This Sunday sees Toulouse host a Supertri League for the fourth consecutive year – and make its debut as the Grand Final venue.
That means champions will be crowned – and there’s all to play for in the women’s and men’s overall titles as well as the massively-lucrative teams competition.
Set against the vibrant backdrop of the iconic ‘Pink City’, the event has become a firm favourite among both athletes and fans – and this year promises to be the biggest and best-supported yet.
For the first time, the Toulouse event will feature a mass participation event on race-day morning, offering the chance for athletes of all levels to take part.
Start time and how to watch live
Racing takes place on Sunday 5 October 2025.
Men’s race: 14:09 local, that’s 13:09 UK time, 08:09 Eastern and 05:09 Western.
Women’s race: 15:16 local.
You can sign up to watch the Toulouse races for free on the Supertri website here and this page also gives full details of broadcasters in your region.
We’ve also embedded the YouTube livestream below (which might be geo-restricted in some places).
Pro men – Who is racing in Supertri Toulouse?
We’ve previewed what looks a straight shootout between Csongor Lehmann and Vasco Vilaça for the men’s title here.
And the full line-ups are as follows:
Brownlee Racing: Jonny Brownlee (11), Marcus Dey (13), Ian Pennekamp (18). Harry Leleu (17)
Crown Racing: Vasco Vilaça (26), Ricardo Batista (21), Aurelien Jem (28), Roberto Sanchez Mantecon (27)
Podium Racing: Antoine Duval (38), John Reed (34), Tayler Reid (35), Dorian Coninx (36)
Stars & Stripes: Mathis Beaulieu (41), Csongor Lehmann (42), Reese Vannerson (45), Seth Rider (48)
Pro women – Who is racing in Supertri Toulouse?
The battle for the women’s crown is a complex one, with Jeanne Lehair, Georgia Taylor-Brown, Léonie Périault and Jolien Vermeylen best placed going into Toulouse. Read more about that here along with their thoughts ahead of Sunday’s race.
Here are the start lists, with one more athlete to be added to the Crown Racing roster:
Brownlee Racing: Fanni Szalai (18), Eva Goodisson (16), Jess Fullagar (11), Jolien Vermeylen (12)
Crown Racing: Georgia Taylor-Brown (26), Miriam Casillas Garcia (23), Aspen Andersen (28), TBC
Podium Racing: Jeanne Lehair (31), Zuzana Michalickova (33), Léonie Périault (34), Sophie Alden (32)
Stars & Stripes: Rosa Tapia Vidal (44), Jimena De La Peña (49), Nina Eim (41), Annika Koch (42)
The teams competition
The Supertri League features three rounds (Toronto, Chicago and Jersey) plus the Grand Final in Toulouse, with additional points on offer for the finale. There are both men’s and women’s individual categories, but athletes are not just competing for themselves, they are competing for their squad in the Teams League.
Defending champions Crown Racing have plenty of catching up to do as they currently sit in second on 225 points behind Podium Racing who top the table on 263. There’s then another large gap of 35 points back to Brownlee Racing in third on 190, with a further 22 points the difference between them and last place Stars and Stripes Racing on 168.
The points allocation is increased in Toulouse too – check that out here.
Each team consists of four women and four men, and must contain an under-23 athlete in line with Supertri’s commitment to develop the future of triathlon.
The team managers are as follows:
Brownlee Racing – Tim Don
Crown Racing – Chris McCormack
Podium Racing – John Anthony
Stars & Stripes Racing – Parker Spencer
And with over $1million up for grabs in the prize fund this year – the majority again in the Teams League – there’s a huge amount at stake on Sunday.
Toulouse course and format
It’s the Enduro format – or now called ‘Supertri format’ in the grand finale.
That’s three back-to-back triathlons (all in swim-bike-run order), with no breaks in between.
Not everyone will make it to the finish though, because should an athlete fall more than 90 seconds behind the race leader at any point they will be eliminated.
The tight, technical course in Toulouse, is always intense and the streets are lined with huge crowds.
It could be even more special this year too as for the first time as athletes ride and run on Pont Neuf.
This means that the Short Chute moves to this section of the course. Another change is that athletes run one lap of all the course at all times (in previous years they completed a second lap on their final run leg).
Beginner’s guide to supertri
‘Normal’ rules do not apply in supertri and a small short cut, aka ‘Short Chute’, can be earned during the racing for being first across the line at various points.
You can earn a Short Chute in Chicago as follows:
- the first athlete across the mount line after the swim on Stage 1
- the first across the mount line after the bike on Stage 1 (i.e. after T2)
- the first across the dismount line after the run on Stage 1
Short Chutes are won for a team and awarded to an athlete during the race by their team
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