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Cink's Fairytale, Pieterse's Perfect Week: Leogang XCO Ends in the Mud
Ondřej Cink won his first career XCO World Cup at 34 years old, pulling away from a field that included every major cross-country name in a muddy seven-lap battle at Saalfelden-Leogang. Puck Pieterse completed the weekend double — XCC short track Friday, XCO Sunday — with 50 seconds to spare.
By ZealZag TeamMelamed and Conolly Take the Enduro at Leogang Round 4: World Cup Day 3 Field Report
Jesse Melamed (Canyon CLLCTV Factory Team) and Ella Conolly closed out the enduro races at Leogang Round 4 — Conolly defending the venue she won at last year and the overall UCI title she carries into 2026. Downhill Q1 ran clean with Marine Cabirou and Dylan Maples on top in the women's and men's qualifying respectively.
By ZealZag TeamGoldstone by 59 Hundredths, Hemstreet Beats Höll at Home: Leogang DHI in the Rain
Jackson Goldstone won the Leogang DHI World Cup by 59 hundredths of a second over Loïc Bruni in conditions that turned the track into a sliding puzzle. Gracey Hemstreet took back-to-back wins, holding off Valentina Höll on Höll's home circuit in the final ride of the afternoon.
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 TeamLeogang XCC: Blevins Makes History, Pieterse Splits a Front Group in Seconds
Christopher Blevins took his fourth consecutive UCI Cross-Country Short Track World Cup win at Leogang on Friday, powering away from teammate Vidaurre Kossmann on the final climb. Puck Pieterse split a five-rider front group mid-race to win the women's race by 16 seconds — the kind of dominant move that makes the rest of the field look like they are racing a different event.
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 TeamThe EPIC Opens: Training Day at Leogang as the MTB World Cup's Most Stacked Weekend Begins
The WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series Round 4 opened in Saalfelden-Leogang today with practice sessions across downhill and cross-country — four disciplines, four days, one mountain, and a historic first: for the first time, the Elite Women's DH final is the headline event that closes Saturday's programme.
By ZealZag Team