Media
Information for Media Professionals
1. ACCREDITATION
2. ARRIVAL
3. MEDIA CENTER
4. MIXED ZONE
5. WIRELESS DEVICES
6. PHOTOS
7. MEDIA RELEASES
8. MEDIA CONFERENCES
9. MEDIA RACE
10. COMPETITION INFORMATION
11. MEDIA CONTACT
1. Accreditation
We kindly ask media representatives to apply for accreditation for WOC 2026 using the following form: https://forms.gle/TYrnTjArwwFRyZZq5
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 up at the Event Center the previously days the events, or directly at the Media Center during the events.
Check opening days/hours.
2. Arrival
Media representatives who travel by car will be let to use a reserved parking area close the Arenas, that will be easily reaceable also by public transports.
If you need private transportations from your accommodation to the arena, please contact us: media@woc2026.it
Further information will be available in this Media Page of the website.
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: will be specified in future
- Thursday 09: will be specified in future
- Friday 10: will be specified in future
- Saturday 11: will be specified in future
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.
6. Wireless devices
At present not needing to register wireless devices.
7. Media releases
Will be specified in future
8. Media conferences
During WOC 2026 no media conferences will be held.
9. Media race (only during WOC 2026)
Media representatives will free to join the media race which will take place on the WOC 2026 rest day, Wednesday, 8 July. The race will be a sprint distance with two different courses in further specified area.
Additional information will be available in the Media Page of the website.
10. Competition information
Athlete search, official results, live and all information by Media Page.
11. Media contact
Head of Media Services is Fabrizio Varaldo +39 3488142213 (mail to: media@woc2026.it).
