The 101km CCC is one of three feature races in Chamonix this week – with OCC at 57km and UTMB itself at 176km the others.
Read on to find out more about the route, the event’s history and which big names are taking part this year.
Follow live
There’s better coverage than ever this year for OCC, CCC and UTMB.
The CCC coverage starts at 08:30 local (CET) time on Friday 30th August 2024, with the race itself getting under way at 09:00. That’s 08:00 in the UK and 03:00 Eastern Time.
New features include a new 3D interface that displays the real-time GPS positions of elite runners; the use of Starlink (a satellite internet provider) for exceptional course coverage and enhanced night tracking.
Click here to follow CCC from start to finish.
There’s live streaming and live tracking available from that page – whether it’s the elites or friends and family you want to keep tabs on.
There are five different language options for the commentary and 15 webcams at various points around the course in addition to the live pictures.
You can also follow the event via major broadcasters such as La Chaîne L’Equipe, Outside TV, DAZN, EITB, and iQIYI Sports.
UTMB CCC
start list
Click here for the full start list and check out the analysis section below for our run through the leading contenders.
Notable runners
Route
The route begins in the centre of Courmayeur and after the first kilometres on an original route – different from the UTMB – runners will quickly climb to 2,500m of altitude to enjoy an exceptional landscape, facing the Mont-Blanc and the Grandes Jorasses.
The path to the Grand col Ferret (2,537m) welcomes runners to enter Switzerland and they’ll head through La Fouly, Champex and Trient.
It’s then on to Vallorcine, before climbing up to Vallons des Chezerys, with a magnificent view over the Mont-Blanc chain. It is then time to descend the finish line in the heart of Chamonix after what will have been 6,062m of climbing.
Analysis
As you’d expect for a race of this quality the calibre of the leading contenders could hardly be higher.
Starting with the men and nine athletes boast a UTMB Index above 900.
They include Adam Peterman (USA / 927), 2022 winner Petter Engdahl (SWE / 923), winner of this year’s Eiger Ultra-Trail by UTMB and Manuel Merillas (ESP / 922), the winner of OCC two years ago.
Also in that bracket are friends and training partners Hayden Hawks (USA / 915), the 2017 CCC hero and third at the Western States Endurance Run earlier this year, and Daniel Jones (NZL / 911).
In the women’s race, the competition should be equally intense and international.
South African Toni McCann (801), winner of the 2023 OCC, will be a favourite, alongside American Heather Jackson (769), the former pro IRONMAN triathlete and now also an elite gravel biker.
Ahead of the race, McCann said: “I am both excited and extremely nervous about participating in the CCC this year, as 100km is a new distance for me.
“After competing in the OCC for three consecutive years, I wanted a new challenge, and I believe this is it.
“I’ve really enjoyed my training and race preparation. The course reconnaissance was fantastic, and the trails are beautiful, so whatever happens during my first 100km, I’m happy I made this choice and look forward to the experience.”
Previous winners
The winners from the last 10 years of CCC are as follows:
Men
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- 2014 Pau Bartolo (ESP)
- 2015 Zach Miller (USA)
- 2016 Michel Lanne (FRA)
- 2017 Hayden Hawks (USA)
- 2018 Tom Evans (GBR)
- 2019 Luis Alberto Hernando Alzaga (ESP)
- 2020 Cancelled
- 2021 Thibaut Garrivier (FRA)
- 2022 Petter Engdahl (SWE)
- 2023 Jon Albon (GBR)
Women
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- 2014 Anne Lise Rousset (FRA)
- 2015 Ruth Croft (NZ)
- 2016 Mimmi Kotka (SWE)
- 2017 Clare Gallagher (USA)
- 2018 Miao Yao (CHI)
- 2019 Ragna Debats (NED)
- 2020 Cancelled
- 2021 Marta Molist Codina (ESP)
- 2022 Blandine L’Hirondel (FRA)
- 2023 Yngvild Kaspersen (NOR)
Past winners
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