Media

1. Accreditation

We kindly ask media representatives to apply for accreditation for WOC 2026 using the following form: https://forms.gle/4QP7iJygSXLNq36h8
The deadlines for media accreditations will expire twenty days before the beginning of the events (15th June 2026), after we cannot guarantee that we’ll still be able to confirm your accreditation.

Media accreditations can be picked directly at the Media Center during the events.

Check opening days/hour of the Media Center:
Tuesday 07: 08:30- 19:00
Thursday 09: no media center
Friday 10: 12:00-19:00
Saturday 11: 14:30-19:00

2. Arrival

If you need private transportations from your accommodation to the arena, please contact us: media@woc2026.it

3. Media center

We will provide a media center on-site close the arenas.
The following will be available for accredited media representatives:

• Workplaces with power supply;
• Internet (W-LAN);
• Live services (results, video streaming, GPS, maps, OCAD files etc.);
• Access to the finish arena and photo spots;
• Refreshments

Opening hours of the Media Center:

• Tuesday 07: 08:30- 19:00
• Thursday 09: no media center
• Friday 10: 12:00-19:00
• Saturday 11: 14:30-19:00

4. Mixed zone

For post-race interviews there will be a mixed zone at the finish on all days: after crossing the finish line and once they have completed the finish procedure, the athletes will pass to the mixed zone.

Only during individual competitions of WOC 2026, the above procedure will be excepted for the current leader, who will take his/her place on the leader chair on the podium first staying there for 5 minutes.

After that time, the current leader will be guided through the mixed zone where the TV rights-holders can do their live interviews. Once this is done, the current leader must return to the leader chair.

After leaving the leader chair, the athletes will pass again through the mixed zone and are available for interviews with the other media representatives.
Media representatives are not allowed to enter the coaching zone at the finish. Team officials in the coaching zone at the finish are not allowed to do any interviews. It is not possible to do any after-finish interviews outside the mixed zone – neither on the leader chair or in the coaching zone at the finish.

Directly after the flower ceremony, which starts 3 minutes after the last finish and lasts approx. 2 minutes, the TV rights-holders will have 5 minutes in which to do live interviews.

5. Photos

Via the following link, media representatives will be provided with images or footage from the competition areas and from the finish of athletes during OWC and WOC:
www…… / (will be specified in future) Username: …….. Password: ……..
Accredited photographers who have registered for the photo control in the terrain will receive further information the day before the respective race.