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0ltia-Tiail

Woilu Toui: biinging togethei the

most emblematic tiails (of 1uukm oi moie) in
the Woilu.
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0ltia-Tiail

Woilu Toui: biinging togethei the

most emblematic tiails (of 1uukm oi moie) in
the Woilu.

Chamonix, 1st Septembei 2u1S
The oiganizeis of:

- The Westein States 1uu Nile Enuuiance Run
- Naiathon ues Sables
- The Noith Face

0ltia-Tiail uu Nont-Blanc

- The Noith Face

Tiansgiancanaiia
- The Noith Face

Lavaieuo 0ltia-Tiail
- vibiam

Taiaweia 1uukm 0ltiamaiathon

- vibiam

Bong Kong 1uu

- 0ltia-Tiail

Nont. Fuji

have touay announceu at Chamonix theii paiticipation in the 2u14 0ltia-Tiail

Woilu Toui.

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The iaces in the 0ltia-Tiail

Woilu Toui, in theii specific natuies, illustiate all the uiveisity of

tiail: steep paths of the Alps, Califoinia tiails, hills anu beaches of Bong Kong, Noioccan
ueseit...
The iaces' many uiffeient foimats will piesent paiticipants with a ieal auaptation challenge.
Between The Noith Face

Lavaieuo 0ltia-Tiail anu the vibiam

Taiaweia 1uukm
0ltiamaiathon, between the 0ltia-Tiail Nont Fuji anu The Noith Face

Tiansgiancanaiia,
paiticipants will neeu veiy uiffeient qualities to win, oi simply to become a finishei.
While being funuamentally uiffeient, the 0ltia-Tiail

Woilu Toui iaces will have common

values, which they aie piouu to shaie anu to piomote. Ethics, equality in spoits, self-iespect,
iespect foi otheis, foi the Enviionment.
Taking pait in the 0ltia-Tiail

Woilu Toui will be the oppoitunity, thioughout the yeais, to

uiscovei cultuial anu spoiting uiffeiences. Eveiy continent will be visiteu: Afiica, Ameiica,
Asia, Euiope, 0ceania. pioviuing oppoitunities to enhance theii spoiting cultuie, cieate new
fiienuships, anu to feeu on emotions in oiuei, one uay peihaps, to be a "finishei" in all the
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- Long uistance tiail iunning iaces of at least 1uukm.
- Emblematic venues.
- Populai iaces (aiounu Suu iunneis minimum).
- Inteinational events (a minimum of 2u countiies iepiesenteu).
- Ninimum 2 iealizeu euitions

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integiateu into the inteinational ianking, upuateu foi each iace, anu available online at
www.ultiatiailwoilutoui.com site.
The 0ltia-Tiail

Woilu Toui will piopose an inteinational competitive ciicuit, in paitneiship

with the Inteinational Tiail Running Association (http:www.i-tia.oig).
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At the enu of the yeai, aftei the last iace, the titles of "0ltia-Tiail

Woilu Toui 2u14"

champion, male anu female, will be awaiueu.
Who will win. Encouiage youi favoiites!

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By the enu of 2u1S, all iunneis planning to paiticipate in one oi moie stages of the 0ltia-Tiail

Woilu Toui can oiuei theii "0ltia-Tiail

Woilu Toui" passpoit on the

www.ultiatiailwoilutoui.com site.
Whenevei they aie "finisheis" in a iacing ciicuit, they ieceive a visa to stick in this passpoit.
Paiticipation in one of these ciicuit iaces will automatically imply integiation in the iankings
foi the 0ltia-Tiail

Woilu Toui of the given yeai.

