Francois D’Haene beat the famous Kilian Jornet by 15 minutes in  this years UTMB.  This will be the 3rd time Francois has taken victory here in Chamonix, but more impressively this is the first sub 20 hour race time.  This year was not at all easy with forecasted rain and snow at various points along the route, alas this did not put off the local from putting in an unstoppable time.

Rank N°1 Distance 167,5 km Av. Speed 8,8km/h Race Time 19hrs,01m

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