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UK Trail Running Shock: Ourea Events Collapse + UTMB Broadcast Confusion (Singletrack News)
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UK Trail Running Shock: Ourea Events Collapse + UTMB Broadcast Confusion (Singletrack News)
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Mar 16, 202634:253.2K views
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In this week’s edition of Singletrack News, we break down a major development in the UK trail running scene after Ourea Events - the organizers behind races like Dragon’s Back, Cape Wrath Ultra, and the Northern Traverse - announced they are ceasing trading, putting several iconic races in jeopardy and leaving athletes uncertain about the future of some of the sport’s most ambitious point-to-point events.
We also discuss confusion surrounding UTMB’s new broadcast partnership with FloSports. After speculation online that UTMB races could move behind a paywall, organizers clarified that the UTMB livestream will remain free, with FloSports serving as a simulcast partner in the United States.
Elsewhere, we dig into UTMB’s 2026 live broadcast schedule, which includes 10 races across the World Series - but notably excludes Golden Ticket events like Chianti and Canyons.
We also cover:
* UTMB CEO Fabrice Perrin raising concerns about “ambush marketing”
* The debut of the Big Alta 100K in Marin Headlands
* Previewing the Chianti by UTMB Golden Ticket battle
* Courtney Dauwalter lining up at Tenerife Blue Trail as an early season test
* Nike recruiting ultrarunners for a 15-week research residency
* Haruki Murakami on how running fuels creativity
Chapters
01:45 The Impact of OureaEvents' Bankruptcy
08:13 UTMB's Live-Streaming Clarifications
13:41 UTMB's 2026 Live Coverage Schedule
16:03 Ambush Marketing in Trail Running
19:21 Creative Content Ideas in Trail Running
20:28 The Inaugural Big Alta 100k, Chianti Preview
25:05 Nike's Research Project for Ultrarunners
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