Lucy Bartholomew on Francois D'Haene

Lucy Bartholomew before UTMB: reflecting on 10 years ago in Chamonix.

Lucy Bartholomew is a UTMB veteran. Since winning the youth race, YCC, in 2016, Lucy been a regular visitor to Chamonix including three consecutive top-10 finishes on the big lap coming into 2026.

Lucy came in studio on the heals of two of her best ever performances at Transvulcania and Lavaredo to chat about what it will take to improve on this course on Friday.

Topics:

— Winning YCC in 2016
— The 2025 women’s race
— Influence of Francois D’Haene
— Breakthrough races at Transvulcania & Lavaredo
— “New level, new devil”
— “Raise the floor, not the ceiling”
— Influence of Emelie Forsberg
— A lot more!

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