The North Face® Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc®
25th to the 30th August 2009, 7th édition
Wednesday 14th January 2009
Focus on adventure
The 2009 edition of The North Face® Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc® offers a fabulous adventure through 4 different races!
UTMB®: 3 countries – approximately 166 km and 9400 m of +ve altitude change – semi-autonomous
46 hours max – start Friday 28th August 2009 at 18:30 in the centre of Chamonix Mont-Blanc – 2300 participants max
CCC® (Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix): 3 countries – approximately 98 km and 5600 m of +ve altitude change – semi-autonomous
25 hours max – start Friday 28th August 2009 at 09:00 in the centre of Courmayeur – 1800 participants max
1st Edition
Sur les Traces des Ducs de Savoie [TDS]: approximately 105 km and ± 6700 m – semi-autonomous
30 hours max – start Saturday 29th August 2009 at 05:00 in the centre of Chamonix Mont-Blanc – 1200 participants max
La Petite Trotte à Léon [PTL]: 3 countries – approximately 250 km and 18 000 m of ascent – complete self-sufficiency
start Tuesday 25th August 2008 late afternoon from the centre of Chamonix Mont-Blanc
A non-stop race without ranking for 60 teams of 3 runners. Each team must stay together at all times.
Enrolments for 2009: “a successful challenge” for the organisers
The new registration procedures implemented for the 2009 edition resulted in a process that was without frustration and that was more fair for all applicants
5000 runners have already subscribed for the 2009 edition
To avoid the chaos of previous years and also to ensure better safety during the races, the organisation committee of The North Face® Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc® decided last February to implement a new registration process and to tighten the race regulations.
* The battle and frustrations experienced by runners for the registration in 2008 was totally against the spirit which leads them to this sport. An unacceptable number of people were disappointed and the procedure allowed certain competitors to enrol in haste without being sure of their motivation.
* The more demanding regulations now require qualification races for each race, allowing registration only from competitors with the necessary experience and knowledge (distance, terrain, environment and self-sufficiency) to ensure a better safety for everyone.
As planned, between 17th of December 2008 and 7th January 2009, more than 5000 people were able to complete their pre-registration to one of the 4 races of the 2009 edition of The North Face® Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc®. The organisation is happy to announce that no draw or ballot is now required since the number of applications was nearly equal to the number of available bibs. All pre-registered competitors will be able to confirm their registration.
As in previous years, the number of places available for registration allows for a certain number of cancellations or withdrawals before August. Taking this into consideration, on the 19th of January at 20:00 (Paris Time), the organisers are happy to open further possibility for registration: 50 bibs for the UTMB® / 200 bibs for the CCC® / and 600 bibs for the TDS. The same conditions apply with regards qualification races etc but no pre-registration is required.
Contacts :
The North Face® Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc®
Les Trailers du Mont-Blanc – Catherine Poletti
102 clos des Praz Conduits 74400 Chamonix Mont-Blanc
Tel: 33 (0) 04 50 53 47 51 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.ultratrailmb.com
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