The North Face Transgrancanaria 2025

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22.02.25: Henriette Albon and Caleb Olson, the new King and Queen of the Classic at The North Face Transgrancanaria 2025

Henriette Albon and Caleb Olson dominated their respective categories at the The North Face Transgrancanaria 2025 Classic. The race, which started at midnight on Friday at Las Canteras Beach, saw a thousand athletes leave the sand of the capital's beach behind to cover the 126 kilometres to Parque Sur in Maspalomas.

The first part of the race was carried out at a frenetic pace and with a level playing field rarely seen in an ultra-distance competition. In the women's category, Claudia Tremps started leading the race, until Henriette Albon, the eventual winner, gradually closed the gap. It was at the Tejeda crossing that the Norwegian began to open a lead and ended up crossing the finish line more than an hour ahead of the Catalan from the On Team team. 15:02:50 was the time taken by the 2025 champion, who will already leave her name in the history of The North Face Transgrancanaria, in the year she made her debut in this premier event. In second place, one hour and six minutes behind, was the aforementioned Claudia Tremps, while the Slovenian Martina Klancnik, always in the leading group, rounded out the podium.

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Pictured: Henrietta Albon
Photo credit: Miguel Travieso

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In the men's category, there was also a clear dominator in Caleb Olson. The Nike Trail athlete broke the absolute record for the race by stopping the clock at 12:17:25. Despite the stratospheric time, The North Face runner Jonathan Albon only finished just eight minutes later. The bronze medal went to another runner from the North Face team, also British, Josh Wade, who also broke the 13 hour mark.

The extreme difficulty of the race caused several favourite riders to retire, such as Yngvild Kaspersen, Abel Carretero, Pau Capell, Borja Fernández and Miguel Heras.

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Pictured: Caleb Olson
Photo credit: Miguel Travieso

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Top 3 Men

1 - Caleb OLSON
2 - Jonathan ALBON
3 - Josh WADE
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Top 3 Women

1 - Henriette ALBON
2 - Claudia TREMPS
3 - Martina KLANCNIK POTRC
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Full results here

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Ida Nilsson and Raul Butaci are crowned winners of the Advanced

The municipality of Teror hosted for the first time the start of the Advanced, the second longest distance race of The North Face Transgrancanaria, a route with 82 kilometers that separate Villa Mariana from Parque Sur. More than 900 runners took part in the spectacular start with the Basílica del Pino as the protagonist.

In the women's category, the Swede Ida Nilsson, who arrived in Gran Canaria for the first time with an impressive list of achievements behind her, did not disappoint, dominating the race from the first kilometres and the first refreshment stop in Fontanales. She reached the finish line in Maspalomas with a time of 08:34:54. In second place was the Spanish Anna Tarasova, who despite being second throughout the race, never allowed the winner to get too far behind, putting in a great performance, finishing just five minutes behind the winner. Her great times earned Nilsson and Tarsova eighth and ninth in the general classification respectively. The third step of the podium went to the Polish Katarzyna Solinska, who reduced the time to under nine hours.

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Pictured: Ida Nilsson
Photo credit: Miguel Travieso

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In the men's category, Raul Butaci and Oswaldo Medina from Gran Canaria duelled for the lead during the first half of the race, where they arrived practically tied until Tejeda. From there, the Romanian runner based in Lleida gradually increased the advantage until crossing the finish line at around five in the afternoon. Butaci, winner of the Classic race last year, added to his impressive list of achievements with another victory, this time in the Advanced. Meanwhile, the Gran Canarian obtained his best result after participating in other editions of the Advanced and the Marathon. Third place went to debutant Tomás Hudec, from the Czech Republic, who stopped the clock just four minutes behind his predecessor.

Despite battling illness, Josh Beaumont of the SportsShoes x The North Face team, crossed the line in a very respectable 111th place after a seriously tough day on the trails.

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Pictured: Raul Butaci (centre) leads out the field at the start of the Advanced race.
Photo credit: Miguel Travieso

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Top 3 Men

1 - Raul BUTACI
2 - Oswaldo MEDINA GUTIÉRREZ
3 - Tomás HUDEC
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Top 3 Women

1 - Ida NILSSON
2 - Anna TARASOVA
3 - Katarzyna SOLINSKA
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21.02.25: Spectacular victories of Jennifer Lichter and Francesco Puppi at The North Face Transgrancanaria 2025 Marathon

The municipality of Tejeda witnessed the departure of 1,600 runners who participated in the most popular race of The North Face Transgrancanaria 2025; the 47km Marathon.

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In the women's race, The North Face American Jennifer Lichter dominated from start to finish, winning for the second consecutive year. She managed to open a comfortable lead especially in the passage through Ayagaure, where she was already more than five minutes ahead of her immediate pursuer, Sylvia Nordskar. Lichter crossed the finish line of Parque Sur in Maspalomas in less than four hours, 03:59:42. Finally, the Norwegian runner of the Hoka team kept the second position, arriving less than eight minutes behind the winner. Meanwhile, the Catalan runner of the Merrell brand, Celia Balcells, completed the women's podium.

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Pictured: Jennifer Lichter
Photo credit: Ian Corless

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In the men's category, it was a tense and emotional finish. At the Tunte crossing, Italian athlete, Francesco Puppi was in third place, two minutes and fifty-five seconds behind Robert Pkemoi, who at that moment was the outstanding leader of the race. At the next point of Ayagaures, the distance between the two was reduced to 2:20 as he moved up to second place. On the finish line, the Italian overtook the leader with 300 meters to go in a spectacular sprint into Parque Sur. Puppi did not slow down until he crossed the finish line in 3:23:26, thus writing his name in history in his debut in the Gran Canaria race. Joma's African athlete finally came in 18 seconds behind, almost winning his third consecutive victory in The North Face Transgrancanaria Marathon. In third place came the Portuguese Tiago Vieira, also from the Joma team, 7:36 behind the champion.

