The entry list for the 21st edition of the International Speed Skating Tournament – Terras do Infante, from 9 to 12 April 2026, in the Algarve city of Lagos – the world capital of Speed Skating – is truly impressive.

670 skaters from 28 countries, representing nearly two hundred clubs, with major names in the discipline:

In Men’s Speed

The top three from the last European Championship in the 100m, the top four in the 200m, and the top four in the Lap event are all on the entry list.

Jhoan Guzmán (“Chevi”) ESP – regarded by many as the World’s Fastest Skater, with four gold medals at the 2025 World Games (100m/200m/500m/Lap), two World Championship titles in 2025 in the 100m and 500m, and European Champion in the 200m. Remarkable!
Vincenzo Maiorca ITA – World Relay Champion, World Championship silver medallist in the 100m, and European Champion in the 100m, Lap, and Relay. Consistency and determination!
Simon Albrecht GER – European Champion in the 500m and World Championship silver medallist in the Lap. Longevity at the highest level.

In Women’s Speed

Gold medallists from the 2025 World Games and 2025 European Champions will be competing for the victories.

Ivone Nochez Gallardo ESA (El Salvador) – Two gold medals at the 2025 World Games in the 100m and 200m. Considered by some to be the finest technical skater in the world over short distances.
Loubna Benkanoun FRA – European Champion in the 100m and bronze medallist at the World Championship in the 200m and Lap. A French prodigy, on the rise!
Alice Sorcionovo ITA – European Champion in the Lap and World Championship bronze medallist in the 500m. Always fighting for titles!
Manon Fraboulet FRA – European Champion in the 1km. Could be the surprise in any event!
Ruth Arza ESP – European Champion in the 200m. Full of determination!
Maria Arias, ECU – already a medallist in short-distance events at the Pan American Games. One to watch!

All members of Germany’s 2025 European Relay Champion team will be in Lagos: Larissa Gaisser, Laethisia Schimek, Leonie Ohl, and Angelina Otto.

In Men’s Long Distance

The World Champion, European Champions, and medallists from the World Championships and World Games will deliver thrilling races right down to the last centimetre of track.

Raul Pedraza CHI (Chile) – World Champion in the 5km Points race. A real surprise!
Patxi Peula ESP – Gold at the World Games in the 10km Points and European Champion in the 10km Elimination, among numerous medals at the major competitions of 2025. Consistency, longevity – a true legend of World Speed Skating!
Julio Mirena PAR (Paraguay) – Gold in the 5km Points and Silver in the 10km Points at the 2025 World Games, and World Championship silver medallist in the 10km Points. Outstanding physical capacity!
Daniel Niero ITA – European Champion in the 10km Points and World and European Relay Champion. Experience and ability!
Giovanni Trebouta FRA – European Champion in the 5km Points. He appears when you least expect it!
Giuseppe Bramante ITA – World and European Relay Champion, and World Championship bronze medallist in the 15km Elimination. Leads the Mariani World Team!
Nicolas Pazmiño ECU (Ecuador) – Silver at the 2025 World Games in the 15km Elimination. Could be the hidden ace of the South American contingent!
Hugo Morin FRA – European Champion in the 1km and World Championship silver medallist in the 5km Points. Incredible rhythm and ability across sprints and middle-distance events!
Miguel Bravo POR (Roller Lagos) – European Championship silver medallist in the 10km Points and bronze medallist in the 10km Elimination, as well as 4th at the World Championship in the 10km Points. Growing ever more consistent and closing in on a European title!
Martin Ferrie FRA – Former multiple World Champion; in 2025 he claimed three bronze medals at the World Games in the 10km Elimination, 15km Elimination, and 10km Points. Returning after a difficult period, great things can always be expected from him!

Also coming to Lagos are the top six from the last European Championship (2025) in the 5km Points event, the top four in the 10km Elimination, and the top two in the 10km Points. Incredible!

In Women’s Long Distance

The World Champion, several European Champions, and many international medallists from 2025 competitions. Everything will be decided in the final seconds of each race!

Marine Lefreuve FRA – World Champion in the 10km Points, gold at the World Games in the 10km Points, silver at the World Games in the 15km Elimination, and bronze in the 10km Elimination. Very difficult to beat.
Larissa Gaiser GER – World Championship silver medallist in the 10km Points, and bronze at the World Games and European Championship in the 15km Elimination and 5km Points respectively. Great perseverance!
Alison Bernardi – European Champion in the 10km Elimination and 5km Points. A rising name in Women’s World Speed Skating!
Marie Dupuy FRA – European Champion in the 15km Elimination and silver medallist in the 10km Elimination. Consistency and resilience!
Daniela Bustamante, VEN – Silver at the 2025 World Track Series Final in the 5km Points. A fighter, fully committed!

