2024-01-30 06:00:00
INTERVIEW – Catherine Poletti, co-founder of the most prestigious ultra-trail race in the world, speaks to Le Figaro after calls for a boycott of the event by Kylian Jornet and Zach Miller, two superstars of the discipline.
On January 21, British coach Martin Cox leaked an email sent by two ultra-trail figures, Kilian Jornet and Zach Miller, to the best specialists in the discipline. In their message, the duo encouraged them to skip the UTMB in 2024 in order to mark their disagreement with the development of the event and denounce an invasive business. An initiative that created an earthquake in the world of ultra-trail. Since then, the two athletes have backpedaled, ensuring that they never called for a boycott of the event. Asked by Le Figaro, Catherine Poletti, co-founder of the discipline’s flagship event, responds to their accusations.
What was your reaction when you discovered the content of the email from Kilian Jornet and Zach Miller?
Catherine Poletti : We found out by chance when friends asked me: “But what is going on with the UTMB?” Upon reading the content, we did not understand and were disappointed by…
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