Subida al Cerro de la Degollá 2026: results and winners

Ángel Villalba Sanz and Raquel López Nieto won the 14th Subida al Cerro de la Degollá, held on Sunday 1 November in Priego. The two Corretrail Cuenca runners completed the race in 1:25 and 1:49 respectively.

The race brought together 183 runners on a 14-kilometre course with 1,000 metres of total elevation change. It was the last of 11 races in the 10th Cuenca Provincial Council Mountain Running Circuit.

The podium places in Priego

Behind the overall winners, the Subida al Cerro de la Degollá 2026 results produced the following podium finishers:

• Men’s runner-up: Eduardo García Paredes, Corretrail Cuenca, 1:28.
• Third man: Ignacio Gargallo, 40 seconds behind the runner-up.
• Women’s runner-up: Lucía Escudero Iriarte, approximately one minute behind the winner.
• Third woman: Laura Gómez Lasso, Trail Laojia, 1:57.

In the local men’s standings, Cristian Argandoña was first in 1:35, followed by Ramiro Pernía and Gonzalo de la Fuente, the latter finishing in 1:39. In the women’s standings, In the local women’s standings, Beatriz Lozano and Laura Lozano finished in 2:34 and 2:38 respectively., with times of 2:34 and 2:38 respectively.

Team standings

Corretrail Cuenca also topped the team standings:

1. Corretrail Cuenca.
2. Rujamar Atletismo Cuenca.
3. Club Magdala Corre.

Technical terrain and no serious incidents

The course combined demanding sections with technical terrain. Temperatures reached 20 degrees Celsius and weather conditions were favourable. The race started at 11 a.m. after a minute’s silence for the victims of the Urda rail accident.

The race passed without serious incidents, although one participant received medical attention after spraining a foot during the descent from Cerro del Rodenal and had to withdraw.

The programme included a walking event, a children’s race and the Degollá Chica, for participants over 11 and divided into two categories by age and difficulty. Plaza de los Condes de Priego was one of the meeting points for runners, families, volunteers and spectators.

Priego brings the provincial circuit to a close

The race brought the circuit’s 10th edition to an end after it began on 8 March in Cuenca. The overall standings were provisional and will become final from 12 November.

The season’s final gala is scheduled for mid-December, with prizes and awards to be presented. Priego Town Council has said it intends to work towards holding another edition of the race in 2027.