Challenge Gallipoli

The athletes start from the Old Gendarmerie Pier with a 1.9km swim in cool waters, paying their respects to those sleeping in the depths after the apocalyptic days of 1915. The single loop 90km bike takes athletes towards ANZAC Cove and its monuments, named after the ANZACs, soldiers from Australia and New Zealand who landed here in 1915. The courses takes athletes through the trenches and the lands bearing the traces of the Çanakkale Land Wars, and Conkbayiri, where Mustafa Kemal Aatatürk famously said to his soldiers, "I order you to die, not to attack." They climb the steep slopes, and this climb is considered one of the most testing parts of the race. Leaving Conkbayiri behind, athletes pass in front of the Gestas Ferry Pier and head to Alçitepe village. This stage offers a moment of respite amidst the tranquillity and natural beauty of the village before returning back to T2. The athletes once again head to ANZAC Cove for the three-lap run course along the coastline that immerses athletes deep into the history of the peninsula. Crossing the finish line, athletes experience not just a physical endurance test but also the unique historic atmosphere of Gelibolu.