PTL 2024 Results

PTL (La Petite Trotte à Léon) is the brutally hard UTMB team event that kicks of already on Monday morning and gives teams of 2-3 people 151 hours to complete the mostly off trail course without markings for a total of 186 miles and 82,021 ft of elevation change. It’s insane, and inspiring, and wonderful.

This ultra endurance race takes participants on a grand tour of the Mont-Blanc (300km and 25000m of D+), covering high altitude trails, without any way-marking, which requires a sense of orientation on and off the trails. The course changes every year and allows for runners to discover the rich diversity of the French, Italian and Swiss trails of the Mont Blanc massif.

Here are the top 3 finisher teams, full results can be found here.

1. AlpsXperience – Switzerland – 99:35:36
2. BOA & Salomon #bettertogether – Austria – 110:01:59
3. Youngs de Yannawah – Australia – 114:36:18

Overall 120 teams started, 63 DNF’ed and only 57 finished.

The PTL finisher arrive the opposite direction to the main events (OCC, CCC, UTMB) into town and often there are hours in between finishers. To give notice and attention to these amazing athletes UTMB has volunteers who “ring the teams” through the crowds on the street with cow bells and cheers. This such a thoughtful touch and a beautiful experience for the runners and the fans and casual visitors of Chamonix. Everyone stops their dinners and conversation and claps and cheers as the runners make their way through the crowded streets of Chamonix. Fantastic.