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Mark Agnew

The Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB) starts today in Chamonix (CCC) and you can watch it live below.
The 171km event is one of the most hotly contested races in the world. 
The winners are expected through around 20 hours. Yao Miao hopes to be come the first Chinese person to win the UTMB, matching her feat at the CCC last year. 
The 145km TDS concluded earlier this week, with wins for Audrey Tanguy and Pablo Villa Gonzalez. While Ruth Croft and Pablo Villa Gonzalez won the OCC. 
 
The UTMB is a festival of running, with numerous races over the course of the week. Along with the TDS, the other major races are the OCC, CCC and the full 171km UTMB itself.


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Audrey Tanguy en route to her TDS win in 2018. Photo: Handout

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The start line of the UTMB is packed with the best ultra runners in the world. Photo: UTMB

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Qi Min and Yao Miao line up for the CCC 2018. They are back for the full UTMB this year and the secret is out: they are among the favourites. Photo: Jack Atkinson

Catherine Poletti the UTMB cofounder consoles Shen Jiasheng who was bitterly dissappointed with his sixth place at last yeras OCC Credit Pavel Toropov

Absolutely exhausted Liang Jing catching a few minutes sleep on his way to winning the 400km Ultra Gobi last year He won on sheer talent and toughness Credit Pavel Toropov

Yao Miao and Qi Min being intreviewed for Chinese language live broadcast of UTMB they returned as heros back to China Credit Pavel Toropov

Watch UTMB live – will an American man win for the first time, or can a Chinese underdog podium?

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The UTMB is one of the most competitive ultra trail races in the world