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Rethink Sport: Taking to the roads with Run Mate
28-09-2020 - Blog
From the 26th-27th September, OC Sport organized their first running event of the year, Run Mate. It’s an achievement to be celebrated as the company’s mass events team, who are based in Lausanne, Switzerland, have worked tirelessly to find solutions that will allow runners to take to the roads again in a COVID-safe manner.
Read More51st La Solitaire du Figaro Title For Le Cléac’h, Tom Dolan Lifts Vivi Trophy
20-09-2020 - News
Armel Le Cléac’h (Banque Populaire) lifted the overall title for the 51st La Solitaire du Figaro at the end of race prizegiving in Saint Nazaire, France. It is Le Cléach’s third time of winning after successes in 2003 and 2010
Read MoreLa Solitaire du Figaro: Sustainability update
20-09-2020 - Blog
The 2020 edition of La Solitaire du Figaro may be drawing to a close, but the work being done by OC Sport and our sustainability advisors, Blueshift Solutions, to embed sustainability within OC Sport’s operations continues at a rate of knots.
Read MoreRethink sport: What can sports organisers learn from the SARS crisis?
15-09-2020 - Blog
In 2003, the SARS virus outbreak in Hong Kong saw all sporting events cancelled for three months. Guy Horne, Managing Director of Lausanne based H&A Media, had been based in Hong Kong since 1992, working in the sports marketing industry, across the Asia Pacific region. He explains the lessons sports organisers can learn from the crisis given the current global pandemic.
Read MoreRethink sport: A commitment to sustainability
27-08-2020 - Blog
The sports events industry has been seriously impacted by the pandemic, and while we deal with the economic and social consequences of that, the longer-term challenges the world faces haven’t gone away. Climate change is probably the biggest of those challenges, which is why earlier this year OC Sport made a commitment to develop a company-wide sustainability framework. Get the latest update from project lead, Nicola Dawson.
Read MorePreparing for a return to sport
12-08-2020 - Blog
As we prepare for a return to sport, OC Sport Pen Duick are delighted to confirm the 51st edition of the Solitaire du Figaro is set to take place this year. But what can we expect from this edition of the race? How will it be different and what measures have been put in place? We spoke with Alex Picot, Project Manager at La Solitaire du Figaro to find out more.
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