Utra-trail du Mont-Blanc: the return with fanfare of the most famous of trail races
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Athletes run in front of spectators at the start of the 171 km race of the Ultra Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) in Chamonix, eastern France, August 27, 2021 AFP - OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE
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World capital of mountaineering, Chamonix is now that of trail running.
The city of Haute-Savoie hosted the Ultra-trail du Mont-Blanc all this week after a year of absence due to the health crisis.
Ninety-two countries were represented, with thousands of participants.
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A true world summit of a booming discipline, the so-called UTMB offered different races over several days.
The most legendary of them took place this weekend over three countries, 171 kilometers, 9000 m of vertical drop.
It brought together 2,300 participants, many of them amateurs.
A fanfare of the most famous of trail races, not without emotion.
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