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Cycling the Vaud Alps: Villars-sur-Ollon, the Col de la Croix, and the Routes Above Bex
The Swiss resort that closes the Tour de Suisse sits at 1,300 metres above Bex in the Vaud Alps, below the Col de la Croix and within reach of Les Diablerets. A practical guide to riding the climbs, the passes, and the surrounding Alpes Vaudoises terrain.
By ZealZag TeamTour de Suisse Closes in the Vaud Alps: Stage 5 at Villars-sur-Ollon
Stage 5 of the Tour de Suisse brought the race to Villars-sur-Ollon for a 150.7km queen stage over the Col de la Croix — closing a five-day race that Tadej Pogacar effectively settled on day one with a 72-kilometre solo attack through the Italian Alps.
By ZealZag TeamRiding the Lenzerheide World Cup XCO Course: What the Race Circuit Looks Like From the Saddle
The UCI Mountain Bike World Cup course at Lenzerheide is accessible to visiting riders on non-race weekends. What the circuit actually involves — the rock garden, the arena climb, the lap structure — and how to build a trip around it.
By ZealZag TeamHatherly Solos, Keller Flies Home, and Schurter Takes His Last Bow at Lenzerheide XCO
Alan Hatherly survived a chain mechanical on the final lap to win the Lenzerheide XCO in 1:20:23 — Alessandra Keller claimed the women's title on home soil, and Nino Schurter crossed the line 24th in what was his final appearance at a World Cup he once dominated.
By ZealZag TeamCycling Aargau: Switzerland's Quiet Heartland and the Roads of the Tour de Suisse ITT
Aargau rarely makes the Swiss cycling shortlist, but Stage 4 of the 2026 Tour de Suisse is a reminder that the canton between Basel, Zürich, and Bern has river towns, Jura foothills, and 23.7 kilometres of roads worth riding on any budget of time.
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Innsbruck 2026 Lead Finals: Ginés López and Pilz Light the Nordkette
Alberto Ginés López and Jessica Pilz take the IFSC World Series Lead Finals in Innsbruck — a single-route shootout on the Kletterzentrum's outdoor wall under the 2,334m Nordkette skyline.
By ZealZag TeamRace Against the Clock: Tour de Suisse Stage 4 ITT Runs Through Aargau's River Country
The Tour de Suisse's individual time trial cuts 23.7 kilometres through the Aargau lowlands — a rolling course with one categorised climb that puts Pogačar's two-minute-fifty lead under the clock before Sunday's queen stage in the Vaud Alps.
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Race the Western States 100: Sierra Nevada Trail Running Guide
How to run the iconic 100-mile Western States course — Olympic Valley to Auburn — in training segments, the practical permits, the lodging logistics, and the heat training that race day requires.
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Western States 100 2026: Race Week Begins in the Sierra Nevada
The 53rd Western States Endurance Run is one week away — 100.2 miles from Olympic Valley to Auburn, the original 100-mile trail race. Here is what the 2026 field, the trail, and the week look like.
By ZealZag TeamSaquarema: Brazil's Power Barrel Capital and the Break Behind the WSL's VIVO Rio Pro
Praia de Itaúna hosts the WSL every year for good reason. This is Brazil's most consistent beachbreak power surf, an hour east of Rio de Janeiro, and the destination to visit if you want to see — or surf — the same rights that define the Championship Tour's Brazilian stop.
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Race the Mont-Blanc Marathon Route: Chamonix Trail Running Guide
How to train, run, and experience the trails that host the Marathon du Mont-Blanc — Brévent, Flégère, Posettes, and the high Chamonix balcons that define alpine racing in Europe.
By ZealZag TeamThe Race Format That Rewrote the Trail Bike: How the Enduro World Series Changed Mountain Biking
The Enduro World Series launched in 2013 with a format that demanded something no existing bike category was built to deliver: a machine that could descend technical terrain fast enough to compete at an elite level while being pedalled for several hours between stages. The industry responded with a decade of geometry evolution that created a distinct enduro bike category and, in the process, permanently reset the baseline for what a trail bike is expected to do.
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Marathon du Mont-Blanc 2026: Chamonix Welcomes the World's Best Trail Runners
The Marathon du Mont-Blanc returns to Chamonix June 25-28 — 90K, marathon, 23K, KMV and Cross — a UTMB World Series cornerstone that gathers the best of mountain running beneath Europe's highest peak.
