Date
15 Feb 2025
15 Feb 2025
Location
Lake Wanaka
Glendhu Bay, New Zealand
Lake Wanaka
Glendhu Bay, New Zealand
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Swim Distance
1.2 mi
1.2 mi
Bike Distance
55.9 mi (with 2073 ft elevation gain)
55.9 mi (with 2073 ft elevation gain)
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Event Description
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General Information
| Entry Fees: | not provided |
| Start Time: | 08:30 |
Swim
| Distance: | 1.2 mi |
| Type: | Lakeswim |
| Waters: | Lake Wanaka |
| Start Method: | Wave Start |
| Separated Aquabike Start Wave: | Seperated start wave for aquabike athletes |
| Expected to be wetsuit legal? | Most likely yes |
| Cut off time: | 01:40 h |
Bike
| Distance (official): | 55.9 mi |
| Distance (gpx data): | 55.1 mi |
| Elevation Gain: | 2073 ft |
| Closed Roads? | No |
| Cut off time: | 07:00 h |
Finish
Results
| Results 2025 | Challenge Wanaka 2025 |
| Results 2024 | Challenge Wanaka 2024 |
| Results 2023 | Challenge Wanaka 2023 |
| Results 2021 | Challenge Wanaka 2021 |
| Results 2019 | 2019 National Aquabike Championships New Zealand - Challenge Wanaka |
| Results 2018 | 2018 National Aquabike Championships New Zealand - Challenge Wanaka |
Contact, Website & Registration Info
| Organizer contact email: | event@challenge-wanaka.com |
Accommodation
Weather on Raceday
To give you an idea about how the weather could be on raceday we show you how the weather has been on 15 Feb in Glendhu Bay in the last 5 years.
15 Feb 2020
15 Feb 2021
15 Feb 2022
15 Feb 2023
15 Feb 2024
15 Feb 2020
64°F
4 mph
NNW
NNW
15 Feb 2021
57°F - 61°F
4 mph
ENE
ENE
15 Feb 2022
63°F
4 mph
NNW
NNW
15 Feb 2023
61°F - 63°F
4 mph
SE
SE
15 Feb 2024
59°F - 61°F
0 mph
SE
SE
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This review was submitted for Challenge Wanaka 2025
Year of participation: 2025 I participated in Aquabike