

UTMB®, the ultimate race!
The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc® is the ultimate race that any fan of the discipline wants to do at least once in their life. The event attracts 10 000 participants, representing more than 88 nations over 5 races. The famous and hardest is the UTMB®: its route takes runners around Mont Blanc via France, Italy and Switzerland over a distance of 170 kilometers with more than 10,000 meters of elevation gain, and which must be run in less than 43 hours.
Partner of the UTMB® since 2004, trail running is in our blood!
Every year we are on the event through a booth, some animations but also our athletes.
They will be 14 Julbo runners to try the UTMB® adventure this year.
Presentation of our favorite athletes for the win of the UTMB® race:
UTMB® WOMEN:
- Caroline Chaverot
Following her recent return from injury, the woman who triumphed in 2016 will be at the start of the 2018 edition with the same objective: victory
> Discover more about Caroline Chaverot
- Stephanie Howe
Stephanie Howe will take part in this year’s UTMB® for the third time, after competing in the 2015 and 2017 editions.
> Discover more about Stephanie Howe
UTMB® MEN:
- Xavier Thévenard
Nicknamed the «Little Prince of Mont Blanc», the Jura runner will be keen to add a new UTMB® to his already impressive list of achievements.
> Discover more about Xavier Thévenard
- Michel Lanne
An unusual runner, Michel Lanne, a member of the French Gendarmerie High Mountain Platoon (PGHM), will be lining up for the UTMB® this year after previously winning the CCC® and TDS® races.
> Discover more about Michel Lanne
- Gediminas Grinius
After finishing second in 2016, then eighth in the UTMB® last year, our Lithuanian athlete, who won the World Tour two years ago, will aim for another podium place on the most famous trail race in the world.
Team present in the article

Caroline CHAVEROT
Ultra-Trail
Stephanie HOWE
Ultra-Trail
Xavier THEVENARD
Ultra Trail
Michel LANNE
Trail running