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National Championships Week 2026: Europe Races for the Jersey Before the Tour
The last weekend of June is national championships week — the one race each year where trade teams dissolve and riders race for their country's jersey. It is the final form check before the Tour de France Grand Départ in Barcelona, and the new champions will wear their national colours for the next twelve months.
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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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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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.
By ZealZag Team