Europe’s Major the Hoka Val D’Aran was last weekend in the Pyrenees mountains of Spain, and just like clockwork the weather plays tricks on the organizers. Several events had to be shortened and their routes adjusted. But, double stones were at stake, so over 5,000 runners put on their bibs and got things done.
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For full results visit the UTMB website, below the top runners by race:
VDA 163KM (100M – 8 Stones)
Women:
- Laura VAN VOOREN – Belgium – 20:26:37
- Yuanyuan WU – China – 20:38:22
- Anca CINDEA – Romania – 22:11:23
Men:
- Arthur JOYEUX-BOUILLON – France – 16:25:48
- Santos Gabriel RUEDA – Argentina – 16:53:56
- Arnau SEGUÍ MOLL – Spain – 17:13:03
CDH 110KM (100K – 6 Stones)
Women:
- Mari Klakegg FENRE – Norway – 12:31:45
Amaia RAZKIN MEDRANO – Spain – 14:12:08
Elodie PIERRE – FRA – 14:24:05
Men:
- Baptiste COATANTIEC – FRA – 10:53:36
- Manuel ANGUITA – Spain – 10:57:16
- Oriol BARBANY BOFILL – Spain – 11:13:12
PDA 55KM (50K – 4 Stones)
Women:
- Miao YAO – China – 05:31:39
- Sylvia NORDSKAR – Norway – 05:36:29
- Ikram RHARSALLA – Spain – 05:47:02
Men:
- Nadir MAGUET – Italy – 04:52:06
- Leonard MITRICA – Romania – 05:00:16
- Pablo BAUTISTA ROVIRA – Spain – 05:05:19
EXP 32KM (50K – 4 Stones)
Women:
- Moana Lilly KEHRES – Spain – 03:01:00
- Aina CUSI BATLLE – Spain – 03:02:33
- Rebecca KOHNE – South Africa – 03:03:49
Men:
- Dominik TABOR – Poland – 02:28:18
- Bruno ARGUELLES DIAZ – Spain – 02:36:08
- Asier LABAIRU – Spain – 02:41:45
Sky Master 15KM (20K – 2 Stones)
Women:
- Rosa LARA FELIU – Spain – 01:24:43
- Núria TARRAGÓ CLOP – Spain – 01:33:17
- Cristina GARCÍA HOMBRAVELLA – Spain – 01:34:19
Men:
- Alex GARCIA CARRILLO – Spain – 01:11:30
- Adrian IVARS – Spain – 01:15:52
- Andres GARCIA BLANCO – Spain – 01:17:30
Sky Prom 15KM (20K – 2 Stones)
Women:
- Judith SORIANO SÁNCHEZ – Spain – 01:35:22
- Valeria HERNÁNDEZ PEREZ – Spain – 01:41:58
- Marina BLANCO JUAN – Spain – 01:44:51
Men:
- Flavien BRULIN – France – 01:21:28
- Àlex MESTRE RUIZ – Spain – 01:28:08
- 3. Dennis OTERO – Spain – 01:28:18
Below are the numbers broken down by distance and gender:
- VDA Starters: 652. DNF: 167 + Finishers: 485. Women 39 (8%), Men 446 (92%).
- CDH Starters: 893. DNF: 101 + Finishers: 792. Women 54 (7%), Men 738 (93%).
- CDH 2 Starters: 363. DNF: 24 + Finishers: 339. Women 42 (12%), Men 297 (88%).
- PDA Starters: 1621. DNF: 220 + Finishers: 1402. Women 245 (17%), Men 1157 (83%).
- EXP Starters: 1061. DNF: 27 + Finishers: 1035. Women 249 (24%), Men 786 (76%).
- Sky Master Starters: 798. DNF: 27 + Finishers: 790. Women 318 (43%), Men 453 (57%).
- Sky Prom Starters: 51. DNF: 1 + Finishers: 50. Women 9 (18%), Men 41 (82%).
- Vielha 10K Starters: 202. DNF: 0 + Finishers: 202. Women 90 (45%), Men 112 (55%).
*not 100% sure why UTMB lists the CDH as two different races, but I assume it was weather-related.
Val D’Aran by UTMB saw a total 5,641 starters and 5,095 finishers. 1,046 (20%) women and 4.030 (80%) men reached the finish line and earned themselves their respective double stones and an UTMB index (or directly punched their ticket to the Finals in Chamonix for 2026).
Next up is Trail Verbier St Bernard in Switzerland on 11-13 July, 2025. For a full list of UTMB World Series events visit the ECC UTMB World Series events calendar.
