Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc

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The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (abbreviated UTMB ) is an ultra-marathon that runs counter-clockwise around the Mont-Blanc group on trails from Chamonix .

First held in 2003 and organized by Trailers du Mont Blanc , it is one of the most demanding mountain marathons in the world with a route length of approx. 172 km, more than 10,000 meters of incline to be overcome and a time limit of 46.5 hours . Since 2006, the CCC over 101 km, since 2009 the TDS over 145 km and since 2014 the OCC with 56 km on sections of the UTMB has also been held under the umbrella of the UTMB.

Applicants have “partial autonomy”; H. the runners must have compulsory equipment with them and are only given support at official lab stations.

The La Petite Trotte à Léon (PTL) was created in 2009 for teams of two and three, it has no competitive character. The teams have to independently cover a distance of approx. 300 km and 28,000 vertical meters in just under six days.

route

UTMB

The UTMB essentially follows the Tour du Mont-Blanc long-distance hiking trail . From Chamonix it goes via Les Houches to the first ascent La Charme. Behind Les Contamines-Montjoie , it goes into the high alpine area for the first time, with the Croix du Bonhomme (2479 m) as the highest point. After a descent to the hamlet of Les Chapieux, you reach Italian territory via the Col de la Seigne (2516 m) . Above the Val Veny you reach the Arête Mont Favre (2435 m) and descend over the Col Chécrouit to Courmayeur, which you reach after 80 km. Via the Grand Col Ferret (2537 m) you reach the Swiss Val Ferret . Behind Champex-Lac , which is reached after 125 km, there are still three major climbs to be mastered: to the hamlet of Bovine (1987 m) and the Catogne (2011 m) on Swiss territory and to the Tête aux Vents (2130 m) on French territory .

CCC

The Courmayeur - Champex - Chamonix follows the route of the UTMB from Courmayeur.

TDS

The Sur les Traces des Ducs de Savoie leads south of Mont-Blanc from Chamonix via Bourg-Saint-Maurice to Courmayeur.

OCC

It leads from Orsières via Champex-Lac to Chamonix.

history

At the first event, the total distance was 150 km. Two other competitions took place over 110 km (on the section to Champex-Lac) and over 67 km (on the section to Courmayeur). Over 110 km the British Mark Hartell (15:03:05 h) and the French Irina Malejonock (16:59:51 h) won, over 67 km the French Dominique Bergar (8:13:34 h) and Corinne Favre (9 : 21: 57 h). There were runners from 19 nations at the start.

Although a prescribed number of points from completed ultra-mountain runs is required to participate in the UTMB, the number of interested parties significantly exceeded the 2,300 available starting places in 2006, so that a lottery procedure was introduced and a second race was implemented with the CCC. The TDS competitions followed in 2009 and the OCC in 2014. Over the years, the required starting qualifications have increased in all UTMB competitions and the running routes have been extended.

Due to the onset of bad weather, the UTMB had to be canceled after three hours in 2010 and the CCC for runners in the back field. As a replacement for the UTMB, a shortened race on the course of the CCC, starting point Courmayeur, was offered the next day. The TDS was canceled entirely. Snowfall in 2012 led to a shortening of the UTMB's running distance.

In 2014 the UTMB was included in the Ultra-Trail World Tour , which was held for the first time .

In 2018 runners from 101 nations took part in the UTMB competitions. As in previous years, the traditional mountain running countries France, Italy and Spain were most strongly represented. For the first time, prize money was awarded to the winners of the four competitions.

Elizabeth Hawker is one of the most successful longest distance runner to date with five wins . In the men's category , Kílian Jornet Burgada , François D'Haene and Xavier Thévenard have each recorded three wins. Jornet Burgeda won the UTMB in 2008 at the age of 20 as the youngest participant in the field of runners. In 2013, Rory Bosio was the first woman to be among the 10 fastest participants and came in 7th overall.

