UTMB 2025 – Elite Athletes Preview

With the biggest event in the world, the 2025 UTMB, just around the next bend in the trails we thought it’s about time we have an in-depth look at this years fields of runners! Starting August 30th the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc festival in Chamonix, France, will run for about a week, with 8 different races taking part.

While around 10,000 runners will make their way to Chamonix, in this blog post we’re just going to focus on the top ranked ‘UTMBIndex’ runners for each distance.

Also, being Australian, we couldn’t help adding the top ranked Australian men and woman for each distance. We’re sure you understand.

If you want to read about just the Australian’s entered, you can see the comprehensive start lists and interviews with the athletes in our blog here.

Races at the 2025 Ultra Trail Mont Blanc:

• UTMB 2025 Event Details
  • UTMB 2025 Men’s Elite Field
  • UTMB 2025 Women’s Elite Field
• CCC 2025 Event Details
  • CCC 2025 Men’s Elite Field
  • CCC 2025 Women’s Elite Field
• OCC 2025 Event Details
  • OCC 2025 Men’s Elite Field
  • OCC 2025 Women’s Elite Field
• TDS 2025 Event Details
  • TDS 2025 Men’s Elite Field
  • TDS 2025 Women’s Elite Field
• ETC 2025 Event Details
  • ETC 2025 Men’s Elite Field
  • ETC 2025 Women’s Elite Field
• PTL 2025 Event Details
  • PTL 2025 Elite Field
• MCC 2025 Event Details
• YCC 2025 Event Details
  • YCC 2025 Men’s Elite Field
  • YCC 2025 Women’s Elite Field

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UTMB Event Details

With 164km (102mi) with 9,990m (32,775ft) of elevation gained across 3 countries, this is the big one. Runners complete a full lap around the Mont Blanc mastiff starting at 17:45 local time on Friday the 29th of August.

UTMB 2025 Men’s Elite Field

Athlete	Nationality	UTMBIndex
Jim WALMSLEY	USA	945
Jonathan ALBON	GBR	927
Hayden HAWKS	USA	914
Tom EVANS	GBR	910
Ji DUO	CHN	906
Jeff MOGAVERO	USA	906
Dmitry MITYAEV	AIN	904
Ben DHIMAN	USA	904
Jiasheng SHEN	CHN	898
Jiaju ZHAO	CHN	896
Miguel HERAS	ESP	896
Ludovic POMMERET	FRA	896
Jean-Philippe TSCHUMI	SUI	893
Germain GRANGIER	FRA	892
Francois D HAENE	FRA	892
Thibaut GARRIVIER	FRA	891
Dakota JONES	USA	891
Matt DANIELS	USA	890
Rod FARVARD	USA	890
Aurelien DUNAND PALLAZ	FRA	881

Top Ranked Australian Men:

Athlete	Nationality	UTMBIndex
Michael DUNSTAN	AUS	828
Aaron SMITH	AUS	769
Nigel HILL	AUS	765
Morgan PILLEY	AUS	763
Matthew DUNN	AUS	756

UTMB 2025 Women’s Elite Field

Athlete	Nationality	UTMBIndex
Courtney DAUWALTER	USA	843
Ruth CROFT	NZL	797
Ida NILSSON	SWE	789
Abby HALL	USA	789
Marianne HOGAN	CAN	782
Eszter CSILLAG	HUN	781
Emily HAWGOOD	ZIM	769
Heather JACKSON	USA	767
Katharina HARTMUTH	GER	762
Rachel DRAKE	USA	760
Ekaterina MITYAEVA	AIN	759
Katarzyna DOMBROWSKA	POL	757
Camille BRUYAS	FRA	755
Lin CHEN	CHN	753
Devon YANKO	USA	751
Antonina IUSHINA	RUS	750
Lauren PURETZ	USA	750
Henriette ALBON	NOR	746
Claudia TREMPS	ESP	745
Anna LI	CHN	736

Top Ranked Australian Women:

Athlete	Nationality	UTMBIndex
Lucy BARTHOLOMEW	AUS	706
Emily BRUNT	AUS	693
Chantelle SMITH	AUS	639
Claire O’BRIEN-SMITH	AUS	636
Jessica COLLINS	AUS	609

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CCC 2025 Event Details

Starting at 9am on Friday the 29th in Courmayeur, CCC travels 102km (63mi) with 6,050m (19,850ft) of elevation gain. CCC stands for Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix which are some of the key points along this beautiful and challenging course.