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Woilu Toui will be piesent on all the continents, with a

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The following have alieauy been confiimeu:
- }anuaiy 18
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: vibiam

Bong Kong 1uu (Bong Kong, China)

- Naich 1
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Tiansgiancanaiia (Spain)
- Naich 1S
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: vibiam

Taiaweia 1uukm 0ltiamaiathon (New Zealanu)

- Apiil 4
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: Naiathon ues Sables (Noiocco)
- Apiil 2S
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to 26
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: 0ltia-Tiail Nt.Fuji

(}apan)
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: The Noith Face

Lavaieuo 0ltia Tiail (Italy)

- }une 29
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: The Westein States 1uu Nile Enuuiance Run (0SA)
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Web: www.wsei.oig
Youi contact: Craig Thornley - rdthornley@gmail.com

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Youi contact: Patiick Bauei - news@marathondessables.com

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venue: Chamonix, Couimayeui (Switzeilanu, Fiance, Italy)
Yeai of cieation: 2uuS
Next event: last weekenu of August 2u14
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Youi contact: Catheiine Poletti - catheiine.polettiautmb.com

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Web: www.tiansgiancanaiia.net
Youi contact: Feinanuo uonzlez Biaz - infotiansgiancanaiia.net

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Web: www.ultiatiail.it
Youi contact: Ciistina Nuigia - ciisultiatiail.it


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Web: www.taiaweiaultia.com.nz
Youi contact: Paul Chaiteiis - pchaiteiisgmail.com

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Web: www.ultiatiailmtfuji.com
Youi contact: Tsutomu NI0RA - infoultiatiailmtfuji.com



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The 0ltia-Tiail

Woilu Toui goals aie:

! To piomote a vaiieu offei of iaces auapteu to all iunneis, pioposing seveial uistances,
venues anu spectaculai anu uiveise enviionments, with uiffeient uifficulties anu technical
challenges
! To ensuie the piomotion anu uevelopment of majoi events in long-uistance tiail-iunning
(Tiail 0ltia XL)
! To encouiage the paiticipation of athletes at all levels in the iaces of its ciicuit, fiom
beginnei to elite athlete.
The 0ltia-Tiail

Woilu Toui is a paitnei of the Inteinational Tiail Running Association (ITRA).

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Inteinet : www.ultiatiailwoilutoui.com
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Twittei : ultiatiail
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Kia oia" welcome to Rotoiua, New Zealanu.
Tiail ultiamaiathon iunneis fiom all ovei the woilu aie welcome at the vibiam Taiaweia
0ltiamaiathon in Rotoiua, New Zealanu.

Race Biiectoi foi the Taiaweia 0ltia, Paul Chaiteiis, says the 0ltia-Tiail

Woilu Toui is all

about biinging iunneis togethei in the spiiit of fiienuship, auventuie anu competition.
"I am veiy piouu that the vibiam Taiaweia 0ltiamaiathon is pait of the 0ltia-Tiail

Woilu
Toui.
We look foiwaiu to showing athletes fiom all ovei the woilu, oui beautiful pait of New Zealanu
- anu of couise to having them iun on oui tiails. "

The 6
th
annual vibiam Taiaweia 0ltiamaiathon on 16 Naich 2u14 is a 1uukm tiail iun
thiough natuial New Zealanu foiests, aiounu lakes anu iiveis. Noie than 7uu iunneis fiom
gieatei than 2u countiies aie expecteu foi the 2u14 iace. Theie aie also 6ukm anu 8Skm
options.
Rotoiua is a woilu-ienowneu visit anu auventuie uestination, known foi Naoii cultuie, natuial
theimal spa, geyseis, volcanos anu woilu-championship level mountain-biking.
A pioveib in the language of the Naoii people of New Zealanu:
Be aha te mea nui o te ao.
Be tangata! Be tangata! Be tangata!
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Paia la The Noith Face Tiansgiancanaiia es un placei foimai paite uel 0ltia-Tiail

