10,866 athletes, four days of racing and a stacked international field. From Luke Greer's sub-55 to Saskia Millard's solo masterclass, here's the Catalan stop that closed a historic HYROX weekend.
Four days of fitness racing at the Fira Gran Via
Barcelona moved to the rhythm of HYROX for a full long weekend. From May 14 to 17, 2026, the Fira Gran Via, the huge exhibition complex in the southwest of the Catalan capital, hosted 10,866 athletes from more than sixty countries. The Mediterranean climate, the buzz of a bilingual Catalan-Castilian crowd and the circuit's stated ambition for season 8: every ingredient was in place to turn this stop into one of the year's most memorable. And the result lived up to the hype: a participation record for a Spanish event, benchmark times and several performances that will go down in the sport's history. You can find the full rankings, station-by-station splits and athlete profiles on roxwall.fr/results/barcelona.
Official HYROX photo.
Pro Men: the Luke Greer recital
On paper, the Pro Men category promised an open duel between regulars from the world's top tier. On the floor, it turned into a recital. Britain's Luke Greer stopped the clock at 00:54:43, the best individual performance of the weekend across both events. Sweden's Hugo Hugemark ran a patient race to claim second in 00:55:47, just ahead of local hero Pedro Antonio Toral Leiva, third in 00:55:53 as his countrymen roared.
- Luke Greer: 00:54:43 (GBR)
- Hugo Hugemark: 00:55:47 (SWE)
- Pedro Antonio Toral Leiva: 00:55:53 (ESP)
- Roberto Viciedo Gimeno: 00:55:55 (ESP)
- Erik Oscar Bøe: 00:56:20 (NOR)
- Lucas Lamoureux: 00:57:19 (FRA)
- Fergus Jenkins: 00:57:23 (GBR)
- Jude Reynolds: 00:57:29 (GBR)
- Kieron White: 00:57:45 (IRL)
- Jocelyn Pacewicz: 00:57:48 (FRA)
Note the four Spaniards in the top 10 and the performance of France's Lucas Lamoureux, who lands in sixth in 00:57:19. Lucas confirms the momentum of French fitness racing, already on display at the Grand Palais stop in April.
Pro Women: Saskia Millard in a league of her own
If Luke Greer struck hard, Britain's Saskia Millard simply crushed the race in 00:57:24. More than three and a half minutes ahead of the runner-up: a gap rarely seen at a Pro Women's event. Saskia faced a dense field, including Spain's Manuela Garcia Caparros (01:01:02) and Switzerland's Melanie Maurer (01:01:23). But she rolled out her race with disarming calm, managing her splits with surgical consistency from the SkiErg through to the final Wall Balls.
- Saskia Millard: 00:57:24 (GBR)
- Manuela Garcia Caparros: 01:01:02 (ESP)
- Melanie Maurer: 01:01:23 (SUI)
- Gabriella Moriarty: 01:01:50 (ENG)
- Monica Ferrer Pastor: 01:03:22 (ESP)
- Paige Summerton: 01:05:36 (GBR)
- Sallyann Morfouesse: 01:06:24 (FRA)
- Becky Beech: 01:06:31 (GBR)
- Daniela Couto: 01:06:44 (POR)
- Melania Timón Sierra: 01:07:26 (ESP)
On the French side, Sallyann Morfouesse cracks the day's world top 10 with a solid 01:06:24. A ranking that confirms her rise on the Pro circuit.
Open Men: France raises the flag with Gaetan Gianni
The Open Men category produced the weekend's biggest surprise. France's Gaetan Gianni didn't just win, he posted the best Open time of season 8 in 00:53:44. A full minute faster than the Pro winner: a performance that impresses and already fuels the debate about a likely jump to the Pro division. Behind him, Spain's Emilio Aguayo wrapped up in 00:56:38, and a second Frenchman, Loic Cebelieu, completed the podium in 00:57:17.