CCC 2025 Men’s Elite Field

Athlete	Nationality	UTMBIndex
Francesco PUPPI	ITA	932
Daniel JONES	NZL	922
David SINCLAIR	USA	921
Eli HEMMING	USA	920
Chris MYERS	USA	917
Andreas REITERER	ITA	910
Louison COIFFET	FRA	908
Miguel ARSENIO	POR	904
Guangfu MENG	CHN	903
Hugo DECK	FRA	895
Andreu SIMON AYMERICH	ESP	894
Jeshurun SMALL	USA	892
Canhua LUO	CHN	889
Guidu QIN	CHN	888
Raul Octaviu BUTACI	ROU	888
Leonard MITRICA	ROU	886
Loic ROLLAND	FRA	883
Drew HOLMEN	USA	879
Luke GRENFELL-SHAW	GBR	878
Huohua ZHANG	CHN	876

Top Australian Ranked Men:

Athlete	Nationality	UTMBIndex
Joshua CHUGG	AUS	768
Matt GORE	AUS	757
Bastien MISSUD	AUS	742
Todd SIMPSON	AUS	721
Macauley JONES	AUS	720

CCC 2025 Women’s Elite Field

Athlete	Nationality	UTMBIndex
Toni MCCANN	RSA	803
Fuzhao XIANG	CHN	802
Yngvild KASPERSEN	NOR	801
Blandine L HIRONDEL	FRA	790
Anna TARASOVA	ESP	786
Caitlin FIELDER	NZL	786
Dani MORENO	USA	785
Sunmaya BUDHA	NEP	780
Sylvia NORDSKAR	NOR	779
Martyna MLYNARCZYK	POL	770
Hau HA THI	VIE	769
Azara GARCIA DE LOS SALMONES	ESP	768
Allison BACA	USA	768
Julie ROUX	FRA	764
Fiona PASCALL	GBR	760
Lotti BRINKS	USA	758
Lotti BRINKS	USA	758
Erin CLARK	USA	751
Veronika LENG	SVK	750
Tabor HEMMING	USA	749

Top Ranked Australian Women:

Athlete	Nationality	UTMBIndex
Simone BRICK	AUS	704
Nicole PATON	AUS	656
Jasmine VOLLMER	AUS	648
Amy LAMPRECHT	AUS	630
Anne-Marie COOK	AUS	623

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OCC 2025 Event Details

Standing for Orsières-Champex-Chamonix, OCC takes runners from the beautiful Swiss valleys, over 3,500m (11,500ft) of climbing and 57km (35mil) away to the finish line in Chamonix. Starting at 8:15, Thursday the 28th of August, you don’t want to miss this!

OCC 2025 Men’s Elite Field

Athlete	Nationality	UTMBIndex
Roberto DELORENZI	SUI	925
Nadir MAGUET	ITA	923
Cristian MINOGGIO	ITA	919
Luca DEL PERO	ITA	917
Antonio MARTINEZ PEREZ	ESP	913
Davide MAGNINI	ITA	913
Petter ENGDAHL	SWE	908
Andrzej WITEK	POL	905
Ezekiel RUTTO	KEN	902
Hannes NAMBERGER	GER	898
Hannes NAMBERGER	GER	898
Rui UEDA	JPN	896
Adam PETERMAN	USA	896
Damiano LENZI	ITA	894
Yoel DE PAZ BAEZA	ESP	893
Daniel OSANZ	ESP	892
Joaquin LOPEZ	ECU	887
Kristian JONES	GBR	887
Alex OBERBACHER	ITA	887
Yousheng GUAN	CHN	886

