Race

Vauban Mountain Trail

Mountain-running event

Vauban Mountain Trail is a mountain-running event in Briançon, France, with separate uphill and classic up-and-down races. The wider weekend also includes a shorter mountain race.

Location: Briançon, FranceSource checked October 20, 2026; edition-specific results remain in the dated TUM timeline.Source
Formats: Separate uphill and classic up-and-down races, plus a shorter routeThe 2026 WMRA preview distinguishes the two World Cup formats; the organizer also lists a short race. The continuing event is separate from its dated results.Source

1 TUM report · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

1 editorial issue

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Jul 2024Peak 1Nov 2026

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In The Ultra Minute

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July 22, 2026Published in TUM

Vauban’s uphill and descent races have separate podiums

Saturday’s uphill and Sunday’s 13.9K up-and-down races had separate podiums. Atuya won uphill; Njeri passed him on the descent to win Sunday.

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2026 World Cup weekend

Saturday’s uphill and Sunday’s 13.9K up-and-down have separate podiums.

Reported 2026-07-22

Saturday uphill

Richard Omaya Atuya & Francesca Ghelfi & Kirsty Skye Dickson

Saturday uphill: Richard Omaya Atuya repeated in 40:40. Francesca Ghelfi won the women’s race in 49:18; Kirsty Dickson completed the women’s podium.

TUM · Jul 22, 2026

Reported 2026-07-22

Sunday up-and-down

Ephantus Njeri & Elijah Kamau Kariuki & Miriam Chepkirui

Sunday up-and-down: Ephantus Njeri won in 1:03:01, ahead of Atuya and Elijah Kamau Kariuki. Miriam Chepkirui took third among women.

TUM · Jul 22, 2026

Connections

Uphill winner: 40:40

Richard Omaya Atuya

Richard Omaya Atuya — Uphill winner: 40:40 at Vauban Mountain Trail. Reported 2026-07-22.

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Uphill women’s winner: 49:18

Francesca Ghelfi

Francesca Ghelfi — Uphill women’s winner: 49:18 at Vauban Mountain Trail. Reported 2026-07-22.

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Sunday up-and-down winner: 1:03:01

Ephantus Njeri

Ephantus Njeri — Sunday up-and-down winner: 1:03:01 at Vauban Mountain Trail. Reported 2026-07-22.

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Sunday up-and-down result, 19 seconds behind the women’s winner; ordinal unstated

Gloria Chebet

Gloria Chebet — Sunday up-and-down result, 19 seconds behind the women’s winner; ordinal unstated at Vauban Mountain Trail. Reported 2026-07-22.

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Sources & notes

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Public background sources checked October 20, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.

Trail Running Attitude / Trail Serre Chevalier Undated original public page; inspected October 20, 2026 · Checked Oct 20, 2026
World Mountain Running Association Published July 14, 2026; inspected October 20, 2026 · Checked Oct 20, 2026

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Public background & sources Checked October 20, 2026

Background context from two original public sources. TUM’s dated reporting appears below.

This is a limited background snapshot, checked October 20, 2026. Source publication dates and event dates are shown separately.

Links preserved from TUM coverage

Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-07-22
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Public source linked by TUMwmra.info · linked in 2026-07-22
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Public source linked by TUMvaurtr.v3.livetrail.net · linked in 2026-07-22
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Public source linked by TUMwmra.info · linked in 2026-07-22
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.

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