All Posts by Mélanie GODEFROY.
UTMB Group Announces Details of New HOKA Prize Purse
Press release – Chamonix (France), Tuesday 18 June 2024 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Today, UTMB Group is pleased to announce the HOKA Prize Purse. As part of its ongoing commitment to the sport, UTMB Group is…
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Anti-doping: UTMB Group strengthens its commitment to clean trail-running
100,000 Euro investment in 2024 Tests conducted by the International Testing Agency (ITA), an independent organization Creation of UTMB World Series anti-doping rules in line with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Educative training program for…
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HOKA Kodiak Ultra Marathons by UTMB Designated as UTMB World Series Major for 2025
– 2025 HOKA Kodiak Ultra Marathons by UTMB to serve as the UTMB World Series Americas Major in 2025, giving all finishers more opportunities to qualify for the iconic UTMB World Series Finals at HOKA…
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OUTSIDE Interactive, Inc. returns as media and broadcast partner of the UTMB World Series in the USA and Canada
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – UTMB® World Series and Outside Interactive, Inc. are pleased to announce an expansion of their groundbreaking broadcast and media partnership in 2024. Fans from the USA and Canada will be able to…
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UTMB World Series partners with DAZN to supercharge growth through worldwide coverage
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – UTMB® World Series and DAZN, the world’s leading live sports streaming service, have signed a groundbreaking two-year global broadcast partnership to showcase UTMB World Series in 2024 and 2025. With 43 events…
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UTMB World Series announce new partnership with Nirvana, to provide travel & accommodation solutions for runners
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – UTMB® World Series and Nirvana Europe Limited have announced a new partnership across North America, Europe and Oceania to provide runners with accommodation, travel and logistical solutions that will help make their…
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UTMB World Series and Dacia extend and enhance their partnership for the next three years
– Dacia is increasing its level of involvement in the UTMB World Series in Europe and will become the title partner of the finals now called the “Dacia UTMB Mont-Blanc”. – The enhanced partnership will…
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UTMB® Mont-Blanc 2023: new initiatives and more CSR innovations
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Since its creation in 2003, UTMB® Mont-Blanc has operated based on fundamental principles of fairness, respect, mutual aid, solidarity and respect for the fragile Mont Blanc ecosystem. From the outset, UTMB® Mont-Blanc initiated…
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UTMB World Series expands North American offering with Kodiak Ultra Marathons by UTMB
BIG BEAR LAKE, Cali. / CHAMONIX, France / TAMPA, Fla. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Kodiak Ultra Marathons™ by UTMB® has become the latest trail running event to be added to the 2023 UTMB® World Series. Kodiak Ultra Marathons by…
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UTMB World Series introduces new pregnancy policy to support women in trail running
Chamonix (France), April 20th 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – UTMB® World Series have committed to supporting mothers and their partners through the introduction of a new pregnancy policy which will apply to UTMB World Series events in the…
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UTMB World Series launches ‘Crossed Paths’ Podcast
Chamonix (France), April 18, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – UTMB® World Series has today launched a new monthly podcast, Crossed Paths, bringing together elite and amateur runners in an open conversation about trail running, personal beliefs, and more.…
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The Race That Changed Running: The Book Behind Trail Running’s Biggest Race
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Helvetiq will publish The Race That Changed Running in English and French on June 13, 2023, two months before the 20th anniversary edition of the world’s most important trail race. In 2023, more…
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VIBRAM and UTMB World Series announce a global partnership
Albizzate (Varese, Italy) / Chamonix (France), March 28th, 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – UTMB® World Series and Vibram SpA, the global leader in the production of high-performance rubber soles, are proud to announce a new global partnership…
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UTMB® World Series welcomes Näak as Official On Course Sports Nutrition and Sports Hydration Supplier
Chamonix (France) March 2023 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – UTMB ® World Series has partnered with Näak, the performance nutrition and hydration brand made for trail and ultra-runners, to bring sustainable fuel to the global trail running community.…
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The UTMB Mont-Blanc 2022 ends after a week that will be remembered with incredible record times
Nearly 14M views and 100M minutes of videos viewed (UTMB Live and highlights) on the new live.utmb.world platform and the official social networks of the UTMB Mont-Blanc. This corresponds to 188 years of UTMB videos…
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An action-packed weekend for the UTMB World Series in Europe
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The first of two UTMB World Series Majors this year, Val d’Aran by UTMB, saw more than 3,700 runners from over 70 countries take on some of the most spectacular trails in Europe,…
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Pre-registration open for UTMB Mont-Blanc 2023 and the first ever UTMB World Series Finals
(Chamonix, France) 14 June 2022/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Pre-registration is officially open for the UTMB ®, CCC® and OCC races of UTMB® Mont-Blanc 2023, giving runners around the world over 6 months to qualify for the first…
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UTMB World Series partners with BUFF®, COMPRESSPORT and CAMELBAK as Official Suppliers
(Chamonix, France) 31 May 2022/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – UTMB® World Series organizers UTMB Group and The IRONMAN Group, have confirmed they have joined forces with three new Official Suppliers to further bolster the Series’ offering to runners…
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2023 UTMB® World Series to broaden offering to runners with the confirmation of a brand-new event in Thailand
