It was Europe’s Major, the Hoka Val D’Aran this past weekend in the Pyrenees mountains of Spain, and I owe you the results here. Sorry this is so late this week.
Katarzyna DOMBROWSKA (Poland) and Santos Gabriel RUEDA (Argentina) win VDA (100M race).
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For full results visit the UTMB website, below the top runners by race:
VDA 163KM (100M – 8 Stones)
Women:
- Katarzyna DOMBROWSKA – Poland – 27:33:14
- Aroa SIO – Spain – 29:13:12
- Salomé GRIHON – France – 30:15:49
Men:
- Santos Gabriel RUEDA – Argentina – 21:32:05
- Théo SORIANO – France – 22:23:51
- Delbi VILLA GONGORA – French Polynesia – 22:47:53
CDH 110KM (100K – 6 Stones)
Women:
- Miao YAO – China – 13:04:34
- Alexandra CASSAN-FERRIER – France – 14:01:37
- Mari Klakegg FENRE – Norway – 14:25:16
Men:
- Gautier BONNECARRERE – France – 12:08:55
- Abel CARRETERO – Spain – 12:19:21
- Matis LERAY – France – 12:27:12
TDL 75KM (100K – 6 Stones)
Women:
- Gemma ARENAS – Spain – 10:28:43
- Yana VASIANOVYCH – Ukraine – 10:38:14
- Sara MURILLO – Spain – 11:04:51
Men:
- Adrien JACQUES – France – 08:29:02
- Ivan CALVO – Spain – 08:29:03
- Jan BALLBE PERES – Spain – 08:47:46
PDA 55KM (50K – 4 Stones)
Women:
- Sara ALONSO – Spain – 06:20:12
- Ioana Madalina AMARIEI – Romania – 06:23:06
- Nuria GIL CLAPERA – Spain – 06:25:43
Men:
- Luca DEL PERO – Italy – 05:23:25
- Gianluca GHIANO – Italy – 05:27:42
- Anthony FELBER – France – 05:29:50
EXP 32KM (50K – 4 Stones)
Women:
- María Teresa LA CHICA LHOËST – Spain – 03:12:15
- Maria FUENTES – Spain – 03:13:48
- Blandine L HIRONDEL – France – 03:26:49
Men:
- Joel SANTAMARÍA – Spain – 02:58:43
- Guillaume TIPHENE – France – 02:59:07
- Mario MIRABEL ALVIZ – Spain – 02:59:28
Sky Prom 15KM (20K – 2 Stones)
Women:
- Manca MLEKUŽ – Slovenia – 01:49:07
- Constance JENNESON – Great Britain – 01:55:20
- Ombeline HAUWAERTS – Belgium – 01:57:38
Men:
- Lucas GÓMEZ-GALARZA – Spain – 01:34:55
- Lucas GARDELLE – France – 01:36:30
- Lucas GARCIA – France – 01:36:57
Sky Master 15KM (20K – 2 Stones)
Women:
- Vivien BONZI – Italy – 01:39:12
- Núria TARRAGÓ CLOP – Spain – 01:42:52
- Paula MATA MAHIQUES – Spain – 01:43:29
Men:
- Jan TORRELLA OLLER – Spain – 01:20:16
- Roberto DELORENZI – Switzerland – 01:20:53
- Oriol CARDONA COLL – Spain – 01:21:1
Below are the numbers broken down by distance and gender:
- VDA Starters: 724. DNF: 363 + Finishers: 361. Women 19 (5%), Men 342 (95%).
- CDH Starters: 1,301. DNF: 442 + Finishers: 859. Women 84 (10%), Men 775 (90%).
- TDL Starters: 733. DNF: 122 + Finishers: 611. Women 92 (15%), Men 519 (85%).
- PDA Starters: 1,737. DNF: 247 + Finishers: 1,490. Women 285 (19%), Men 1,205 (81%).
- EXP Starters: 1,151. DNF: 52 + Finishers: 1,099. Women 250 (23%), Men 849 (77%).
- Sky Prom Starters: 69. DNF: 2 + Finishers: 67. Women 9 (13%), Men 58 (87%).
- Sky Master Starters: 968. DNF: 53 + Finishers: 915. Women 342 (37%), Men 573 (63%).
- Vielha 10K Starters: 251. DNF: 1 + Finishers: 250. Women 131 (52%), Men 119 (48%).
Val D’Aran by UTMB saw a huge increase in numbers and had a total of 6,934 starters and 5,652 finishers. 1,212 (21%) women and 1,212 (79%) men reached the finish line and earned themselves their respective double stones and an UTMB index.
Next up is Trail Verbier St Bernard in Switzerland on 10-12 July and https://restonica.utmb.world in France on 09-11 July. For a full list of UTMB World Series events visit the ECC UTMB World Series events calendar.