Beast of Big Creek is back and we're going all weekend. Join us in Hoodsport, WA on Aug 2+3, 2025, and come race Mt. Ellinor. Let's Go!

Beast of Big Creek is back and we're going all weekend. Join us in Hoodsport, WA on Aug 2+3, 2025, and come race Mt. Ellinor. Let's Go!

Grand Raid Ventoux by UTMB happened this weekend on trails through the vineyards of Provence and around the legendary Mont Ventoux. Over 3,000 runners from 46 countries are racing this inaugural event on the UTMB World Series circuit.

I’ll be updating results and figures as they come in. (I’m trying something new this weekend!)

Find all UTMB coverage on my dedicated UTMB page here.

For full results visit the UTMB website, below the top runners by race:

GRV – 100M 124KM (100M – 4 Stones)

Women:

  1. Ida Sophie HEGEMANN – Deutschland – 15:57:25
  2. Laura BERRUER – France – 17:30:17
  3. Sara AMMANN – Switzerland – 18:00:02

Men:

  1. Matthieu SIMON – France – 12:33:38
  2. Ludovic POMMERET – France – 12:39:49
  3. Alex MOLIN PRADEL – France – 12:55:50

GRV – 100K 89KM (100K – 3 Stones)

Women:

  1. Laure PARADAN – France – 09:14:10
  2. Mari Klakegg FENRE – Norway – 09:19:38
  3. Camille BRUYAS – France – 09:46:15

Men:

  1. Ben DHIMAN – USA – 07:35:47
  2. Baptiste CHASSAGNE – France – 07:44:29
  3. Thibaut GARRIVIER – France – 08:00:51

GRV – 50K 49K (50K – 2 Stones)

Women:

  1. Adeline MARTIN – France – 04:19:51
  2. Sarah BERGERON LAROUCHE – Canada – 04:24:36
  3. Noémie VACHON – France – 04:37:54

Men:

  1. Thomas CARDIN – France – 03:38:42
  2. Antoine CHARVOLIN – France – 03:39:16
  3. Loïc ROLLAND – France – 03:42:19

GRV – 20K 28K (20K – 1 Stone)

Women:

  1. Amandine FERRATO – France – 02:20:16
  2. Marie GONCALVES – France – 02:22:30
  3. Alice GORRY – France – 02:29:20

Men:

  1. Sébastien POESY – France – 02:01:28
  2. Mael ALLAIRE – France – 01:57:04
  3. Thomas BUTEZ – France – 01:57:33

Below are the numbers broken down by distance and gender:

  • GRV – 100M Starters: 429. DNF: 64 + Finishers: 366. Women 17 (5%), Men 349 (95%).
  • GRV – 100K Starters: 866. DNF: 102 + Finishers: 764. Women 78 (10%), Men 686 (90%).
  • GRV – 50K Starters: 981. DNF: 24 + Finishers: 957. Women 158 (17%), Men 799 (83%).
  • GRV – 20K Starters: 928. DNF: 11 + Finishers: 916. Women 321 (35%), Men 595 (65%).

Grand Raid Ventoux by UTMB saw a total 3,204 starters and 3,003 finishers. 574 (19%) women and 2,429 (81%) men reached the finish line and earned themselves their respective stones and an UTMB index (or directly punched their ticket to the Finals in Chamonix for 2026).

Next up is Amazean Jungle Thailand in Betong, Thailand with 5 races on deck on 1-4 of May, 2025. For a full list of UTMB World Series events visit the ECC UTMB World Series events calendar.

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