On the afternoon of August 24, 2026, the first category to start at the 2026 UTMB — the PTL — was officially flagged off at Place Triangle de l'Amitié in Chamonix, France. The route is 300 km long with over 25,000 m of elevation gain.

There are 9 teams from mainland China entered:

1. BERRY RUNNER — Berry Runners

2.Danse Libre aux Cimes

3.Forever Young

4.LAO ZI TIAN XIA DI YI

5.middle-aged man

6.NOBODY

7.OLD COLD LEG

8.Shenzhen Mountain Rescue Team

9.YC Brothers

Last year's defending champions AlpsXperience (Swiss brothers Candide Gabioud and Jules-Henri Gabioud) are, without a doubt, the biggest favorites for this PTL; they have won four times (2021, 2022, 2024, 2025).

Their 2025 result was an astonishing 78 hours and 50 seconds — can they break the 78-hour barrier this year and complete a three-peat?

In the end, which teams will successfully reach the finish in Chamonix? Let's look forward to it together.