Swim Distance
1.2 mi
1.2 mi
Bike Distance
55.9 mi (with 2730 ft elevation gain)
55.9 mi (with 2730 ft elevation gain)
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General Information
| Entry Fees: | $239 |
| Start Time: | 05:50 |
Swim
| Distance: | 1.2 mi |
| Type: | Lakeswim |
| Waters: | Lake Tikitapu |
| Start Method: | Wave Start |
| Separated Aquabike Start Wave: | Together with triathletes |
| Expected to be wetsuit legal? | not provided |
| Cut off time: | not provided |
Bike
| Distance (official): | 55.9 mi |
| Distance (gpx data): | 55.4 mi |
| Elevation Gain: | 2730 ft |
| Closed Roads? | not provided |
| Cut off time: | 04:10 h |
Finish
Results
| Results 2025 | Rotorua. Suffer. 2025 Aqua Beer |
| Results 2024 | Rotorua. Suffer. 2024 Aqua Beer |
| Results 2023 | Rotorua. Suffer. 2023 Aqua Beer |
| Results 2022 | Rotorua. Suffer. 2022 Aqua Beer |
| Results 2021 | Rotorua. Suffer. 2021 Aqua Beer |
Contact, Website & Registration Info
| Organizer contact email | hooksie@half.co.nz |
| Event Website | https://www.suffer.co.nz/collections/registration/products/aqua-beer |
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 16 Dec in Rotorua in the last 5 years.
16 Dec 2018
16 Dec 2019
16 Dec 2020
16 Dec 2021
16 Dec 2022
16 Dec 2018
63°F - 70°F
4 mph
NNE
NNE
16 Dec 2019
63°F - 64°F
9 mph
NNE
NNE
16 Dec 2020
59°F - 72°F
7 mph
WSW
WSW
16 Dec 2021
63°F - 68°F
9 mph
W
W
16 Dec 2022
66°F - 68°F
7 mph
NNE
NNE
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Rotorua. Suffer. 2025 Aqua Beer Race Review
This review was submitted for Rotorua. Suffer. 2025 Aqua Beer
Year of participation: 2025 I participated in Aquabike
A great event with 1,400 meters of climb. Lake ws lovely at 22 degrees warmer than the air.
Event well organised and marshalled.