Chianti ultra underway
The Ultra Trail Chianti kicked off at 4 a.m. local time with live tracking on the top ten — Vincent Bouillard and Thomas Cardin are billed as the favorites and Courtney Dauwalter made a high‑profile return. Race coverage is already shaping it as a tactical duel through the Chianti hills. (dicodusport.fr) (ledauphine.com)
The flagship ultra is 120 km long with roughly 5,300 metres of positive elevation on a route that departs from Radda in Chianti. (betrail.run) The race is listed on the UTMB World Series calendar and takes place within the UTMB event window of March 19–22, 2026. (chianti.utmb.world) Organisers and pre‑race coverage note that top finishers can earn a Golden Ticket for Western States and pick up UTMB qualification points from this event. (reference-trail.fr) Live timing feeds identify intermediate checkpoints early on the course, with Poggio San Polo at about 23.7 km and Castello di Brolio near 37.5 km on published tracker logs. (www2.u-trail.com) Pre‑race profiles underline Vincent Bouillard’s status as the 2024 UTMB winner and Thomas Cardin’s European trail title as key credentials shaping their tactics and season targets. (reference-trail.fr) The Chianti weekend includes multiple distances beyond the 120 km ultra—organisers list shorter formats such as a 46 km race and ancillary events beginning March 19 in and around Radda. (reference-trail.fr)
