Francisco Romero, a member of Club Tablas Trail, has been crowned the overall champion of the Copa en Línea 2026 following his impressive second-place finish in the 30K Zenagas Trail, which took place on Sunday in the Dehesa Boyal of Puertollano.
In the 15K race, Israel Prado finished in second place. The Club Tablas Trail achieved multiple podium finishes in the 30K event. The race, covering a distance of 30 kilometres, was won by Antonio Cantos Gómez from CD Trail Bogarra, who edged out Francisco Romero in a close sprint, with both crossing the finish line at the same time of 2:34:32.
This second-place finish was enough for Romero to claim the overall title of the Copa en Línea 2026, which aggregates points from five events organised by the regional mountain running federation (FDMCM) throughout the season.
In the 30K race, notable performances included a ninth-place finish by local runner Daniel Burgos from CM Quinto Aliento, who completed the course in 2:44:56.
The shorter 15K event concluded with a tightly contested finish. Raúl García de Mateos Rubio from Castillo Pilas Bonas of Argamasilla de Alba took the men's victory with an official time of 1:19:18, just two seconds ahead of Israel Prado Martín de la Sierra from Club Tablas Trail, who finished in 1:19:20. Santi Rísquez Naranjo, also from Tablas Trail, secured third place with a time of 1:23:22.
Additionally, Club de Atletismo Saturno, which sent 36 athletes to the 10K in La Solana, won the mixed team classification. Esther Jiménez de los Galanes finished third overall, while four other Saturno athletes also reached the podium: Cruz Ángel Izquierdo (2nd M35), Santiago Calvo (3rd M45), Ruper Ortega (2nd M55), and María José Gómez-Limón (1st M60). Ten more athletes from the Daimiel club also ranked in the top ten of their respective categories.
