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” in trail running
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 at the Nike Sports Research Lab
And our content picks of the week, including a conversation between Harry Styles and Haruki Murakami on how running fuels creativity

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