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Brussels Cycling Classic 2026: Girmay vs Meeus Over the Kapelmuur
Biniam Girmay and Jordi Meeus lead a sprint-heavy start list for Sunday's Brussels Cycling Classic — but three passages over the Muur-Kapelmuur will decide who deserves to arrive at the Houba de Strooperlaan with legs. A 206km Belgian classic that refuses to be simple.
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Ride the Dauphine: A Cyclist's Guide to the French Alps' Greatest Race Route
The Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes queen stage packs 4,000m of climbing into 120km across the Aravis range. Our route guide covers the Grand Colombier, Plateau de Solaison, and how to base your trip in the French Alps.
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Dauphine 2026: Seixas, Van Aert and the Alps That Decide Tour de France
The Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes — cycling's definitive Tour de France rehearsal — begins Sunday in Vizille. Paul Seixas and Wout van Aert lead a start list that will answer every question the July race is asking.
By ZealZag TeamSestriere: The 2,035-Metre Summit That Ends the Giro Donne
Stage 8 of the 2026 Giro d'Italia Women finishes at Sestriere — the high Alpine ski station in Piedmont that has ended multiple Grand Tours. A practical guide to cycling the Colle del Sestriere and building a training week in the upper Susa valley.
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Vollering Takes the Stage, Van der Breggen Takes Everything Else: Stage 5 in the Cadore
Demi Vollering won the sprint of four that ended Stage 5 in Santo Stefano di Cadore, but Anna van der Breggen followed every attack and left the Dolomites still in pink — a minute clear, two stages from Sestriere.
By ZealZag TeamCycling Lake Garda: The Alpine Lake That Trains Champions
Lake Garda sits 15 kilometres from Ala, the starting town for today's Giro Donne sprint stage — a practical guide to the lake that WorldTour teams use as a winter base, built around the climbs, the loops, and the thermal winds that make the northern shore one of Europe's best cycling destinations.
By ZealZag TeamInto the Po Plain: Stage 6 Brings a Sprinters' Reckoning to Brescello
The Giro Donne drops from the Dolomites to the Po plain today — 159 kilometres from Ala in the Adige valley to Brescello on the river, nearly flat, sprint finish expected. Van der Breggen sits in; Balsamo, already a two-stage winner this week, hunts a third.
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Cycling the Dauphiné: Grand Colombier, Solaison, and the Aravis in Haute-Savoie
The Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes sends the peloton over the Grand Colombier HC and Plateau de Solaison HC — two of the hardest and least touristed climbs in the French Alps. Here's how to ride them, when to go, and where to base yourself.
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Critérium du Dauphiné 2026: Seixas, Del Toro and Van Aert Battle for Solaison
Paul Seixas leads the next generation into the renamed Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (June 7–14) — a wide-open GC battle over the Grand Colombier and Plateau de Solaison that will crown a Tour de France contender.
By ZealZag TeamCycling the Cadore: Dolomite Passes from Cortina to the Comelico Valley
The road from Longarone to Santo Stefano di Cadore traces some of the Dolomites' most striking cycling terrain — Passo Tre Croci above Cortina d'Ampezzo, the Passo Sant'Antonio, and the Comelico valley finishing climbs that define today's Giro d'Italia Women Stage 5.
By ZealZag TeamInto the Cadore: Van der Breggen Defends Pink on Stage 5's Triple Dolomite Test
Anna van der Breggen carries a 1:04 lead over Marlen Reusser into today's 146-kilometre Dolomite road stage from Longarone to Santo Stefano di Cadore — the Giro Donne's first day of full alpine climbing, with the Tre Croci, Sant'Antonio, and a double Costalissoio circuit stacked into the final 90 kilometres.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 TeamBikepacking vs Gravel Racing: When Each One Actually Fits the Trip
The disciplines look similar from outside — drop-bar bikes, mixed terrain, multi-day routes. The trip you should plan depends on what you want from the riding, what kind of suffering you respond to, and how much pre-trip logistics you'll tolerate. Here's the honest comparison.
By ZealZag TeamBike Fit Fundamentals: Saddle Height, Fore-Aft, and Cleat — The Three Numbers Worth Measuring
A bike fit doesn't have to be expensive or complicated to be useful. Three measurements — saddle height, saddle fore-aft, and cleat position — account for most of the comfort and efficiency gains a rider can achieve without a studio appointment. Here's how to set them up yourself.
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 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.
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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.
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