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- ↑ Unos 2.700 atletas de 33 países participarán en la carrera de montaña 'CajaMar Tenerife Bluetrail 2017'
- ↑ Tenerife Bluetrail, la carrera más alta de España
- ↑ Unos 2.700 atletas de 33 países participarán en la carrera de montaña 'CajaMar Tenerife Bluetrail 2017'
- ↑ La Cajamar Tenerife Bluetrail 2017 bate el récord de inscritos con 2.700 corredores
- ↑ La rarámuri Lorena Ramírez queda tercera en un ultramaratón tras correr 102 kilómetros por el Teide
