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Surf Punta Roca: El Salvador's World-Class Right-Hand Point
Punta Roca is the J-Bay of Central America — a cobblestone freight train that delivers 300-meter rights on a good swell. Everything you need to surf El Salvador's crown jewel: wave conditions, best season, travel logistics, and local tips.
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WSL El Salvador Pro 2026: Ferreira Leads into Punta Roca Showdown
Italo Ferreira carries the WSL Championship Tour yellow leader jersey into Punta Roca as the Surf City El Salvador Pro opens with clean 4–6 foot rights peeling the full length of the cobblestone point.
By ZealZag Team
Ride Vancouver Island: The BC Bike Race Seven-Day Route Guide
Seven stages of legendary singletrack from Cumberland to North Cowichan — our guide to riding Vancouver Island's BC Bike Race route, covering trail networks, logistics, and the Pacific Northwest spirit.
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BC Bike Race 2026: Schurter Seals the Final Seven-Day Crown on Vancouver Island
Nino Schurter wins the 20th and final edition of the legendary 7-day BC Bike Race, finishing on North Cowichan's trails as Ruth Holcomb claims the women's overall in the race's final hours.
By ZealZag TeamCycling Passo Giau: The Dolomite Climb That Broke Today's Queen Stage
Passo Giau sits at 2,236 metres and delivers 9.9 kilometres averaging 9.3 percent — the climb where Felix Gall attacked to win Stage 19. A guide to riding it yourself, the surrounding Dolomite circuit, and where to base in Alleghe or Cortina d'Ampezzo.
By ZealZag TeamGall Conquers the Dolomites: Queen Stage Win at Piani di Pezzè as Vingegaard Stays Pink
Felix Gall (Decathlon CMA CGM) attacked on the upper ramps of the Passo Giau and held his lead over six climbs and 4,888 metres of vertical to win the queen stage solo at Piani di Pezzè — with Jonas Vingegaard arriving approximately 42 seconds back and keeping the maglia rosa heading into Stage 20's Piancavallo summit.
By ZealZag TeamSiurana: Catalonia's Limestone Cathedral and the Three-Hour Drive From Madrid
Siurana sits above the Prades Mountains in Tarragona — one of the most concentrated collections of hard sport climbing routes in Europe, with routes from 6a to 9b+ on overhanging limestone, three hours from Madrid and twenty minutes from the coast. A guide for the competition climber who wants to stay in Spain.
By ZealZag TeamChasing a Flat-Course Marathon PB: A Training Framework for Speed-Focused Racing
Berlin has produced nine marathon world records since 2003. Chicago runs flat. Rotterdam runs flat. Selecting a fast course is the easy part. Preparing specifically for sustained race pace over 42.2km is the harder work. Here's how to structure 16–19 weeks of training for a PB attempt on a fast course.
By ZealZag TeamMcNeice Leads Into Madrid Finals: Women's Boulder Semi-Finals and Final Day at WCS Alcobendas
Erin McNeice (GBR) leads into today's women's boulder finals at the World Climbing Series Comunidad de Madrid after topping all five qualification problems with five flashes — with the semi-final at 10:30 and final at 19:00 in Alcobendas deciding the first Spanish boulder podium of the 2026 series.
By ZealZag TeamCowes Week: How to Race in the World's Oldest Annual Sailing Regatta
First sailed in 1826 under the flag of the Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes Week has run every August since — making it the oldest continuously held sailing regatta in the world. In August 2026 it marks its bicentenary. Here's what the event is, how to compete, and what makes the Solent the most complex racing water in Britain.
By ZealZag TeamRock Shoes for Outdoor Sport: How to Choose Beyond the Gym Shoe
A gym shoe gets you started. An outdoor shoe is a decision — downturn, rubber compound, closure, and sizing interact with rock type and climbing style in ways that matter once you're clipping bolts on limestone or smearing granite. Here's the framework.
