Hayden Wilde conquered Nice on Sunday and now the Ekoi T100 French Riviera puts another major challenge on his agenda just six days later.
The Kiwi secured his first IRONMAN 70.3 world title by holding off a charging Kristian Blummenfelt by just 18 seconds on the Cote d’Azur, delivering a performance which required him to dig deep right to the finish.
That makes recovery a fascinating part of the equation as attention turns along the coast to Saint-Raphaël.
Unlike last year, this weekend’s professional T100 event is exclusively for the men. Below are the start times, viewing details and leading names announced for the race.
Start times and how to watch live
T100 French Riviera takes place on Saturday 19 September, with the men’s race starting at 08:05 local time (CEST).
That corresponds to 07:05 in the UK (BST), 02:05 Eastern (EDT) and 23:05 Pacific (PDT) on Friday 18 September.
Live coverage begins five minutes earlier, at 08:00 local / 07:00 UK / 02:00 Eastern / 23:00 Pacific on Friday.
The race is available to watch live, free and without adverts globally on TriathlonLive.io, with a free account required.
Viewers outside Europe can also watch on the T100 YouTube channel, we’ll embed the live stream below nearer the time so you don’t have to leave this page.
The course
The T100 format comprises a 2km swim, 80km bike and 18km run.
Last year’s inaugural French Riviera race featured a Mediterranean swim at Base Nature Plage, a hilly, single-lap bike course and a flat run within Base Nature François Léotard, using paved paths and compact gravel trails.
But there are changes for 2026, with organisers confirming that the men’s professional race will be hosted in Saint-Raphaël, replacing last year’s split transition arrangement with neighbouring Fréjus.
The bike route will this time be contested over four out-and-back laps on the stunning coastal Route de la Corniche.
And the run course is six laps.
Men’s race — can Wilde back up his Nice triumph?
Wilde’s 70.3 World Championship victory – and T100 dominance in the last couple of years – gives him obvious claims here, but the short turnaround adds uncertainty to any assessment of the favourites.
He was pushed all the way in Nice, and several of his prospective rivals face the same recovery challenge. Jelle Geens finished third, Lasse Nygaard Priester fifth and Sam Dickinson ninth, while Rico Bogen was also prominent at the front during the bike leg.
The question is how much that effort will take out of them – and whether everyone on the latest announced list (see slide 2 below) makes it to Saturday’s start.
Wilde won this event last year (when he also raced the WTCS event the following day!) and leads the Race to Qatar after victory in Singapore and third in San Francisco (despite not being 100%).
Geens is scheduled for his first T100 appearance of 2026 and Priester has gone from strength to strength since his runner-up spot to Bogen in San Francisco.
British interest comes with Dickinson and Will Draper, with Morgan Pearson (USA), Youri Keulen (NED), Jake Birtwhistle (AUS) and Kyle Smith (NZL) other proven winners also in action.
Prize money and points
Racing for a total prize purse of $275,000, plus valuable T100 Tour points, there is plenty at stake. On race day, the winner takes home $50,000 and 35 points, with the prize money and points for each position outlined below.
| POSITION | PRIZE MONEY | POINTS |
| 1 | $50,000 | 35 |
| 2 | $40,000 | 29 |
| 3 | $30,000 | 26 |
| 4 | $25,000 | 23 |
| 5 | $21,000 | 20 |
| 6 | $18,000 | 18 |
| 7 | $15,000 | 16 |
| 8 | $13,000 | 14 |
| 9 | $10,000 | 12 |
| 10 | $7,500 | 11 |
| 11 | $6,500 | 10 |
| 12 | $6,000 | 9 |
| 13 | $5,500 | 8 |
| 14 | $5,000 | 7 |
| 15 | $4,500 | 6 |
| 16 | $4,000 | 5 |
| 17 | $3,500 | 4 |
| 18 | $3,500 | 3 |
| 19 | $3,500 | 2 |
| 20 | $3,500 | 1 |
