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As part of IRONMAN's partnership with Facebook, you can watch Sunday's IRONMAN Austria from Klagenfurt broadcast live on Sunday. Here are the details you need...
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IRONMAN Austria will be broadcast live on Facebook

As I highlighted earlier this week, two major iron-distance races on the European schedule this week, both with significant British interest. Not only that – you can watch them both live. In addition to the previously published details on Challenge Roth, here’s how you can follow the action from Austria.

Announced last week – full details below – IRONMAN has announced for 2018 and content partnership with Facebook for live programming and IRONMAN Austria will be the second event on that schedule, following Sunday’s race at IRONMAN France. Remember, David McNamee, Susie Cheetham and Emma Pallant will all start that race believing that they can win.

If you are a Facebook user, the location you need to ‘Like’ is www.facebook.com/IRONMANnow

The full list of 2018 races to be broadcast is outlined below – and of particular interest is the inclusion of IRONMAN UK, Bolton (15th July) on that schedule.


IRONMAN ANNOUNCES CONTENT PARTNERSHIP WITH FACEBOOK FOR GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION OF LIVE PROGRAMMING

Live programming to feature 16 races of the 2018 IRONMAN season and a weekly live show on Facebook Watch

IRONMAN, a Wanda Sports Holdings Company is excited to announce a partnership with Facebook for unprecedented live coverage of the 2018 IRONMAN® season. Available globally to fans on Facebook, the coverage debuts on Sunday, June 24 at IRONMAN France and spans a total of 16 races across 3 continents. This includes extensive coverage of the 2018 IRONMAN World Championship, which will also be available on NBC Sports for fans in the United States.

In addition to the live race coverage, a 20-episode live weekly show titled “IRONMAN: 40 Years of Dreams,” which celebrates IRONMAN’s 40th Anniversary, will debut on Facebook Watch July 5, 2018 and run through November 15, 2018.

IRONMAN will uniquely produce its live coverage for a social audience on Facebook, incorporating viewer interaction through real-time polls, fan engagement and discussion, and user generated content from spectators on the course.

“We are thrilled to add Facebook to our lineup of global digital and broadcast partners.” said Matthieu van Veen, Chief Revenue Officer for IRONMAN. “We are excited to bring this live and interactive experience to our global community, giving it a new way to watch and engage with IRONMAN. We are confident that our lineup of programming will have broad global appeal to our loyal athletes and fans and will introduce new athletes to our community.”

The live events will be hosted by IRONMAN World Champion and IRONMAN Hall of Famer Greg Welch, three-time IRONMAN Champion Michael Lovato, and three-time IRONMAN champion Dede Griesbauer. The live race broadcasts will showcase the epic battles of professional athletes through the scenic swim, bike and run courses of the 2018 season.

Ann Wessling and Michael Lovato will host the live weekly show and provide a comprehensive and interactive round-up of the previous week’s races, as well as deliver race previews and news around the season. Eight-time IRONMAN World Champion and IRONMAN Hall of Famer Paula Newby Fraser will provide her unique perspective on the quest to qualify for the 2018 IRONMAN World Championship. Viewers can expect racing and training tips from IRONMAN Master Coaches and legends, while also being able to interact with the show’s hosts through polls, user generated content, and much more.

Live race coverage of the following events as well as live weekly episodes and a range of on-demand programming will be available in the United States on Facebook Watch and globally via the IRONMAN now Facebook Page – www.facebook.com/IRONMANnow.

Event Name Location Race Date
IRONMAN France Nice, France June 24
IRONMAN Austria Klagenfurt, Austria July 1
Mainova IRONMAN European Championship Frankfurt, Germany July 8
IRONMAN UK Bolton, England July 15
IRONMAN Lake Placid Lake Placid, New York July 22
IRONMAN Hamburg Hamburg, Germany July 29
IRONMAN Maastricht Maastricht, The Netherlands Aug 5
Subaru IRONMAN Mont Tremblant
presented by Sportium
Mont Tremblant, Canada Aug 19
IRONMAN 70.3 Zell am See-Kaprun Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria Aug 26
IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Nelson Mandalay Bay, South Africa Sept 1-2
IRONMAN Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin Sep 9
IRONMAN Italy Emilia Romagna Cervia, Italy Sep 22
Little Debbie IRONMAN Chattanooga
presented by McKee A Family Bakery
Chattanooga, Tennessee Sep 30
IRONMAN Barcelona Barcelona, Spain Oct 7
IRONMAN World Championship (*) Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Oct 13
IRONMAN Arizona Tempe, Arizona Nov 18

 

(*) Live coverage on NBC Sports in the United States

John Levison
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John Levison
TRI247's Chief Correspondent, John has been involved in triathlon for well over 30 years, 15 of those writing on these pages, whilst he can also be found commentating for events across the UK.
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