FIRST UCI ASIA TOUR CLASS 1.1 ROAD RACE FLARES CYCLING FEVER IN HONG KONG CYCLOTHON

The Hong Kong Cyclothon 2017 came back for it's 3rd year on Sunday, October 8th.

The race intensity soared to a climax in the first ever UCI Class 1.1 road race in Hong Kong, where 17 professional teams from 12 countries and regions including UCI World Teams ORICA-SCOTT and UAE Team Emirates vied for victory. Champion of Hong Kong Cyclothon 2016 International Criterium Matej Mohoric of UCI World Team UAE Team Emirates raced against keen competition among other world-class riders and triumphed in the UCI Asia Tour Class 1.1 Road Race. He also won gold in a sprint along the winding course upon the cityscape in front of Victoria Harbour.

Prior to the exciting professional race, thousands of international and local cycling enthusiasts flocked to Tsim Sha Tsui in anticipation of the 50km Ride before twilight. They were exhilarated by the exclusive opportunity to speed across the iconic Tsing Ma Bridge, Ting Kau Bridge and Stonecutters Bridge on bicycle.
 

ATHLEISURE LIST | PURE YOGA

Pure Yoga is a sanctuary of yoga with a number of practices from pilates, yoga, meditation and teachers that come to both locations (it's definitely encouraged to check the schedule for offerings). 

There are special events such as a recent one we went to from SoundOff Experience. These classes require you to wear illuminated headphones where you can hear the DJ play as the yoga teacher provides instructions. Interestingly enough, we found ourselves in the zone as if it was a one on one session. It's also cool to look out and see a sea of people flowing in the dark with lit headphones!

Founded in 2002, Pure Yoga became a leading yoga studio in Asia, before its arrival on the Upper East Side and Upper West Side of New York in 2008. 

The primary focus for these two locations is to continue to provide great services and quality to its members and guests.

We're fans of the common areas that allow for those who are in between classes or coming in earlier or staying later, can enjoy sitting on chairs and couches to catch up on their work or to interact with others. It's one of our favorite things about coming to this space. Bathroom amenities include shampoo, conditioner, and lotions provided courtesy of Kiehl's. 

Pure Yoga updates their website daily with new offerings, as well as their social channels at @PureYogaNYC for the latest details. Stay on the lookout for a community page that they are setting up as well as an in-studio installation later this year.

After taking a class or signing up for a membership you will notice that their ethos is, "Many practices. One intention." This means that they stay true and authentic to the lineages of yoga and its history, but offer a wide variety of practices.

To that end, they offer 350 weekly classes across 20 yoga styles including, but not limited to, hot yoga, meditation, ashtanga, and iyengar. They also offer their signature barre program Figure 4 Barre and a cross training class.

A variety of workshops, teacher trainings and retreats are hosted by a mix of their own on-scheule faculty, as well as some of the bigger named yogis around the world. They partner with many like minded brands to offer treats to beverages to students.

In addition to great classes, Pure Yoga works closely with the Shop team at Equinox to make sure that the trends in athleisure are offered in their boutique with Pure-branded apparel as well as lines that include Alo Yoga, Beyond Yoga, Lululemon, and more.
 

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Read more from the April Issue and see ATHLEISURE LIST's Pure Yoga in mag.

SCIENCE & POP CULTURE MERGE

We love when worlds collide and today, a new species of Spider was found within the genus Eriovixia which contains 20 species of orb-weaving spider and is widely distributed across Asia and Africa.

Found in a shrub in Karnataka, India the above female spider is grayish brown and leaf shaped. Its resemblance to other members of its genus showed that its differential of it's genitalia and exoskeleton meant that it should be a new species.  The scientists noted that the name choice was derived from "an effort to draw attention to the fascinating, but oft overlooked world of invertebrates and their secret lives," E. gryffindori is meant to be "an ode from the authors, for magic lost, and found." 

Of course they shared the name with Harry Potter author, J.K. Rowling (whose response you can see below via Twitter) as well as their full findings that were published in the Dec. 2016 issue of the Indian Journal of Arachnology.

.@curiocritters I'm truly honoured! Congratulations on discovering another #FantasticBeast! 👉🕷✨ pic.twitter.com/NJ4Fe27F1r

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 11, 2016