Growth and excess, undoubtedly the two terms best suited to the evolution of Chinese society but also to that of Trail Tunning in this country which has more than a 1.3 billion inhabitants.

The phenomenon is new, the discipline was born about 5 years ago, Salomon was one of the first actors of the market but also on the initiative of the development of the races.
Some brands are trying to set up (Raidlight, BV Sport, Compressport, Nathan, Hoka ...), but it is necessary to go in now before it’s too late!
About 30 races in 2011 and a little more than 300 in 2016 which is 10 times more than 5 years ago, the Trail phenomenon is on the way.

France is a symbol of quality and expertise

While France and Europe are driving the development of sport and iconic racers, it is probably towards Asia and in particularly China that the organizers and brands must look to.
A difficult market to conquer, the expertise of manufacturing products is in the country, and copying is one of the major obstacles for the implementation of European brands.
The events are under the control of Chinese event companies.
With the barrier of language, the administrative burden of the state, the weight of politics and lobbies makes it impossible for a European company to set up on its own.

The organizers of the Maxi-Race, already involved in 2015 in the realization of the MaXi Race of Yangshuo can testify.

Europeans are a guarantee, a pledge of know-how and expertise very valuable to the authorities but do not hide either that they are some of the links with little direct power but technical support regarding the tracks, medical and general organization.

And Laurent Blondeel, coordinator of the project in China reminds, "we want to avoid interference, for example on the medical level, we bring our experience to adapt it to Chinese processes through exchanges between doctors and emergency medical regulators".
Jiangshan, a commune of 600,000 souls in the southwest of Shanghai, has solicited the MaXi Race, as part of its policy of sports nature and tourism development: "we want to bring skills, our role is - above all - to guarantee a know-how, to be able to work in cooperation with the local network. It's not simple and we really get our jersey wet! "
The UTMB® is also in the process of organizing its event, it should see the light in 2017, after organizational expertise was made in November 2016.
The Chinese should therefore buy the label "UTMB®", difficult to refuse when we know that here contracts negotiation can quickly go up to 5 zeros.

And on the side of the runners the craze continues to rise, the Chamoniarde test has become their goal but also the scale of value and notoriety of a rider, each comparing with the number of points UTMB® he has Acquired over the course of the races.

On the races, the Europeans dominate.

This second MaXi Race China, first on Jiangshan, will surely convince the Chinese organizers of the French know-how.
The weather conditions of the 3 days preceding the race with incessant rains had made the roads muddy, slippery and made the flow of the rivers to cross.
Maxi Race China 2016 - Greg Vollet It was necessary to wait until the last moment for the race to be launched despite some hesitations and then it will be maintained on the advice of the French staff come to guarantee safety and having positioned expert volunteers in the heart of the mountain.

A technical race of 66 km for 4,700 m D +, which according to the impressions of the winner, Greg Vollet, "would undoubtedly deserve in the future to bear the name of MaXi Race Extreme".

Ludovic Pommeret who accompanied the winner for nearly 40km, experienced an empty passage to finally cling to a second place, believing to be the third, "the end of the season is difficult the fatigue of the UTMB and the whole Of the season is felt since the World Championships ".
The Japanese Sota Ogawa will take third place, passing in front of the winner of the UTMB® 6km from the finish but wandering a few meters away without anyone seeing him make his mistake.

For the ladies, the Italian Martina Valmassoi prevails in front of 2 Chinese.

On the 105km, victory of Lian Lingling in 16h44'46 and Xu Xiaohong in 22h41'46.
Nathalie Mauclair forced to retire at the 30th kilometer due to a pain in the hip.

Podium men (66km) :
1/ Greg Vollet (FRA) : 8h21’04
2/ Ludovic Pommeret (FRA) : 8h43’23
3/ Sota Ogawa (JPN) : 8h45’07

1/ Martina Valmassoi (ITA) : 10h18’44
2/ Xu Meiling (CHN) : 11h50’10
3/ Sun Lili (CHN) 14h07’53

原文链接：http://www.trails-endurance.com/actus/trail/maxi-race-china-2016/