Chianti Ultra Trail by UTMB in Italy joins UTMB World Series 2024

Press Release / 21.08.2023

Tuscany is the latest area to stage a UTMB qualifier / © Chianti Ultra Trail

Chianti Ultra Trail by UTMB® has been confirmed as the latest event to join the 2024 UTMB® World Series, becoming only the second qualifying race in Italy for the UTMB® World Series Finals. Taking place from the 22-24 March 2024, the event will welcome runners to the heart of the Chianti region to take on one of five distances, and priority registration is now open for UTMB Index holders, with general registration opening on the 18 August at chianti.utmb.world.

Set on a hilltop amongst a sea of vines and famed for its vineyards and castles, the medieval village of Radda in Tuscany will be the start for all distances. The looped course of the 103km Ultra Trail Chianti Castles (UTCC), which packs 4,200m+ of elevation, will take runners on a journey through time as they retrace an ancient route connecting the many castles of the region while passing through the wonderful Chianti estates.

The 73.3km/2,800m+ Chianti Ultra Trail (CUT) winds through the Chianti Storico territory where runners can explore the sweet hills full of vineyards and olive groves, as well as the forest paths that climb up Mount San Michele taking them up to the regions highest peak at 900m.

The 42km/1,500m+ Chianti Marathon Trail (CMT) and the 20km/800m+ Chianti Trail (CHT) are full of the charm of their longer counterparts giving runners the chance to traverse the white roads that connect the vineyards and the surrounding hills. All Finishers will be rewarded for the extraordinary efforts with Running Stones which can be used for the UTMB World Series Finals lottery.

Chianti Ultra Trail by UTMB will celebrate its sixth edition in 2024, and is already an international success, with 45 nations represented in 2023 alongside runners from all over Italy.

Race Director Matteo Matteuzzi said: “It is a huge satisfaction for Chianti Ultra Trail to join the UTMB World Series family, it is a reward for the whole territory and for the whole organization for the extraordinary work done in the first five editions. We are sure that we will continue to grow a lot with UTMB World Series. We are excited and can't wait to welcome the runners to Radda in Chianti.”

UTMB World Series events are the only place where runners can qualify for the UTMB World Series Finals, held annually at the world’s biggest trail running event, Dacia UTMB® Mont-Blanc. With events across Europe, Asia, Oceania, the USA, South America, and Africa. Chianti Ultra Trail by UTMB is the first new event to be confirmed for the 2024 season with further events around the world to be announced at the end of August.