Local time August 25, 2026, the 2026 UTMB finals entered their second day of competition.

The ETC category (15 km, 1,200 m ascent) started at 14:00.

Ultimately, American runner Taylor Stack (Figure 6) won the men's title in 1:19:23, the only athlete to go under 1 hour 20 minutes. French runner Romain Discher took second; Spain's Jan Torrella Oller claimed third, with times of 1:20:13 and 1:20:40 respectively.

On the women's side, French runner Marie Nivet (Figure 7) won in 1:34:20. Second and third went to Swiss runner Axelle Genoud and Italian runner Vivien Bonzi, with times of 1:36:09 and 1:39:07, respectively.

Meanwhile, newly appointed SALOMON brand ambassador and entertainer Yang Youning (Figure 1) completed his first-ever trail race in the ETC category, finishing in 3:45:42.

Another entertainer, Zhao Yihuan (Figure 4), also successfully finished the ETC, crossing the line draped in the national flag.

After almost 20 hours of racing, the TDS category (148 km, 9,300 m ascent) saw its men's winner cross the line at dusk.

Local French runner Remy Brassac (Figure 10) won in 19:28:43, the only runner to finish inside 20 hours.

Also from France, Pierre-Adrien Hivert (Figure 12) finished second with a time of 20:14:26; Italian athlete Davide Rivero (Figure 13) took third with a time of 20:42:43.

On the women's side, home athlete Sarah Vieuille (Figure 14) won the title with a time of 22:08:16.