The German Anke Drescher and the French Didier Delmontez are the only two runners who successfully participated in all UTMB competitions from 2003 to 2019.

  • Elizabeth Hawker 2012

  • D'Haene, Jornet Burgada, Thévenard id mid 2017

  • Anke Drescher 2019

statistics

Winners lists

UTMB

C. Dauwalter, UTMB 2019
Paul Capell, UTMB 2019
Xavier Thévenard , UTMB 2013
Kílian Jornet Burgada , UTMB 2008
date Men time Women time Route length
30 Aug 2019 Pau Capell ( ESP ) 20:19:07 Courtney Dauwalter ( USA ) 24:34:26 171.6 km / 10061 m ascent
Sept. 1, 2018 Xavier Thévenard -3- 20:44:16 Francesca Canepa ( ITA ) 26:03:48 171 km
2nd Sept 2017 François D'Haene -3- 19:01:32 Núria Picas ( ESP ) 25:46:43 167.7 km
29 Aug 2016 Ludovic Pommeret ( FRA ) 22:00:02 Caroline Chaverot ( FRA ) 25:15:40 170 km
29 Aug 2015 Xavier Thévenard -2- 21:09:15 Nathalie Mauclair ( FRA ) 25:15:33 170 km
Aug 30, 2014 François D'Haene -2- 20:11:44 Rory Bosio -2- 23:23:20 168 km
26 Aug 2013 Xavier Thévenard ( FRA ) 20:34:57 Rory Bosio ( USA ) 22:37:26 168 km
31 Aug 2012 François D'Haene ( FRA ) 10:32:36 Elizabeth Hawker -5- 12:32:13 103.4 km
26 Aug 2011 Kílian Jornet Burgada -3- 20:36:43 Elizabeth Hawker -4- 25:02:00 166 km
28 Aug 2010 Jeremy Bragg ( GBR ) 10:30:37 Elizabeth Hawker -3- 11:47:30 89 km
29 Aug 2009 Kílian Jornet Burgada -2- 21:33:18 Kristin Moehl -2- 24:56:01 166 km
Aug 30, 2008 Kílian Jornet Burgada ( ESP ) 20:56:59 Elizabeth Hawker -2- 25:19:41 165 km
Aug 25, 2007 Marco Olmo -2- 21:31:58 Nikki Kimball ( USA ) 25:23:45 163 km
Aug 26, 2006 Marco Olmo ( ITA ) 21:06:06 Karine Herry ( FRA ) 25:22:20 155 km
Aug 27, 2005 Christophe Jacquerod ( SUI ) 21:11:07 Elizabeth Hawker ( GBR ) 26:53:51 155 km
Aug 28, 2004 Vincent Delebarre ( FRA ) 21:06:18 Colette Borcard ( SUI ) 26:08:54 155 km
Aug 31, 2003 Dachhiri Dawa Sherpa ( NEP ) 20:05:59 Kristin Moehl ( USA ) 29:38:24 150 km

CCC

year Men time Women time Route length
2019 Luís Alberto Hernándo Alzaga ( ESP ) 10:28:49 Ragna Debats ( NED ) 12:10:33 101 km / 6100 m ascent
2018 Thomas Evans ( GBR ) 10:44:32 Miao Yao ( CHN ) 11:57:46 101 km
2017 Hayden Hawks ( USA ) 10:24:30 Clare Gallagher ( USA ) 12:13:57 101 km
2016 Michel Gallagher ( FRA ) 12:10:04 Mimmi Kotka ( SWE ) 13:42:46 101 km
2015 Zach Miller ( USA ) 11:53:32 Ruth Charlotte Croft ( NZL ) 12:54:53 101 km
2014 Pau Bartolo ( ESP ) 11:21:16 Anne Lise Rousett ( FRA ) 14:28:48 101 km
2013 Jordi Bes ( ESP ) 11:23:01 Caroline Chaverot ( FRA ) 14:12:00 101 km
2012 Tofol Castaner Bernat ( FRA ) 08:57:04 Ellie Greenwood ( GB ) 11:17:24 86 km
2011 Emmanuel Gault ( FRA ) 10:10:25 Virginie Govignon ( FRA ) 12:47:11 98 km
2010 Xavier Thévenard ( FRA ) 11:57:13 Maud Giraud ( FRA ) 14:07:38 98 km
2009 Jean-Yves Rey ( SUI ) 11:40:47 Chantal Begue ( FRA ) 16:51:00 98 km
2008 Guillaume Le Normand ( FRA ) 12:26:04 Lucy Colquhoun ( GBR ) 14:33:37 98 km
2007 Julien Chorier ( FRA ) 10:19:46 Andréa Zimmermann ( SUI ) 12:28:05 86.5 km
2006 Alun Powell ( GBR ) 10:53:17 Corinne Favre ( FRA ) 10:35:55 86 km

