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Transgrancanaria

Transgrancanaria is a trail-running event on Gran Canaria. Its race program spans multiple distances, from a vertical kilometer to the Classic ultramarathon, taking runners through the island’s mountain terrain.

21 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

7 editorial issues

Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.

Transgrancanaria — monthly TUM coverageFrom Jul 2024 through Nov 2026. Highest month: 2 issues. Exact counts are provided in the accessible chart description.Jul 2024: 0 editorial issuesAug 2024: 0 editorial issuesSep 2024: 0 editorial issuesOct 2024: 1 editorial issueNov 2024: 0 editorial issuesDec 2024: 0 editorial issuesJan 2025: 0 editorial issuesFeb 2025: 2 editorial issuesMar 2025: 2 editorial issuesApr 2025: 1 editorial issueMay 2025: 0 editorial issuesJun 2025: 0 editorial issuesJul 2025: 1 editorial issueAug 2025: 0 editorial issuesSep 2025: 0 editorial issuesOct 2025: 0 editorial issuesNov 2025: 0 editorial issuesDec 2025: 0 editorial issuesJan 2026: 0 editorial issuesFeb 2026: 0 editorial issuesMar 2026: 0 editorial issuesApr 2026: 0 editorial issuesMay 2026: 0 editorial issuesJun 2026: 0 editorial issuesJul 2026: 0 editorial issuesAug 2026: 0 editorial issuesSep 2026: 0 editorial issuesOct 2026: 0 editorial issuesNov 2026: 0 editorial issues
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Monthly editorial issue counts: Jul 2024: 0; Aug 2024: 0; Sep 2024: 0; Oct 2024: 1; Nov 2024: 0; Dec 2024: 0; Jan 2025: 0; Feb 2025: 2; Mar 2025: 2; Apr 2025: 1; May 2025: 0; Jun 2025: 0; Jul 2025: 1; Aug 2025: 0; Sep 2025: 0; Oct 2025: 0; Nov 2025: 0; Dec 2025: 0; Jan 2026: 0; Feb 2026: 0; Mar 2026: 0; Apr 2026: 0; May 2026: 0; Jun 2026: 0; Jul 2026: 0; Aug 2026: 0; Sep 2026: 0; Oct 2026: 0; Nov 2026: 0.

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Olson’s earlier results in context

TUM contrasted Caleb Olson’s 2024 Western States fifth place and 2025 Transgrancanaria victory with his 2025 Western States win; Jornet was a tactical comparison.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: July 4, 2025

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Melanson’s Transgrancanaria DNF recap

Singletrack host Finn Melanson shared a recap of his Transgrancanaria DNF.

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Nilsson discusses longevity and Western States goals

Ida Nilsson appeared on The Trail Network Podcast after her Transgrancanaria 82K win, discussing longevity and a goal of improving on her 2024 Western States time of 16:56:52 by 45–50 minutes.

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Olson considers his next race

In March 2025, Olson was weighing Western States against Gorge 100K after his Transgrancanaria win. Western States looked likely, but he was still considering his options and asking for feedback.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: March 13, 2025

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Lichter narrates her Transgrancanaria Marathon win

TUM linked Lichter’s narrated Marathon-win recap and recalled crew traffic delays affecting both Marathon winners.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: March 5, 2025

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The Albons recap Transgrancanaria

TUM linked the Albon podcast recap and recalled Jon Albon’s runner-up finish behind Caleb Olson.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: March 5, 2025

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Olson’s Transgrancanaria feature

TUM introduced a feature on Caleb Olson’s change in racing approach at Transgrancanaria.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: February 27, 2025

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Olson wins in 12:17:25

TUM reported Caleb Olson winning his Transgrancanaria debut in 12:17:25, calling it the first American win and a course-record improvement of more than 25 minutes. Olson noted that the route differed from previous years and conditions were good.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: February 27, 2025

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Olson’s plan and Evans’s withdrawal

