Races
Salomon Ultra Pirineu 100K
Bagà at dawn. One loop through Cadí-Moixeró. Niu de l'Àliga in the first two hours. Gósol on the far side. Back before the cutoff Sunday morning.
- Start2,603 ft
- High8,207 ft
- Low2,583 ft
- Finish2,588 ft
Terrain
The cruxNiu de l'Àliga (2,520 m) and the Gósol to Estasen traverse
Course DNA
The Course
Bagà in the Catalan Pre-Pyrenees. Rebost and the opening climb to Niu de l'Àliga at 2,520 meters set the tone before km 17. Serrat de les Esposes and Cortals stay on the massif ridge. Prat d'Aguiló and Gósol drop to the south side at km 61, the only drop-bag point. Estasen and Gresolet climb back toward the crest. Aula Natura and Sant Jordi close the loop through forest trail above Bagà. Six thousand five hundred meters of vert in 100 km. The course rarely flatlines.
The Work
Compact mountain 100K. Sixty-five meters of gain per kilometer. Train the opening climb to Niu de l'Àliga pace. Practice running technical descents on tired quads after Gósol. October weather swings from warm Bagà starts to cold wind on the ridge.
Kit
Mandatory mountain kit per race rules. Windproof layer for Niu de l'Àliga. Headlamp if sub-14-hour is uncertain. Poles for the long climbs. Gósol can be cold at night when the second half begins.
Race Day
The opening climb is the race anchor. Do not redline before Rebost. Niu de l'Àliga crew window is early. Gósol at km 61 is the pivot. Drop bag. Reassess. The return over Estasen feels harder than the outbound map suggests. Bagà finish closes at 08:00 Sunday.
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