Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc
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The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc is one of the world’s most prestigious and challenging mountain ultramarathons, circling the Mont Blanc massif through France, Italy, and Switzerland.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc canonical | 14 |
| UTMB Mont-Blanc week | 2 |
| UTMB Mont-Blanc festival of trail running | 1 |
| Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) | 1 |
| Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc week | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T549030 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc Context triple: [Chamonix, notableEvent, Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc]
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A.
Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne
Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne is a challenging long-distance hiking route that follows a high-level, often remote line along the crest of the Pyrenees from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean.
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B.
Basel–Saint-Louis crossing
The Basel–Saint-Louis crossing is a major road and rail border checkpoint linking the Swiss city of Basel with the French town of Saint-Louis in the tri-border region of Switzerland, France, and Germany.
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C.
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia is one of cycling's three Grand Tours, a prestigious multi-week stage race held annually across Italy and renowned for its challenging mountain routes and iconic pink leader's jersey.
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D.
Ben Nevis Race
The Ben Nevis Race is a famous annual mountain running event in Scotland in which competitors race from the town of Fort William to the summit of Ben Nevis and back.
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E.
Modane
Modane is a French Alpine town in the Savoie department known as a key transit point through the Fréjus Road and Rail Tunnels between France and Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc Target entity description: The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc is one of the world’s most prestigious and challenging mountain ultramarathons, circling the Mont Blanc massif through France, Italy, and Switzerland.
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A.
Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne
Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne is a challenging long-distance hiking route that follows a high-level, often remote line along the crest of the Pyrenees from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean.
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B.
Basel–Saint-Louis crossing
The Basel–Saint-Louis crossing is a major road and rail border checkpoint linking the Swiss city of Basel with the French town of Saint-Louis in the tri-border region of Switzerland, France, and Germany.
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C.
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia is one of cycling's three Grand Tours, a prestigious multi-week stage race held annually across Italy and renowned for its challenging mountain routes and iconic pink leader's jersey.
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D.
Ben Nevis Race
The Ben Nevis Race is a famous annual mountain running event in Scotland in which competitors race from the town of Fort William to the summit of Ben Nevis and back.
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E.
Modane
Modane is a French Alpine town in the Savoie department known as a key transit point through the Fréjus Road and Rail Tunnels between France and Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endurance sports event
ⓘ
trail running race ⓘ ultramarathon ⓘ |
| coFounder |
Catherine Poletti
ⓘ
Jean-Claude Marmier ⓘ Michel Poletti ⓘ |
| countryTraversed |
France
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| distance | approximately 170 km ⓘ |
| elevationGain | approximately 10000 m ⓘ |
| firstHeld | 2003 ⓘ |
| follows |
Tour du Mont Blanc hiking route
ⓘ
linked to:
Tour du Mont Blanc
|
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedRace |
CCC
ⓘ
MCC ⓘ OCC ⓘ PTL ⓘ TDS ⓘ YCC ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
men
ⓘ
veterans ⓘ women ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
ⓘ
linked to:
Chamonix
Mont Blanc massif region ⓘ
linked to:
Mont Blanc massif
|
| mainFinishLocation | Chamonix ⓘ |
| mainStartLocation | Chamonix ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high mountain passes
ⓘ
night running sections ⓘ variable alpine weather ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
UTMB Group
ⓘ
linked to:
UTMB
|
| participantType |
amateur ultrarunners
ⓘ
elite trail runners ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Champex-Lac
ⓘ
Courmayeur ⓘ |
| qualificationSystem | points-based qualification from other races ⓘ |
| reputation |
one of the most challenging mountain ultramarathons
ⓘ
one of the most prestigious ultramarathons in the world ⓘ |
| routeType | loop ⓘ |
| shortName | UTMB ⓘ |
| sport |
trail running
ⓘ
ultrarunning ⓘ |
| startTime | evening start ⓘ |
| startTown | Chamonix ⓘ |
| surface | mixed trail and mountain paths ⓘ |
| terrain |
alpine paths
ⓘ
mountain trails ⓘ |
| timeLimit | approximately 46 hours ⓘ |
| typicalMonthHeld | August ⓘ |
| website | https://utmb.world ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc Description of subject: The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc is one of the world’s most prestigious and challenging mountain ultramarathons, circling the Mont Blanc massif through France, Italy, and Switzerland.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc