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How To Watch UTMB 2026 Live From The US, UK And Anywhere Else In The World
Watch UTMB 2026 live from anywhere. Full broadcast schedule for all eight races, US start times, UK start times, streaming links and race tracker.
UTMB Mont-Blanc 2026 runs from 24 to 30 August, with the flagship 174-kilometre UTMB starting on Friday 28 August at 17:45 Central European Summer Time.
The good news for anyone watching from outside France, Italy or Switzerland: every one of the eight races that week is streamed live, for free, and the tracker updates continuously across the full 46 hours 45 minutes of the cut-off window.
Here is exactly how to watch, what to watch on, and the timezone maths so nothing important happens while you are asleep.
The short answer
Two streams, one tracker.
For runner-by-runner tracking with GPS dots on the course map, use the LiveTrail page linked from the official race site.
Full broadcast schedule with start times
All eight races are covered. Timezones below are converted from Central European Summer Time (CEST), which is UTC+2 at the end of August.
UTMB (the flagship 100-mile)
Starts Friday 28 August at 17:45 CEST from Place du Triangle de l’Amitié in Chamonix.
That is 11:45 Eastern Time and 08:45 Pacific Time on Friday morning in the US, and 16:45 UK time on Friday afternoon.
First men expected to finish Saturday around 13:30 CEST (07:30 ET, 04:30 PT, 12:30 UK). First women around 15:30 CEST (09:30 ET, 06:30 PT, 14:30 UK).
The cut-off closes at 16:30 CEST on Sunday. The last finishers come through between 16:00 and 18:00, and are usually the most emotional moments of the whole week.
CCC (the 100K)
Starts Friday 28 August in Courmayeur, Italy, in waves between 09:00 and 09:30 CEST. That is 03:00 to 03:30 ET, midnight to 00:30 PT, and 08:00 to 08:30 UK.
Winners expected to cross the line in Chamonix Friday evening between 20:00 and 21:00 CEST.
OCC (the 57K)
Starts Thursday 27 August at 08:15 CEST from Orsières, Switzerland.
Winners expected mid-afternoon Thursday, which makes OCC the ideal race to warm up your race-week viewing.
TDS, PTL and the shorter formats
TDS starts Monday 25 August at 23:15 CEST from Courmayeur. PTL, the 300-kilometre team format, starts Monday 24 August at 08:00 CEST.
The shorter ETC, YCC and Mini UTMB events run through the middle of the week and are streamed on UTMB Live alongside the majors.
How to watch in the US
FloTrack has the full US broadcast rights for the World Series Finals week.
FloTrack requires a subscription for its live streams, and the app is available on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV.
The coverage runs continuously across the front of every race. FloTrack picks up the elite fields at every major aid station and follows leaders on motorbike cameras through the most technical descents.
When to tune in from the US
The UTMB start at 11:45 Eastern is workday viewing on the East Coast. The men’s finish at 07:30 Eastern on Saturday is early-morning coffee viewing.
Set the DVR (or the FloTrack replay) for overnight Friday into Saturday morning, because that is when the race is actually decided.
How to watch in the UK, Europe and rest of world
UTMB Live is the official global stream, free to watch, and covers every race.
The stream runs on the UTMB site and on the official YouTube channel, with English, French and Spanish commentary tracks.
For UK viewers, UTMB Live is the simplest option because it is free and does not need a subscription. The 16:45 UK start time makes Friday evening a natural race-week ritual.
European timings worth knowing
From the UK, watching runs from Friday afternoon straight through Sunday evening.
The elite men’s finish is around lunchtime Saturday and the elite women’s finish an hour or two later. The last finishers cross through late Sunday afternoon.
The tracker: LiveTrail
LiveTrail is the runner-by-runner tracker that most people watching seriously will keep open in a second tab.
It shows every runner as a dot on the course map, updates their position at each timing gate, and lets you build a personal watchlist for the runners you care about.
It is also how crews and family members follow their runner through the night. If you know somebody racing, LiveTrail is how you check they are still moving.
Practical viewing tips
Two screens are better than one
Keep the video stream on the main screen and LiveTrail open on a phone or tablet. The broadcast follows the leaders, and the tracker is how you catch a mid-pack story unfolding at a checkpoint.
Watch the aid stations, not the trails
Most of the race happens on trails without cameras. The story usually breaks at the big aid stations: Les Contamines, Courmayeur, Champex-Lac and Vallorcine.
That is where the leaders emerge, and that is where you find out who is still in the race and who has quietly dropped.
Do not miss Sunday afternoon
The last finishers are the ones to watch. They are running the full 46 hours 45 minutes, they are usually the most emotional finishes of the week, and they are what makes UTMB feel like the sport’s most human race.
Recommended reading before the gun
Two pieces to catch up on before Friday:
The Kilian Jornet return preview, which sets up the record chase that has now shifted to next year following his withdrawal.
And the 10 European ultra-running events you cannot miss guide, which places UTMB in the wider calendar for anyone thinking about which race to travel to next.
The 100-mile UTMB starts on Friday 28 August at 17:45 CEST, and it will not stop until Sunday evening. Set the alarms, open the tracker, and pour a very large coffee.
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