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La Thuile and the Aosta Valley: Riding Italy's Alpine Crossroads
The Aosta Valley is Italy's smallest region and one of its least-visited — hemmed in by Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn, and Gran Paradiso, with a UCI World Cup venue at its western end and a Roman city at its base. A practical guide for mountain bikers coming for the race or planning the trip.
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 TeamRide Lenzerheide's Downhill: Following the UCI World Cup Track
The UCI DH World Cup course at Bike Kingdom Lenzerheide is open to lift-access riders between race weekends. A practical guide to riding the track, its three sections, getting there from Zurich, and planning your post-World Cup visit.
By ZealZag TeamIles Wins Lenzerheide DHI Back-to-Back; Newkirk Makes US History
Finn Iles ran 2:46.348 to win a second consecutive UCI DH World Cup at Bike Kingdom, taking a 41-point overall lead. Anna Newkirk posted 3:12.917 for her debut World Cup victory — the first American woman to win an elite DH in 23 years.
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 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 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 TeamKorea's Summer Trails: Riding and Training Around YongPyong and PyeongChang
The resort that hosted Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics has built itself into South Korea's leading MTB destination — a UCI World Cup trail network, a fast rail connection from Seoul, and a Gangwon Province backdrop that most international athletes have never seen.
By ZealZag TeamGlory in the Mud: Lillo and Frei Win History's First Asian XCO World Cup at YongPyong
Dario Lillo led from first corner to last and Sina Frei doubled her XCC win to claim the first UCI XCO World Cup victories on Asian soil — on a course so destroyed by overnight rain that riders spent more time running than pedalling.
By ZealZag Team