How do I watch the 2023 Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc?
So you’re interested in checking out the 2023 Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc or one of the other UTMB World Series Finals events? Look no further.
The UTMB World Series Finals consists of the following events: Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB), the Courmayeur – Champex – Chamonix (CCC), Sur les Traces des Ducs de Savoie (TDS), Orsieres – Champex – Chamonix (OCC), La Petite Trotte à Léon (PTL), De Martigny-Combe à Chamonix (MCC), Experience Trail Courmayeur (ETC), Youth Chamonix Courmayeur (YCC) and Mini UTMB. The races vary in difficulty and length with each contributing to the spectacle of a world class festival of trail running.
When do the races start?
The races run from Monday 28 August with final presentations on Sunday 3rd September. The schedule is as per the following.
| Day | Start | Event | Starting Point |
| Mon 28 Aug | 8:00 | PTL | Chamonix Mont-Blanc |
| 10:00 | MCC | Martigny-Combe | |
| Tue 29 Aug | 0:00 | TDS | Courmayeur |
| 11:00 | YCC | Courmayeur | |
| 14:00 | ETC | Courmayeur | |
| Wed 30 Aug | 15:00 | Mini UTMB | Chamonix Mont-Blanc |
| Thu 31 Aug | 8:15 | OCC | Orsières |
| Fri 1 Sep | 9:00 | CCC | Courmayeur |
| 18:00 | UTMB | Chamonix Mont-Blanc | |
| Sat 2 Sep | 10:00 | Mini UTMB | Courmayeur |
Click on the link Here to convert the start times to your local time.
How can I watch it?
There is live action from all the big events, filmed via personnel on bike, rollerblades and on foot to bring some of the best Trail Ultra Running footage possible. Throw in the Alps as the backdrop and you have yourself at least 46.5 hours (Cut off time for UTMB) of video to take in!
From Wednesday to Sunday (Local Time), there will be additional broadcasting available.
The best way to watch the the UTMB world series finals is from the UTMB YouTube channel. There will be commentary, interviews and live action. This can be found Here.
There is also live footage available Here.
Note: Live video will only be available once the event has begun! Best to subscribe to the YouTube channel and select notifications/alerts to be activated. There will also a swag of pre race interviews and past performances to check out if you’re waiting.
How can I track the runners?
The best way to watch track your favourite runner at the UTMB, CCC, TDS, OCC or the other events is to access the UTMB Live Portal. This is a useful tool for seeing Live progress and GPS tracking of the runners. It also shows the athletes rankings, details as well as race status (if they are still running or have DNF’d (Did Not Finish)).
The UTMB Live Portal is available Here.
Hopefully this will assist you in your experience of watching the UTMB! If you need to do some light reading whilst you take it all in, check out my other content Here.
If you want to check out what gear the UTMB runners are likely carrying, click Here.
If you want to check out what I’ll need to do to run the UTMB run, click Here OR the gear I would have used for 2023, click Here.
