Sierre-Zinal (Valais, Switzerland) 2026
Also known as: SIERRE ZINAL
Founded in 1974, this point-to-point race crosses from Sierre to Zinal in the Anniviers valley. After the steep opening climb comes a fast traverse past Chandolin and the historic Hotel Weisshorn, with views of five 4,000m peaks. The course is unchanged since its creation.
2,190 m of climbing over 31 km (70 m per km). The median finish was about 4 h.
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- Date
- Sat, 8 Aug 2026
- Start
- 11:00
- Location
- Switzerland
- Distance
- 31.3 km
- Elevation gain
- 2,190 m
- Time limit
- 7h
- ITRA
- H
- Official website
- itra.run/Races/RaceDetails/SIERRE.ZINAL.SIERRE.ZINAL/2026/122833
Elevation profile
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Aid stations and cutoffs
| # | Distance | Aid station | Segment | Cutoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 km | Beauregard | 4 km | — |
| 2 | 7.5 km | Ponchette | 3.5 km | — |
| 3 | 12 km | Chandolin | 4.5 km | — |
| 4 | 16 km | Tignousa | 4 km | — |
| 5 | 20 km | Hôtel Weisshorn | 4 km | — |
| 6 | 24 km | Aid 6Nava（水のみ） | 4 km | — |
| 7 | 27 km | Barneuza | 3 km | — |
| F | 31.3 km | FINISH Zinal | 4.3 km | Day 1 18:007h |
The small figure under each cutoff is the time from the start. Day 1 is the day of the start.
2026 results
1,640 finishers. Finish times of those who finished:
- Fastest
- 2h 26m
- Top 10%
- 3h 11m
- Top 25%
- 3h 43m
- Median
- 4h 22m
- Top 75%
- 4h 56m
- Top 90%
- 5h 24m
- Last finisher
- 6h 49m
"Top 25%" means one in four finishers had crossed the line by this time.
Years with a different course or different cutoffs are not directly comparable.
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