Oscar Perez Lopez

About

Oscar Perez Lopez (born c.1973) is a Spanish ultra-trail specialist whose name became synonymous with the Tor des Géants when he won the third edition of the 332-kilometre Alpine endurance race in 2012, recording a then-course-record time of 75 hours 56 minutes and shattering the previous mark by nearly four hours. Running through the Aosta Valley's Haute Route without a team sponsor or dedicated crew, he relied entirely on personal strength and mountain instinct to dominate one of the longest mountain races in the world. Before Tor, his résumé already carried major victories across the Pyrenean circuit, including triumphs at the Grand Raid des Pyrénées, the 6666 Occitane, the Grand Raid Occitane, the Ultra-Trail d'Andorre (170km), and a remarkable solo unsupported linkup of the Aneto, Posets, and Monte Perdido peaks in the Pyrenees in under 24 hours. He added the Grand Ultra Trail Val d'Aran (2016) and the Andorra Ronda dels Cims (2012) to a long list of Pyrenean and European wins. Competing from 2007 to 2023 across races from 20K sky events to multi-day mountain ultras, Perez Lopez embodies the self-reliant, mountain-first philosophy that defines the classic Iberian ultra-trail tradition.

Notable Wins

• — Tor des Géants 2012 (course record 75:56:31)
• — Grand Ultra Trail Val d'Aran 2016
• — Ronda dels Cims 2012
• — 6666 Occitane
• — Grand Raid Occitane 2012

Race History