Judith Wyder wins the 2024 edt of Mallorca. Photo UTMB by Diego de la Iglesia
Norwegian runners collected two victories, two second places and several additional top-ten finishes as Mallorca by UTMB brought the European UTMB World Series season to a close in the Serra de Tramuntana.
Henriette Albon won the women’s 104K, Shangave Balendran claimed the 56K title, while Morten Antonsen and Jonas Hesthaug both finished second in their respective men’s races. Further up the mountains, Maite Maiora Elizondo and Lambert Santelli emerged as the winners of the event’s demanding 138K flagship race.
Santelli and Maiora win the 138K
Lambert Santelli delivered the fastest performance across the full Serra de Tramuntana course. The French runner completed the 138K in 14:38:02, finishing 42 minutes ahead of compatriot Jérémy Lenormand.
Gabriel Airiau made it an all-French men’s podium, taking third in 15:32:12.
Maite Maiora Elizondo won the women’s race in 18:01:27. The experienced Spanish mountain runner placed 17th overall and finished almost 90 minutes ahead of Céline Finas, who took second in 19:28:31. Andrea Vlasakova completed the podium in 20:20:19.
Nils-Fredrik Winther-Kaland was the leading Norwegian finisher, placing 22nd overall in 18:35:22. Fredrik Hausmann followed in 49th overall with a time of 19:56:24.
Several other Norwegian runners remained on the course when the leading results were confirmed. Torkel Dalan and Petter Repsjø had both reached Sóller, approximately eight kilometres from the finish, while Henning Leander Lura, Anders Løvik, Jan Håkon Juul and Peter Salvesen were also still moving through the course. Jonas Hanssen and Eirik Økland were listed as withdrawn.
Albon wins as Antonsen takes second in the 104K
Norway’s strongest collective performance came in the 104K Camins de Pedra en Sec.
Henriette Albon won the women’s race in 11:23:06 and placed eighth overall. Denise Zacco finished second, 16 minutes and 42 seconds behind, while Karol-Ann Roy completed the podium in 12:07:04.
Kirsten Hindhammer Amundsgård added another strong Norwegian result, finishing fifth among the women and 18th overall in 12:26:15.
In the men’s race, Marcel Fabian took victory in 9:33:46. Morten Antonsen finished only 5:51 behind the Polish winner, securing second place in 9:39:37. Urko Arizeta took third in 10:06:17.
Balendran wins and Hesthaug finishes second over 56K
Shangave Balendran gave Norway its second victory of the day with an excellent run in the 56K Els Tres Mils.
Balendran finished in 5:50:14, placing 11th overall and winning the women’s race by almost 16 minutes. Candice Fertin-Baccon took second in 6:06:11, with Gemma Arenas third in 6:08:00.
Silje Skorve Skarpeid gave Norway another top-ten finish, taking tenth in the women’s field in 7:12:41.
The men’s race produced one of the closest battles of the weekend. Samuel Ponce won in 4:53:19, but Jonas Hesthaug remained within striking distance and crossed the line only 2:20 later. Theo Bourgeois completed the podium in 5:00:46.
With victories for Albon and Balendran, second places for Antonsen and Hesthaug, and further top-ten performances from Amundsgård and Skarpeid, Mallorca by UTMB became one of the strongest Norwegian showings of the European trail-running season.
Mallorca by UTMB 2026 Results
The leading results from the 138K Serra de Tramuntana, 104K Camins de Pedra en Sec and 56K Els Tres Mils.
138K Serra de Tramuntana
138 km · 5,350 m+104K Camins de Pedra en Sec
104 km56K Els Tres Mils
56 km · 2,450 m+
