The flagship tour of the Val d'Aran: wild valleys, abandoned mines and cirques of lakes on a 163km loop from Vielha with a 48-hour time limit.
Distance
163km
Elevation Gain
10,000m+
Race Winners
Historical winners of Torn dera Val d'Aran (VDA)
2026
(July 3)
163km
Men
Santos Gabriel Rueda
🇦🇷
21:32:05
Women
Katarzyna Dombrowska
🇵🇱
27:33:14
Fastest VDA in history for both winners; first
full-course finish since 2022 after two storm-hit
editions
2025
(July 4)
142km
Men
Arthur Joyeux-Bouillon
🇫🇷
16:25:48
Women
Laura Van Vooren
🇧🇪
20:26:37
Course shortened before the start due to weather
forecasts
2024
(July 5)
Race stopped around midnight between Bossòst and Canejan
by a violent thunderstorm; no winners declared for the
second consecutive year
2023
(July 7)
Race suspended on Friday evening amid an electrical
storm with hail and near-freezing temperatures; around
1,000 runners evacuated, no winners declared
161km
Men
Women
Amandine Ginouves-Guerdoux
🇫🇷
30:17:22
162km
Men
Ionel Cristian Manole
🇷🇴
23:56:26
Women
Anna Carlsson
🇸🇪
29:25:19
Inaugural edition