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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 TeamJeffreys Bay: How a South African Pointbreak Became Surfing's Holy Grail
J-Bay's right-hand point at Supertubes is the wave every serious surfer has referenced in conversation, even if they've never been. How the Eastern Cape town became part of surfing mythology, what the wave actually delivers, and what the Championship Tour's annual return says about the sport's geography.
By ZealZag TeamRunning Comrades: How to Train, Enter, and Conquer the Up Run
The Comrades Marathon is 85.777km from Durban to Pietermaritzburg with 21,000 runners, a 12-hour cutoff, and five named climbs. Here is everything you need to plan your own Comrades entry: qualifying, training, the five hills, and how to spend your week in KwaZulu-Natal.
By ZealZag TeamComrades Marathon 2026: 21,000 Runners on the Eve of the Up Run
On Saturday morning 21,633 runners line up on Dr Pixley Ka Seme Street in Durban for the 99th Comrades Marathon — the Up Run to Pietermaritzburg. Gerda Steyn chases a fourth straight title. Piet Wiersma defends. The Big Five climbs await.
By ZealZag Team
Cape Town Cycle Tour: Inside the World's Biggest Individually-Timed Bike Race
The Cape Town Cycle Tour is the largest individually-timed mass-participation cycling event on the planet — roughly 35,000 riders, 109 kilometres around the Cape Peninsula every March. Here is what makes it the spiritual centre of South African cycling.
By ZealZag Team
Chapman's Peak Drive: The Cape Peninsula Loop Every Visiting Cyclist Wants to Ride
Chapman's Peak Drive is a nine-kilometre cliff road carved between Hout Bay and Noordhoek above the Atlantic. Linked with Cape Point and Boyes Drive, it forms the standard Cape Town cycling pilgrimage — a 100-kilometre loop that defines a visit to the city.
By ZealZag Team
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.
By ZealZag Team