Fans were on the edges of their seats right down to the final seconds of the women’s 100K CCC race in Chamonix on Friday, as race leaders traded the lead multiple times. While Martyna Mlynarczyk of Poland initially battled with France’s Blandine L’Hirondel, Sylvia Nordskar of Norway passed them both in the final minutes of the race–but was passed again by Mlynarczyk, who ultimately won 11 hours, 41 minutes, 55 seconds–the second-fastest time in the history of the race–only 18 seconds ahead of Nordskar, whose time was 11:42:13. Anna Tarasova of Kazakhstan took third place, only two minutes later, in 11:44:18. (L’Hirondel finished fourth, in 11:53:31.)
Mlynarczyk finished second at this race in 2024–so it’s not hard to imagine she was driven to improve her position on the podium and take the win on Friday; she also won Istria 100 by UTMB and Tenerife Blue Trail by UTMB in 2024, and is a five-time Polish mountain-running champion.
Nordskar was more of a surprise; she DNF’d at CCC last year, while winning the 50K distance at Nice Côte d’Azur by UTMB, as well as Zegama-Aizkorri, in 2024; in June of this year she won the Swiss Canyon Trail 50K, and was second at Val d’Aran by UTMB in July.
Francesco Puppi first Italian to win CCC
The men’s race ended a short time after the start of the 100-mile, with Italy’s Francesco Puppi crossing the line in 10 hours, six minutes and two seconds–also the second-fastest time ever recorded at CCC. David Sinclair of the U.S. (a 50K specialist–this was only his second 100K race) was only seven minutes behind him, in 10:13:42 (the fourth-fastest time ever), and Drew Holmen, also of the U.S., was third, in 10:16:15.
At the time of publication, the first women had arrived at La Balme, about 31 km into the 174K UTMB Mont-Blanc race, which began Friday evening local time.
