The lottery for the 2013 The North Face Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc has taken place! (Lottery draws for its sister races the CCC and TDS also happened, and PTL entrants were previously chosen.) Together these races saw some 10,000 folks registering for the lottery. Congrats to all who were chosen! Here you can search the full entrant list, and below we’ve culled a list of top contenders:
American Men – 2013 UTMB
- Dan Barger
- Dylan Bowman
- Topher Gaylord
- Neal Gorman
- Anton Krupicka (added January 30)
- Eric Lee
- Fabrice Hardel (added)
- Adam Lint
- Timothy Olson (added January 29)
- Brendan Trimboli
- Michael Wardian
American Women – 2013 UTMB
- Meghan Arbogast
- Rory Bosio
- Helen Cospolich
- Amy Sproston
International Men – 2013 UTMB
- Vajin Armstrong (New Zealand)
- Sébastien Buffard (France)
- Jonas Buud (Sweden)
- Julien Chorier (France)
- Emmanuel Gault (France)
- François Faivre (France)
- Zigor Iturrieta Ruiz (Spain)
- Arnaud Lejeune (France)
- Thomas Lorblanchet (France)
- Nico Mermoud (France)
- Jean-Yves Rey (Switzerland)
- Gustavo Reyes (Argentina)
- Gary Robbins (Canada)
- Carlos Sa (Portugal)
- Armando Teixeira (Portugal)
International Women – 2013 UTMB
- Francesca Canepa (Italy)
- Katia Fori (Italy)
- Ellie Greenwood (Canada)
- Lizzy Hawker (Switzerland)
- Laurence Klein (France)
- Emelie Lecomte (France)
- Fernanda Maciel (Spain)
- Emma Roca Rodriguez (Spain)
Notable Folks Not on the 2013 UTMB List
- Jez Bragg (UK)
- Sebastien Chaigneau (France)
- François D’Haene (France)
- Mike Foote (USA)
- Miguel Heras (Spain)
- Kilian Jornet (Spain)
- Tsuyoshi Kaburaki (Japan)
- Iker Karrera (Spain)
- Magdalena Laczak (Poland)
- Nerea Martinez (Spain)
- Krissy Moehl (USA)
- Luke Nelson (USA)
- Csaba Nemeth (Hungary)
- Marco Olmo (Italy)
- Mike Wolfe (USA)
Call for Comments
- Did we miss any top entrants?
- Who do you think will be competing for men’s and women’s wins?
- Who would you most like to see added to the field?
- Did you gain entry to this year’s UTMB or one of its sister races? Tell us about how excited you are to visit the Mont Blanc environs this summer!