TDS

year Men time Women time Route length
2019 Pablo Villa González ( ESP ) 18:03:06 Audrey Tanguy ( FRA ) 21:36:15 145 km / 9100 m ascent
2018 Marcin Świerc ( POL ) 13:24:00 Audrey Tanguy ( FRA ) 16:05:22 119 km
2017 Michel Lanne ( FRA ) 14:33:09 Mimmi Kotka ( SWE ) 21:49:02 119 km
2016 Pau Capell ( ESP ) 14:45:44 Delphine Avenier ( FRA ) 18:46:24 119 km
2015 Pau Bartolo ( ESP ) 14:26:40 Andrea Huser ( SUI ) 16:35:29 119 km
2014 Xavier Thévenard ( FRA ) 14:10:37 Teresa Nimes Perez ( ESP ) 18:41:12 119 km
2013 Arnaud Julia Bonmati ( ESP ) 15:09:59 Nathalie Mauclair ( FRA ) 17:36:41 119 km
2012 Dawa Sherpa ( NEP ) 14:37:07 Agnès Herve ( FRA ) 19:07:00 114 km
2011 Franck Bussiere ( FRA ) 15:51:37 Jolanda Linschooten ( NED ) 17:17:43 110 km
2010 - - - - called off
2009 Patrick Bohard ( FRA ) 14:01:48 Fernanda Maciel ( BRA ) 17:17:43 105 km

Development of the number of finishers

year UTMB including
women 		CCC including
women 		TDS including
women 		other
competitions 		including
women
2010 1127 113 0444 037 --- - - -
2009 1383 101 1266 146 480 58 - -
2008 1269 081 1315 187 - - - -
2007 1437 095 1329 203 - - - -
2006 1152 071 0854 147 - - - -
2005 0773 048 - - - - - -
2004 0420 020th - - - - - -
2003 0067 007th - - - - 152
317 		09
30

See also

Web links

Commons : Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung : Ultra-Trailrunning on Mont Blanc - The pleasure of the limit ( Memento from March 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ). August 29, 2008
  2. ^ The Daily Telegraph : Ultra-Trail proves the ultimate test of endurance running . September 2, 2008
  3. ^ The Guardian : The toughest race in the world? October 13, 2009
  4. ↑ Historical overview of registrations from 2003 to ... Website The North Face® Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc®.
  5. ^ Bryon Powell: UTMB 2010 Results and Report: Bragg and Hawker win! iRunFar, August 30, 2010, accessed September 1, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Another record number of registrations for the races of the UTMB®! xc-run.de, March 13, 2018, accessed September 4, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Quick guide to the UTMB Chamonix. Chamonix All Year, June 30, 2016, accessed September 2, 2018 .
  8. ↑ EN BREF… EN BREF… 2. (PDF) In: autmb.com. Le Dauphiné libéré, September 1, 2017, accessed on September 4, 2018 (French, p. 27).
  9. ↑ Replacement race on a shortened route
  10. ↑ Race canceled
  11. ↑ canceled
  12. ↑ 110 km
  13. ↑ 67 km