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Thévenard’s return to racing
Xavier Thévenard described renewed enjoyment of running after his fourth race of the season, a fourth place at Vallée de Joux. Longer races remained a possibility, not a declared plan.
Athlete
Xavier Thévenard
Ultrarunner
Xavier Thévenard is an ultrarunner with UTMB victories in 2013, 2015 and 2018 recorded in the race organization’s results history. Those earlier performances provide context for his later account of returning to racing.
- Historical UTMB wins
- 2013, 2015, 2018Historical race results; no current recovery status impliedSource
7 TUM reports · Published coverage below
Publication history
Coverage over time
7 editorial issues
Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.
Jul 2024Peak 3Nov 2026
Monthly editorial issue counts: Jul 2024: 0; Aug 2024: 0; Sep 2024: 0; Oct 2024: 0; Nov 2024: 0; Dec 2024: 0; Jan 2025: 0; Feb 2025: 0; Mar 2025: 0; Apr 2025: 0; May 2025: 0; Jun 2025: 1; Jul 2025: 0; Aug 2025: 0; Sep 2025: 1; Oct 2025: 0; Nov 2025: 0; Dec 2025: 0; Jan 2026: 0; Feb 2026: 0; Mar 2026: 0; Apr 2026: 0; May 2026: 0; Jun 2026: 3; Jul 2026: 0; Aug 2026: 1; Sep 2026: 0; Oct 2026: 1; Nov 2026: 0.
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In The Ultra Minute
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L’Hirondel wins; Entrekin finishes second
TUM reported L’Hirondel’s win and Entrekin’s UTMB debut and linked Entrekin’s account of racing the deep field.
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90K du Mont-Blanc results and accounts
Xavier Thévenard: 38th ·12:44:56. Dated June 29 reporting; other editions and later outcomes remain distinct.
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Thévenard’s planned 90K return
Xavier Thévenard: June 26 return planned as a personal health marker; Three-time UTMB winner in this account.
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Rest Day Live interview and discussion topics
Xavier Thévenard was a discussion topic in Rest Day Live; this item does not say he appeared as a guest.
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Croft’s dated Triple Crown account
TUM cited Thévenard’s earlier three-race winning sequence as the historical comparison for Croft.
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Albon’s UTMB 2025 preview
TUM previewed Jon Albon’s full-loop UTMB debut, following OCC 2021 and CCC 2023 wins, with Xavier Thévenard as the historical three-final benchmark. A possible sweep is not an achieved result.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: June 24, 2025
Repeated links & other mentions (1)
Repeated link
The three-event winning sequence
TUM restated Croft’s OCC–CCC–UTMB winning sequence and Thévenard’s earlier achievement.
Connections
Race result
Vallée de Joux
Fourth place reported October 16 · 2026-10-16
Source38th ·12:44:56
90K du Mont-Blanc
Coiffet won in 9:37:22, Dhiman was second in 9:38:02 and Fertin-Baccon won the women’s race in 11:53:31. Thévenard’s runner page listed38th in 12:44:56; historical health context remains attributed.
SourceThree-time UTMB winner in this account
UTMB Mont-Blanc
Thévenard discussed a June 26 Chamonix start as a personal health marker after years of illness. This was a dated return plan and reflection, not a completed race or a current clinical assessment.
SourceSources & notes
Coverage details
Dated TUM coverage
Publication dates distinguish plans, claims, results and later corrections.
Reported 2026-06-12
Earlier planned return
The June 26 90K du Mont-Blanc start was a personal marker in a dated return-to-racing account. His June 29 finish and October race remain later; no present medical prognosis is inferred.
TUM · Jun 12, 2026 2 3Reported 2026-06-03
Rest Day Live interview and discussion topics
Xavier Thévenard was a discussion topic in Rest Day Live; this item does not say he appeared as a guest.
TUM · Jun 3, 2026Facts above link directly to their sources. Published TUM dates and public-source check dates describe different things.
Public background sources checked October 18, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.
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Source difference: June 29 TUM attributed 38th in 12:44:56 to LiveTrail; the UTMB record inspected October 20 lists 37th at that time. The historical attribution is retained without silently substituting the later rank.
- UTMB World Undated public page; inspected October 18, 2026 · Checked Oct 18, 2026
Public background & sources Checked October 18, 2026
Career context from one original public source. TUM’s dated reporting appears below.
This is a limited career snapshot, checked October 18, 2026. Source publication dates and event dates are shown separately.
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-08-31
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- Public source linked by TUMinstagram.com · linked in 2026-08-31
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- Public source linked by TUMbuzzsprout.com · linked in 2026-08-31
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-10-16
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- Public source linked by TUMfacebook.com · linked in 2026-10-16
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- Public source linked by TUMutmb.world · linked in 2026-10-16
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-06-29
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- Public source linked by TUMmarathonmontblanc.fr · linked in 2026-06-29
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- Public source linked by TUMmbm.v3.livetrail.net · linked in 2026-06-29
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- Public source linked by TUMbendhiman.substack.com · linked in 2026-06-29
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- Public source linked by TUMmbm.v3.livetrail.net · linked in 2026-06-29
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- Public source linked by TUMinstagram.com · linked in 2026-06-29
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-06-12
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- Public source linked by TUMmileandstone.com · linked in 2026-06-12
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-06-03
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- Public source linked by TUMpodcasts.apple.com · linked in 2026-06-03
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2025-09-06
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2025-06-24
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- Public source linked by TUMinstagram.com · linked in 2025-06-24
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