Belgium 6th most represented nation at the UTMB: figures for the 2022 edition
The ultra-trail world has its sights set on Chamonix this week. Friday will start the 19th edition of the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB), annual high mass of the ultra with, headlining, Kilian Jornet who will try to get a fourth success.
The UTMB is also six other events (in addition to the formats reserved for young people) which, in total, bring together 11,284 participants (plus 315 in the young races – YCC). Among them, 2,248 ladies, or about 20% of the peloton.
Within this mass coming from the four corners of the world, Belgium confirms its interest in the mountains and the UTMB. More than 250 Belgians are thus entered in one of the events (2.3%). This makes our country the sixth most represented country, far ahead of the Netherlands for example (89 participants), Japan (187) or Germany (185)
Participants by country
- France: 4506 (39.9%)
- Spain: 1,215 (10.8%)
- Great Britain: 781 (6.9%)
- Italy: 658 (5.8%)
- United States: 513 (4.5%)
- Switzerland: 297 (2.6%)
- Belgium: 254 (2.3%)
- Poland: 189 (1.7%)
- Portugal: 188 (1.7%)
- Japan: 187 (1.7%)
- Germany: 185 (1.6%)
The different courses and schedules
UTMB (Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc)
- Distance: 171 km and 10,000 meters of elevation gain from Chamonix
- Departure: Friday August 26 in Chamonix
- 19th edition
CCC (Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix)
- Distance: 100 km and 6100 D+
- Departure: Friday August 26 at 9 a.m. from Courmayeur
- 16th edition
TDS (In the Footsteps of the Dukes of Savoy)
- Distance: 145 km and 9100 D+
- Departure: Tuesday August 23 at midnight from Courmayeur
- 12th edition
OCC (Orsieres-Champex-Chamonix)
- Distance: 55 km and 3500 D+
- Departure: Thursday August 25 at 8:15 a.m. from Orsières
- 8th edition
MCC (Martigny-Combe – Chamonix)
- Distance: 40 km and 2300 D+
- Departure: Monday August 22 at 10 a.m. in Martigny-Combe
- 4th edition
ETC (Experience Trail Courmayeur)
- Distance: 15 km and 1300 D+
- Departure: Tuesday August 23 at 2 p.m. from Courmayeur
- 1st edition
PTL (Small Trotte in Léon)
- Distance: 300 km and 25000 D+
- Departure: Monday August 22 at 8 a.m.
- 14th edition
Lessons in complete autonomy in teams of 2 or 3.
Number of participants per course
- UTMB > 2792
- CCC > 2358
- FT > 2038
- OCC > 1766
- CCM > 1224
- ETC > 1001
- CCJ > 315
- PTL > 105
The list of Belgians entered in the UTMB 2022 races
UTMB
- Guillaume DENEFFE
- Jelle JANSE
- Jürgen HENDRICKX
- Pieter DENEVE
- Stieven GALLE
- Yannick ESCOFIER
- Toufik DRISSI
- Celine DISPAS
- Tim VAN DEN BROECK
- Thibaut FRANCOIS
- Didier CARELS
- Barbara PLOVIER
- Régis LEROY
- Luc STEENS
- Tom DE BEUKELÄER
- Cedric DODRIMONT
- willem put
- Ivan VAN EETVELT
- John VAN GILS
- Laurent ZANIER
- Diederik VANDENEEDE
- Francois DECAMPS
- Chris BEVERNAEGIE
- David HAESAERT
- Joachim ANNEESSENS
- Charles DE GROOTE
- Denis DIERENS
- Christophe SPELMANS
- Grégory TOUCHEQUE
- Andy LENOIR
- Olivier BOEN
- Maxime TOUSSAINT
- Bruno BEULEN
- Raphael Daco
- Olivier LANGELEZ
- Laurent AMOND
- Pascal Massart
- Pierre DELAPLACE
- Frederic MOMMENS
- Wim SCHACHT
CCC
- Dominique VAN MECHGELEN
- Remy GARDIER
- Xavier Diepart
- Fedrik VANCRAEYNEST
- Vincent SIRINGO
- Christophe GRIFGNEE
- Aron VERHAEGHE
- Karel DEWAELE
- Niels BLINDEMAN
- Dimitri BONGERS
- Sebastien Burette
- Nick CUSSENEERS
- Geoffrey DE BILDERLING
- Simon PAQUAY
- Didrik PINTE
- Blaise DEBAY
- Joe PLAETE
- Xavier Magonette
- Hugues LAMBION
- Bertrand Chavanne
- Dave MAES
- Jerome VANDOORNE
- Jonathan Klauer
- Frederic LEGROS
- Alexandre ZAMPIERI