Olson’s pre-race post planned to stay one to two minutes behind early leaders and treated Jon Albon as his main competition. TUM reported Tom Evans withdrawing before the start.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: February 27, 2025

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Albon and Wade finish behind Olson

Jon Albon finished second at the 2025 Transgrancanaria in 12:25:06, nearly eight minutes behind Olson; Josh Wade was third in 12:40:17, according to TUM.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: February 27, 2025

Earlier coverage (11)
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The 2024 Western States debut

TUM recalled Olson’s fifth place and then-fastest Western States debut in 2024, and called Transgrancanaria arguably his biggest win as of February 2025.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: February 27, 2025

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Albon leads the women’s Transgrancanaria podium

Henriette Albon won her 100K+ debut in 15:02:50 after taking control beyond 80K. TUM reported Claudia Tremps second in 16:09:20 and Martina Klančnik Potrč third, just under two minutes farther back; it also relayed the improvised beach-start gaiters explanation.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: February 27, 2025

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Transgrancanaria Marathon podiums

Francesco Puppi overtook Robert Pkemoi late to win the Marathon; Pkemoi finished 18 seconds behind and Tiago Vieira third. Jennifer Lichter defended the women’s title in 3:59:42, ahead of Sylvia Nordskar and Celia Balcells, one day after her third place in the Vertical Kilometer.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: February 27, 2025

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The 82-kilometer Advanced results

Ida Nilsson won the women’s 82-kilometer Advanced race in 8:34:54 ahead of Anna Tarasova and Katarzyna Solinska. Raul Butaci won the men’s Advanced race in 7:48:03 ahead of Oswaldo Medina and Tomas Hudec, after winning the Classic in 2024.

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Transgrancanaria previewed as the next major

TUM previewed the 26th Transgrancanaria on Gran Canaria as the third stop in the 2025 World Trail Majors series, following Hong Kong 100 and Black Canyon. It also recalled Mountain Outpost’s Black Canyon and Jackpot coverage.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: February 21, 2025

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Transgrancanaria distances and short series

TUM listed Transgrancanaria’s Classic 126km, Marathon 47km, Advanced 84km, Starter 21km and Promo 12km, identifying the Marathon as part of the new World Trail Majors Short Series.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: February 21, 2025

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Two Transgrancanaria previews linked

TUM linked Liam Tryon’s written Classic preview and Robrunsround’s audio preview, which also discussed the Marathon distance.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: February 21, 2025

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Transgrancanaria livestream plans

TUM announced YouTube streams for the 2025 Transgrancanaria Marathon on Friday morning and the Classic late Friday night.

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Marathon livestream scheduled

TUM listed the 2025 Transgrancanaria 47km Marathon livestream for Friday, February 21, at 9:30 AM GMT (1:30 AM PST / 4:30 AM EST).

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Classic livestream scheduled

TUM listed the 2025 Transgrancanaria 126km Classic livestream for Friday, February 21, at 11:59 PM GMT (3:59 PM PST / 6:59 PM EST).

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Dauwalter’s reported undefeated season

Listed among the wins in Dauwalter’s reported undefeated season.

Connections

Dated race result for Finn Melanson

Finn Melanson

Singletrack host Finn Melanson shared a recap of his Transgrancanaria DNF.

Source

Reported earlier 82K winner

Ida Nilsson

Ida Nilsson appeared on The Trail Network Podcast after her Transgrancanaria 82K win, discussing longevity and a goal of improving on her 2024 Western States time of 16:56:52 by 45–50 minutes.

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Marathon-win recap by

Jennifer Lichter

Jennifer Lichter posted a YouTube recap of her Transgrancanaria Marathon win, including a missed nutrition stop after crew traffic delays. TUM recalled that men’s winner Francesco Puppi faced the same issue.

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Runner-up

Jon Albon

TUM linked Henriette and Jon Albon’s podcast recap, recalling Henriette’s win and Jon’s runner-up finish behind Caleb Olson.

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