Chaume and Guillonnet Take the Night at the 2026 Lyon Urban Trail by Night

Another sold-out edition for the Lyon Urban Trail by Night, the pioneer and benchmark of urban trail running in France. The twelfth edition crowned Anne-Sophie Chaume and Adrien Guillonnet among 9,000 entrants across the night formats.

As always, this twelfth edition of the LUT by Night offered an unusual way to discover the exceptional heritage of Lyon and its neighboring towns, Sainte-Foy-Lès-Lyon and Oullins-Pierre-Bénite: rugged terrain, two hills, cosmopolitan architecture, UNESCO World Heritage sites, incredible views over Lyon by night, and countless alleys and steep staircases. It's an offbeat playground that has drawn more than 200,000 runners since 2008, with a daytime version in March and a night edition in November.

The starts were held on Montée du Chemin Neuf this year, while the spectacular finish line was once again set up in the heart of the Roman Theatres of Fourvière, one of Lyon's most popular tourist sites. Emblematic landmarks (Fort de Vaise, the Sarra track, the Sainte-Marie school and more) added spice to the courses.

True to its DNA, the event offered four formats so everyone could live the LUT by Night experience, somewhere between a sporting challenge and a heritage tour:

Timed 30 km, 20 km and 10 km races
A 10 km hike

The 2026 winners

On the 30 km flagship race (1,100 m of elevation gain), Adrien Guillonnet claimed a second win, though not without a few twists. Clément Durance, who was leading at the time, was demoted to second after missing a mandatory checkpoint. Guillonnet took the official victory in just over two hours, two minutes ahead of Durance. Melvyn Bracon rounds out the men's podium.

In the women's race, Anne-Sophie Chaume, who won the 25 km at the spring edition of the Lyon Urban Trail in 2025 and, more recently, the Run in Lyon marathon, came out on top ahead of Marine Savey and world trail champion Marion Delespierre, who is deep in preparation for the SaintéLyon.

30 km podiums

Men

1) Adrien Guillonnet: 2:00:42

2) Clément Durance: 2:02:42

3) Melvyn Bracon: 2:05:06

Women

1) Anne-Sophie Chaume: 2:20:18

2) Marine Savey: 2:26:59

3) Marion Delespierre: 2:31:35

Full 30 km results

On the intermediate course (20 km, 730 m of elevation gain), German runner Julius Ott was the fastest man, crossing the line ahead of Basile Basset and Paul Morel. On the women's side, Alice Gorry took her sixth win at the LUTs, ahead of Mélanie Ratel and Elvire Berthelier.

20 km podiums

Men

1) Julius Ott (Germany): 1:13:57

2) Basile Basset: 1:15:14

3) Paul Morel: 1:16:48

Women

1) Alice Gorry: 1:29:53

2) Mélanie Ratel: 1:31:10

3) Elvire Berthelier: 1:35:30

Full 20 km results

On the short 10 km (430 m of elevation gain), Maël Baron won the men's race nine seconds ahead of Maxime Bellenger, with Paulin Bernard taking third. Among the women, Anaïs Leroy won ahead of Adèle Bally and Méline Lhermite.

10 km podiums

Men

1) Maël Baron: 39:01

2) Maxime Bellenger: 39:10

3) Paulin Bernard: 39:30

Women

1) Anaïs Leroy: 46:59

2) Adèle Bally: 49:04

3) Méline Lhermite: 49:52

Full 10 km results

Next up is the spring version, the 19th edition of the Radiance Mutuelle Lyon Urban Trail, on April 4. It starts at Quai Fulchiron and finishes on Place Saint-Jean, facing the iconic Cathedral of Vieux Lyon.

Registration opens on November 12, with 15,000 bibs available.