T100 Dubai men’s Grand Final: Date, start time, how to watch live, plus why it’s a big deal – and not just for Van Riel

The T100 Triathlon World Tour has helped take the sport to new heights this season, with the best racing the best on a regular basis.

And that promised season-long narrative reaches the end point for the men in Dubai this Sunday.

The 100km distance has proved the perfect stage for short, middle and long-distance stars to battle it out for top billing and as things stand it’s the shorter end of the spectrum making the biggest waves.

For Olympian Marten Van Riel knows another podium in Dubai will see him crowned World Champion as well as walk away with a cool $210,000 for taking top spot.

There’s a total of $1million up for grabs in the end-of-season bonuses for the men, in addition to the $125,000 race purse. And there’s also the small matter of the top 10 being offered contracts for the 2025 T100 season.

Read on to find out more about the big talking points as well as start time, TV and streaming info and who’s racing.

Start times and how to watch live

In Dubai, the men’s race will take place on Sunday November 17 at 13:30 local time in the heat of the day. This corresponds to 09:30 in Europe, 04:30 on the East Coast and 01:30 on the West Coast.

The live broadcast will begin 15 minutes beforehand and is available globally on PTO+, on Discovery+ in Europe, on YouTube or via regional broadcasters (see the full list here on the T100 website).

If you are outside Europe you’ll be able to watch the race right here – we’ll drop the embedded livestream below as soon as it’s available.

Who’s racing – and what’s up for grabs at T100 Dubai?

The headlines will be made by whoever claims the inaugural T100 crown and as we said at the top, Marten Van Riel is perfectly placed – if he comes first, second or third he can’t be caught.

He’s now the world number one after wins at T100 San Francisco and Ibiza, plus second last time out to fellow Belgian Jelle Geens, the first time he’s been beaten in seven middle-distance races.

Marten Van Riel is the man to beat [Photo credit: PTO]

Magnus Ditlev is his closest challenger and with increased points available for the final – 55 for the win versus the normal 35 – there’s lots still to play for.

Indeed 55 is the number of points that separate the top 14 athletes from Van Riel down to David McNamee, the Scot who announced his retirement this week and will bow out after Dubai.

And the battle for a coveted top 10 berth could be just as intense.

Sam Laidlow (fourth) and Mika Noodt (eighth) miss out through injury / Kona exhaustion and there’s scope for lots to leapfrog them.

Double Olympic gold medallist Alistair Brownlee‘s right on the cusp in 11th and just seven points cover Mathis Margirier in ninth down to Frederic Funk in 12th who heads here after getting married last week!

Alistair Brownlee at T100 Ibiza [Photo credit: T100]

For a detailed look at the overall standings and what’s up for grabs points-wise on Sunday, click here for our men’s start list.

Dubai prize money and points

While most eyes will be on the overall standings and prize money distribution, what’s on offer for the Dubai race itself isn’t insignificant.

The men are racing for a total prize purse of $125,000 and there are also inflated points which go towards the final table and that’s all outlined below.

POSITIONPRIZE MONEYPOINTS1$25,000552$16,000453$12,000404$9,000355$8,000306$7,000277$6,500248$6,000219$5,5001810$5,0001611$2,5001412$2,5001213$2,5001114$2,5001015$2,500916$2,500817$2,500718$2,500619$2,500520$2,5004

Dubai course

The 100km (2km swim, 80km bike, 18km run) course starts with a swim off the scenic Sunrise Beach in Jumeirah.

The bike segment sees a relatively straightforward start out of T1 but it then becomes a succession of twisty laps with plenty of dead turns so maintaining the power will be far from easy.

The run is then around the Meydan Racecourse – the home of horse racing’s world famous Dubai World Cup.

And one thing to highlight is the intense humidity heading into Sunday’s race. The temperatures are forecast to drop a little, albeit to around 30 degrees Celsius – and remember the start time is right around the hottest point of the day.