- Julien GEUSE
- Grégory SPRANGHERS
- Koen JACOBS
- Frederic LAMORT
- Celine MASSON
- Tom VAN CUYCK
- Johan FASTREZ
- Maaike ORTIBUS
- Eric DE MAESSCHALCK
- Jean Noël GOSSELAIN
- Ken DARK
- Michael LAMBORELLE
- Folke LEMAITRE
- Steven Janssens
- Cedric VANDERBECQ
- Luke HELLA
- Brice COHEN-SABBAN
- Gilles CONSTANT
- Pierre CHARLOT
- Steven PETER
- Benjamin FAMEREE
- Sebastien SPANNEUT
- Jonathan BLONDEEL
- Raphael CHAIDRON
- Tijl GOYVAERTS
- Steven DIERICKX
- Fabien Bailly
- Christopher Konings
- Eric LORPHEVRE
- Wess PETER
- Frédéric VANDENHEULE
- Vincent DODEMONT
- Benoit DECLEVE
- Philippe DE HERDT
- Christophe STROOBANT
TD
- Gaelle LECOQ
- Karen GORISSEN
- Damien LIBERT
- Pieter-Jan BRUGGEMAN
- Lode THEUNYNCK
- Louise BOUCLE
- Régis CORNET
- Nicolas RADERMECKER
- Pierre-Yves DU BOIS
- Karen DEBIE
- Lucas JODOGNE
- Guillaume NAVEAU
- Michel STEENSELS
- Jerome LAUNOIS
- Ambrose ROMNEE
- Pol-Henri COTTIN
- Nicolas DELESENNE
- Bohdan LAMON
- Cedric GUIOT
- Geoffrey Massez
- Jerome NOLLET
- Jerome GERARD
- Raf SOMERS
- Pascale MATHONET
- Fabien FERRETTI
- yves moreau
- Bertrand CATOIR
- Boris MOULET
- Stijn VAN VRECKEM
- Nicolas SLEGERS
- BOOM sander
- Andi CROMBEZ
- Anthony CHARLES
- Benoit KRIER
- Olivier DEFECHEREUX
- Bernard BIHAIN
- Quentin LAMBILLON
- Dominique JAMIN
- Christophe LAFFINEUSE
- Yves LUYENS
- Bertrand Rocour
- Theo LEROY
- Yannick DUCARME
- Benjamin Schrauwen
- Olivier VANDERHAEGE
- Samuel DISTEQUE
- Philip TOP
- Xavier ETIENNE
- Erik VANDE WEIJER
- Luc BONTEMPS
- Bernard BOSKIN
- Michael SACRED
- Stany KOLENDA
- Nathalie KIRICZUK
- David COLSON
- Laurent EGO
- Pietjan VANDOOREN
CCO
- Sebastien CARABIN
- Felix SYFER
- Arne HEIRBAUT
- Hugo RALLET
- Jerome Quetin
- Marc BREUER
- Pierre NIZET
- Jonathan PASQUASY
- Thomas BEIRNAERT
- Gael Hennau
- Emmanuel VAN ACKER
- Astrid VAN CLEEF
- Arnaud ROSSI
- Nicolas COLLIGNON
- Wouter DEBAERE
- Stef HEYLEN
- Steve SZUSTAK
- Logan LACROIX
- Jimmy VANDIERENDONCK
- Jean-Francois PATTE
- Reginald Polmans
- thierry james
- Miguel COQU
- Brigitte DEMOULIN
- Nicolas HOST
- Kjell VANDENBOSSCHE
- Bruno Raskin
- Alain BERTHET
- Laurent LEJEUNE
- Mathieu UYTTENDAELE
- Nicolas MARCQ
- Gregory BOURGARD
- Dimitri DE LOUP
- Stefan GOVAERT
- Thibaut MUYLKENS
- Ludivine Fisse
- David ZARUK
- Emily Massin
- Olivier MICHAEL
- Frederic ELSEN
- Sylvie DERRE
- Jean KINDT
- Christian SENN
- Laurent Saber
- Valerie ROMAIN
- Dave REMUE
- Myriam NOIRET
CMC
- Gert THEUNIS
- Patrick VANIERSCHOT
- Muriel PLAINCHAMP
- Stéphane VAN HECKE
- Julie MERTENS
- Kristin SCHOPPHOFF
- Pierre Louis VANDEN BULCK
- Axel SCHOPPHOFF
- Vincent LIENARD
- Jean NESLANY
- Thierry VANDERBREETSTRAETEN
- Aurélie ARETS
- Farah LABED
- Christophe LAURENT
- Christian MALARDEAU
ETC
- Maximilien DRION DU CHAPOIS
- Nicolas BUCCI
- Renan GOSSIAUX
- Jérémy PORRINI
- Annabelle HONDEQUIN
- Jelle DEBOUVER
- Gaelle CRINE
- Alexia SOHET
- Christof DE SCHAEPMEESTER
- Dina SMALL
- Isabelle MARTIN
- Nathalie HUTTEAU
- Maxime VANHOLLEBEKE
- Thierry WALLEMACQ
- Annabelle Bonhomme
- Charlotte COTTON
- Dorine DRUMS
- Lisa Geybels
- Florence GOFINET
- Isabelle HOUILLET
- Laurence LIMET
- Sarah Schrauwen
- Melissa SKA
- Jolien VERMEULEN
- Thierry CHANTRAINE
- Laurent CLOQUET
- Etienne GONSETTE
- Gery LEFEBVRE
- Luc Moulin
- Mathieu VANCAMP
- Vincent VANDEVELDE
PTL
- To your health team (Gérald PRICKARTZ, Vincent DAELEN)
- Abakus team (Stéphan BERO | Olivier DAWIRS)
- M&M team (Emmanuel BORTOLOTTI, Martin JOASSART)
YCC
- Alyssa PORRINI
- Mathias ANCIAUX
- Bruno FONTAINE
- Thomas GALOUX
- Mathis LANGE
- Florian MALARDEAU
- Jeremy Charrier
- Sonya BOURGARD
- Natheo CHARLOT
- Marius JACQUEMIN