2017 Ultra-Trail World Tour Schedule Announced

The 2017 Ultra-Trail World Tour schedule and scoring changes.

By on November 24, 2016 | Comments

Ultra-Trail World TourThe Ultra-Trail World Tour will announce its 2017 schedule tomorrow, but here’s the schedule a bit early! You can also learn about some significant changes to the structure of the tour going forward. For 2017, there are significant changes to both UTWT’s schedule and structure.

2017 Ultra-Trail World Tour Schedule

For 2017,  the UTWT will consist of 23 races spread among four status levels (more on that in a minute):

To start, there’ll be six new races in the tour, including three “sister” races to events already on the UTWT calendar. The three completely new races to the tour are the Patagonia Run in Argentina in April, Penyagolosa in Spain also in April, and Ultra-Trail Cape Town in South Africa in December. The UTMB sister races TDS and CCC are now part of the tour as is the Trail de Bourbon, which is held in connection with La Diagonale des Fous on Réunion. The only race to leave the tour in 2017 is the Grand to Grand Ultra in the U.S.

UTWT Scoring

As noted above, on the scoring side there’ll now be four levels of races in the UTWT for 2017. The following are the points awarded to the winner of a race at each level.

  • Series with Bonus: 1,300
  • Series: 1,000
  • Pro: 700
  • Challenge: 400

Below are the point allocations for the first 19 competitors in each level of race. A full points table is also available.

UTWT 2017 points- 1-19

Annual and World Rankings

Going forward, there will be two UTWT rankings, an Annual Ranking and a World Ranking.

Scoring in the Annual Ranking will be based on a runner’s two highest scoring UTWT races in a calendar year. A runner must complete two UTWT races in a year to be eligible for the ranking. The top three women and top three men will receive awards annually.

The World Ranking will include a runner’s five highest scored races within a three-year period. The top female and top male runner in the World Ranking will receive an award at the end of each calendar year.

Call for Comments

  • Did you participate in the Ultra-Trail World Tour in 2016? If so, what did you think?
  • What are your thoughts on the 2017 UTWT schedule and scoring changes?
  • Are you tempted to try one of these races?
Bryon Powell

Bryon Powell is the Founding Editor of iRunFar. He’s been writing about trail running, ultrarunning, and running gear for more than 15 years. Aside from iRunFar, he’s authored the books Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons and Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running, been a contributing editor at Trail Runner magazine, written for publications including Outside, Sierra, and Running Times, and coached ultrarunners of all abilities. Based in Silverton, Colorado, Bryon is an avid trail runner and ultrarunner who competes in events from the Hardrock 100 Mile just out his front door to races long and short around the world, that is, when he’s not fly fishing or tending to his garden.