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Bucovina Ultra Rocks 2026 Results

25 July 2026

The UTMB World Series travels to Romania for the first time. Bucovina Ultra Rocks by UTMB hosts runners from all over the world in the heart of the Eastern Carpathians near Câmpulung Moldovenesc.

In the ULTRA ROCKS (100M) race Elena Alexandra UNGUREANU (Romania) and Alejandro LOPEZ GARCIA (Spain) take the win.

For full results visit the UTMB website, below the top runners by race:

ULTRA ROCKS 114km (100M – 4 Stones) – Full Results

Women:

  1. Elena Alexandra UNGUREANU – Romania – 21:14:22
  2. Laura BREAUX – France – 22:00:00
  3. Ana Cristina CONSTANTIN – Romania – imminent

Men:

  1. Alejandro LOPEZ GARCIA – Spain – 16:12:30
  2. Alin BATEA – Romania – 17:16:44
  3. Alexandru-Cristian LEPADATESCU – Romania – 17:49:48

FOUR SUMMITS 72km (100K – 3 Stones) – Full Results

Women:

  1. Therese ÅRVIK – Norway – 10:17:27
  2. Igone CAMPOS ODRIOZOLA – Spain – 10:49:10
  3. Magdalena LACZAK – Poland – 11:09:11

Men:

  1. Miguel ARSENIO – Portugal – 08:01:29
  2. Marco PODSCHADEL – Germany – 08:34:13
  3. Alberto AGÚNDEZ – Spain – 08:48:20

LADY’S ROCKS 48km (50K – 2 Stones) – Full Results

Women:

  1. Ioana Madalina AMARIEI – Romania – 05:49:24
  2. Oana MARINA – Romania – 06:10:17
  3. Aina CUSI BATLLE – Spain – 06:11:45

Men:

  1. Karol SIOLA – Poland – 04:56:33
  2. Roger COMELLAS ESPELT – Spain – 05:11:24
  3. Lasse FINSTAD – Norway – 05:14:25

ROCKY 33km (50K – 2 Stones) – Full Results

Women:

  1. Margie KERMABON – France – 04:25:54
  2. Luminita COPACEL – Romania – 04:30:37
  3. Bianca BITIUSCA – Romania – 04:32:35

Men:

  1. Jonasz SZEWC – Poland – 03:20:01
  2. Gheorghita Paul POPA – Romania – 03:26:16
  3. Javier MEGIA CIUDAD – Spain – 03:29:47

RADICAL 20km (20K – 1 Stone) – Full Results

Women:

  1. Daria BOICHUK – Türkiye – 02:17:41
  2. Marta BERLANGA BANDERA – Spain – 02:29:08
  3. Gabriela ROSU – Romania – 02:33:44

Men:

  1. Marcos LOPEZ GALERA – Spain – 01:42:46
  2. Denis BREABAN – Romania – 01:43:31
  3. Szabolcs-Istvan GYORGY – Romania – 01:44:13

RUMBLE ROCK 16.5km (20K – 1 Stone) – Full Results

Women:

  1. Simona TRIFANICA – Romania – 01:46:31
  2. Ana-Maria TOMA – Romania – 01:49:09
  3. Gabriela ROSU – Romania – 01:53:59

Men:

  1. Raul NIETO DEL POZO – Spain – 01:23:18
  2. Mario TEJADA – Spain – 01:26:08
  3. Julen LÓPEZ GALERA – Spain – 01:27:03

Below are the numbers broken down by distance and gender:

  • ULTRA ROCKS Starters: 163. DNF: 63 + Finishers: 100. Women 7 (7%), Men 93 (93%).
  • FOUR SUMMITS Starters: 265. DNF: 27 + Finishers: 238. Women 34 (14%), Men 204 (86%).
  • LADY’S ROCKS Starters: 377. DNF: 24 + Finishers: 353. Women 81 (23%), Men 272 (77%).
  • ROCKY Starters: 442. DNF: 9 + Finishers: 433. Women 121 (13%), Men 312 (87%).
  • RADICAL Starters: 269. DNF: 0 + Finishers: 269. Women 103 (38%), Men 166 (62%).
  • RUMBLE ROCK Starters: 288. DNF: 5 + Finishers: 283. Women 117 (41%), Men 166 (59%).
  • RUNC CHALLENGE Starters: 149. DNF: 0 + Finishers: 149. Women 39 (26%), Men 110 (74%).

Bucovina Ultra Rocks by UTMB saw a total 1,953 starters and 1,825 finishers. 502 (28%) women and 1,323 (72%) men reached the finish line and earned themselves their respective stones for the Finals, a combined 3,238 of them.

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