Top Ranked Australian Men:

Athlete	Nationality	UTMBIndex
Tait HEARPS	AUS	825
James BARNETT	AUS	800
Tom DRISCOLL	AUS	779
William O MEALLEY	AUS	776
Hayden BARNETT	AUS	769

OCC 2025 Women’s Elite Field

Athlete	Nationality	UTMBIndex
Judith WYDER	SUI	804
Miao YAO	CHN	800
Joyline CHEPNGENO	KEN	797
Rosa LARA FELIU	ESP	791
Sara ALONSO	ESP	781
Sophia LAUKLI	USA	780
Maude MATHYS	SUI	776
Hannah ALLGOOD	USA	772
Rosanna BUCHAUER	GER	771
Theres LEBOEUF	SUI	770
Jazmine LOWTHER	CAN	769
Jennifer LICHTER	USA	768
Jennifer LICHTER	USA	768
Julia FONT GOMEZ	ESP	765
Camilla MAGLIANO	ITA	765
Ikram RHARSALLA	ESP	764
Bailey KOWALCZYK	USA	762
Elisa DESCO	ITA	756
Ida Amelie ROBSAHM	NOR	755
Sheila AVILES CASTANO	ESP	752

Top Ranked Australian Women:

Athlete	Nationality	UTMBIndex
Kellie ANGEL	AUS	699
Madison REYNOLDS	AUS	687
Emma O SULLIVAN	AUS	651
Lauren ROOKE	AUS	645
Monika LUDRIKS	AUS	624

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TDS 2025 Event Details

Considered by many as the most difficult course, TDS is 148km (92mi) of punishment. Starting in Courmayeur at 23:50 on Monday the 25th of August, runner have to climb 9,300m (30,500ft) to make it back to Chamonix, making it more climbing per distance than UTMB.

TDS 2025 Men’s Elite Field

Athlete	Nationality	UTMBIndex
Baptiste CHASSAGNE	FRA	891
Antoine CHARVOLIN	FRA	880
Pau CAPELL	ESP	874
Benat MARMISSOLLE	FRA	872
Gautier AIRIAU	FRA	866
Leo ROGAUME	FRA	854
Baptiste PETITJEAN	FRA	854
Martin KERN	FRA	852
Cristofer CLEMENTE MORA	ESP	851
Blake SLATTENGREN	USA	849
Borja FERNANDEZ FERNANDEZ	ESP	848
Alexander WESTENBERGER	GER	839
Richard LOCKWOOD	USA	839
Luis FERNANDES	POR	838
Axel ARNAUD	FRA	831
Goulwen KERNEGUEZ	FRA	830
Mathieu CLEMENT	SUI	826
Thibault ATHANÉ	FRA	825
Jhon BARRERA	COL	824
Alex MOLIN PRADEL	FRA	824

Top Ranked Australian Men:

Athlete	Nationality	UTMBIndex
Morgan PILLEY	AUS	763
Majell BACKHAUSEN	AUS	742
Michael LOUGH	AUS	731
Julian SCHULZ	AUS	714
Matty ABEL	AUS	706

TDS 2025 Women’s Elite Field

Athlete	Nationality	UTMBIndex
Careth ARNOLD	USA	727
Ida-Sophie HEGEMANN	GER	725
Esther FELLHOFER	AUT	701
Megan MACKENZIE	RSA	701
Cristina SANTURINO	ESP	695
Luisa DEMATTEIS	ITA	694
Hélène DASSY	BEL	693
Célia GIGOUT	FRA	689
Yasmina CASTRO CHACON	ESP	687
Valentina MICHIELLI	ITA	683
Agnese VALZ-GEN	ITA	674
Natalia MASTROTA	ITA	674
Biborka Krisztina FAZAKAS	ROU	667
Angels LLOBERA	ESP	663
Lina BROSTRÖM	SWE	661
Adriana PLOSNITA	ROU	656
Karolina WIERZCHOWIAK	POL	650
Ludivine CONRIE	FRA	649
Magdalena KRASZPULSKA	POL	647

