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Surf Punta Roca: El Salvador's World-Class Right-Hand Point
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Surf Punta Roca: El Salvador's World-Class Right-Hand Point

Punta Roca is the J-Bay of Central America — a cobblestone freight train that delivers 300-meter rights on a good swell. Everything you need to surf El Salvador's crown jewel: wave conditions, best season, travel logistics, and local tips.

By ZealZag Team
Ride Vancouver Island: The BC Bike Race Seven-Day Route Guide
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Ride Vancouver Island: The BC Bike Race Seven-Day Route Guide

Seven stages of legendary singletrack from Cumberland to North Cowichan — our guide to riding Vancouver Island's BC Bike Race route, covering trail networks, logistics, and the Pacific Northwest spirit.

By ZealZag Team
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Cycling Passo Giau: The Dolomite Climb That Broke Today's Queen Stage

Passo Giau sits at 2,236 metres and delivers 9.9 kilometres averaging 9.3 percent — the climb where Felix Gall attacked to win Stage 19. A guide to riding it yourself, the surrounding Dolomite circuit, and where to base in Alleghe or Cortina d'Ampezzo.

By ZealZag Team
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Siurana: Catalonia's Limestone Cathedral and the Three-Hour Drive From Madrid

Siurana sits above the Prades Mountains in Tarragona — one of the most concentrated collections of hard sport climbing routes in Europe, with routes from 6a to 9b+ on overhanging limestone, three hours from Madrid and twenty minutes from the coast. A guide for the competition climber who wants to stay in Spain.

By ZealZag Team
Race the Giro: Cycling to Andalo in the Brenta Dolomites
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Race the Giro: Cycling to Andalo in the Brenta Dolomites

Andalo's Giro Stage 17 finish sits inside the Brenta Dolomites at 1,039m below the Paganella. Our guide covers the Stage 17 climbs, Trentino travel logistics, best season, and why this Dolomites loop belongs on every cyclist's bucket list.

By ZealZag Team
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Cycling Andalo and the Paganella: Trentino's Alpine Plateau Above Lake Molveno

A route guide to the plateau finish that closed Stage 17 of the 2026 Giro — the Paganella massif above Lake Molveno, the Brenta Dolomites backdrop, and the road network that connects a mountain resort to the wider Trentino cycling grid.

By ZealZag Team
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Korea'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 Team
Race the Giro: Cycling Bellinzona to Carì in Swiss Ticino
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Race the Giro: Cycling Bellinzona to Carì in Swiss Ticino

Stage 16's Bellinzona–Carì route climbs 3,000m through the Leventina Valley to a 1,600m Swiss alpine resort. Our guide covers the 11.7km Carì ascent, Ticino logistics, best season, and why this is one of the finest Giro climbs to ride.

By ZealZag Team
Switzerland Bouldering: Cresciano, Chironico, and Bern's Rock
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Switzerland Bouldering: Cresciano, Chironico, and Bern's Rock

From Ticino's world-class granite erratics at Cresciano and Chironico to the sandstone boulders of the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland is one of Europe's great bouldering destinations. The complete guide for the visiting climber.

By ZealZag Team
Pamplona for Destination Athletes: Navarra's Medieval Training Grounds
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Pamplona for Destination Athletes: Navarra's Medieval Training Grounds

The T100 Spain's new Pamplona venue reveals a training region that most destination athletes have overlooked — rolling Navarra farmland for the bike, mountain Pyrenean cols an hour away, and the Camino de Santiago through the city for long runs. The practical guide.

By ZealZag Team
Cycling Ticino: Bellinzona's Castles, the Leventina, and the Carì Climb
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Cycling Ticino: Bellinzona's Castles, the Leventina, and the Carì Climb

Stage 16 of the 2026 Giro d'Italia runs 113km through the Canton of Ticino from Bellinzona to the Carì summit — a brutal short mountain stage on some of the most scenically dense cycling roads in the Alps. The practical guide to riding this terrain yourself.

By ZealZag Team
Shipwreck Bay and the Far North: The Northland Surf Extension After Raglan
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Shipwreck Bay and the Far North: The Northland Surf Extension After Raglan

Four and a half hours north of Raglan, Shipwreck Bay at Ahipara wraps southwest groundswells into a left-hand point that delivers three-minute rides when it fires. The practical guide to extending your WSL trip into New Zealand's Far North.

By ZealZag Team
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Cycling Lombardy: From the Oltrepò Plains to the Madonna del Ghisallo

Lombardy is where the Giro d'Italia sprints to Milan and where Il Lombardia sends climbers over the Ghisallo. A practical guide to cycling the flat southern plain, the Lake Como climbs, and the classics roads that make this one of the world's most layered cycling regions.

By ZealZag Team
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Manu Bay, Raglan: The Left That the Championship Tour Just Discovered

Manu Bay came to international attention in 1966. The World Surf League Championship Tour took until 2026 to schedule an event there. A practical guide to surfing the left-hand point break at the centre of this month's CT action — and the rest of what Raglan offers.

By ZealZag Team
Switzerland's Bouldering Trinity: Magic Wood, Cresciano, Chironico
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Switzerland's Bouldering Trinity: Magic Wood, Cresciano, Chironico

The three Alpine valleys that turned Switzerland into the world's outdoor bouldering capital — and how to plan a trip around the boulders while the World Climbing Series runs in Bern.

By ZealZag Team
Cycling Lake Maggiore: Italian Lakes Loops from Verbania to Stresa
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Cycling Lake Maggiore: Italian Lakes Loops from Verbania to Stresa

A practical guide to cycling the western shore of Lake Maggiore — the same lakeside roads, foothill climbs, and Borromean island views that closed Giro Stage 13 in Verbania.

By ZealZag Team
Run the Mozart 100 Route: Austria's Alpine UTMB Guide
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Run the Mozart 100 Route: Austria's Alpine UTMB Guide

A practical guide to running the mozart 100 by UTMB route through Austria's Salzkammergut — 119km, the Schafberg and Zwölferhorn summits, and the most scenic lakes in the Alps.

By ZealZag Team
Coromandel Peninsula: New Zealand's Standby-Day Surf Detour
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Coromandel Peninsula: New Zealand's Standby-Day Surf Detour

When Raglan goes flat, the Coromandel Peninsula offers Pacific-coast surf, walking tracks, and a different North Island geography — three hours east of Manu Bay and worth the drive.

By ZealZag Team