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With the GTWS 2021 season kicking off in Olla de Núria, Spain, the top elite trail runners are getting ready to prove that their off seasons were well spent. Get inside the most famous trail-running circuit in the world for a thrilling battle between athletes and brands. Running fast is all that matters now.

Follow the GTWS 2021 rookies Iris Pessey, Ana Čufer, and Bailey Kowalczyk on their journey as they make the step up to elite-level racing. Things to learn, fears to overcome, it won’t be easy to play on the big stage amongst the best trail runners in the world. It’s a make-or-break situation for this year’s three rookies.

Polish runner Bart Przedwojewski, and Norway’s Stian Angermund both quit their jobs at the beginning of the season in order to become full time pro trail runners. Will the results follow as they had planned? French orienteer champion Frédéric Tranchand who joined the series mid-season will try to steal the top seats that Bart and Stian are battling for.

After winning the GTWS title in 2019 in her rookie season, Swiss orienteer Judith Wyder is back on her comeback year after her pregnancy. Take an inside look on how she tries to overcome some of the biggest challenges in her life, while trying to battle against some old and new competitors.

Rivals throughout the year, ski mountaineering in the winter and trail running during the summer, Italians Nadir Maguet and Davide Magnini have spent their whole childhood competing against each other. Dive into their journey as they deal with their own pressure to perform at their best, and crown themselves as the best Italian in the series.

The GTWS is coming to an end. The next stop is in the French Basque Country for the last qualifying race of the season. The runners sitting in the bottom of the ranking need to give it their all if they want to finish in the top 11 and go to the final. Who will be in, and who will be out ?

After six hard-fought qualifying races across Europe, the GTWS is in the Canary Islands for the final event of the season. Watch the top 11 men and women compete in a completely new race on the island of El Hierro. Fasten your seatbelts, the final showdown is on!