Mountain race of the VII Pilancones Tunte Trail

Yesterday, Saturday morning, the Spanish Simón Andreu (Asics) and the British Holly Page (Adidas Terrex) were declared absolute winners of the 34 km race. “Pilancones Challenge” corresponding to the seventh edition of Pilancones Tunte Trail, a test sponsored by the Insular Sports Institute, Department of Sports of San Bartolomé de Tirajana.

 

 

 

 An excellent day with good temperatures, with an early and enthusiastic crowd, who gathered at the start in the Plaza de Tunte and later at the Tunte soccer field, to see the arrivals of the runners. The Gallotia Sports Club and Top Time Events were the organizers of an event that had a total of 900 registered participants, which was a complete success.

 

 

 

Mastery of Spanish Simón Andreu

 

The joint start of the 250 runners of the 34 and the 270 of the 25 km. It took place at 8.30:4 a.m. from the Plaza de Tunte. For the km. 9 in Taidía, Simón Andreu passes first, followed 21 seconds by Joel de Paz from La Palma and 13 seconds by Argentine Santos Gabriel Rueda. Through the Pico de las Nieves at km. 1, the Spanish Andreu continues in the lead with 23 hour. 46. 1 and in second place Joel de Paz ten seconds later, and third Santos with 27.11 hour. 21. In Cruz Grande for km. 30, the Spanish's dominance continues, almost three minutes before Paz, and four minutes before Santos. In km. 2, Andreu intractable, during the test he remains first without opposition passing with a time of 39.38 h.2, but the second position undergoes a change. Santos overtakes de Paz, whose physical problems in the back of his thighs take their toll with pulling. Santos has a time of 43.57 h.2 and Paz, 44.03 h.2. Last year's winner, the Norwegian Anders Kjaerevik, passes in fourth position with 48.57 h.2, who this year has not been fine. Subsequently, Simón Andreu triumphantly entered the finish line with a time of 53.48 hours. 2, followed by the Argentine Santos with 57.52 hours. 2 and from Palmero Yoel de Paz with 58 hours 47. 3. The Norwegian Anders Kajaerevik could only be fourth with 03.38:XNUMX:XNUMX on this occasion.

 

The intractable British Holly Page

 

 In women, there was a clear dominator, which was the British Holly Page (last year's winner of the 25 km) who did the best splits in all the time control points, followed a few minutes behind by the Argentine María Florencia Milanesi. , but without disturbing her. Behind them was a group of Canarian runners made up of Dunia Cruz, Elsa Padrón Tatiana Mujica, who alternated in the following positions. Holly Page's entry into the finish line occurs with a time of 3 hours. 35 minutes 8 seconds, followed by Milanesi (Penedés) with 3 hours 39.50. Very far away in third place was Elsa Padrón (Carphial Teror Trail) with 4 hours. 09.13, and with DuniaCruz from the same club close on her heels with 4 h.10.01.

 

Javier Fernández and Myriam Báez win the 25 km.

 

  In the distance of 25 km, the victory went to Javier Fernández (Brooks TrailRunners) with 2 hours. 17.37, with runner-up being Davide Splendore (Los Álamos El Pino) ​​with 2 h.18.57. In women, the winner would be Myriam Báez (Kalandrakas Trail) with 3 hours 00.17, followed by the Italian Laura Burzi with 3 hours 02.31. 

 

 In the shortest race of the program, the Mini of 9 km, the largest, with 400 registered, were Maribe García and David Recco.

 

  The final awards ceremony was chaired by Ramón Suárez, Councilor of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, who has been at the forefront at all times, accompanied by colleagues from his government group and representative of the organizing club Gallotia. Once again the celebration of the Pilancones Tunte Trail has fulfilled its objective for another year, promoting the Las Tirajanas area as a space of tourist and sports interest, with numerous natural, cultural and landscape values, recovering the places for the enjoyment of users. of the Pilancones forest park, and at the same time promote the gastronomy of the place, where the help of the institutions has been fundamental.