Photos gallery: TDS (Sur les Traces des Ducs de Savoie) - 28th August, 2013

The second of the four races of the 2013 The North Face® Ultra-Trail Du Mont-Blanc® got underway in Courmayeur (Italy) at 7am local time. The 1500 runners have 33 hours to reach the finish in Chamonix - there are around 119 km and 7250 m of ascent to cover!
Click here to view Pete Aylward's photos from the start. We'll be adding more photos as the day goes on.
To find out more about the four races, the favourites and how you can follow the races, check out 'Bon Courage', Run247's series of articles, dedicated to The North Face® Ultra-Trail Du Mont-Blanc® 2013 (HERE).