The North Face Transgrancanaria 2025

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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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