Grand Raid Ventoux by UTMB, live.

Out of Malaucène, over the Ventoux, back to Malaucène

Four trail races on 23 to 25 April 2027, all starting and finishing in Malaucène, at the foot of Mont Ventoux. The organiser sums it up as running from the vineyards of Provence to the unpredictable mountain.

The Ultra Géant de Provence (UGP) is 125 km with 5,700 m of ascent and starts at 23:59 on Friday, with a limit of 29 hours 30 minutes. The Grande Epopée Ventoux (GEV), 87 km and 4,200 m, starts at 06:30 on Saturday. The Trail des Coteaux (TDC), 26 km and 1,100 m, follows at 08:30. The Mistral Marathon Trail (MMT), 51 km and 2,500 m, starts at 06:30 on Sunday. All four were listed as full when we read the race pages.

The courses share a vocabulary. They leave Malaucène past the natural site of Le Groseau and climb to ridges such as the Crête de la Plate, looking over the Dentelles de Montmirail, the Baronnies and the Toulourenc valley. The three longer races go to the summit of Mont Ventoux and come down across its rock fields. The UGP and GEV also run the Toulourenc gorges from Entrechaux, and the UGP adds the Dentelles and Gigondas. Most finish over the Col de la Chaîne.

Loops from one village mean the family can wait in Malaucène, but the hours on the mountain are out of sight. A runner can share a link to their own Livebib broadcast. Family and friends open it in a browser, no account or app, and see the position on the course line, distance covered and a finish estimate that updates as the race goes. In the gorges, where a phone can lose signal, the position is carried forward along the course and marked as estimated instead of freezing. The runner decides who gets the link.