Overview

• The men's world title will be contested in Nice on 14 September over the classic long distance of a 3.8 km swim, roughly 180 km on the bike and a full marathon.
• Professionals are slated to start at 6:50 a.m. local time, with live coverage on Ironman’s official streams and YouTube and on DAZN, while a ZDF stream is considered likely.
• Riders face roughly 2,400–2,500 meters of climbing and a steep, technical descent through the Alpes-Maritimes, with Patrick Lange predicting the real race begins in the sixth hour.
• A stacked field featuring four former world champions includes top contenders Kristian Blummenfelt and defending Nice winner Sam Laidlow.
• Germany enters eight professional men, the largest national contingent, as this marks the final long-distance worlds in Nice before a unified championship returns to Hawaii in 2026.