The world’s top men will take center stage as the 2025 IRONMAN®World Championship® comes to the French Riveria on Sunday, September 14 in Nice, France. Live and free race day coverage will be broadcast across multiple platforms for global viewers including proseries.ironman.com, DAZN, YouTube, Outside TV exclusively for the U.S. and Canada, L’Équipe in France, HR TV in Germany, ESPN (within Disney+) for viewers in the Caribbean and Latin America, iQIYI in China, and SuperSport in South Africa.
Body marking coverage will start at 5:15 a.m. CEST commercial free and globally available on IRONMAN YouTube and proseries.ironman.com at 6:00 a.m. CEST the race broadcast starts with global audiences able to watch on proseries.ironman.com, Outside TV’s App and Web platforms, DAZN, YouTube, and iQIYI. Region exclusive race broadcasts will also begin at 6:00 a.m., via Outside TV for U.S. and Canada; ESPN (via Disney+) for Latin America and the Caribbean; and SuperSport for South Africa; with audiences able to view with in-language commentary in France on L'Équipe from 6:10 a.m. and in Germany on HR TV from 6:50 a.m. commentary until approximately 3:30 p.m. CEST. ZDF in Germany will show race highlights from 4:30 – 5:00 p.m. CEST.
The live broadcast coverage will give viewers a front row seat to all the action of the men’s IRONMAN World Championship. Viewers will have an inside look as the world’s top male professional athletes battle it out on the stunning Côte d'Azur for a piece of the $375,000 USD men’s professional prize purse and the crown of IRONMAN World Champion, with the winner taking home $125,000 USD and 6,000 IRONMAN Pro Series points.
On course analysis from the sidelines in Nice will be provided by three-time IRONMAN World Champion Craig Alexander and former professional triathlete Fraser Cartmell. They will be supported by IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 champions Michael Lovato and Dede Griesbauer, who will be calling the action from the studio.
A live finish line camera feed will also pick up once the broadcast ends to ensure that every athlete’s crowning achievement will be accessible to friends and family at home. Viewers may tune in to IRONMAN Triathlon’s YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/@ironmantriathlon to spot their loved ones and cheer the final finishers over the line remotely.
Key moments from the extensive live coverage will include*:
| TIME (local time zone) |
COVERAGE |
CHANNELS |
| 5:15 a.m. |
Live commercial free pre-race show begins with body marking |
All regions:
|
| 6:00 a.m. |
Race broadcast starts |
All regions (except U.S., Canada, LATAM & The Caribbean):
U.S. & Canada:
France (French Commentary):
- La Chaîne L'Équipe starting at 6:10 a.m.
Germany (German Commentary):
- HR TV and stream (incl. sportchau.de) starting at 6:50 a.m.
- ZDF between 4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Latin America & The Caribbean
China
South Africa
|
| 7:05 a.m. |
Race Start - Professional Athletes |
| 2:57 p.m. |
Estimated finish time for the winner |
*All times listed CEST
AN IRON WILL
The latest episode of AN IRON WILL landed earlier this week; a curtain-raiser to the 2025 IRONMAN World Championship season. Episode 6 – Kona, looks back at the fascinating race that was the men’s 2024 IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, featuring a play-by-play recap of the professional race with insight from the athletes themselves. The episode also heroes four of the most inspiring age-group athletes – from Jonathan Pascual’s incredible attitude towards life following a terminal cancer diagnosis; to Team Agar’s remarkable attempt to complete the race, with dad Jeff supporting his son Johnny, who has cerebral palsy; to former racing car driver Billy Monger attempting to set a new Guinness World Record for the fastest time to complete the IRONMAN World Championship for a double leg amputee. Season 1 and Episodes 1-6 of Season 2 of AN IRON WILL are all available to watch for free now on the IRONMAN YouTube channel, DAZN, and Outside TV for viewers in the US and Canada.
A Fighting Chance Presented by HOKA
Follow the @ironmantri YouTube for a behind the scenes view of what it takes to have a chance at world-title glory. The latest episodes of A Fighting Chance presented by HOKA will drop during race week of the men’s 2025 IRONMAN World Championship triathlon in Nice, France. Eight of the top male professionals competing in Nice will feature, with three episodes live on IRONMAN’s You Tube Channel on Monday, September 8, Wednesday, September 10, and Friday, September 12.
Follow the @ironmantri social channels to be kept up to date with all the latest 2025 IRONMAN World Championship content.