Start of the Hike at the 2nd edition of La Bufavents

Registration

3rd edition · Sunday 28 February 2027

Opens on 1 December

Registration is online only, on the 9h Sports platform, and closes on 21 February 2027, or earlier if places sell out. There is no registration on race day.

Opens: 01/12/2026
Closes: 21/02/2027
Places: 640
Platform: 9h Sports

Fees and places

Choose your race

Fees go up on 1 January. If you don't have a federation licence, €5 one-day insurance is added.

Competitive trail

Absoluta

21 km · Start 9:00
150 places

1 to 31 December: €27
1 January to 21 February: €30

Opens 1 December See the race →

Competitive trail

Express

15.8 km · Start 9:20
150 places

1 to 31 December: €25
1 January to 21 February: €28
Junior (U20) · 10 places: €23 / €26

Opens 1 December See the race →

Non-competitive

Hike

11.6 km · Start 9:30
300 places

1 to 31 December: €23
1 January to 21 February: €26
Juvenil (U18) · 10 places: €23 / €26

Opens 1 December See the race →

Youth categories

Cadet & Infantil

7.6 km · Start 9:30
10 Cadet places + 10 Infantil places

1 to 31 December: €21
1 January to 21 February: €24

Opens 1 December See the race →

Refunds: 70% of the entry fee up to 31 January 2027; from 1 February no refunds are given. See refunds and changes →

Bufavents Kids (Saturday afternoon) will have its own information, to be published later. Bufavents Kids →

If you can't make it

Refunds and changes

Read this before you register: the conditions are the same for everyone.

Up to 31 January 2027 70%

of the entry fee is refunded if you cancel within this period (31 January included).

From 1 February 2027 No refund

No refunds for any reason, including injury or illness.

Changing race Up to 31 January

If places are left. Switching to a shorter race: no refund of the difference; to a longer one: you pay it. After that, not allowed.

Changing the name on your entry Up to 31 January

You can pass your entry to someone else. Ask by email. After that, not allowed.

How to cancel

Email trcperello@gmail.com with your full name, ID number and race. The date the email is sent is what counts.

Full article in the rules →

What's included

Bib with chip and electronic timing.
Marked course, checkpoints and sweep team.
Aid stations on the course and at the finish.
Medical assistance during the race and at the finish.
Civil liability insurance and, if you have no licence, one-day accident insurance (€5 extra, see article 5).
Finisher medal for everyone who crosses the line.
Runner bag with a commemorative gift.
Lunch with a drink at Plaça de les Corts Catalanes.
Showers and changing rooms at the Pavelló Poliesportiu.
Race photos, available online a few days later.

Fees

Race	01/12/2026 to 31/12/2026	01/01/2027 to 21/02/2027
Absoluta	€27	€30
Express	€25	€28
Hike	€23	€26
Junior and Juvenil	€23	€26
Cadet and Infantil	€21	€24

Without a federation licence: you pay €5 on top of the entry fee for compulsory one-day accident insurance. This is added to the total.
With a federation licence: you do not pay this, but you need a mountain federation licence (FEEC, FEDME or equivalent) valid in 2027 that covers mountain racing, of the type shown below.
Anyone who registers as licensed and does not show the licence at bib collection must also pay the €5 one-day insurance (see article 8).

Required federation licence

Race or category	Minimum licence
Absoluta, Express, Junior, Juvenil and Cadet	Licence C or higher
Hike and Infantil	Licence A or higher

Categories and ages

Following the rules of the Terres de l'Ebre Circuit, your category is set by the age you will be on 31 December 2027, whatever your age on race day. All categories are for men and women.

Category	Age (on 31/12/2027)	Born in	Course
Infantil (U14)	13 and 14	2013 and 2014	Youth · 7.6 km
Cadet (U16)	15 and 16	2011 and 2012	Youth · 7.6 km
Juvenil (U18)	17 and 18	2009 and 2010	Hike · 11.6 km
Junior (U20)	19 and 20	2007 and 2008	Express · 15.8 km
Open category (21 or over) · Absoluta 21 km or Express 15.8 km
Promesa (U23)	21 to 23	2004 to 2006	Absoluta or Express
Senior	24 to 39	1988 to 2003	Absoluta or Express
Veteran	40 to 49	1978 to 1987	Absoluta or Express
Master 50	50 to 59	1968 to 1977	Absoluta or Express
Master 60	60 or over	1967 or earlier	Absoluta or Express

The Hike is a non-competitive race, open to people born in 2008 or earlier. It is timed, but there are no category rankings or prizes. Juvenil runners do the Hike course, but have their own ranking.

Under-18s

The minimum age is 13 (turning 13 in 2027). Under-18s must bring, when collecting their bib, a consent form signed by their father, mother or legal guardian (download the consent form). Without it, the bib will not be handed over.

Questions

Write to us at trcperello@gmail.com. All the rules are in the race rules, and the schedule, bibs and aid stations are on Race day.