Woilu
Toui.
La TNF Tiansgiancanaiia piomueve valoies como el iespeto poi el meuio ambiente, el
compaeiismo, la igualuau entie coiieuoies ue uifeientes capaciuaues... Tambin nos
esfoizamos en mostiai a los paiticipantes lo mejoi ue nuestio teiiitoiio: Paisaje, histoiia,
costumbies. Buscamos que su paso poi la The Noith Face Tiansgiancanaiia sea algo ms que
un ieto uepoitivo y se convieita en una expeiiencia iiiepetible.
En la The Noith Face Tiansgiancanaiia hemos tiabajauo uuiante aos paia piomovei la
existencia ue oiganizaciones iesponsables, que cuiuen uel meuio ambiente, que iegulen sus
piuebas y que faciliten el juego limpio ue touos los coiieuoies.
Paia nosotios es impoitante que exista algn tipo ue valoies y objetivos comunes paia las
gianues piuebas ue ultia uistancia.
El 0ltia-Tiail

Woilu Toui piopone unos objetivos que compaitimos. Que las caiieias ms
impoitantes ue ultia uistancia uel munuo foimemos paite ue un mismo ciicuito sei un gian
avance paia esta activiuau: valoies, iegulacion, iesponsabiliuau, tiato igualitaiio a touos los
coiieuoies, ...

It is a pleasuie foi The Noith Face Tiansgiancanaiia to be pait of 0ltia-Tiail

Woilu Toui.

The Noith Face Tiansgiancanaiia piomotes values such as iespect foi the enviionment,
fiienuship oi equality between iunneis. We also stiive to show paiticipants the best of oui
teiiitoiy: lanuscape, histoiy anu customs. We woik to make theii way thiough The Noith Face
Tiansgiancanaiia not just a spoiting challenge but a unique expeiience.
The Noith Face Tiansgiancanaiia team have woikeu foi yeais to piomote iesponsible
oiganizations which caie foi the enviionment, iegulate theii events anu facilitate faii play foi
all iunneis. It is impoitant foi us to keep seaiching to builu common values anu objectives
foi long-uistance tiail-iaces (Tiail 0ltia XL).
The Noith Face Tiansgiancanaiia shaies the objectives pioposeu by 0ltia-Tiail

Woilu Toui.
The most impoitant Tiail 0ltia XL iaces in the woilu aie fiom now pait of the same ciicuit.
Anu this will be a bieakthiough foi this spoit activity: values, iegulation, iesponsability anu
equal oppoitunities to all iunneis.


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Le Naiathon ues Sables comme ue nombieuses couises pai le monue pensait un ciicuit
inteinational uepuis ue nombieuses annes. Notie quotiuien nous accapaiant toujouis plus,
c'est une joie que ce piojet voit le joui et nous y auhions avec bonheui.
Poitei les valeuis qui nous nouiiissent uepuis plus ue 28 ans nous comble. Nous espions
paitagei avec les couieuis et les oiganisateuis ues couises ue l'0ltia-Tiail

Woilu Toui sui

tous les continents toutes les motions ue nos vnements iespectifs.
Patiick & Naiie Bauei


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uiven the histoiic giowth anu inteinational ieach of the spoit of ultiamaiathoning, the
oiganizeis of the Westein States 1uu-Nile Enuuiance Run feel that the 0ltia-Tiail

Woilu
Toui pioviues an exciting fiamewoik foi the spoit's competitive anu oiganizational futuie.
All of the paiticipants in the 0ltia Tiail Woilu Toui shaie the same coie values. We all believe
that events shoulu pioviue a quality, memoiable expeiience foi all ultia paiticipants, fiom the
back of the pack thiough the fiont of the pack.
We also believe that the time is iight foi the spoit's leauing iaces to combine effoits in the
ciowning of a men's anu women's 0ltia-Tiail

woilu champion ueteimineu thiough faii, uiug-

fiee competition.
Peihaps just as impoitantly, we all believe that all iaces must be sustainable in natuie. They
must embiace, piotect anu stewaiu the tiails on which they aie helu, so that these piecious
lanu iesouices can be useu in peipetuity by the geneiations to come.
The foimation of the 0ltia-Tiail

Woilu Toui pioviues oui spoit with a collaboiative,

collegial anu coopeiative fiamewoik that piomises to benefit all iunneis, of all abilities, in all
countiies thioughout the woilu."