Supertri E World Triathlon Championship: Date, start times and how to watch live as Olympic stars square up in London

World titles are on the line in the spectacular real-world-meets-virtual-reality format of the Supertri E World Triathlon Championship.

The two reigning champions – Beth Potter and Chase McQueen – are back and up against them are the likes of Paris Olympics winner Cassandre Beaugrand and all-round triathlon legend Jonny Brownlee.

The short, sharp format is ideal viewing and here’s all you need to know ahead of this weekend’s showdowns in London…

Start time and how to watch live

The Supertri E World Triathlon Championship takes place at the London Aquatics Centre on Saturday April 5 with a full day of action.

The day begins with the men’s professional triathletes competing in their heats between 09:00-11:00 BST, which correlates to 10:00-12:00 in Central Europe (CET), 04:00-06:00 on the US East Coast (EST) and 01:00-03:00 on the West Coast (PST).

The women’s heats follow between 11:30-13:30 BST, which translates to 12:30-14:30 CET, 06:30-08:30 EST and 03:30-05:30 PST.

Following an afternoon break, the action returns in the evening with the men’s final at 18:12 BST (19:12 CET / 13:12 EST / 10:12 PST) and the women’s final at 19:07 BST (20:07 CET / 14:07 EST / 11:07 PST).

The event will be broadcast live across the globe by various broadcasters. In Europe, supertri, World Triathlon, Eurosport, DAZN, beIN Sports and W Sport will provide coverage in various forms including free live streaming here. A full list of broadcasters can be found here.

Pro Women’s Race

Olympic champion Cassandre Beaugrand delighted a raucous home crowd as she powered to a sensational win at the T1 Indoor Triathlon World Cup Lievin recently – and she will be hard to beat.

The French superstar demolished her rivals at the March 22 event and will be one to watch again in London.

Britain’s big hope is defending champ – and dual Olympic bronze medal winner in Paris – Beth Potter. She could hardly be in better running form having set a 31:15 10km PB recently. Other home hopes are Jess Fullagar and Sian Rainsley.

Pro Men’s Race

Reigning Supertri E World Triathlon Champion Chase McQueen is returning to defend his title.

The American star took the title in a dramatic redemption story in 2024, returning to the same venue where he swam butterfly during the finals of Supertri E the previous year.

He will face fierce competition from home favourite Jonny Brownlee, who has unfinished business in this discipline after taking part in the first ever Supertri E event in 2020 and its London debut in 2021 but being unable to since, withdrawing last year through injury.

Hugo Milner is the next British hope, while Frenchman Dorian Coninx, the 2023 World Champion, is also hoping to contend.

Supertri E World Championship format

The format for the Supertri E World Championship will see athletes compete in one of three heats in an attempt to qualify for the evening’s final.

The format of each heat will consist of two stages – a 200m pool swim, a 4km bike on MyWhoosh and a 1km run on MyWhoosh.

The top 10 men and top 10 women from the heats will race through three continuous stages of swim – bike – run.

Prize money

Every moment counts in this format, as athletes battle for not only the Supertri E World Triathlon Championship titles but also crucial World Triathlon ranking points.

There is also a total prize money pot of $57,100 to compete for, divided as follows: