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Ride the Tour de Suisse Stage 1 Route in Valtellina, Italy
Ride the 144km Adda Valley loop that opened the 2026 Tour de Suisse — Lombard climbing through Sondrio, Buglio in Monte, and the Bordighi ramp where Pogacar made his move.
By ZealZag Team
Innsbruck Climbing Guide: Nordkette, Karwendel, and Alpine Rock
Innsbruck is one of Europe's great climbing cities — the Nordkette above, Karwendel valleys nearby, Martinswand limestone minutes from town. Here's how to climb here like a local.
By ZealZag TeamKitesurfing Mykonos: The Island of the Winds and How to Ride It
Mykonos earns its name. The Meltemi — a dry northerly that runs June through August at 20–35 knots — makes the island one of the most consistently windy kite and wingfoil destinations in the Mediterranean. A guide to the spots, the season, and the logistics.
By ZealZag TeamPunta Roca, El Salvador: How to Surf the J-Bay of Central America
The right-hand point break that stopped the WSL Championship Tour last week isn't hard to reach, but it does require some preparation. A practical guide to surfing Punta Roca and basing in La Libertad.
By ZealZag TeamRacing Cairns: Your Guide to Australia's Tropical Ironman Destination
Tropical North Queensland's Ironman race sits in one of Australia's most compelling athlete destinations — warm-water open swimming, training roads into the Atherton Tablelands, and race conditions shaped by dry-season clarity rather than summer heat.
By ZealZag TeamCycling the Beaufortain and Aravis: The French Alps Stage Nobody Markets
The stage-8 route of the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes traces one of the best multi-climb cycling loops in the French Alps — from the Beaufort valley over the Col du Pré, the Bisanne, the Aravis, and up to the Plateau de Solaison. Most cyclists drive past this area heading somewhere more famous. That is their loss.
By ZealZag TeamRunning Comrades: How to Train, Enter, and Conquer the Up Run
The Comrades Marathon is 85.777km from Durban to Pietermaritzburg with 21,000 runners, a 12-hour cutoff, and five named climbs. Here is everything you need to plan your own Comrades entry: qualifying, training, the five hills, and how to spend your week in KwaZulu-Natal.
By ZealZag TeamClimbing the Grand Colombier: The Ain's Hardest Summit and the Bugey's Best Secret
The Grand Colombier sits at 1,501 metres in the Bugey limestone plateau of the Ain department — a summit that has terrorised Tour de France and Critérium du Dauphiné pelotons for decades, and one that visiting cyclists consistently underestimate because the Ain doesn't have the Alps' marketing budget. Here's how to ride it.
By ZealZag TeamSurfing Punta Roca: Why La Libertad's Right-Hand Point Is on the Championship Tour
Punta Roca is a long, hollow right-hand point that breaks 25 minutes from San Salvador's international airport and roughly 35 km from the capital. A guide to the wave, the season, La Libertad as a surf town, and how the WSL Championship Tour event is changing how the Salvadoran coast gets visited.
By ZealZag TeamCycling Catalonia: The Coast, the Pyrenees, and the Riding Around the 2026 Tour de France Grand Départ
Catalonia hosts the 2026 Tour de France Grand Départ on July 4 — the first time the race has opened on Catalan soil. A guide to the cycling terrain the opening three stages will cross, the Girona pro-cyclist hub that anchors the broader Catalan cycling scene, and where to ride if you're visiting the region across the Tour window.
By ZealZag TeamRiding the Leogang XC Circuit: Cross-Country Trails in Austria's Best Bike Region
Leogang's reputation is built on its downhill bikepark, but the cross-country trail network running through the Leogangtal and Saalach valley is the reason XCO World Series athletes arrive days early. A guide to the trails, the lifts, and the training infrastructure that backs today's WHOOP UCI MTB World Series XCC race.
By ZealZag TeamCycling the Beaufortain: Col des Saisies, Crest-Voland, and Savoie's Quiet Alps
The Beaufortain massif sits between the Tarentaise and the Arly valley in Savoie — a block of mid-altitude Alpine terrain with long climbs, low traffic, and a cheese industry whose villages make the best possible intermediate stops. Today's Tour Auvergne stage finishes here. Here's how to ride the same roads.
