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Columbia ‘Booty’ seeks volunteers
24 Hours of Booty announced that volunteer registration is now open for the Seventh Annual 24 Hours of Booty Columbia, a charity cycling event to raise funds to fight cancer. Riders will roll on the Columbia Gateway Business Park loop from 2 p.m. on Aug. 23 to 2 p.m. on Aug. 24. About 170 volunteers […]
Bethesda cycling studio reopens with new name, same mission
After the Velovoom cycling studio closed due to philosophical differences by owners, co-owner and face of the studio Marc Caputo never gave up hope he could make it work. Six months later, he opened ZenGo Fitness at the same location on Cordell Avenue in Bethesda with new partners. But Caputo's original mission — a synthesis of physical and mental well-being — has not changed.
Bethesda’s Velovoom fitness center closes
A Bethesda fitness center offering an innovative cycling studio to a growing clientele in its first few months in business has abruptly closed. Velovoom co-owner Marc Caputo and his partners have parted ways, for reasons that aren’t entirely clear. Caputo said in a March 21 email that he was cutting ties to the startup because […]
Sweat Equity: Entrepreneur hopes for success with Velovoom cycling studio
In the first installment of The Daily Record's new multimedia series, Sweat Equity: Starting a business after the Great Recession, entrepreneur Marc Caputo talks about his new business in Bethesda called Velovoom—which is much more than a spin class. Caputo hopes the unconventional approach will draw in unhappy gym-goers.
Should Under Armour jump on a Tour de Maryland?
Baltimore-based Under Armour doesn’t have a cycling gear line — but it might want to start thinking about it soon. If a Tour de Maryland comes to fruition in 2012 or soon after, the international audience exposure for a title sponsor could be a coup for the athletic apparel company. Under Armour executives have said […]
