Spectacular. That was the comment most repeated by the more than 2,000 participants who gathered today at the twelfth edition of Reventón El Paso Fred.Olsen Express. The heart of La Palma became the epicenter of trail running throughout the day with the dispute of five close modalities that brought together thousands of spectators in the municipality. In the queen distance, the Ultra Trail Cumbre Vieja, Manu Anguita and Caludia Mola won, while in the Marathon distance Alejandro Mayor and Inés Astrain won. In the oldest type of Reventón, the Classic, Sergio Álvarez and Nuria Gil won. In the most explosive modalities, Aythami Brito and María Benito were the fastest, with respect to the Sprint, while the Starter was dominated again by the Camacho brothers, Edwin and María.
Ultra Trail Cumbre Vieja
From the first stages of a race (70 km.) that started at 08:00 hours, Manu Anguita and Borja Fernández took the lead. Following closely behind them are three Canarians: Albi Cedrés from Lanzarote, Oswaldo Medina from Gran Canaria and Manuel Alexis Martín from Tenerife. Everyone was very close, but after kilometer 15 the first significant differences began to appear. The brothers Anguita and Borja increased the pace, leaving the Canarian triplet somewhat behind. Even so, Albi and Oswaldo were able to stay close to the first.
The ascent to Reventón substantially modified the positions, with Albi Cedrés now leading the race, but closely followed by Borja Fernández who managed to crown Reventón with a time of 02:14:04. 26 seconds later the man from Lanzarote passed through said checkpoint and the Anguita followed behind him.
The heat made an appearance to toughen a test of 70 kilometers and more than 8,000 meters of accumulated elevation gain. The alternation was the general tone of a career that took a turn with the withdrawal of Cedrés in Fátima. Manuel Alexis Martín took the baton from him and sneaked into the party that the brothers Anguita and Borja Fernández had organized. They were going to dispute the victory.
Reventón El Paso Fred.Olsen Express 2024 / LP / DLP
The older brother took the lead, reaching the finish line with a final time of 06:47:46. Second was Borja Fernández, who continues to resist victory in La Palma (he has a third place and two seconds). The Cantabrian’s time was 06:51:07. Manuel Alexis Martín from Tenerife took third place on the podium with a time of 06:56:15.
In the women’s category, Claudia Mola won a comfortable victory, beating the second-place finisher by almost an hour. Her finish time was 09:29:16, while María Tatiana Mujica González from Gran Canaria crossed the finish line in second position with a time of 10:23:15. Raquel Hernández would be the third in contention, closing her participation at 11:01:59.
Marathon
The Marathon (42.2 km.) was one of the most exciting of the long day of races that took place in El Paso. Alejandro Mayor arrived at the central Manuel Taño street, the true heart of Reventón El Paso 2024, with disbelief at managing to win, by a narrow margin, over Yonet González and Domantas Kavaliauskas. The Gran Canarian man spent 3:53:09 completing the demanding route of the Marathon. Less than two minutes later, Yonet made an appearance, with a time of 03:55:53, while the Lithuanian crossed the finish line in 03:57:09.
The level of the women’s category also offered a beautiful spectacle to the followers who followed the test on the screen installed at the finish line or through the live broadcast that offered all the highlights. Inés Astrain took first place on the podium with a time of 04:25:49, while Yasmina Castro from Gran Canaria was second (04:41:35) and Silvia María Caso third (05:32:01).
Classic
Sergio Álvarez (2:35:32) achieved a close victory in the pioneering modality of Reventón El Paso, the Classic (31.8 km.). Second at the finish line was Javi Fernández from El Hierro (02:36:50), completing the podium with Santi Castellano (02:38:35). That’s for the men’s category. The female one was awarded to Nuria Gil, who was the main favorite. Her finish time was 03:37:33. Alba Senegre (03:11:31) and Elsa Padrón from Gran Canaria (03:20:43) completed the podium.
Sprint
The first place of the Sprint (17.5 km.) was resolved by a matter of seconds. Aythami Brito became the winner with a time of (01:15:12), while Arezki Habibi, winner of the Climb to the Stars last Thursday, came second (01:15:32) and Alejandro Díaz (01:16 :09) third.
Reventón El Paso Fred.Olsen Express 2024 / LP / DLP
María Benito was the first female to complete this Sprint with a time of 01:30:30. Second was Tatiana Cruz (01:42:23) and in third place was Janine Schot, winner of the Climb to the Stars 2024 (01:42:56).
Starter
The little sister of Reventón El Paso 2024 was once again dominated by the Camacho brothers. Edwin won the men’s category of the Starter (8 km.) by spending 36 minutes and 22 minutes. He was followed by Matías Huerta (38:17) and Moisés González (39:56).
For her part, María Camacho was the winner, reaching the finish line in 43 minutes and 45 seconds. Second was Yamila Pérez (46:41) and third Mailine Schober (49:45).
Reventon Kids
This modality hosted the Canary Islands Trail Running Championship for minors and took place in the surroundings of Pino de la Virgen from 12:00 p.m. The winners were:
Mini Kids: Juan Arzola and Aylen Hernández.
Sub 8: Aitor Pérez and Haridian Hernández.
Sub 10: Sergio Camacho and Alejandra Hernández.
Sub 12: Miguel Rodríguez and Daniela Ramos.
Sub 14: Alonso Acero and Sara Rodríguez.
Under 16: Pedro Cantos and Iris Barreto.
Sub 18: Sergio Hernández and Ariana Brito.
2024-04-07 06:27:38
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