UTMB 2019 schedule: when do the TDS, CCC and OCC start?
- The famous ultramarathon in Chamonix is a festival of running like no other in the world
The Ultra Marathon du Mont Blanc (UTMB) is one of the premier trail events of the year. The race has grown since its inception in the early 2000s and now attracts the best runners in the world and thousands of amateurs.
Runners descend upon Chamonix, in the French Alps, for the festival.
There are a host of races across the week, with the four main events being the TDS, OCC, CCC and UTMB itself, from Monday August 26 to Sunday September 1. Make sure you don’t miss any of it.
PTL, 300km, 8am (Central European Summer Time), August 26: The 300km walking race is not a conventional trail race. Participants carry all their gear and navigate across the Alps, with 25,000m of vertical ascent. The first finishers are expected around 2pm on Friday August 30, and the last on Sunday September 1.
MCC, 40km, 10am, August 26: This short but sharp race starts in Martigny-Combe in Switzerland and finishes in Chamonix with 2,300m of climbing. It was created for the locals of the area, and the volunteers, so they could be involved in the week’s festivities.
TDS, 145km, 4am, August 28: This race is one of the most technical of the week. It’s the second longest, and has 9,100m of ascents. The winner is likely to finish in around 19 hours. The cut off is 42 hours. It starts in Courmayeur, Italy, and ends in Chamonix.