Chamonix, France. 23 May 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – With the inaugural UTMB World Series now in full swing with 25 events scheduled in 2022 and thousands of runners across the world signed up and ready to…
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UTMB® World Series ready to run into inaugural year, with addition of three events to confirmed 2022 calendar
(Chamonix, France) 2 February 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Just eight months after the concept was first launched, UTMB Group and The IRONMAN Group, organizers of the UTMB World Series® have today confirmed a final calendar of…
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UTMB® World Series bolsters 2022 circuit with addition of events in North America and across Europe
(Chamonix, France) 16 December 2021 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Runners in the USA will be able to experience the UTMB® adventure and begin their journey to the renowned UTMB® Mont-Blanc on home soil, with the confirmation…
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Exceptional trail running events in the UK, Corsica, and Switzerland latest to be confirmed for 2022 UTMB® World Series
(Chamonix, France) 19 November 2021 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The first ever UTMB® World Series, which will debut in 2022, is set to provide an extraordinary adventure for trail runners across the world, with a further…
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UTMB® World Series confirms seven new events across the USA, Hong Kong, Andorra, Mexico, Italy and France for 2022
(Chamonix, France) 4th November, 2021 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – UTMB® World Series today confirmed the newest seven world-class events in Hong Kong, Andorra, Mexico, Italy, France, and the USA that will join the inaugural circuit in…
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UTMB® World Series welcomes HOKA® as Premier level Footwear and Apparel Partner
(GOLETA, Calif. And Chamonix, France), October 25, 2021 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Emboldened by shared origins in the French Alps, UTMB® World Series and HOKA®, a division of Deckers Brands (NYSE: DECK), have announced a multi-year…
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Results of the UTMB® Mont-Blanc 2021 health policy
Quartz Event Program In order to protect the health of the participants and to contribute to a clean sport, the organization of the UTMB® Mont-Blanc has set up since 2008 the QUARTZ Event Program which…
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Follow the transformative adventures of UTMB® Mont-Blanc
Chamonix, August 19, 2021. From 23 to 29 August, an exceptional scope of coverage will be set up to allow fans from all over the world to follow the best moments of the UTMB® Mont-Blanc. Fans…
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UTMB® Mont-Blanc: 30 days to go for the start of the 18th edition!
Good news, the UTMB® Mont-Blanc will take place this year. The event is scheduled to run from Monday 23rd to Sunday 29th August and will gather 10,000 runners with strict health measures in place. The…
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UTMB Group and The IRONMAN Group partner to launch the ground-breaking UTMB® World Series
UTMB Group – a major player in trail running which has led the sport’s development for the last 18 years – has joined forces with The IRONMAN Group to boost the sport’s international development and,…
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UTMB® Mont-Blanc: registration update
An adapted registration process Registrations for the 2021 edition of the UTMB® Mont-Blanc are now closed, marking the end of an extended registration period. Due to the exceptional situation in 2020, registration took place over…
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UTMB® Mont-Blanc: registration is open
Everything’s ready for the 18th edition of the UTMB® Mont-Blanc. Registration will open in January, and will take place over 3 phases. This is the moment where runners and organization start preparing for the new…
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All you need to know about the 2021 and 2022 UTMB® Mont-Blanc entry process
2020 was unfortunately marked by the cancellation of the UTMB® Mont-Blanc, but it now is time to look ahead to the next edition of the event. The 2021 UTMB® Mont-Blanc will take place from August…
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UTMB® for the Planet: A great success for the first edition!
UTMB® for the Planet, the digital and unifying initiative launched after the cancellation of the UTMB® Mont-Blanc, has come to a close. From July 20 to August 30, UTMB® for the Planet provided the global community of trail runners with…
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UTMB® for the Planet: New challenges and highlights still to come
Trail and running enthusiasts from around the world have just 10 days left to register for the 4 Virtual Races and 10 Partner Challenges on offer through UTMB® for the Planet. So far, more than 7,800…
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UTMB® Group launches UTMB® for the planet, a digital event to unite the community
Following the cancellation of the 2020 edition of UTMB® Mont Blanc due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UTMB® Group has announced the launch of UTMB® for the Planet; a digital sporting event to bring the community…
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Covid-19: 2020 UTMB® Mont-Blanc is cancelled
After having carefully examined all the options in compliance with the government’s regulations, but also after having consulted with the runners, local authorities and partners, the UTMB® Mont-Blanc organization team regrets to announce that due…
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UTMB® Mont-Blanc 2020 to date is considered to not be at risk of being cancelled
Highlights The main priority of the organization is to ensure the health and security of every stakeholder. With more than 5 months left before the event, neither the date nor the holding of the UTMB®…
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The UTMB® reveals the 2020 poster
Highlights a creation by the illustrator/trail runner Matthieu Forichon, in continuity with 2019 a poster that reflects the event: for everyone and rich in emotions The UTMB® renews its collaboration with French illustrator Matthieu Forichon. After the…
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2020 registration: 111 nationalities represented
Highlights 32 000 applications vs 25 678 in 2019 An extremely competitive event 224 international elite athletes (H/F) according to ITRA. More than 100 nations! 111 nationalities represented in 2020 Registrations are undeniably one of…
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