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Subida al Santuario de la Sierra 2026: Tirado and Romero win

Diego Tirado and Alba Romero topped the standings at the 40th edition of the race in Cabra.

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Corredores en una subida por carretera, imagen genérica de la Subida al Santuario de la Sierra 2026

Diego Tirado Palacio, in 57:56, and Alba Romero Sánchez, in 1:23:20, won the Subida al Santuario de la Sierra 2026, held on Sunday 1 November in Cabra, Córdoba. The race reached its 40th edition, finishing at the Sanctuary of the Virgen de la Sierra.

The women’s race was decided by 33 seconds, while only two runners in the men’s standings broke the hour. Spectators gathered on both sides of the finishing straight to welcome the participants.

The leading places in Cabra

Behind the winners, Cristóbal Ortigosa Pareja and Mercedes Navas Castillo took second place. Manu Cano Barba and Gema Moreno completed the men’s and women’s podiums, respectively.

Men’s standings: second to fourth

  1. Cristóbal Ortigosa Pareja: 59:13.
  2. Manu Cano Barba, CD Subbética Outdoor: 1:00:24.
  3. Ismael Sánchez, Córdoba Patrimonio CAC: 1:01:31.

Women’s standings: second to fifth

  1. Mercedes Navas Castillo, Cabra Running: 1:23:53.
  2. Gema Moreno, independent: 1:24:38.
  3. Araceli Amaro, Club Maratón Lucena: 1:28:26.
  4. María Belén Serrano, Club Maratón Lucena: 1:31:02.

The route from Cabra to the sanctuary

Organised by Club Cabra Running and Cabra City Council, the race formed part of the Córdoba provincial running circuit. The competitive course covered 14.3 kilometres with 769 metres of elevation gain.

The start was at the Arcos on Avenida José Solís Ruiz. The route passed through Plaza Vieja, Teniente Fernández, Calle Priego, Antonio Povedano, Avenida Fernando Pallarés, Avenida Fuente del Río, Doctor Carlos Zurita and Puente San Marcos, before following provincial roads 89 and 115 to the sanctuary.

The day also featured a walking route that started at the Monteoliva cooperative and finished at the same sanctuary.

Three medals for Montilla athletes

Rafael Sánchez Fernández, of Club Atletismo Montilla, finished 14th overall and won the men’s masters D category. María José Márquez Lara, of Club Deportivo Atlético Gran Capitán, placed second in women’s masters A and 114th overall.

Rafael Alcaide Alcaide, also of Atlético Gran Capitán, took men’s masters B bronze and finished 38th. His teammates Javier Mesa Herrador and Francisco Mesa finished eighth in men’s masters D and fourth in men’s masters E respectively, placing 52nd and 119th in the combined standings.

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