US EditionMont Blanc: The Holy Grail of ultra-trail running
- The 20th edition of the Mont Blanc Ultra Trail, a challenging 170-kilometer trail run, will take place with over 2,000 runners participating. The course includes France, Italy, and Switzerland and has a total climb of 10,000 meters. The fastest competitors are expected to finish in around 20 hours.
- Spanish star Kilian Jornet, a four-time winner of the event, will not participate due to injury. Frenchman Mathieu Blanchard, who completed the race in under 20 hours this year, is a strong contender. American Jim Walmsley and Britain's Tom Evans are also considered as potential winners.
- The Mont Blanc Ultra Trail is a highly anticipated event, regarded as the "Tour de France" and "Champions League" of trail running. Tens of thousands of spectators are expected to gather in Chamonix to support the runners.
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Organized in Chamonix (Haute-Savoie), the Mont-Blanc Ultra-Trail, which celebrates its 20th anniversary and ends this year this Sunday, is now the equivalent of the Tour de France in trail running. A resplendent success that sometimes has its downsides.
Chamonix es un pueblo francés que se encuentra al pie del Mont Blanc, la montaña más alta de la Unión Europea, en el límite entre Italia y Suiza. Se ubica en un valle que dibuja una ve perfecta, está cruzado por el caudaloso río Arve que nace a partir del deshielo en el Mont Blanc y tiene un color celeste espeso producto del limo que arrastra desde la montaña.Esta pequeña localidad es el paraíso para los amantes de los deportes de montaña. Duran…
The reference for extreme mountain running starts its twentieth edition this Friday. Its success annoys some residents, who regret its growth and fear the consequences on the environment.
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