Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc
Single-stage mountain ultramarathon held in Chamonix, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) is a mountain ultramarathon race, first held in 2003, that follows the route of the Tour du Mont Blanc. It has been regarded as the most competitive trail ultramarathon in the world.[1]
It has been suggested that this article should be split into articles titled Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc and UTMB World Series. (discuss) (January 2023) |
Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc | |
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Date | end of August |
Location | Chamonix |
Event type | Ultramarathon trail run |
Distance | 108-mile (174 km) |
Established | 2003 |
Course records | Men: Jim Walmsley 19:37:43 (2023) Women: Courtney Dauwalter 22:30:54 (2021) |
Official site | https://montblanc.utmb.world/ |
Renamed in 2023 as UTMB World Series Finals, it is the final event of the UTMB World Series qualification races held throughout the world.[2]
The expansion of the World Series has caused controversy in the ultra community with their announcement of UTMB Whistler with Whistler Blackcomb owners Vail Resorts, which forced out the locally organised race from Coast Mountain Trail Running . The announcement by UTMB and Vail was met with outrage by the North American trail community, it has been seen as a corporate takeover of the existing race that was built up by the local organiser Gary Robbins, with fears it is attempting to create a monopoly by taking over current community based races and turning them into a profit centred event which is not inline with the values of the community.