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Sierre-Zinal

Mountain race

Sierre-Zinal is a Swiss mountain race linking Sierre and Zinal in Valais. Its organizer’s current course guide describes 31 kilometers through forests, alpine pastures and ridges, with more than 2,000 meters of climbing.

Setting
Sierre to Zinal, Valais, SwitzerlandSource
Current course guide
31 km; over 2,000 m of climbingThe inspected official guide currently carries a 2027 event header.Source

19 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

11 editorial issues

Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.

Sierre-Zinal — monthly TUM coverageFrom Jul 2024 through Nov 2026. Highest month: 3 issues. Exact counts are provided in the accessible chart description.Jul 2024: 0 editorial issuesAug 2024: 3 editorial issuesSep 2024: 0 editorial issuesOct 2024: 0 editorial issuesNov 2024: 1 editorial issueDec 2024: 0 editorial issuesJan 2025: 0 editorial issuesFeb 2025: 0 editorial issuesMar 2025: 0 editorial issuesApr 2025: 0 editorial issuesMay 2025: 0 editorial issuesJun 2025: 0 editorial issuesJul 2025: 1 editorial issueAug 2025: 2 editorial issuesSep 2025: 0 editorial issuesOct 2025: 0 editorial issuesNov 2025: 0 editorial issuesDec 2025: 0 editorial issuesJan 2026: 0 editorial issuesFeb 2026: 0 editorial issuesMar 2026: 0 editorial issuesApr 2026: 0 editorial issuesMay 2026: 0 editorial issuesJun 2026: 0 editorial issuesJul 2026: 1 editorial issueAug 2026: 3 editorial issuesSep 2026: 0 editorial issuesOct 2026: 0 editorial issuesNov 2026: 0 editorial issues
Jul 2024Peak 3Nov 2026

Monthly editorial issue counts: Jul 2024: 0; Aug 2024: 3; Sep 2024: 0; Oct 2024: 0; Nov 2024: 1; Dec 2024: 0; Jan 2025: 0; Feb 2025: 0; Mar 2025: 0; Apr 2025: 0; May 2025: 0; Jun 2025: 0; Jul 2025: 1; Aug 2025: 2; Sep 2025: 0; Oct 2025: 0; Nov 2025: 0; Dec 2025: 0; Jan 2026: 0; Feb 2026: 0; Mar 2026: 0; Apr 2026: 0; May 2026: 0; Jun 2026: 0; Jul 2026: 1; Aug 2026: 3; Sep 2026: 0; Oct 2026: 0; Nov 2026: 0.

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Diggins’s Superior plan

TUM linked Diggins’s plan for a first 100-mile attempt after earlier trail races. The plan is separate from September’s result.

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Sierre-Zinal’s results and aid-station discussion

TUM covered Florea and Kiriago’s wins, podiums and the aid-station clip, distinguishing allowed assistance from an alleged rules violation.

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Allen’s Sierre-Zinal result

TUM reported Allen’s sixth place and the attributed improvement on the prior American best, with his own reaction linked.

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Petit and her guides

TUM reported Petit’s Sierre-Zinal finish with Moreno and Mas and linked footage of their directional-bar technique.

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Sierre-Zinal’s August 8 preview and following guide

The August 7 preview named a deep Sierre-Zinal field, including Jessie Diggins’s planned debut. It supplied start times, regional viewing links and race-weekend anti-doping education; these are contemporary plans, not later start confirmations.

Event date: August 8, 2026 · TUM publication: August 7, 2026

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Sierre-Zinal preview reading and interviews

TUM linked iRunFar’s field previews and on-site athlete interviews, Freetrail’s Rest Day discussion and Rob Prosser’s audio analysis. The interviews covered Kimutai’s goal, Brinkman’s return and Liaci’s transition from road to mountain racing.

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Gibson’s planned run-to-bike double

Anna Gibson announced Sierre-Zinal on August 8 and the Leadville 100 MTB on August 15. Brooks and TrainingPeaks were named in her announcement; no employment or sponsorship agreement is inferred. Plans are separate from later start or result reports.

Event date: 2026 · TUM publication: July 29, 2026

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Chepngeno defends Sierre-Zinal

Joyline Chepngeno won Sierre-Zinal in 2:54:49 in 2025, defending her 2024 title.

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Stack’s 2025 season checkpoint

TUM described Taylor Stack’s Pitz podium and earlier Broken Arrow finish, plus a planned Sierre-Zinal start. The later Sierre-Zinal result takes precedence over the plan.

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Schide’s dated racing plan and training account

TUM reported Katie Schide skipping UTMB in 2025, preparing for Worlds and Sierre-Zinal, and linked coach Jason Koop’s Hardrock training analysis. Later race results remain separate.

Earlier coverage (9)
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The 2025 Sierre-Zinal preview

TUM previewed Sierre-Zinal’s 2025 edition. The subsequent August 16 results take precedence over this planned race.

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Historical Sierre-Zinal viewing information

TUM discussed the 2025 Sierre-Zinal broadcast arrangements and linked FloTrack. Historical viewing destinations are not newly verified availability.

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Alonso’s 2025 withdrawal plans

TUM reported Sara Alonso expecting to miss Sierre-Zinal and OCC after an injury, with possible later-season goals. These are dated self-reports, not current health or final results.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: July 19, 2025

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Jornet’s season conversation and possible 2025 plans

TUM recalled Jornet’s tenth win in his season conversation.

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Jornet writes about his 2024 training focus

Named as a focus in Jornet’s training article, without an entry or result claim in this item.

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Jornet’s tenth Sierre-Zinal win in the 2024 account

TUM reported Jornet’s tenth Sierre-Zinal win in 2024, a 1.5-second winning margin and a one-second improvement on his own course record.

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Chepngeno’s women’s win as reported in 2024

TUM’s 2024 women’s result account named Chepngeno first and Adkin second, with an eight-minute margin.

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Sierre-Zinal recap and full-race replay links

The result discussion included iRunFar’s recap and a full-race replay link.

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Sierre-Zinal’s August 2024 preview

An August 10, 2024 race preview linked livestream and primer coverage; later finals remain separate.

Event date: August 10, 2024 · TUM publication: August 5, 2024

Repeated links & other mentions (1)
Repeated link

Sierre-Zinal’s aid-station clip

The issue repeated this link from earlier coverage. It is not a new report.

Connections

Runner in this dated result coverage

Mădălina Florea

TUM covered Florea and Kiriago’s wins, podiums and the aid-station clip, distinguishing allowed assistance from an alleged rules violation.

Source

Runner in this dated result coverage

Philemon Kiriago

TUM covered Florea and Kiriago’s wins, podiums and the aid-station clip, distinguishing allowed assistance from an alleged rules violation.

Source

Runner in this dated result coverage

Caroline Kimutai

TUM covered Florea and Kiriago’s wins, podiums and the aid-station clip, distinguishing allowed assistance from an alleged rules violation.

Source

Runner in this dated result coverage

Morven Goodrum

TUM covered Florea and Kiriago’s wins, podiums and the aid-station clip, distinguishing allowed assistance from an alleged rules violation.

Source
Sources & notes

Facts above link directly to their sources. Published TUM dates and public-source check dates describe different things.

Public background sources checked October 20, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.

The2024Sierre-Zinal narrative gives a1.5-second margin; the independently read result table displays whole-second times2:25:34 and2:25:36. Source precision remains separate and no timing cause is inferred.

  • Sierre-Zinal Undated course guide on the official site, currently headed for the 2027 edition; inspected October 20, 2026 · Checked Oct 20, 2026

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Public background & sources Checked October 20, 2026

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