LAVAREDO ULTRA TRAIL 2024: Hannes Namberger and Rosanna Buchauer take the 120k. Our UTMB 2024 WORLD SERIES brings you the results of this year’s Lavaredo Ultra Trail race in the Dolomites, once again part of the UTMB World Series.
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LAVAREDO ULTRA TRAIL 2024
results
This weekend marked the 17th edition of the La Sportiva Lavaredo Ultra Trail by UTMB®. The event showcased massive participation and sustainable growth, ensuring excellent organization. Over 6,000 runners competed across five distances throughout the weekend, with Cortina d’Ampezzo as the central hub.
LAVAREDO ULTRA TRAIL Lavaredo 120K
The main race of the weekend began at 11:00 PM on Corso Italia in Cortina d’Ampezzo, cheered on by hundreds of spectators. Rosanna Buchauer led the women’s race from the start, gradually increasing her lead to finish in 14 hours, 9 minutes, and 23 seconds. Italian runner Giuditta Turini from Team Kailas took second place with a time of 15:19:03, followed by Michaela Wolf in third.
Rosanna Buchauer :“From the beginning it was quite fun. The last 23 km I thought I was going to lose a lot of time but I kind of motivated myself and now I am so happy to be here. I enjoyed the race so much, the most fun was when I could switch off my “race head” and just feel human and enjoy the views.”
Hannes Namberger from secured his third victory in Cortina, finishing in 11 hours, 57 minutes, and 15 seconds. Although he couldn’t beat his 2022 record, he held off a strong challenge from Tom Evans of Great Britain, who finished second in 12:00:45. Frenchman Yannick Noël took third with 12:12:37.
Italian Andreas Reiterer led the pack until Val Travenanzes but couldn’t maintain the pace, finishing sixth in 12:42:35.
Hannes Namberger: “After col Gallina I had nothing in my tank but I went through this, I risk everything. My knees were hurting so much. I wanted to win, then see my son and my wife. It’s my third time here, my third win. For me it’s the most beautiful and the most important race. It’s my second home. Here I feel like I am at home.”
Photo Alexis Berg
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LAVAREDO ULTRA TRAIL Lavaredo 80K
The last race of the program started at 7:00 AM from La Val in Alta Badia, with 920 runners at the starting line. Patrick Ehrenthaler won the men’s category with a time of 8 hours, 31 minutes, and 29 seconds, after a fierce battle with Frenchman Virgile Moriset, who finished second, less than five minutes behind. Italian Andrea Macchi came in third with a time of 9:05:59.
In the women’s category, American Emmiliese von Avis won with a time of 9 hours, 50 minutes, and 3 seconds, after a highly competitive race with constant lead changes. Von Avis overtook Spanish runner Virginia Pérez Mesonero in the final part, finishing just a minute ahead. Czech runner Kristýna Černá took third, two and a half minutes behind Pérez Mesonero.
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LAVAREDO ULTRA TRAIL Lavaredo 50K
Antonio Martínez claimed victory in the 50K race, finishing just under a minute ahead of Italian Luca del Pero. Another Italian, Mattia Gianola, took third place. Elisa Desco won the women’s race, followed by Sofía Porokhnavets and Andrea Alina Piscu.
Antonio Martínez Pérez: “Today is a very special day because I had been dragging some problems since a month ago when I had a fall – in fact I didn’t know if I should come. In the end I decided to go for it and I said to myself: I don’t know how my gluteus will respond, I haven’t run more than two hours for two months, but I’m going to try it, I’m going to go out more relaxed than usual, do the downhills gently and that’s it, let’s see what happens.”
Elisa Desco : “It was totally unexpected – I didn’t even think this could happen. With the girls taking part in the 50 it was a surprise for me to find myself at the front. I thought they might overtake me at any moment so I held on and I am really happy. What a great surprise! It was perfect and my previous experience on course counted for sure, knowing the route also helped me a lot because when you know what you are going to meet you can manage your energy better.”
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LAVAREDO ULTRA TRAIL Lavaredo 20K
In the 20K race, Alice Gaggi won for the third consecutive time with a time of 1:52:03. In the men’s category, Nadir Maguet took first place with an impressive time of 1:29:35, narrowly missing the record.
The La Sportiva team dominated the men’s race, securing the top five positions. Nadir Maguet led after an intense battle with Andrea Rostan, who was in the lead until Forcella Zumeles. Maguet took the lead in the long descent to Cortina, finishing almost a minute ahead of his teammate. Lorenzo Cagnati took third place, while Spaniards Ibai Larrea Arangure and Nicolas Molina Agustín rounded out the top five.
Alice Gaggi demonstrated her dominance once again, winning her third consecutive 20K. Ingrid Mutter from Team Scarpa finished second with a time of 1:53:30, just 30 seconds behind Gaggi. La Sportiva’s Carrodilla Cabestre from Spain completed the podium with a time of 1:56:33.
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LAVAREDO ULTRA TRAIL Lavaredo 10K
The first race was the 10K night race. Starting from Fiames, 450 athletes tackled a 10-kilometer course with 200 meters of elevation gain, winding through the dark forests of Cortina.
Team Scarpa excelled in the men’s category, achieving a clean sweep. Young talent Francesco Bongio won with a time of 34:32, followed closely by teammates Marcos Villamuera Izquierdo (34:59) and Gabriel Bazzoli (35:15).
In the women’s category, Giulia Pol shone brightly, finishing in 39:28, ninth overall. Her performance stood out in the night race, surpassing English runner Katie Young, who took second place with a time of 43:25, and Francesca Pretto, who completed the podium in 44:06.
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