Ironman have teamed up with Facebook to provide live coverage of the 2018 Ironman season. The coverage will be available globally to fans of www.facebook.com/IRONMANnow, and debuts on Sunday, June 24 for Ironman France. In total it will cover a total of 16 races across 3 continents. This includes extensive coverage of the 2018 World Championship, which will also be available on NBC Sports for fans in the United States.
In addition to the live race coverage, there will be 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.
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“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 IM World Champion and Hall of Famer Greg Welch, three-time IRONMAN Champion Michael Lovato, and three-time IM champion Dede Griesbauer. 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 IM World Champion Paula Newby Fraser will also provide her unique perspective on the quest to qualify for the 2018 IM World Championship.
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.
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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
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Nov 18
(*) Live coverage on NBC Sports in the United States
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