Club Ride Apparel has hired Terry Duran as sales director. Duran noted on his LinkedIn profile that he works for the company as a fractional sales manager in addition to his position as a fractional sales manager at Revel Bikes.
“I am thrilled to be joining the team at Club Ride,” said Duran on his appointment. “The Club Ride brand truly captures the fun and adventure that the cycling lifestyle offers, and I am looking forward to leading the continued growth and development of the brand. With our Spring/Summer 2025 collection currently being shown to retailers around the world and launching the Fall 2024 collections, we’re going to be on a great ride with our retail partners and customers.”
Most recently, Duran worked for a year as a specialty business manager at Kona Bicycle Company after a six-year stint at Norco Bikes as U.S. sales manager and three years as national sales manager at Wilier Triestina. He has also worked with Scott Sports and Cannondale.
“We are all very excited to have TD and a new group of best-in-class agencies on board the Club Ride sales team. They all bring a fresh view on our brand’s sales direction,” offered Founder and CEO Mike Herlinger. “TD’s talents in sales management, channel development and understanding of apparel merchandising is integral pur team and partner’s success.”
With Duran taking the sales management lead, the company also added the following independent sales agencies to grow the brand’s wholesale channel:
- Velo Advantage: CO, UT, NM
- Mexia Agency: WA, OR, WY, MT
- Velocity Sales: NH, VT, ME, MA, RI
- Southeast Sports Marketing: NC, TN, GA, SC, NC, AL, MS
- Renegade Action Group: PA, NY, NJ, VA, WV, DE, MD, DC
- Motion Representation: MN, KS, NE, ND, SD, WI, MO
- Represents Fun: CA, NV
Images courtesy Club Ride Apparel, Terry Duran, LinkedIn
