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Race-day light
For a 18:20 finish (an estimate) · starting 07:00 23 Oct · headlamp km 88–the finish. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
13 climbs · 1,903 m totalbiggest firstAid stations as published on the course file
| Aid station ristoro | km | Mile |
|---|---|---|
| A Murgia Materana | 21.2 | 13.1 |
| A nuovo ristoro | 28.6 | 17.8 |
| A Montescaglioso | 29.4 | 18.3 |
| A Ginosa | 43.1 | 26.8 |
| A Laterza | 53.8 | 33.4 |
| A Giacoia | 67.9 | 42.2 |
| A Casone | 73.7 | 45.8 |
| A Castellaneta | 82.1 | 51.0 |
| A Palagianello | 92.2 | 57.3 |
| A Grotte di Sileno | 103.2 | 64.2 |
| A Relais San Giovanni | 114.4 | 71.1 |
| A Nafoura | 127.1 | 79.0 |
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Conditions typical race-day weather for 23 Oct at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for 23 Oct ±3 days at the start line; a wet day has 1 mm of rain or more. Historical weather from Open-Meteo.
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Past editions
On race day it reached 21°C at the start, with a low of 11°.
| Year | Start °C | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Oct 23 | 21°/11° | dry | 12km/h |
race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line.
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About this course
Puglia by UTMB I Sassi di Matera 145K — 2026 covers 140.0 km (87.0 mi) with 3,350 m (10,992 ft) of elevation gain. That is about 24 m per km of climbing, and 3,734 m of descent. The course tops out at 506 m and bottoms out at 0 m. There are 12 aid stations on course; the longest stretch between aid is 21.2 km. The profile has 13 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb to Montescaglioso, +232 m over 2.2 km at 10.7% on average (steepest stretch 21%). Race day is 23 October 2026, starting at 07:00; the sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 18:03. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 22°C and a low of 12°C, with a 23% chance of a wet day. The interactive map above shows the full route with its elevation profile and aid stations, built from the course's GPS file.
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Course history
- Nov 1, 2026Added to the catalog
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