By ZealZag TeamTrail 100 Andorra by UTMB: The Complete Running Guide to the Pyrenean Principality
How to run the Andorra UTMB — four distances, three major summits, and 2,942 metres of altitude in the world's highest-average-elevation principality. A guide to the courses, the logistics, and why Andorra is one of the UTMB World Series' most underrated venues.
By ZealZag TeamRide the Dombes: Cycling the Ain Plateau Where Stage 5 Finishes
The Dombes plateau north of Lyon — where the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Stage 5 finishes — is flat, lake-dotted cycling country connecting Alpine climbing to the Loire foothills. Our guide covers the route, how to get there, where to stay, and why this overlooked corner of France is worth the detour.
By ZealZag TeamLeogang: The Bikepark That Hosts the World Cup and Welcomes Everyone Else
Austria's EPIC Bikepark Leogang — 120-plus kilometres of trails across seven mountains, nine cable cars, and the same Speedster World Cup DH track that Vali Höll trains on, now open to any visitor who buys a lift pass.
By ZealZag TeamPunta Roca and the Salvadoran Pacific: A Surfer's Guide to La Libertad
The right-hand cobblestone point break that's drawn the WSL Championship Tour year after year — and how to plan a surf trip around the La Libertad coast, from Punta Roca itself to the softer alternatives at El Sunzal and El Tunco.
By ZealZag TeamRunning Oslo: Nordmarka, Bislett, and the Home of Scandinavian Athletics
Oslo has a track with a world-record history, a 2,700-square-kilometre forest starting inside the city limits, a September marathon, and a running culture so embedded in the national fabric that a rest day from training is regarded with mild suspicion. A practical guide for destination runners visiting Bislett Games week and beyond.
By ZealZag TeamCycling the Forez: Pierre-sur-Haute, Montrond, and the Volcanic Plateau's Quietest Edge
Between the Auvergne volcanoes and the Loire plain sits the Forez massif — a forgotten cycling region whose highest point reaches 1,634 metres, whose secondary roads carry almost no traffic, and whose Stage 4 finish town Montrond-les-Bains offers thermal recovery infrastructure that no alpine base can match.
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Race the Route: Running Trail 100 Andorra's 105K Pyrenean Circuit
Trail 100 Andorra by UTMB sends 105K runners through every parish of a micro-nation built from mountains. A practical guide to the Ultra 105K course, logistics, gear, and what makes the Andorran Pyrenees worth the journey.
By ZealZag TeamPunta Roca: How El Salvador's Right-Hand Point Actually Works
Punta Roca in La Libertad is the WSL Championship Tour's most technically distinct right-hand point — a cobblestone-bottom break with three distinct sections, a swell window aligned to the Southern Pacific, and a performance ceiling that shows itself only when the conditions match. A guide for surfers who travel to compete.
By ZealZag TeamCycling the Loire Roannais: The TTT Circuit and the Roads Beyond Perreux
The Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Stage 3 TTT runs a 28.4km circuit through the Loire Roannais — a stretch of rolling farmland and forested foothills between Roanne and Charlieu that rarely appears on any race route. A practical cycling guide to the area, from the TTT circuit itself to the Pilat Massif climbs one valley east.
By ZealZag TeamBeyond Punta Roca: Las Flores, La Bocana, and El Salvador's Eastern Surf Coast
Las Flores and La Bocana — the right-point break of eastern El Salvador and the river-mouth wave south of La Libertad — anchor a 200-kilometre coastline that holds clean swell from April through October. A travel guide for surfers willing to ride past Punta Roca.
By ZealZag TeamCycling the Swiss Alps: Andermatt as a Base, the Sustenpass, the Furka, and the Five-Pass Loop
Andermatt sits at the crossroads of four high Alpine passes — the Furka, the Sustenpass, the Grimsel, and the Oberalp — within a single day's ride of each summit. The Tour de Suisse finishes here next weekend. The roads are open. Here is how to use them.
By ZealZag TeamCycling the Matheysine Plateau: Empty Roads, Big Climbs, and the Isère's Quietest Cycling Country
The Matheysine plateau and the Trièves valley south of Grenoble carry some of the most empty, climbing-rich roads in the French Alps. The Col du Festre, the Col du Noyer, and the lakes of Laffrey are a 250-kilometre weekend within ninety minutes of a major airport.
By ZealZag Team