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Pere Antoni Borràs Wins 24km Canillo Trail Race

Nearly 100 runners launched the Canillo Trail Races in El Tarter, navigating 1,450m elevation in the 24km and 600m in the 16km events amid stunning parish landscapes.

Key Points

  • Navarrete won 24km in 2:44:12 on Sunday and topped 49km combined standings.
  • Zenaida Fernandez won women's 24km in 3:23:08; Liliana Cunha took women's combined.
  • Baptiste Plessis won 15km men's in 1:39:52; Florencia Vasquez women's in 1:49:18.
  • Event drew 220 runners over two days across Andorra's Canillo mountains.

Adrià Navarrete of Trail Xics Montseny has won the overall combined standings at the Canillo Trail Races after dominating Sunday's long-distance event.

The two-day competition, which drew 220 runners across four distances amid Canillo's mountain landscapes, concluded on Sunday. Navarrete claimed victory in the 24km race—featuring 1,600m of positive elevation gain—with a time of 2:44:12. Albert Sesé of Fast Competició placed second in 2:48:13, followed by Àlex Munyó in 2:57:23. Zenaida Fernandez led the women's category in 3:23:08, with Coral Güell second in 3:34:57 and Asia Komissarova third in 3:41:39. The race started at 9am from El Tarter and attracted 61 participants.

Navarrete also secured the top spot in the 49km combined category, pairing his Sunday performance with Saturday's results. Liliana Cunha of Fast Triatló won the women's combined title.

In the concurrent 15km event, which began at 9:30am with 60 entrants, Baptiste Plessis took the men's win in 1:39:52, ahead of Martí Vallbona of Unió Excursionista Vic in 1:43:19 and Miguel Martins da Silva in 1:51:18. Florencia Vasquez topped the women in 1:49:18, followed by Miren Txabarri in 2:15:43 and Andorran Mònica Garcia in 2:19:52.

Saturday's races opened the event with nearly 100 runners. Pere Antoni Borràs won the 24km men's race in 2:37:13, ahead of Navarrete in 2:47:09 and Sesé in 2:48:13. Coral Güell claimed the women's 24km in 3:26:02, with Sandra Ibáñez second in 3:31:02 and Cunha third in 3:28:13. Eneko Mariño led the 16km men in 1:43:58, followed by Vallbona in 1:49:52 and Carlos Gámez of Konsports in 1:58:41. Mònica Garcia won the 16km women's race in 2:33:44, ahead of Mamen del Castillo of Corredors CAT in 2:34:28 and Ariadna Ramil in 2:36:25.

Overall rankings will combine results from both days across four categories: Grand Marathon (24km + 24km), Marathon (24km + 15km), Long Trail (16km + 24km) and Speed Trail (16km + 15km).

Canillo senior consul Jordi Alcobé commended the participants' effort and spirit, highlighting how such events position the parish as a hub for outdoor sports. The races, backed by the local council and government, traversed peaks over 2,000m, forests, valleys and lakes.

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