Less than a week before the start of a new edition of the world’s greatest Trail running competition, Mont Blanc Ultra Trail (UTMB)150 Argentine athletes (among elites and amateurs) are preparing to leave Argentina standing well.
From next Monday, August 22, and for a week, the world will be able to experience the adrenaline that UTMB generates. The one that will have its closing on Sunday 28, with the arrival of the competitors of the maximum distance: 172 kilometers with 10 thousand meters of positive difference in altitude.
Among the elite Argentine athletes are: Maria Silvina “Chila” Perez (dorsal 341), Adriana “La Flaca” Vargas (number 9041)Emmanuel Ocampo (dorsal 322), Santos Gabriel “Saga” Rueda (back 83), Pilatti (dorsal 3826), Sergio Pereira (dorsal 3062), Joaquin Narvaez (dorsal 6204), Diego Simon (dorsal 6186) Y Maxi Lopez (back 9090). And everyone will seek to carry the Argentine flag as high as possible.
UTMB has several categories: UTMB (171km +10,040m); CCCCourmayeur – Champex – Chamonix (101 km +6,100 m); TDSin the footsteps of the Dukes of Savoy (Sur les Traces des Ducs de Savoie) (145km +9,100m); PTLthe Petite Trotte à Léon (300 km + 25,000 m); OCC (55km + 3,000m); ETC (15km + 1,300m); Y MCC (40km + 2,400m). And the YCC.
On the UTMB starting grid, “Chila” Perez, Emmanuel Ocampo and Saga Wheel faces will be seen with monsters of the stature of Kilian Jornet and Pau Capelltwo athletes who promise to spark each other. Adriana “La Flaca” Vargas is going to seek to conquer the 145k of a TDS, like Maxi Lopez. In the 101 kilometers (CCC) they will be competing Lucho Pilatti and Sergio Pereyra. And in the OCC (55 km) they will duel Joaquin Narvaez and Diego Simon.
Where can I follow the Argentines in UTMB?
Every year, UTMB makes an online transmission that allows you to follow the step by step of all the competitors. This 2022 is no exception. And you only have to enter the live broadcast or from the same UTMB page with the number or name of the runner to follow the steps.
The complete list with the 150 Argentines who traveled to Chamonix was published by the portal specialized in the subject, Traileros.ar. And he also added how to follow the different competitors in the live broadcast made by the UTMB organization itself.
by RN