Top Ranked Australian Women:

Athlete	Nationality	UTMBIndex
Jalna CLAIR	AUS	567
Fiona CASTLE	AUS	556
Hoa BANH	AUS	495
Leanne MCLAUCHLAN	AUS	469
Laura KALOMIRIS	AUS	416

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ETC 2025 Event Details

15km (9.3mi) and 1,200m (4,000ft) might not sound like much compared to the other distances, but this race should not be underestimated; just have a look at that profile below! A super steep climb out of Courmayeur, runners then descend back into the finish again at Courmayeur. 14:00 on Tuesday the 26th is when the fast and furious action begins, don’t miss it.

ETC 2025 Men’s Elite Field

Athlete	Nationality	UTMBIndex
Elhousine ELAZZAOUI	MAR	946
Thomas CARDIN	FRA	916
Gianluca GHIANO	ITA	910
Lukas EHRLE	GER	894
Alain SANTAMARIA BLANCO	ESP	893
Andrea ROSTAN	ITA	886
Nicolás MOLINA	ESP	884
Jan MARGARIT SOLE	ESP	880
Lorenzo ROTA MARTIR	ITA	879
Alberto VENDER	ITA	874
Meikael BEAUDOIN ROUSSEAU	USA	873
Dominik TABOR	POL	870
Isacco COSTA	ITA	868
Maximilien DRION	BEL	867
Marcos VILLAMUERA	ESP	863
Quentin MEYLEU	FRA	859
Mario MIRABEL ALVIZ	ESP	850
Adrian IVARS	ESP	842
Romain DISCHER	FRA	841
Killian ALLAIRE	FRA	841

Top Ranked Australian Men:

Athlete	Nationality	UTMBIndex
Nathan PEARCE	AUS	822
Henry HUGMAN	AUS	765
Etienne BLUMSTEIN-JONES	AUS	741
Jeremy LLOYD	AUS	488

ETC 2025 Women’s Elite Field

Athlete	Nationality	UTMBIndex
Madalina FLOREA	ROU	786
MARIA FUENTES	ESP	746
Elise PONCET	FRA	738
Naiara IRIGOYEN	ESP	737
Julie LELONG	FRA	734
Patricia PINEDA CORNEJO	ESP	722
Laura HAMPEL	GER	715
Martina CUMERLATO	ITA	714
Anna HOFER	ITA	712
Sophie MASCHI	ITA	704
Rebecca KOHNE	RSA	700
Andrea RICO	ESP	696
Janelle LINCKS	USA	696
Jessie SPEEDY	NZL	694
Rachel PAIN	FRA	688
Claudia CORRAL HODAR	ESP	684
Núria TARRAGO CLOP	ESP	679
Florence BAIRROS	FRA	676
Lili BECK	FRA	664
Emilia PLATT	GBR	657

Top Ranked Australian Women:

Athlete	Nationality	UTMBIndex
Jessica SHORT	AUS	618
Ruth KELLY	AUS	520
Victoria BOYD	AUS	476
Amy HILLER	AUS	424

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PTL 2025 Event Details

No, this is not a typo. The team race of PTL covers 300km (186.5mi) with a mind-boggling 25,000m (82,000ft) of climbing. Not only that, ‘LA PETITE TROTTE À LÉON’ also covers unmarked high altitude trails that only you need to not only be fit for, but also technically skilled. As a team event, we just have the one ‘elite field’ category. This race starts in Chamonix at 8am on Monday the 25th and athletes have 151 hours to make it back to the finish line.

