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Monte Rosa Walserwaeg by UTMB is turning into quite a draw pulling the Elite runners to the Aosta Valley in Italy.

Lisa BORZANI (Italy) and Jérôme VANDERSCHAEGHE (Belgium) take the win in the 100M distance.

Almost every podium of the 2026 edition is filled with names globally recognized.

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

Les sentiers des Valdôtains 122km (100M – 4 Stones) – Full Results

Women:

  1. Lisa BORZANI – Italy – 19:19:39
  2. Claire BANNWARTH – France – 19:25:57
  3. Martina KLANCNIK POTRČ – Slovenia – 19:30:58

Men:

  1. Jérôme VANDERSCHAEGHE – Belgium – 15:33:44
  2. Florian DESCAMPS – Belgium – 16:00:57
  3. Simone CORSINI – Italy – 16:05:01

Monte Rosa Trail 82km (100K – 3 Stones) – Full Results

Women:

  1. Martina VALMASSOI – Italy – 11:29:49
  2. Emelie FORSBERG – Sweden – 11:56:09
  3. Mahauld GRANIER – France – 12:32:37

Men:

  1. Martin ANTHAMATTEN – Switzerland – 09:32:39
  2. Cristian MINOGGIO – Italy – 09:37:35
  3. Louis THÉRON – France – 10:19:35

Walserwaeg Trail 43km (50K – 2 Stones) – Full Results

Women:

  1. Fabiola CONTI – Italy – 05:30:10
  2. Emily SCHMITZ – USA – 05:39:23
  3. Bleunwenn HELEU – France – 05:43:35

Men:

  1. Petter ENGDAHL – Sweden – 04:19:29
  2. William BOFFELLI – Italy – 04:21:19
  3. Luca DEL PERO – Italy – 04:35:31

Regina Margherita Trail 15km (20K – 1 Stone) – Full Results

Women:

  1. Kate AVERY – GBR – 01:23:55
  2. Maëlle BEAUVIR – FRA – 01:25:13
  3. Giorgia FORNO – ITA – 01:32:19

Men:

  1. Cesare MAESTRI – Italy – 01:07:36
  2. Riccardo SCALET – Italy – 01:10:01
  3. Marco MAGISTRO – Italy – 01:10:03

Below are the numbers broken down by distance and gender:

  • SDV120 Starters: 664. DNF: 242 + Finishers: 422. Women 41 (10%), Men 381 (90%).
  • MRT90 Starters: 982. DNF: 258 + Finishers: 724. Women 97 (13%), Men 627 (87%).
  • WWT45 Starters: 1,363. DNF: 276 + Finishers: 1,087. Women 238 (22%), Men 849 (78%).
  • RMT15 Starters: 866. DNF: 3 + Finishers: 863. Women 361 (42%), Men 502 (58%).

Monte Rosa Walserwaeg by UTMB saw a total 3,875 starters and 3,096 finishers. A whopping 40% increase over last year. 737 (24%) women and 2,359 (76%) men reached the finish line and earned themselves their respective stones for the Finals, a combined 6,897 of them.


For next weekend we’re heading to the US for the Speedgoat Mountain Races and to Romania for the first time for the Bucovina Ultra Rocks from 23-26 July, 2026.

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