Overview
- Organizers set the start schedule for Sunday with athletes with disabilities at 9:30, rollers at 9:35, elite women at 9:55 and elite men at 10:00, followed by waves through 11:35.
- The 20.196 km course features about 192 meters of climbing, a 2h35 time limit, eight on-course aid stations plus the finish, 14 animation points and 28 pacers split evenly by gender.
- Three-time winner Chakib Lachgar headlines the men's contenders against Abdenasser Oukhelfen, Nicolás Cuestas, Asier Calahorra and others, while late-deciding standouts Javi Guerra and Roberto Alaiz found no official bibs available.
- Argentina’s María Luz Tesuri is billed as the woman to beat, with Katherine Tisalema, Elena Loyo, Diana Martín and Sara Benedí among challengers, as Nuria Lugueros and Edymar Brea withdrew late.
- Female participation reaches 34% this year, and long-time entrant Manolo Loro will run his 39th consecutive Behobia alongside his debutant daughter Ainara.