Official Program UTMB® 2018 by Nathalie Ecuer

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Caldorado III™ UTMB

BOUTIQUE COLUMBIA - 18 RUE PACCARD - CHAMONIX MONT-BLANC

edito Each year, since 2003, there have been more and more of you who attend the World Summit of trailrunning. Over the last 15 years, a magical event has taken root. From the shy applause of the incredulous spectators we have succeeded to triumphant arrivals which attract a public from all the horizons. The largest gathering of trail-running enthusiasts has developed from a slightly mad project imagined by a group of friends. From the 700 runners the first year, the UTMB® now welcomes 10 000 runners who come from 100 different countries. Everything has changed, but everything has stayed the identical. The apprehension on the starting line, the capacity of the runners to sublimate their efforts, the love of the mountains, the respect for nature, but also the opening to the world, the emotion on the finishing line... already 15 years and 4 letters which continue to bring us together.

U T M B

as in Ultra.

Ultra is knowing what we can realize both physically and mentally. Ultra is a competition with oneself. Few runners come to do the UTMB® to win. For the most part, they run against their own limits. By making this choice of the extreme they accept the confrontation of the unknown, doubts and difficulties but also the joy of of getting through to the end. They share these emotions with the other runners, with whom are often woven strong links, but also with you, the spectators all along the route who give them wings when they most need it.

as in Terrain. Along with the partner communes all is done to make this race an exceptional one. Uniting three countries around an event is unique of its kind. Behind this beautiful cohesion, there is the wish for you to have an extraordinary experience. We use all the material and human means at our disposition to make it exist, the 2 000 volunteers who come from 15 different countries, the 18 French, Italian and Swiss communes of the Mont-Blanc country unite to allow you to share beautiful moments of sport and mountain. On the ground, you also have a role to play in helping to make this event continue. That of helping us to protect this magnificent playground by having good gestures and the right reflexes towards the environment.

as in Magic.

There is something in the air during the UTMB®. A particular ambience reigns in the mountains and valleys, there is the mutual assistance at the refreshment posts and life bases, the conviviality shared by all the communes through which the race passes and along the paths around Mont-Blanc, without forgetting the crazy energy at the moment of the starts and finishes. This spirit is shared by all : runners, spectators, partners, service providers... Please help us keep alive this friendly and authentic UTMB®, sincere because it is anchored in its territory, that which is the Mont-Blanc country

as bienveillant (friendly).

You are enthusiasts, present when the going gets tough, you know how to find the right words for encouraging the runners. Your enthusiasm is communicative and your empathy contagious. If the UTMB® is such a convivial and qualitative event it is thanks to your presence and your friendliness all around Mont-Blanc.

The organization team 3

THE HONOR COMMITTEE Chamonix mont-blanc

Courmayeur

Stefano Miserocchi Mayor

Eric Fournier Mayor

A sporting and humane event, a race which respects the values of the mountains, a meeting of the populations of our valleys, beyond the borders, the UTMB® is, today one of the high points in Chamonix’ events calendar.

Dear trailer friends, we will support you with all our energy, because few things can unite the way the UTMB® does. Courmayeur is glad to be protagonist of it and to share all of this with you!

Orsières Joachim Rausis President

The Commune of Orsières is enthusiastically associated with the UTMB® organisation especially for the fifth edition of OCC. From the Grand Col Ferret to Champex-Lac, all the population will encourage you to exceed your limits and accomplish your exploit.

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Saint gervais mont‑blanc

LES CONTAMINES MONTJOIE

hauteluce

BEAUFORT

SEEZ

Bourg Saint-Maurice

vallorcine

LA THUILE

PRÉ SAINT DIDIER

MORGEX

trient

bovernier

Les Houches

Maurice Desailloud Mayor

Etienne JACQUET Mayor

Nicolas EVRARD Mayor

Mireille Gioria Mayor

Jean Luc Penna Mayor

Mathieu Ferraris Mayor

martignycombe

Florence Carron Darbellay Presidente

Michel Giraudy Mayor

Riccardo Bieller Mayor

Bertrand Savioz President

Jean-Marc Peillex Mayor

Annick Cressens Mayor

Jeremy Vallas Mayor

Lorenzo Graziola Mayor

Marcel Gay President

THE HONOR committee

THE DNA OF UTMB®

the UTMB®week

the favorites

follow the UTMB®

follow the CCC®

follow the TDS®

follow the YCC, MCC & OCC

everything about the PTL®

following the races on-line

chamonix mont-blanc

finding your way in the town

Finding your way in the villages

SUPPORTING THE RUNNERS ALONG THE RACE ROUTE

the mini utmb®

the SALON ULTRA-TRAIL®

the UTMB®Bus

The program is enlivened with photographs by: Michel Cottin, Alexandre Girbal, Franck Oddoux, Pascal Tournaire In order to be eco-responsible, this program has been printed on PEFG paper according to the norms ISO 14001 and EMAS, for sustainable forest management. The ink used is based on vegetable oils.

the DNa of UTMB® AN ORIGINAL CO-ORGANIZATION It is a peculiarity which is totally a part of the event’s history and success. For 15 years the UTMB® has been co-organized by an association, Les Trailers du Mont-Blanc, and a limited company, Autour du Mont-Blanc. In order to understand this novel organization, it is necessary to return to 2004 when an association Les Trailers du Mont-Blanc and a limited company Autour du Mont-Blanc were created, so as to develop together, each with their own domains of competence, the event by allying professionalism and enthusiasm. Solidarity, with respect for oneself and others but also equity, are a part of the numerous fundamental values shared by the organization’s team in order to stay on course and to make progress. To adapt to the evolution of the event, commissions were developed within the heart of the association in order to combine the thoughts and ideas So, this is how, according to the needs, the environment commission (2006), the medical commission (2007) and also the solidarity commission, the itinerary commission and the volunteers’ commission came to be set up. Each commission works alongside the organization to respect the values and ethics of the UTMB®. This historic cooperation between the three countries is also seen at the heart of the association, thanks to a co-chair ensured by Léon Lovey for Switzerland, Alberto Motta for Italy and Yann De Seréville for France.

Thank you

2000 volunteers as well as a great number of professionals are mobilized in order to make the event a success. French, Italian and Swiss inhabitants of the Mont-Blanc country or fans of the event who have come especially in order to participate in the organization, the success and quality of the event is due to them. The organizers and runners would like to give each and every one of them their very sincere thanks.

The UTMB® week 27 Monday August

29 Wednesday August

30 thursday August

01 saturday September