In the Marathons

The high quality of the field makes it impossible to predict the winners before they cross the finish line.

Among the women, the main favourites will be the World Champion and World Games gold medallist in the 10km Points Marine Lefreuve FRA; the bronze medallist at the last European Championship, Manon Fraboulet, also French; the 2025 winner, Colombian Kelly Delgado; and fellow Colombian Aura Quintana, a former Lagos Marathon winner and third in the World Marathon Circuit in 2024, with several World Marathon Cup stage victories to her name. Surprises, however, are always possible.

Among the men, the top ten from last year’s Marathon will be in competition: the winner Patxi Peula, ESP; runner-up Carlos Tarazona, VEN (Venezuela); third-place Manuel Taibo, ESP; current European Marathon silver medallist Martin Ferrie, FRA, who finished 4th in 2025 and is a former World Marathon Champion; and Miguel Bravo, POR, who finished 5th in 2025 and won the Terras do Infante Marathon in both 2023 and 2024.

Also present will be the European Marathon bronze medallist Germain Deschamps, FRA; and the cherry on top will be the appearance of the former four-time European Long Distance Champion from 2021, the magical Diogo Marreiros.

In the overall tournament standings, the standout names present will be:

Giuseppe Bramanti – ITA – Mariani World Team, leader of a formidable squad that also features Trebouta, Bravo, and Cannoni; Julio Mirena PAR, captain of the American team SHEA/STOKES INLINE SPEED, whose ranks also include Martin Ferrie, Adrian Alonso, Manuel Taibo, and Carlos Tarazona; Daniel Niero ITA, the lead figure of the ROLLERBLADE SPSPSK WORLD TEAM, supported by Maiorca, Clementoni, Hugo Gerard, Rafael Heredia, and Mateo Rico Garcia.

There will also be a strong BONT WORLD TEAM, where it is difficult to identify a single leader – with World and European Champions in the mix, the possibilities are numerous – featuring Hugo Morin, Raul Pedraza, Arthur Lebeaupin, Sebastian Flores, and Aryanpal Ghuman. From Bont Continental, Victor Aerts, Joel Guacho, and Juan Torres could well have a say in deciding the Terras do Infante 2026 overall winner.

From NL Racing, Patxi Peula, ESP, as captain, alongside Nicolas Pazmiño, ECU (Ecuador).

And what of the American team TCC / TRAINING CAMPS AND COMPETITION, significantly strengthened compared to last season, with Jacob Melton, Gibran Gazali, Hayden Groves, HSIN-TSE-TU, Miles Mead, Tai Wei-Lin, and Daniel Uribe – they could well impose their own law.

Germain Deschamps, FRA, will compete without a team, as the POWERSLIDE VESMACO WORLD TEAMis not bringing its main riders – but he could well surprise the favourites.

Among the men, the 2024 and 2025 winner Giuseppe Bramante; the 2023 winner Marco Lira; the five-time Terras do Infante champion in 2008, 2009, 2014, 2017, and 2022, and the skater with the most titles in this tournament, Patxi Peula; and the only Portuguese skater with two victories in this event, Diogo Marreiros, will all be on the start line.

Among the women, Marine Lefreuvre, FRA, SHEA/STOKES INLINE SPEED, who claimed victory in 2025 and 2022, supported by Aura Quintana, COL, SHEA/STOKES INLINE SPEED, winner of the Terras do Infante in 2021 and 2019, will be among the main contenders, alongside a strong team that also includes Marie Dupuy, Alejandra Londoño, and Natalia Pesantez.

However, Keily Delgado, COL, POWERSLIDE VESMACO WORLD TEAM, winner in 2023 and 2024, whose teammates include Laethisia Schimek, Portuguese champion Jéssica Rodrigues, and Maiwenn Julou, will be a fierce rival with her sights firmly set on reclaiming this title.

Watch out too for the ROLLERBLADE SPSPSK WORLD TEAM, led by Manon Fraboulet, FRA; the BONT WORLD TEAM with Maria Arias, ECU; the SWINGS WORLD TEAM with Larissa Gaiser and Angelina Otto, GER; and the FR SKATES WORLD TEAM with Alison Bernardi, FRA and Daniela Bustamante, VEN.