By ZealZag TeamItaúna Opens: Chianca's Home Stage and the WSL's Brazilian Showdown in Saquarema
The WSL VIVO Rio Pro calls on at Saquarema's Praia de Itaúna, putting João Chianca in the water at his near-home break and Sally Fitzgibbons on the scoreboard early with a 14.50. Stop 6 of 12 on the 2026 Championship Tour is underway.
By ZealZag TeamSailGP: How the Season Works and What It Looks Like From Trackside
SailGP launched in 2019 with a format designed to make professional sailing comprehensible and watchable from shore: nation-versus-nation fleet racing on identical F50 hydrofoiling catamarans at speeds exceeding 50 knots. The season visits a rotating set of city harbours, and the racing — fast, loud, and occasionally spectacular in its drama — is among the most accessible high-level sailing events to attend in person. Here is how the series is structured and what you actually see when you show up.
By ZealZag TeamIRONMAN New Zealand: What Racing in Taupo Actually Involves
Taupo is a quiet geothermal town at the northern end of New Zealand's largest lake, and it has hosted one of the Southern Hemisphere's most established full-distance triathlons for decades. The swim is calm and exceptionally clear, the bike course rolls through a volcanic plateau with mountain views, and the logistical infrastructure is unusually well-organised for an event this size in a town this small. For athletes based in Australia, Japan, or Southeast Asia, it is the most accessible Kona qualifier in the region.
By ZealZag TeamRiding Graubünden: Switzerland's Mountain Bike Alps From Lenzerheide to Davos
Graubünden isn't just the Lenzerheide World Cup. Switzerland's largest canton holds the Bike Kingdom network, Davos's alpine singletrack, the Flims-Laax bikepark, and the Albula Pass gravel crossing. A practical guide for destination-athletes who want more than one ride.
By ZealZag TeamKoretzky and Rissveds Own Lenzerheide's Short Track: XCC World Cup Wrapped Up in Bike Kingdom
UCI XCC World Champion Victor Koretzky wins the men's short track at Lenzerheide. Jenny Rissveds beats overall series leader Evie Richards for her second consecutive XCC World Cup victory and fifth of her career. XCO and DHI follow across the weekend.
By ZealZag TeamClimbing Tyrol: Austria's Limestone Alps Beyond the Competition Wall
The World Climbing Series brings the world's best to Innsbruck's outdoor arena. The Tyrol region surrounding it holds hundreds of limestone sport crags, the Zillertal's multi-pitch walls, and one of the densest concentrations of outdoor climbing in Central Europe.
By ZealZag TeamMen's Boulder Final Tonight: WCS Innsbruck Reaches Its Bouldering Climax Under the Nordkette
After Annie Sanders' women's bouldering final last night, the World Climbing Series Innsbruck turns to the men's side today — semifinal at 13:00, final at 19:30 at the sold-out Kletterzentrum outdoor arena. Lead climbing follows across the weekend.
By ZealZag TeamRiding Bad Ragaz: The Rhine Valley, the Schwägalp, and the Appenzell Back Roads
A practical guide to cycling from Bad Ragaz into the Appenzell Alps — the same roads, passes, and Rhine Valley flats that Stage 3 of the 2026 Tour de Suisse used as its 157km canvas today.
By ZealZag TeamŽigart Springs Back at Bad Ragaz: Tour de Suisse Enters Its Race-Defining Final Three Days
Urška Žigart wins the women's sprint at Bad Ragaz the day after a heavy crash — one of the more compelling individual stories Stage 3 produced in a race that now turns toward its ITT and queen stage. Pogačar's men's GC lead stayed intact through the Schwägalp.
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Surf Saquarema: Complete Guide to Brazil's WSL Championship Tour Wave
Saquarema's Praia de Itaúna hosts the WSL VIVO Rio Pro and opens year-round to visiting surfers. Full guide: Southern Hemisphere swell windows, board selection, getting from Rio, accommodation, and the local surf culture that makes Brazil's surfing capital unlike anywhere else.
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VIVO Rio Pro 2026 Day 1: Brazilian Storm Opens at Saquarema's Itaúna
The WSL VIVO Rio Pro 2026 opens at Praia de Itaúna with 6ft+ winter groundswell, a Brazilian-dominated leaderboard, and the Championship Tour's most electric home crowd. Nine days in Saquarema begins now.
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