The Dianense athlete, Tony Herrera, has achieved the feat that is to finish the test Ultra Trail Du Mont Blanc, which was played in the French Alps. It is an extraordinary adventure that puts the effort to all the athletes who perform it. The test runs in the heart of the Mont-Blanc massif, leaving in the city of Chamonix.
Herrera made the long journey that consisted of 171 kilometers with a cumulative positive elevation of 10.000 meters. The challenge for more than 2.560 people is to try to return to Mont-Blanc in less than two days. The Dianense got it in a comfortable way as he entered the Chamonix goal after having been for 35 hours and 44 minutes in competition. His pace during the test was 4,8 Kilometers / hour.
Tony Herrera left behind the Valle Venidominated by Noire de Peuterey, and the glaciers that descend from Mont-Blanc. He was able to admire the splendid landscape offered by the Val Ferret, guarded by the Dent Du Geant and Grandes Jorasses, before passing, to Swiss lands.
At this stage of the test the participants have to measure their strength very well to face Bovine y Tseppes, and pass in front of L'Aguille Verte, the vertical of the Drus and the majestic Mont-Blanc, to reach the goal in the center of the town of Chamonix.
The test showed the perfect preparation with which the Dianense athlete faced one of the toughest mountain races. In this edition the participants had rain and cold as night companions. It was hard in terms of weather conditions. Bad weather and low temperatures altered the route. The race did not go through the Col des Pyramides Calcaires, but from Seigne descended to Lac Combal.
The winner of the test in this edition was the Frenchman, Xavier Thevenard, who in this way scored his third win in this spectacular mountain event.
