LA RIALP MATXICOTS, ELEGIDA COMO MEJOR ULTRATRAIL DE CATALUÑA


La Rialp Matxicots ha sido elegida, por votación popular, como la mejor ultratrail de Cataluña de este 2018. Esta prueba celebrada en el Pallars Sobirà se ha convertido en una de las carreras más prestigiosas de montaña, y en la última edición reunió a unos 800 deportistas de todo el país.


La Rialp Matxicots, una carrera de montaña que se celebra anualmente en Rialp desde 2010 con cuatro modalidades de distintos recorridos y niveles de dificultad, ha obtenido la mejor puntuación del premio, instaurado en 2015, año en el que este reconocimiento recayó también en esta prueba. Casi 700 corredores han participado en la elección a través del grupo de Facebook Ultras Cataluña, valorando aspectos como la organización, los avituallamientos, la señalización y el recorrido.

La prueba estrella de la Rialp Matxicots es la Combinada, una carrera de dos etapas compuesta por las pruebas Trail (sábado) y Media (domingo); la iniciativa incluye también la recuperada y rediseñada Maratón, y la Caminata Popular.

El año que viene la carrera, que tendrá lugar los días 14 y 15 de septiembre, alcanzará la décima edición con varias novedades. La más destacada será el regreso de la prueba reina, la Extrem, con un exigente recorrido de 84 kilómetros y 6.800 m de desnivel positivo que coronará hasta seis picos de más de 2.400 m de altitud, con el Montsent de Pallars como punto culminante.

Las comarcas de Lleida, meca de las carreras de montaña
Las comarcas de Lleida acogen durante todo el año distintas carreras de montaña. La mayoría de las competiciones se incluyen en los campeonatos de carreras de montaña Cadí Circuit Fer, Liga de la Noguera y Trail Running Series Lleida.

El calendario del Cadí Circuit Fer de carreras de montaña incorpora la Vuelta Peramola, la Vertical Quiri Noves de Segre, la Escanyabocs en La Seu d’Urgell, L’Arruix de Santa Fe en Organyà, la Vertical Arp en Sorribes, la Bescaran Trail Run, el Encuentro atlético de Aristot, la Radikal Estana, la Transfronterera-Camí de Retrobament, de Sant Julià de Lòria (Andorra) a La Seu d’Urgell, y la Maratón Boumort en Organyà.

La Liga de la Noguera incluye la Vertical de les Ànimes, el Trail l’Esgarrinxada en Vilanova de l'Aguda, la Cursa del Meló, el Trail Les Peülles 54 en Les Avellanes i Santa Linya, el Trail "Lo Bunker" en Foradada, la Carrera de Montaña y Trail de Castellàs en Alòs de Balaguer, el Bruixes Trail Montmagastre, Les Peülles Tartareu, el Trail de Ponts y Gerb Trail.

El circuito Trail Running Series Lleida está formado por el Trail Vall d Àger, el Trail de Montpedró en Ivars de Noguera, La Faiada Trail Running El Pont de Suert, el Trail "Lo Bunker" en Foradada, el Trail Carlac en Les, la Tossals de Almatret y la Subida a Sant Jordi en Camarasa.

En la Val d’Aran destacan el Ultra Trail Naut Aran y la Maratón Vielha-Molières 3.010. Otras pruebas de alta montaña que tienen como escenario el Pirineo leridano son la Cara Amón, la Àreu Milla Vertical, la Ribalera en Tírvia, la Epic Trail Aigüestortes en Barruera, la Vertical Cabanera, el UT Valls d'Àneu en Esterri d'Àneu y la Vilaller Vertical Race.

Fuera del Pirineo cabe destacar el Ultra Trail Tierras de Lleida 2019, que tiene el apoyo de la Diputación de Lleida y transcurre por paisajes naturales de la comarca de la Noguera.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
Más información:

Cadí Circuit Fer
Web: www.circuitfer.cat

Liga de la Noguera
Web: www.lliganoguera.blogspot.com.es

Trail Running Series Lleida
Web: www.trailrunninglleida.com

Rialp Matxicots
Tel. 973 62 03 65
Web: www.rialpmatxicots.cat

Ultra Trail Tierras de Lleida 2018
Web: www.ultraterresdelleida.com