PTL Elite Field

Athlete	Nationality	UTMBIndex
Amelia Young	AUS	3rd place last year
Mickael GASC	FRA	763
Pierre GAPIHAN	FRA	759
Antoine BOUCHET	FRA	752
Jeremy GOGUET	FRA	740
Jules-Henri GABIOUD	SUI	736
Mélanie DOUCHE	FRA	632
Guendalina SIBONA	ITA	628
Isabelle OST	BEL	608
Ondine BECQUART	FRA	604
Pollee BROOKINGS	USA	600

MCC 2025 Event Details

Travelling from Martigny-Combe to Chamonix on Monday the 25th at 10am, the MCC is a 40km (25mi) race with 2,350m (7,700ft) of climbing that is for UTMB volunteers, UTMB partners and local residents of the area. Often one of the more fun races to follow, don’t forget to tune into the finish line of this one on the live broadcast!

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YCC 2025 Event Details

YCC, the Youth Chamonix Courmayeur is a chance to see the best of the next generation put it all on the line in two races. From the UTMB site:

The YCC is a hybrid format challenge for young runners born between 2006 and 2011 with 2 races : a first trail race taking place in Courmayeur on Tuesday and a second short and innovative race format on Wednesday in Chamonix, YCC The Revenge. For this second run, participants will start in reversed order of the times achieved in the previous day’s race, which means that the slowest runners will be given a head start with the fastest runners starting last. 

Tuesday the 26th, 11am: YCC Courmayeur. 3 distances for the different age groups.

Wednesday the 27th, 11am: YCC The Revenge. 3 distances for the different age groups.

YCC 2025 Men’s Elite Field

Athlete	Nationality	UTMBIndex
Thomas HILTON	GBR	759
Julien BOYER	FRA	733
Hugo TOURREL	FRA	720
Marcos PEAT	FRA	713
Théophile CARRIE	FRA	705
Antoine DELORE	FRA	703
Jonas OLIVA	SUI	697
Luc BRAZEILLES	FRA	690
Helios PANNAUX	FRA	688
Gael HULLIN	FRA	686
Angel CAYROL FLAMENT	FRA	683
Erwan BEYDON	FRA	681
Jules GERBAUD	FRA	680
Nil VILANNA SENTIS	AND	674
Jean OZIMEK	FRA	671
Cheuk Hang CHAN	HKG	670
Antoine ADNET	FRA	660
Thomas STIVAL	FRA	657
Hugo ROBLES	ESP	647
Xavier GASCHY	FRA	642

Top Ranked Australian Men:

Athlete	Nationality	UTMBIndex
Fergus JACKSON	AUS	610
Jules FREDONNET	AUS	n/a

YCC 2025 Women’s Elite Field

Athlete	Nationality	UTMBIndex
Lauren RUSSELL	GBR	639
Amelie LANE	GBR	610
Lena LUPSA	SLO	601
Antonella MEINECKE	GER	596
Eleana MATOS	GBR	582
Clarisse MANIVOZ	FRA	570
Philippine RIDEL	FRA	561
Nadine CALAHORRA SANCHEZ	ESP	556
Elise MARTINOT	FRA	546
Marie DUCHEMIN	FRA	513
Emma HOUEL MASSET	FRA	492
Ying Wa TSUI	HKG	482
Lalibela FRUCHART	FRA	459
Margot ROOS	FRA	432
Tsz Laam KONG	HKG	416
Zoé ROUX	FRA	408
Lilou CHARENTUS	FRA	404
Leonie DIETRICH	FRA	400
Louise HAROT	FRA	384

Top Ranked Australian Women

Athlete	Nationality	UTMBIndex
Elea ORMISTON	AUS	n/a

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Later in the week we’ll be coming to you with a deep dive on every one of the 166 listed Australian athletes who’ll be racing at the years UTMB running festival, so keep your eyes peeled for that!

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