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Raglan In, J-Bay Out: Surfing's 2026 Championship Tour Heads to a New Left
The World Surf League has swapped the iconic right of Jeffreys Bay for the long lefts of Raglan, New Zealand, on the 2026 Championship Tour — a new proving ground, and a new destination for traveling surfers.
By ZealZag TeamTour de France 2026: The Tourmalet Awaits as Træen Defends Yellow Into the Pyrenees
A surprise leader in yellow, the favourites lying in wait, and the fabled Col du Tourmalet looming as the 2026 Tour's first hors catégorie test — the race for the mountains starts now.
By ZealZag TeamGrand Départ Barcelona: The Tour Opens with Its First Team Time Trial Since 1971
Twenty-two squads rolled off the Parc del Fòrum ramp and pointed at Montjuïc on Saturday as the Tour de France opened its 2026 edition with a team time trial through the streets of Barcelona — a format not seen at a Tour Grand Départ since 1971, and one carrying an individual GC twist that made every second count.
By ZealZag TeamKrakow 2026: Hunt and Watson Make History as Speed Mixed Relay Debuts at World Climbing Series
Emma Hunt and Samuel Watson set the first Speed Mixed Relay world record in history — 11.22 seconds — as the World Climbing Series opened its Krakow speed event with two discipline firsts: the Speed 4 format's World Cup debut and the inaugural Mixed Relay qualification on the world stage.
By ZealZag TeamBlunk and Boichis Take Short-Track Glory in the Alps at La Thuile XCC
Savilia Blunk and Adrien Boichis emerged from bar-to-bar chaos to win the Elite XCC Short Track at Round 7 of the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series — the only event on the calendar that gathers all four disciplines in one Alpine hub.
By ZealZag TeamVal d'Aran VDA 163K 2026: Europe's Biggest Mountain Ultra Is Running Now
The HOKA Val d'Aran by UTMB's flagship 163K race — Europe's biggest trail ultra and a direct qualifier to UTMB Mont-Blanc 2027 — departed Vielha at dawn this morning with 7,500 runners from 91 countries.
By ZealZag TeamMirosław's Last Race Is in Krakow — and the Whole World Is Watching
The World Climbing Series returns to Krakow's UNESCO Main Market Square with a new format and an unmissable storyline: Aleksandra Mirosław, Olympic champion and world record holder, racing in her home city in what she has said will be her final competitive season.
By ZealZag TeamGaudí's Avenue Belongs to the Tour: 80,000 Fill Barcelona for the Team Presentation
With 80,000 spectators lining Avinguda de Gaudí between the Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site and the Sagrada Família, and Castellers building human towers while Sílvia Pérez Cruz sang, Barcelona staged the most architecturally striking team presentation in Tour de France history — two days before the race begins.
By ZealZag TeamSpeed Climbing Comes to a UNESCO Market Square: Krakow World Cup Preview
The World Climbing Series arrives in Krakow's UNESCO Heritage Market Square for a speed-only World Cup that debuts a radical new four-lane race format. Zhao Yicheng owns the 4.58-second world record; Sam Watson and Veddriq Leonardo are here to take it back.
By ZealZag TeamThe Appetiser Runs First: Val d'Aran's PDA 55K Today, UTMB European Major VDA 163K Tomorrow
The HOKA Val d'Aran by UTMB's 2026 edition is mid-race: the PDA 55K runs today through the Colomèrs glacial cirque from Salardú, while tomorrow the VDA 163K — the UTMB World Series European Major and a direct qualifier to UTMB Mont-Blanc 2027 — fires from Vielha at dawn.
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UCI MTB World Cup La Thuile 2026: Can Goldstone Tame Europe's Steepest DH?
In 48 hours, the UCI Downhill World Cup debuts at La Thuile on the series' steepest course. Jackson Goldstone leads practice. Vali Höll and Gracey Hemstreet battle for the women's lead.
By ZealZag TeamRound 7 Opens in La Thuile: WHOOP UCI MTB World Series Brings Four Disciplines to Valle d'Aosta
The WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series arrives at La Thuile this weekend for the most format-dense event on the calendar — XCO, XCC, Downhill, and Enduro all racing in one Alpine hub, with a night Enduro stage and the season's steepest DH course.
