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SepLember 1
sL
, Chamonlx MonL-8lanc, Lhe organlzers of Lhe mosL emblemaLlc Lrall-runnlng evenLs
announce Lhe creaLlon of Lhe ulLra-1rall World 1our.
november 2
nd
, new ?ork ClLy, 1he ulLra-1rall World 1our reveals Lhe 10 races for 2014.
All Lhese evenLs, already opened Lo a large publlc, wlll offer a unlque opporLunlLy for all,
LhroughouL Lhe year, Lo dlscover an exLremely wlde varleLy of LerrlLorles.
AL Lhe end of each race, all "flnlshers" wlll be asslgned a number of polnLs based on Lhelr ranklng.
1he general ranklng on Lhe 1our wlll be updaLed afLer each race.
ln order Lo faclllLaLe Lhe meeLlng of ellLe aLhleLes, a llmlLed number of races, Lhe "ulLra-1rall
Serles" wlll have a greaLer coefflclenL.
AL Lhe end of Lhe year, 1he ulLra-1rall World 1our Champlon (male and female) wlll be proclalmed.
All runners wlll recelve a passporL, whlch collecL Lhelr "flnlshers" vlsas.
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AN IN1LkNA1ICNAL CIkCUI1,
SnAkLD VALULS





1he varleLy of races LhaL consLlLuLe Lhe ulLra -1rall World 1our, lllusLraLe Lhe lncredlble dlverslLy
LhaL Lrall-runnlng evenLs offer: very sLeep paLhs of Lhe Alps, asLonlshlng Callfornlan Lralls,
comblnaLlon of hllls and beaches of Pong kong, varleLy of Moroccan deserL...
1he rlchness of Lhe formaLs wlll mean a sLrong capaclLy for Lhe aLhleLes Lo adapL. 1he dlfference
beLween Lhe ulagonale des lous, Lhe vlbram 1arawera ulLramaraLhon 100km, or Lhe ulLra-1rall
ML. lu[l and 1he WesLern SLaLe Lndurance 8un 100... 1hey all wlll requlre aLhleLes Lo have very
dlfferenL quallLles Lo flghL for vlcLory, or [usL preLend Lo be "flnlsher".
Lven Lhough each race of Lhe ulLra-1rall World 1our ls very dlfferenL, Lhey all share common
values, LhaL Lhey are very proud Lo promoLe: equlLy, self-respecL, respecL for oLhers, envlronmenL...
1o parLlclpaLe Lo Lhe ulLra-1rall World 1our ls an opporLunlLy, for all over Lhe years, Lo experlence
dlfferenL culLural and sporLlng characLerlsLlcs. Lach conLlnenL wlll be vlslLed: Afrlca, Amerlca, Asla,
Lurope, Cceanla ... a way Lo be parL of lncredlble evenLs, Lo creaLe new frlendshlps, and Lo maybe
one day become "flnlsher" of all Lhe races!
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LLIGI8ILI1 CkI1LkIA & AGLNDA

1o [oln Lhe ulLra-1rall

World 1our, races have Lo comply Lo Lhe followlng rules:

- Long d|stance Lrall-runnlng races of aL leasL 100km
- Lmb|emat|c venues
- opu|ar races (around 400 runners mlnlmum)
- Internat|ona| events (a mlnlmum of 20 counLrles represenLed)
- Mlnlmum 2 passed ed|t|ons

lor Lhls 1sL edlLlon, Lhe ulLra-1rall

World 1our wlll be on each conLlnenL, 10 daLes scheduled all
over Lhe year.
- !anuary, 18
Lh
& 19
Lh
: vlbram

Pong kong 100 (Pong kong, Chlna)

- March, 1
sL
& 2
nd
: 1he norLh lace

1ransgrancanarla (Spaln)
- March, 13
Lh
: vlbram

1arawera 100km ulLramaraLhon (new-Zealand)

- Aprll 4
Lh
Lo 14
Lh
: MaraLhon des Sables (Morocco)
- Aprll, 24
Lh
Lo 27
Lh
: ulLra-1rall ML.lu[l

(!apan)
- May, 17
Lh
& 18
Lh
: 1he norLh lace

100 AusLralla (AusLralla)

- !une, 27
Lh
&28
Lh
: 1he norLh lace

Lavaredo ulLra 1rall (lLaly)

- !une, 28
Lh
& 29
Lh
: 1he WesLern SLaLes 100 Mlle Lndurance 8un (uSA)
- AugusL, 23
Lh
Lo 31
sL
: 1he norLh lace

ulLra-1rall

du MonL-8lanc

(lrance, lLaly, SwlLzerland)

- CcLober, 23
rd
Lo 26
Lh
: La ulagonale des lous (La 8eunlon lsland, lrance)
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kACLS



V|bram

nong kong 100

lace: Pong kong, Chlna
?ear of creaLlon: 2011
Web: www.vlbramhk100.com/
ConLacL: !aneL ng - hk100[aneL[gmall.com

1he North Iace

1ransgrancanar|a
lace: Las almas, Crande Canarle lsland (Spaln)
?ear of creaLlon: 2003
Web: www.Lransgrancanarla.neL
ConLacL: lernando Conzlez ulaz -
lnfo[Lransgrancanarla.neL