For the SportsShoes x The North Face race team, Rich Gill delivered another sparkling performance finishing in 109th place and 18th V40 overall.

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Pictured: Francesco Puppi
Photo credit: Ian Corless

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Top 3 Men

1 - Francesco PUPPI
2 - Robert PKEMOI MATAYANGO
3 - Tiago NOBRE VIEIRA
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Top 3 Women

1 - Jennifer LICHTER
2 - Sylvia NORDSKAR
3 - Celia Balcells Serra
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Full results here
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20.02.25: Judith Wyder and Antonio Martinez shine in the Half while Charlotte Delabarre and Ione Guerra dominate the Promo

The Half

More than 1000 runners took part in one of the most spectacular races in the Canary Islands and both the challenging course and the level of the participants made The Half a real spectacle.

In the women's race, Judith Wyder secured a dazzling double after yesterday's victory in the KV Vertical El Gigante. Behind her, the Spaniards Marta Martínez (La Sportiva) and Naira Irigoyen (Open Team) completed the leading trio in the women's category.

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Pictured: Top 3 Women
Photo credit: Carlos Diaz-Recio

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Likewise, Antonio Martínez (Asics) won the men's 21-kilometer race for the second consecutive year, reducing his time by almost 10 minutes last year. After him, Alain Santamaría was the next to cross the finish line - the Open Team runner was also runner-up in yesterday's KV El Gigante. Another Spanish athlete, Adrián Ivars, completed the podium.

For the SportsShoes x The North Face race team, Ben Mounsey finished 33rd overall and 5th in his age category. In the women's race, Katie Brown finished in an excellent 13th position overall in a stellar field of athletes.

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Pictured: Top 3 Men
Photo credit: Carlos Diaz-Recio

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Top 3 Men

1 - Antonio MARTINEZ PEREZ
2 - Alain SANTAMARÍA BLANCO
3 - Adrian IVARS IVARS
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Top 3 Women

1 - Wyder JUDITH
2 - Marta MARTÍNEZ ABELLÁN
3 - Naiara IRIGOYEN INDAVEㅤ
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Full results here

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Pictured: Katie Brown
Photo credit: Ben Johnson
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The Promo

The 12k Promo race started from the municipality of Artenara, taking the participants through the impressive pine forest of Pinos de Gáldar and bordering the Caldera de Tejeda.
In the men's race, the Gran Canarian of the Arista Pro Team, Ione Guerra, took the victory, with French runner Charlotte Delabarre equalling his achievement in the women's race.

Tom Cain, competing for the SportsShoes x The North Face team finished in an impressive 50th place on his trail racing debut.
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Pictured: Top 3 Men
Photo credit: Carlos Diaz-Recio

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Top 3 Men

1 - Ione GUERRA ALMEIDA
2 - David RECCO GARCÍA
3 - Jehosua MEDINA SÁNCHEZ
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Top 3 Women

1 - Charlotte DELABARRE
2 - Mónica VEGA PLASENCIA
3 - Sasa TORKAR
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Full results here

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19.02.25: Wins for Judith Wyder and Henri Aymonod at the VK Vertical Kilometer El Gigante

The Vertical Kilometer El Gigante was the opening race of the 26th edition of The North Face Transgrancanaria. Almost 200 runners took part in the 5.5-kilometre route with a gradient of 1,060 metres, with staggered starts from 3:30 p.m. in the spectacular surroundings of the Agaete Valley.

The weather was on the side of the opening day of the North Face Gran Canaria races, where Judith Wyder and Henri Aymonod managed to win at the finish line in the Tamadaba Rural Park.

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Pictured: Judith Wyder
Photo credit: Carlos Diaz-Recio

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The Swiss athlete from the HOKA team, who made her debut in the race, achieved an impressive victory with a time of 45:27, demonstrating her excellent form one day before also participating in the Half modality of the Transgrancanaria. The Spanish Naiara Irigoyen (One Team) and the American Jennifer Lichter (The North Face) completed the women's podium.

In the men's category, Italian Henri Aymonod, from The North Face team, was involved in an exciting battle until the last few metres with Spaniard Alain Santamaría. Aymonod eventually won by 13 seconds, giving him his second consecutive victory in 39 minutes and 22 seconds. The podium was completed by Yoel de Paz from La Palma, who arrived 2 minutes later.

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Pictured: Henri Aymonod
Photo credit: Ben Johnson

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The Canarian residents had a remarkable participation. In the female category, the first to reach the Tamadaba Rural Park was Lorena Padrón, who also finished sixth overall. In the resident category she was accompanied by Laura Burzi and Nuria Muñoz.

In the men's category, Yoel de Paz from La Palma was the fastest with a time of 41:35. The podium for the Canary Islands was completed by Marco Rodríguez from La Gomera and Germán González.

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Kirsty Hall of the SportsShoes x The North Face team won the V50 category and finished 16th overall in the women's race.

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Top 3 Men

1 - Henri AYMONOD
2 - Alain SANTAMARÍA BLANCO
3 - Yoel DE PAZ BAEZA
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Top 3 Women

1 - Wyder JUDITH
2 - Naiara IRIGOYEN INDAVE
3 - Jennifer LICHTER
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Full results here

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