Ultra-Trail World Tour

The Ultra-Trail World Tour , UTWT for short , is an annual international cup classification of ultra - trail runs with a distance of at least 100 kilometers.

founding

The UTWT was initiated by eight ultra-marathon organizers and presented to the public on September 1, 2013 during the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in Chamonix . First held in 2014, the Cup initially included the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc and the Marathon des Sables, eight other renowned running events. More ultra trail competitions were added in the following years. Criteria for inclusion are a length of at least 100 km, a number of at least 500 runners from different nations in a minimum of a second edition and the event at a symbolic location.

Regulations

The annual ranking of the UTWT is calculated from the points of the two best placements of a runner in a categorized cup run during a calendar year.

In the Series Bonus category , the winner receives 1,300 points. Points are awarded proportionally up to the 143rd position of the respective run. Winners of an ultramarathon in the Series category receive 1000 points, the runners-up are rated up to 136th position. The Pro category is awarded 700 points, descending to the 125th position. Challenger winners receive 400 points, the scoring takes place up to the 100th position.

The world ranking established in 2017 summarizes the five best placements of a runner over the past three years.

Cup runs

event	country	distance	month	category	Tour member since
Hong Kong 100		100 km	January	Per	2014
Transgrancanaria		125 km	February	Series	2014
Tarawera ultramarathon		100 km	February	Per	2014
Patagonia Run		145 km	April	Challenger	2017
100 Miles of Istria Ultra Trail		161 km	April	Challenger	2017
Marathon des Sables		230 km	April	Per	2014
Madeira Island Ultra Trail		100 km	April	Per	2016
Ultra Trail Mt. Fuji		165 km	April	Per	2014
Penyagolosa trails		115 km	April	Challenger	2017
Ultra Trail Australia		100 km	May	Per	2014
Mozart 100		103 km	June	Challenger	2017
The North Face Lavaredo Ultra Trail		120 km	June	Series	2014
Western States Endurance Run		161 km	June	Series	2014
Eiger Ultra Trail		101 km	August	Per	2015
Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc		170 km	August	Per	2014
TDS		119 km	August	Per	2017
CCC		101 km	August	Series	2017
Ultra Trail Harricana		125 km	September	Challenger	2017
Cappadocia Ultra Trail		110 km	October	Per	2017
Javelina Jundred		161 km	October	Challenger	2017
Ultra Trail Cape Town		100 km	December	Per	2017

World Tour Ranking of the UTWT

2017

rank	Men	Points		rank	Women	Points
1	Gediminas Grinius	4747		1	Nathalie Mauclair	5301
2	François D'Haene	4700		2	Caroline Chaverot	4865
3	Didrik Hermansen	4240		3	Núria Picas	4824

2018

rank	Men	Points		rank	Women	Points
1	François D'Haene	4565		1	Andrea Huser	5248
2	Gediminas Grinius	4517		2	Magdalena Lewy-Boulet	4213
3	Pau Capell	4495		3	Fernanda Maciel	4168

2019

rank	Men	Points		rank	Women	Points
1	Pau Capell	5010		1	Andrea Huser	4854
2	François D'Haene	4865		2	Fernanda Maciel	4033
3	Tim Tollefson	4291		3	Kaytlyn Gerbin	4018

Annual ranking of the UTWT

2014

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  François D'Haene

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  Núria Picas

rank	Men	Points		rank	Women	Points
1	François D'Haene	685		1	Núria Picas	639
2	Ryan Sandes	629		2	Fernanda Maciel	577
3	Gediminas Grinius	539		3	Nathalie Mauclair	551

2015

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  Antoine Guillon

rank	Men	Points		rank	Women	Points
1	Antoine Guillon	625		1	Núria Picas -2-	615
2	Gediminas Grinius	604		2	Dong Li	599
3	Freddy Thevenin	534		3	Nathalie Mauclair	592

2016

• 

  Gediminas Grinius

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  Caroline Chaverot

rank	Men	Points		rank	Women	Points
1	Gediminas Grinius	665		1	Caroline Chaverot	655
2	Javier Dominguez-Ledo	620		2	Andrea Huser	644
3	Pau Capell	604		3	Uxue Fraile Azpeitia	591

2017

rank	Men	Points		rank	Women	Points
1	François D'Haene -2-	2000		1	Andrea Huser	2124
2	Pau Capell	1845		2	Núria Picas	2000
3	Tom Evans	1750		3	Emilie Lecomtea	1813

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  Pau Capell

2018

rank	Men	Points		rank	Women	Points
1	Pau Capell	1865		1	Yao Miao	1865
2	Jordi Gamito i Baus	1571		2	Francesca Canepa	1850
3	Qi Min	1565		3	Kelly Wolf Courtney Dauwalter	1700

Web links

Official website of the Ultra-Trail World Tour

Individual evidence

1. ^ Bryon Powell: Ultra-Trail World Tour to Launch in 2014. iRunFar.com, September 1, 2013, accessed on March 1, 2017 (English). 
2. ↑ ^{a b} UTWT Announces winners for the 2014 Ultra-Trail World Tour. UltraRunning.com, accessed December 4, 2018 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} UTWT World Ranking 2018. International Trail Running Association, accessed on March 2, 2017 (English). 
4. ↑ ^{a b} UTWT Announces winners for the 2014 Ultra-Trail World Tour. UltraRunning.com, October 27, 2014, accessed March 1, 2017 . 
5. ↑ UTWT Men's Ranking 2015. International Trail Running Association, accessed on March 2, 2017 (English). 
6. ↑ UTWT Women's Ranking 2015. International Trail Running Association, accessed on March 2, 2017 . 
7. ↑ UTWT Men's Ranking 2016. International Trail Running Association, accessed on March 2, 2017 (English). 
8. ↑ UTWT Women's Ranking 2016. International Trail Running Association, accessed on March 2, 2017 . 
9. ↑ UTWT Men's Ranking 2017. International Trail Running Association, accessed December 10, 2017 . 
10. ↑ UTWT Women's Ranking 2017. International Trail Running Association, accessed December 10, 2017 . 
11. ↑ UTWT Men's Ranking 2017. International Trail Running Association, accessed December 10, 2017 . 
12. ↑ UTWT Women's Ranking 2017. International Trail Running Association, accessed December 10, 2017 .