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Cape Town Cycle Tour: Inside the World's Biggest Individually-Timed Bike Race
The Cape Town Cycle Tour is the largest individually-timed mass-participation cycling event on the planet — roughly 35,000 riders, 109 kilometres around the Cape Peninsula every March. Here is what makes it the spiritual centre of South African cycling.
By ZealZag Team
Chapman's Peak Drive: The Cape Peninsula Loop Every Visiting Cyclist Wants to Ride
Chapman's Peak Drive is a nine-kilometre cliff road carved between Hout Bay and Noordhoek above the Atlantic. Linked with Cape Point and Boyes Drive, it forms the standard Cape Town cycling pilgrimage — a 100-kilometre loop that defines a visit to the city.
By ZealZag Team
Stellenbosch: Why European Pros Spend Their Winter in South Africa's Wine Country
Stellenbosch sits in the Cape Winelands an hour east of Cape Town. From December through February, European pro teams use it as their southern hemisphere training base. The reason is the same combination of geography, climate, and infrastructure that built Girona.
By ZealZag Team
The Costa Brava Corniche: Sant Feliu to Tossa to Lloret on Two Wheels
The 30-kilometre stretch of two-lane corniche from Sant Feliu de Guíxols through Tossa de Mar to Lloret de Mar is one of the most photographed sections of road in Spain — and one of the most rewarding to ride. Here's what the route asks of you, and when to be on it.
By ZealZag Team
Rocacorba: The 12.8 km Climb Every Pro in Girona Knows by Heart
Rocacorba is the climb that turned Girona into a measuring stick. 12.8 kilometres, an average of 7.4%, ramps over 15%, and a paved goat track that ends at a radio mast above Lake Banyoles. Here's what makes the most-ticked climb in southern Europe worth the suffering.
By ZealZag Team
Why World Tour Pros Live in Girona: The Infrastructure Behind the Cycling Capital
Girona has somewhere between 100 and 200 professional cyclists living in or around it during the season. EF Education–EasyPost, Lidl–Trek, Israel–Premier Tech and others all have substantial staff and rider presence. The reason is not the climate — it is the infrastructure built around a decade of pro residency.
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 Team
Built for the Ride and the People Who Matter
Whether riding alone, with family, or alongside fellow cyclists, Drew has discovered that beyond the precision of a well-tuned bike, the best part of cycling has always been the people who share the journey.
By ZealZag Team