • "Together, Volkswagen and ANSYS achieved the perfect combination of energy management, electric propulsion and aerodynamics to set the record at Pikes Peak," said Shane Emswiler, vice president and general manager at ANSYS.