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Gorgeous scenery, tasty kai, scooter rides and summer training: Zoe Hobbs starts three-month 'Euro tour'

Champion NZ 100m sprint star Zoe Hobbs who has been in Switzerland this past week is vlogging her Europe travels. Zoe Hobbs / TikTok  

New Zealand sprint star Zoe Hobbs is training and enjoying summer in Europe ahead of her upcoming track meets, sharing daily vlogs she jokes "nobody asked for".

Hobbs, 25, has been in Switzerland this past week, the first stop on her three-month "Euro tour".

Zoe Hobbs told her followers on social media she couldn't wait to start her Europe travels. Zoe Hobbs / Facebook

"It’s finally time and I CANT WAIT," Hobbs said Wednesday, sharing several images on her socials of her 30-plus hours of international travel and eventual touchdown in Geneva.

The Kiwi athlete took more than 30 hours to travel from New Zealand to Switzerland. Zoe Hobbs / Facebook

So far Hobbs has vlogged her various gym and track training rituals including bringing her boyfriend along to a summer's day training, which she captioned "man can't handle the heat".

Zoe Hobbs' boyfriend has helped her train in Switzerland. Zoe Hobbs / TikTok

She has also shared glimpses of tasty kai, picturesque scenery, boat rides and her scooter adventures ahead of her Diamond League meet in Lausanne this week.

@zoe__hobbs ♬ Young Folks
Kelvin McDonald
Kelvin McDonald

Kelvin McDonald has been part of our Whakaata Māori newsroom since 2007. Formerly a researcher for Native Affairs, Kelvin has since moved across to our Online News Team where his new role as Digital Video Editor utilises his years of experience and skills in research, editing and reporting.