By ZealZag TeamThree Days Out: Tour de France 2026 Opens with First Stage 1 TTT Since 1971 in Barcelona
The 113th Tour de France fires its starting gun on Saturday — an unprecedented team time trial up Montjuïc where individual times apply, the first TTT opener since 1971, and Pogačar versus Vingegaard's Giro-winning form versus Evenepoel's chrono power in one 19.6-kilometre opener.
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Tour de France 2026: Barcelona Braces for the Grande Boucle
23 Tour de France teams present at Sagrada Família as Barcelona's Grand Départ week ignites — Pogačar, Vingegaard and Evenepoel on the same starting line for the first time.
By ZealZag TeamThe Tour de France Has Arrived in Barcelona: 23 Teams, Four Days, One Starting Gun
Four days before the Tour de France opens with its first team time trial since 1971, Barcelona is mid-preparation — team buses on the streets, the Montjuïc circuit under reconnaissance, and a GC field where the defending champion and the reigning Giro winner both need to be watched from the first pedal stroke.
By ZealZag TeamGrégoire Takes the Tricolore: France's Men's Road Champion Solo at La Tour-du-Pin
Romain Grégoire won the 2026 French elite men's road championship with a solo attack off the Béjui climb in suffocating heat, claiming his first national title and the tricolore jersey he will wear when the Tour de France opens in Barcelona on July 4.
By ZealZag TeamLavaredo 120K: Namberger's Fourth in a Row, Sunmaya Budha Rewrites the Women's Record
Hannes Namberger set a new race record in claiming his fourth consecutive Lavaredo Ultra Trail 120K title, while Sunmaya Budha came from behind to beat Lucy Bartholomew and break the women's course record at the Dolomites' showpiece night-start ultra.
By ZealZag TeamVal di Fassa Enduro: Pugin's Comeback and Botteram's 0.6-Second Miracle
Mélanie Pugin stormed from sixth after day one to win the Val di Fassa Enduro World Cup as Tristan Botteram took the men's title from Tommaso Calonaci by just 0.623 seconds in a single final-stage showdown after weather cut the day's format.
By ZealZag TeamBouillard Rewrites the Clock at Western States: All Three Men Under 14 Hours
Vincent Bouillard ran 13:46:16 to shatter Jim Walmsley's seven-year course record at Western States 100, while Jenn Lichter set the women's mark in her 100-mile debut — the first time in the race's history that three men broke the 14-hour barrier on the same day.
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Western States 100 2026: Bouillard and Lichter Shatter Course Records
Vincent Bouillard destroyed Jim Walmsley's 2019 course record by 23 minutes as Jenn Lichter won her 100-mile debut in a historic performance at the 2026 Western States Endurance Run.
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EWS Val di Fassa 2026: Conolly and Łukasik Dominate Dolomites Enduro
Ella Conolly and Sławomir Łukasik extended their UCI Enduro World Cup series leads with commanding wins in Val di Fassa, Trentino, after two days of blistering racing through the Italian Dolomites.
By ZealZag TeamStornes, Iden, Blummenfelt in the Frankfurt Heat: IRONMAN's European Championship Is Live
The IRONMAN European Championship in Frankfurt opened this morning with a modified course — 125km bike, 21.1km run — after 35°C heat forced organisers to shorten distances. Three Norwegian world champions are on the start list. Results pending.
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VIVO Rio Pro 2026: Yago Dora Reigns, Lindblad Claims First CT Win
Brazil's Yago Dora triumphed on home turf at Saquarema with a 15.00 finals score as American Sawyer Lindblad broke through for her maiden Championship Tour victory at the 2026 VIVO Rio Pro.
By ZealZag TeamVal di Fassa Enduro Day 1: Three Stages Down, the Dolomites Race Back Into Form
The first race day of UCI Enduro World Cup Round 3 in Val di Fassa ran three stages — Tutti Frutti, 9.90, and Ciasates EWS — across the Dolomite limestone above Canazei. Five hundred riders in the field, warm Italian afternoon, and the provisional results loading as this is filed.
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