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More Than the Finish Line
Wesam Elhayek didn't start running to become an athlete. She started running to survive a season. What happened next surprised even her.
By ZealZag TeamCycling Andalo and the Paganella: Trentino's Alpine Plateau Above Lake Molveno
A route guide to the plateau finish that closed Stage 17 of the 2026 Giro — the Paganella massif above Lake Molveno, the Brenta Dolomites backdrop, and the road network that connects a mountain resort to the wider Trentino cycling grid.
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Race the Giro: Cycling to Andalo in the Brenta Dolomites
Andalo's Giro Stage 17 finish sits inside the Brenta Dolomites at 1,039m below the Paganella. Our guide covers the Stage 17 climbs, Trentino travel logistics, best season, and why this Dolomites loop belongs on every cyclist's bucket list.
By ZealZag TeamAndalo or Nothing: Stage 17 Sends the Giro's Last GC Chance Through Trentino
Stage 17 is the longest day of the Giro's final week and, according to the race's own script, the last realistic mountain opportunity before the final time trial. Jonas Vingegaard's 4:03 lead over Felix Gall enters the Andalo finish largely unchanged — and the stage's breakaway runners write a different chapter of the race.
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Giro d'Italia Stage 17: Breakaway Takes Andalo as Vingegaard Conserves
Stage 17's 202km Alpine roller-coaster from Cassano d'Adda delivers a breakaway win at Andalo's Brenta Dolomites resort as Vingegaard's pink jersey remains unchallenged with the final week ahead.
By ZealZag TeamFrom Endurance Athlete to Alpinist: The Skills Gap and How to Bridge It
Trail runners and cyclists who arrive at a glaciated peak with strong aerobic engines and no idea how to put on crampons are a recognizable type in alpine guiding. The cardio is genuine and useful. The technical deficit is a specific, fixable problem — but no amount of fitness substitutes for it.
By ZealZag TeamChamonix for Trail Runners: The UTMB Corridor and What the Trails Actually Ask
Chamonix sits at 1,035 metres in the Arve Valley, hemmed in by the biggest peaks in the Western Alps. Trail running here operates on three distinct altitude bands, from accessible afternoon runs at 2,000m to technical high-altitude routes that ask for more than aerobic fitness.
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Strength Got Her Started. Endurance Took Her Further.
Gigi Fettuccini didn't become a runner by being good at it. She became one by refusing to stop.
By ZealZag TeamAfter the Classics: Europe's Summer Road Cycling Calendar and What Each Race Decides
Spring is done — Roubaix, Liège, the Ardennes monuments. The Giro runs into June. Then comes the part of the calendar that actually determines how a season is remembered: five months of stage racing and one-day racing from Dauphiné to Il Lombardia.
By ZealZag TeamKorea's Summer Trails: Riding and Training Around YongPyong and PyeongChang
The resort that hosted Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics has built itself into South Korea's leading MTB destination — a UCI World Cup trail network, a fast rail connection from Seoul, and a Gangwon Province backdrop that most international athletes have never seen.
By ZealZag TeamGlory in the Mud: Lillo and Frei Win History's First Asian XCO World Cup at YongPyong
Dario Lillo led from first corner to last and Sina Frei doubled her XCC win to claim the first UCI XCO World Cup victories on Asian soil — on a course so destroyed by overnight rain that riders spent more time running than pedalling.
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Race the Giro: Cycling Bellinzona to Carì in Swiss Ticino
Stage 16's Bellinzona–Carì route climbs 3,000m through the Leventina Valley to a 1,600m Swiss alpine resort. Our guide covers the 11.7km Carì ascent, Ticino logistics, best season, and why this is one of the finest Giro climbs to ride.
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Giro d'Italia Stage 16: Vingegaard Detonates the Carì Climb in Pink
Jonas Vingegaard wins his fourth Giro stage and first in the pink jersey, soloing away from Gall and Hindley on the 11.7km Carì summit to cement a commanding GC lead.
By ZealZag Team