- Gaetan Gianni: 00:53:44 (FRA)
- Emilio Aguayo: 00:56:38 (ESP)
- Loic Cebelieu: 00:57:17 (FRA)
- Ferran Bochaca Sabarich: 00:57:24 (ESP)
- Alberto Casado Aroca: 00:57:38 (ESP)
Open Women: Spain takes the win
In Open Women, Spain's Marta Izquierdo Ayuso seized her chance on home soil in 01:03:59, ahead of Germany's Julia Ernst (01:05:03) and Britain's Michela Borzoni (01:05:57).
- Marta Izquierdo Ayuso: 01:03:59 (ESP)
- Julia Ernst: 01:05:03 (GER)
- Michela Borzoni: 01:05:57 (GBR)
- Lisa Gillman: 01:06:23 (IRL)
- Cristina Villarreal: 01:07:03 (MEX)
Pro Doubles: Charlie Botterill and Jake Dearden break the 49-minute wall
This is probably the performance of the year. The British pair Charlie Botterill and Jake Dearden posted a stratospheric 00:48:05, one of the fastest Pro Doubles times ever recorded. Both athletes, already world champions in this format a few seasons back, dominated the race from start to finish. No surprise then, but a demonstration of what complementarity can produce at the very top level. The Iberian duo Roberto Viciedo Gimeno and Pedro Antonio Toral Leiva, already strong as individuals, took silver in 00:50:45, more than two minutes back.
Pro Doubles Men, top 5
- Charlie Botterill / Jake Dearden: 00:48:05
- Roberto Viciedo Gimeno / Pedro Antonio Toral Leiva: 00:50:45
- Aitor Lizarazu Hormilla / Igor Arruti Salgado: 00:51:12
- Clément Gau / David Gosse: 00:51:36
- Dominik Fechner / Kieron White: 00:52:18
Pro Doubles Women, top 5
- Gabriella Moriarty / Zara Piergianni: 00:56:12
- Kate Davey / Jess Towl: 00:57:26
- Susana Alonso Domínguez / Manuela García Caparrós: 00:57:49
- Melanie Maurer / Céline Von Potobsky: 00:57:54
- Elli Robinson / Poppy Robinson: 00:59:08
Gabriella Moriarty follows up her 4th place individual finish with a double in Pro Doubles alongside Zara Piergianni in 00:56:12. Top-tier stuff.
Standard Doubles: Mixed Doubles on fire
The Doubles formats, the playground of gym buddies, gathered nearly 5,600 athletes. In the men's race, the pair Alex Escudero / Jon Iriondo came within a whisker of sub-51 in 00:51:27. On the women's side, Nerea Izcue / Rebecca Grace Downing-Holmes led the dance in 01:02:10. The Mixed category, packed to the rafters, saw Gloria Corbetta and Samuele Carlo Ayrton Abrami head a dense pack in 00:53:19, followed by Antonio Hoff and Justine Pacheco (00:53:56) and Julie Albert / Romain Chamayou Brien (00:54:04). The top three pairs hold within a minute of each other, a sign of an ultra-tight field.
HYROX Barcelona 2026 by the numbers
- 10,866 participants spread across four days, from May 14 to 17, 2026.
- Peak attendance on Thursday May 14 with 2,982 athletes on the floor.
- Three dominant nationalities: Spain (1,154), France (943), Great Britain (655).
- Best individual time outside PRO: Gaetan Gianni in 00:53:44, ahead of the Pro winner.
- Best Pro Doubles time: Charlie Botterill and Jake Dearden in 00:48:05, one of the season's benchmark marks.
- More than 5,600 athletes in the Doubles format: Catalonia confirms the team trend.
What next? The circuit is already moving on
This Barcelona-Heerenveen double-header marks a turning point in season 8. All eyes are now on the upcoming stops before the World Championships. The depth of the European level impresses, and the confirmation of French, Spanish and British talent points to a spectacular end of season.
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