{"id":20118,"date":"2024-05-08T09:30:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T09:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.challenge-family.com\/challenge-family\/uncategorized\/tri247s-best-md-bike-courses-challenge-wanaka-the-championship-and-challenge-st-polten\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T15:31:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T15:31:43","slug":"tri247s-best-md-bike-courses-challenge-wanaka-the-championship-and-challenge-st-polten","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.challenge-family.com\/challenge-family\/news\/tri247s-best-md-bike-courses-challenge-wanaka-the-championship-and-challenge-st-polten\/","title":{"rendered":"TRI247&#8217;s best MD bike courses: Challenge Wanaka, The Championship and Challenge St P\u00f6lten"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to TRI247, Challenge St. P\u00f6lten, Challenge Wanaka and The Championship are among the races where you will find the most beautiful, fastest and spectacular bike courses in the world. Below you can read what TRI247 has to say about our race courses.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-challenge-st-polten\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Challenge St.\u00a0P\u00f6lten<\/h3>\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-2a4e9dd4\">\n<p>Austria has to be a go-to when it comes to beautiful scenery. And Challenge St. P\u00f6lten certainly won\u2019t disappoint. Taking place in the Lower Austria region, the bike course takes you on a tour of the stunning UNESCO World Heritage listed Wachau Valley. Just the ticket to keep you smiling as you take on the challenging course\u2019s three tough climbs.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-4c50e400 gb-headline-text\">Challenge W\u0101naka<\/h3>\n<p>New Zealand is synonymous with incredible landscapes \u2013 and Challenge W\u0101naka is a race that should most certainly be on your bucket list as an incredible race-cation. Taking place in New Zealand\u2019s South Island, the race has the lakes and mountains of Mount Aspiring National Park as a backdrop.<\/p>\n<p>The bike course will give you the opportunity to take in the town itself, before heading out to Lake H\u0101wea and Red Bridge. Typically taking place in February each year, having this on your race calendar has got to be the ultimate way to start your year and banish any sign of the January blues!<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-challenge-the-championship-samorin\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Challenge The Championship \u0160amor\u00edn<\/h3>\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-9b1a1a1b\">\n<p>With both an open race and the qualification-only Championship event,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tri247.com\/race\/challenge-the-championship-samorin-race-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Challenge \u0160amor\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0is a great middle distance triathlon to make the most of your aero gains on the bike. 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