V|bram

1arawera 100km U|tramarathon

lace: 8ay of lenLy, norLh lsland (new-Zealand)
?ear of creaLlon: 2009
Web: www.LaraweraulLra.com.nz
ConLacL: aul CharLerls - pcharLerls[gmall.com

Marathon des Sab|es
lace: SouLh Sahara (Morocco)
?ear of creaLlon: 1983
Web: www.maraLhondessables.com
ConLacL: aLrlck 8auer - news[maraLhondessables.com



U|tra-1ra|| Mt.Iu[|

lace: ?amanashl, Chubu (!apan)
?ear of creaLlon: 2012
Web: www.ulLraLrallmLfu[l.com
ConLacL: 1suLomu Mlu8A - lnfo[ulLraLrallmLfu[l.com


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kACLS




1he North Iace

100 Austra||a
lace: kaLoomba, 8lue MounLalns (AusLralla)
?ear of creaLlon: 2008
Web: www.LhenorLhface100.com.au


1he North Iace

Lavaredo U|tra 1ra||

lace: CorLlna d'Ampezzo, uolomlLes (lLaly)
?ear of creaLlon: 2007
Web: www.ulLraLrall.lL
ConLacL: CrlsLlna Murgla - crls[ulLraLrall.lL

1he Western States 100 M||e Lndurance kun
lace: Squaw valley, Callfornla (uSA)
?ear of creaLlon: 1973
Web: www.wser.org
ConLacL : Cralg 1hornley - rdLhornley[gmall.com

1he North Iace

U|tra-1ra|| du Mont-8|anc

lace: Chamonlx MonL-8lanc (lrance, lLaly, SwlLzerland)
?ear of creaLlon: 2003
Web: www.ulLraLrallmb.com
ConLacL: CaLherlne oleLLl - caLherlne.poleLLl[auLmb.com



La D|agona|e des Ious
lace : La 8eunlon lsland (lrance)
?ear of creaLlon: 1994
Web: www.grandrald-reunlon.com
ConLacL: 8oberL Chlcaud - lnfo[grandrald-reunlon.com

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kACLkS


Ior everyone:

8y Lhe end of 2013, each runner who ls plannlng Lo parLlclpaLe ln one
or more races of Lhe ulLra-1rall World 1our wlll be able Lo order Lhe
"ulLra-1rall World 1our" passport on www.ulLraLrallworldLour.com.
Pe wlll recelve a vlsa Lo puL ln hls passporL afLer flnlshlng one of Lhe
races, and wlll auLomaLlcally lnLegraLe Lhe classlflcaLlon of Lhe ulLra-
1rall World 1our of Lhe year.


Ior e||tes:
ln order Lo encourage Lhe meeLlng of Lhe ellLe runners regularly durlng Lhe year, Lhe ulLra-1rall
World 1our wlll flnance Lhe alrplane LlckeLs and posslbly guaranLee accommodaLlon, so LhaL some
aLhleLes wlll noL have Lo renounce ln parLlclpaLlng Lo some races because of flnanclal reasons.
1he amblLlon of Lhe ulLra-1rall World 1our ls Lo allow Lhe ellLe aLhleLes Lo declde whaL Lhey wanL
Lo do and noL [usL whaL Lhey can do.
lor 2014, wlll be guaranLeed
- A mlnlmum of 40 p|ane t|ckets,
- A mlnlmum of 60 fu|| host|ng packages,
- And over 100 race numbers.

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kANkING

AN ANNUAL kANkING,
ICk 1nL AWAkD CI 1nL UL1kA-1kAIL

WCkLD 1CUk CnAMICN

(ln assoclaLlon wlLh Lhe l18A, Lhe lnLernaLlonal 1rall 8unnlng AssoclaLlon www.l-Lra.org )
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AL Lhe end of Lhe year, Lhe LlLle for Lhe ulLra-1rall

World 1our 2014 Champlon (male and female)

wlll be awarded.

rlze money wlll sLrlcLly respecL gender parlLy:
1
sL
$ 3 000
2
nd
$ 2 300
3
rd
$ 1 300
4
Lh
$ 730
3
Lh
$ 300

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A8CU1 1nL
UL1kA-1kAIL

WCkLD 1CUk
8ole and ob[ecLlves:
B 1o 8CCS1 Lhe lnLernaLlonal promoLlon of ma[or Lrall-runnlng evenLs.
B 1o kCMC1L a varled offer of races adapLed Lo all runners.
B 1o INVI1L all aLhleLes Lo Lravel and dlscover Lhe world.
B 1o nLL Lhe ellLes aLhleLes Lo be parL of Lhese ma[or Lrall runnlng evenLs.


CCN1AC1S :
ress
LaeLlLla 88lAnu - +33 6 60 76 92 78 - press[ulLraLrallworldLour.com
kaces' organ|zat|ons and runners
Marle SAMMCnS - +33 6 69 77 93 03 - marle.sammons[ulLraLrallworldLour.com
Cperat|ona| manager
8omaln vALLn1ln - +33 6 13 29 36 86 - romaln.valenLln[ulLraLrallworldLour.com

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