The Experience Oman IRONMAN®?Pro Series returns to Austria on Sunday, August 30, with strong women’s and men’s professional fields set to battle in the Austrian Alps for the IRONMAN® 70.3® Zell am See-Kaprun titles. With 2,500 Experience Oman IRONMAN Pro Series points and a $50,000 USD professional prize purse on offer, the race?is the final stop on the 2026 calendar before the upcoming IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship and IRONMAN World Championship® triathlons.
The race will be broadcast live and?free for all international audiences across?IRONMAN YouTube,?ironman.com/proseries, and DAZN, with additional regional live broadcast and highlight shows also available on?L’Équipe?Live in France, ESPN (within Disney+), SuperSport, hr-Fernsehen, RTVE, iQIYI, and Outside TV. Broadcast and streaming information can be found at?
www.ironman.com/proseries/how-to-watch.
Women's Professional Field
Lisa Perterer will wear bib number two in the women’s field, with the Austrian athlete finishing second at the race in 2025, with the IRONMAN 70.3 Zell am See-Kaprun triathlon close to a home race for Perterer, having grown up just a few hours down the road. Perterer heads into the race 11th in the IRONMAN Pro Series with three scores on the board following back-to-back fifth place finishes in Hamburg and Lake Placid, and a 10th at Aix-en-Provence. Laura Philipp (DEU) comes into Zell am See-Kaprun wearing bib number one, after a dominant display at the IRONMAN Kalmar triathlon where she set a new women’s course best time on her way to victory. Philipp currently sits sixth in the IRONMAN Pro Series standings, and with only one IRONMAN 70.3 race score to her name so far this year a strong result in Austria will see her shoot up the leaderboard.
There will be a host of athletes out to push Perterer and Philipp for the victory, including Marta Lagonwik (POL) who was most recently third at the IRONMAN 70.3 Swansea triathlon, the British trio of India Lee, Rebecca Anderbury and Nikki Bartlett, and Daniela Kleiser (DEU) who will be looking for her first IRONMAN Pro Series result of the year. Kleiser heads into to Austria with her last race being a strong performance, with a win at IRONMAN 70.3 Kraichgau race in May.
Men’s Professional Field
Fabian Kraft (DEU) ran himself to victory in Zell am See-Kaprun last year, with the upcoming race to be his first appearance in the IRONMAN Pro Series since last November’s IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Marbella, Spain. Kraft has had podium finishes in Valencia and Sweden so far this year and will be keen to get himself into the IRONMAN Pro Series standings with a strong performance in the Austrian Alps. Defending, two-time, IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion Jelle Geens (BEL) returns to Zell am See-Kaprun for the first time since finishing second there in 2024 and will be using the race as an important tune up ahead of his title defence in Nice on 13 September. Trevor Foley (USA) will line up in Austria for the first time and currently sits second in the IRONMAN Pro Series standings, a win at Zell am See-Kaprun will send him to the top of the table heading into the final two events in the series.
Gregor Payet (LUX) knows what it takes to be successful in the Austrian Alps, finishing second at the event in 2025 and third in 2024, with the upcoming race to mark his return to the IRONMAN Pro Series after a 10th place finish at last year’s IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship race. Kieran Lindars (GBR), Valdemar Solok (DEN) and Paris 2024 Olympic Games representative Pierre Le Corre (FRA) will all be racing at the IRONMAN 70.3 Zell am See-Kaprun event for the first time on 30 August.
With championship points, prize money, and valuable late-season momentum on the line, the 2026 IRONMAN 70.3 Zall am See-Kaprun triathlon is set to deliver exciting racing as many of the world's top professional triathletes battle for victory in Austria.
Professional Start Lists (Subject to Change):
WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL FIELD
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The IRONMAN 70.3 Zell am See-Kaprun race features a dynamic course set against the stunning Austrian Alps. The ROKA Swim Course begins with a crystal-clear lake swim in Lake Zell, followed by a challenging ride on the ZOOT Bike Course through rugged mountain roads that test technical skill and endurance. The HOKA Run Course concludes with a flat and fast scenic run that weaves along the lake’s edge, offering panoramic views of the alpine landscape before finishing in the heart of Zell am See.
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In addition to the professional field, more than 2,000?registered participants?will compete at the IRONMAN?70.3 Zell am See-Kaprun triathlon on the same course, looking to earn age-group qualifying slots to the 2027 Precision Fuel & Hydration IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship triathlon taking place in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
For more information on the 2026 IRONMAN 70.3 Zell am See-Kaprun triathlon. To learn more about the IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 brands and series of events, visit?
ironman.com.