Transvulcania
Sign in to saveTransvulcania is a long distance race that is held annually on La Palma, one of the western Canary Islands. It is considered one of the hardest mountain-ultramarathons in the world and one of the most important in Spain. The total route has a length of with a cumulative elevation gain of and elevation loss of . The race has taken place since 2009, with the participation of many international runners.
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- Instance of
- trail running
- Country
- Spain
- Located in
- La Palma
- Continent
- Europe
- Location
- Canary Islands
- Official website
- transvulcania.es
- Image
- Transvulcania Puerto Tazacorte 01 2014-05-10.JPG
- Length
- 72.68
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- inception
- 2009-00-00
- sponsor
- Salomon
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- Transvulcania
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Transvulcania is a long distance race that is held annually on La Palma, one of the western Canary Islands. It is considered one of the hardest mountain-ultramarathons in the world and one of the most important in Spain. The total route has a length of with a cumulative elevation gain of and elevation loss of . The race has taken place since 2009, with the participation of many international runners.
From 2012-2019, Transvulcania was included in the Skyrunner World Series, with the vertical kilometer included as part of the Vertical Kilometer World Circuit starting in 2017. After cancellations in 2020 and 2021, the race returned as part of was part of the UTMB World Series from 2022-2023, before ending its affiliation in order to "recover its essence." In 2024, adidas TERREX became the lead sponsor of the event, which was rebranded as Transvulcania adidas TERREX La Palma Island.
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