YCC is the 15.0km trail race at HOKA UTMB Mont-Blanc 2026 (Courmayeur, France). The race starts on August 25, 2026 at 11:00 AM. It starts in Courmayeur. The time limit is 4 h.
Hold a steady pace and save energy for every section.
The course climbs 1200m+. With 80m/km of climbing, the course is exceptionally steep, with long hiking-grade sections. By gradient, 41% of the distance is uphill, 54% downhill and 5% flat. The longest climb runs 5.6km at an average 15.1% grade (849m of vertical). The longest descent runs 4.5km at an average 15.9% grade (717m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 33.8% over 0.4km. The steepest descent drops at 30.0% over 0.4km. Surface: 69% trail, 14% technical, and 13% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 27.0 FlatKM.
Trekking poles are worth taking: about 3.7km of the course favours them.
Quad damage risk is low (index 19 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 14°C to 24°C, with around 16°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 46%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 10% of days around this date.
141 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Isak Drøpping (Norway) in 1:24:37. Women's winner: Charlotte Bringuier (France) in 1:49:48.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for YCC.
Other distances of HOKA UTMB Mont-Blanc 2026UTMB (174km)·TDS (145km)·CCC (108km)·OCC (60.0km)·MCC (40.0km)·ETC (15.0km)
Other editions of YCC2025
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