The results of this 2025 edition
The Mont Blanc Marathon 2025 lived up to all its promises. Against a majestic Alpine backdrop, in summery weather, the world's best trail runners - young up-and-comers as well as experienced athletes - put on a great show throughout the weekend. Here's a look at the winners of the various events.
90 km du Mont-Blanc: French double at the summit
The oldest of all races crowned two French athletes at the end of a 92 km course with 6330 m of D+/D-.
In the men's race, New Balance's Théo Detienne (10h54'13) mastered his strategy perfectly to claim his first victory in Chamonix, ahead of Virgile Moriset and Switzerland's Jean-Philippe Tschumi.
In the women's race, Blandine L'Hirondel put on a show of strength, crossing the line in 12:31:51 with a lead of almost 30 minutes. Julie Roux and Ekaterina Mityaeva completed the podium.
23 km du Mont-Blanc: Kenyan supremacy
Kenyans Nashon Kiplimo (2h02'41) and Faith Kiplagat (2h28'09) dominated the historic Mont-Blanc race.
In the men's race, Kiplimo blew the race away on the Flégère climb to win solo. Simon Paccard (2nd) and Thomas Butez (3rd) rounded off a high-level podium.
In the women's race, Kiplagat led from start to finish, resisted only by South Africa's Bianca Tarboton (2nd), followed by Spain's Greta Garcia Moran (3rd).
Kilometer Vertical: explosiveness and verticality
Men: Victory for Italy's Thedy Daniel in 36'54.
Women: France's Christel Dewalle (42'31) retains her crown ahead of Hillary Gerardi and Laia Montoya Garcia.
Mont-Blanc 10 km: short but intense
Men: Romain Champenois wins in 39'05, ahead of Jason Giraud and Jean-Pierre Ané.
Women: victory for young Sofia Chételat (46'19), ahead of Élodie Alexandre and Isabelle Oblom Delattre.
The Young Race 2025: the next generation of trail runners shine in Chamonix
They're young, talented and already impressive! On the Mont-Blanc trails, Eloy Martinez Faro (ESP) and Amélie Lanne (ENG) took victory in the U20 category, each earning a New Balance athlete contract after masterful races.
In the U18 category, Gerard Lopez Serra (ESP) won for the boys and Lylou Patty (FRA) for the girls, already very comfortable on technical terrain.
A generation ready to follow in the footsteps of the greats!
42 km du Mont-Blanc: Davide Magnini and Joyline Chepngeno unstoppable
The 2025 edition of the Mont-Blanc Marathon drew to a grandiose close with an anthological 42 km won by Davide Magnini and Joyline Chepngeno. The Italian, already the winner in 2019, made a triumphant comeback after two years of injury, while the Kenyan, in her first race over this distance, impressed with her mastery. In scorching heat, the 2,250 runners tackled a spectacular course between the Chamonix valley, Posettes and Flégère, right up to the intense finale in the heart of Chamonix. The event was marked by the fervor of the public, the live broadcast on L'Équipe TV, and the exceptionally high level of competition among the elite.