Standard aquabikes

Standard aquabikes

Standard distance aquabike events | 1500m swim and 40km bike.

Standard aquabikes in the UK

A standard distance aquabike is usually a 1.5km swim followed by a 40km bike ride. Short enough for confident beginners and long enough to offer a challenge to seasoned athletes, these events have a lot to offer - and as the most popular type of aquabike in the UK, there are plenty of events to choose from. Select your location for standard distance aquabike events in your area or scroll down to see events coming up.

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Standard aquabikes in 2025/2026

Featured events are listed below - select a month/region or the map view to see all events.

A jewel in the castle crown! Get active in the beautiful grounds and surrounding area of stunning Leicestershire in a Standard Aquabike! Celebrate in the festival village afterwards.
  • Sun 20 Jul
  • £70
Grantham, Leicestershire, UK

Belvoir Castle | Standard Aquabike

A jewel in the castle crown! Get active in the beautiful grounds and surrounding area of stunning Leicestershire in a Standard Aquabike! Celebrate in the festival village afterwards.

  • 1.5 km lake swimming
  • 45 km road cycling + 957 ft ascent
Take on a multi-activity or distance event and take the opportunity to race around this unique and inspiring Olympic venue! Great water quality and flat, scenic grounds.
  • Sun 27 Jul
  • £89
Windsor, Buckinghamshire, UK

Dorney Triathlon | July | Standard Aquabike

Take on a multi-activity or distance event and take the opportunity to race around this unique and inspiring Olympic venue! Great water quality and flat, scenic grounds.

  • 1500 m lake swimming
  • 40 km road cycling
Start your aquabike journey at Bishopton Lake, home of the North East Wake Park. This venue offers a great opportunity for beginners to test their grit in an Olympic Aquabike.
  • Sun 3 Aug
  • £70
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, UK

Bishopton Olympic Aquabike

Start your aquabike journey at Bishopton Lake, home of the North East Wake Park. This venue offers a great opportunity for beginners to test their grit in an Olympic Aquabike.

  • 1500 m lake swimming
  • 54 km road cycling + 1234 ft ascent
Take on this multi-activity event and take the opportunity to race around this unique and inspiring Olympic venue! Great water quality and flat, scenic grounds.
  • Sat 9 Aug
  • £89
Windsor, Buckinghamshire, UK

Dorney Triathlon | August | Standard Aquabike

Take on this multi-activity event and take the opportunity to race around this unique and inspiring Olympic venue! Great water quality and flat, scenic grounds.

  • 1500 m lake swimming
  • 40 km road cycling
Stunning riverside venue! Swim in the beautiful River Ouse and cycle through scenic villages. For experienced athletes or novices looking for a safe and friendly swim-bike event.
  • Sun 10 Aug
  • £89
Saint Neots, Cambridgeshire, UK

ATW St Neots Standard Aquabike | Race 3

Stunning riverside venue! Swim in the beautiful River Ouse and cycle through scenic villages. For experienced athletes or novices looking for a safe and friendly swim-bike event.

  • 1500 m river swimming
  • 45 km road cycling + 712 ft ascent
Returning for another year! It’s a superb swimming venue and the quiet rolling roads make such a good bike course that it was used for the 2023 Masters National Road Race champs. Lakeside camping too!
  • Sun 31 Aug
  • £75
Lifton, Devon, UK

Roadford Lake Aquabike Autumn | Standard

Returning for another year! It’s a superb swimming venue and the quiet rolling roads make such a good bike course that it was used for the 2023 Masters National Road Race champs. Lakeside camping too!

  • 1500 m lake swimming
  • 46 km road cycling + 4245 ft ascent
A renowned, challenging and unique event where the toughness of the course is only matched by the stunning scenery of the Lake District National Park. Not just another race but highly demanding.
  • Sun 7 Sep
  • £80-£85
Penrith, Cumbria, UK

Helvellyn Triathlon | Aquabike

A renowned, challenging and unique event where the toughness of the course is only matched by the stunning scenery of the Lake District National Park. Not just another race but highly demanding.

  • 1.5 km lake swimming
  • 59 km road cycling
Get involved in the Grafham Triathlon Standard Aquabike, brought to you by the largest triathlon organiser in the UK!
  • Sat 13 Sep
  • £89
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, UK

ATW Grafham Standard Aquabike

Get involved in the Grafham Triathlon Standard Aquabike, brought to you by the largest triathlon organiser in the UK!

  • 1500 m lake swimming
  • 38 km road cycling + 748 ft ascent
Bringing back the Sundowner Olympic Aquabike! An unforgettable triathlon event at Allerthorpe Lakeland Park in Yorkshire is now back on the race calendar and 100% going ahead!
  • Sat 13 Sep
  • £60
York, East Yorkshire, UK

Sundowner Olympic Aquabike

Bringing back the Sundowner Olympic Aquabike! An unforgettable triathlon event at Allerthorpe Lakeland Park in Yorkshire is now back on the race calendar and 100% going ahead!

  • 1500 m lake swimming
  • 40 km road cycling + 146 ft ascent
The Big East and Maldon Aquabike is brought to you by the largest triathlon organiser in the UK! A great experience featuring a tidal river swim.
  • Sun 21 Sep
  • £89
Maldon, Essex, UK

ATW Big East & Maldon Standard Aquabike

The Big East and Maldon Aquabike is brought to you by the largest triathlon organiser in the UK! A great experience featuring a tidal river swim.

  • 1500 m river swimming
  • 40 km road cycling + 479 ft ascent
Take on a multi-activity or distance event and take the opportunity to race around this unique and inspiring Olympic venue! Great water quality and flat, scenic grounds.
  • Sat 27 Sep
  • £89
Windsor, Buckinghamshire, UK

Dorney Triathlon | September | Standard Aquabike

Take on a multi-activity or distance event and take the opportunity to race around this unique and inspiring Olympic venue! Great water quality and flat, scenic grounds.

  • 1500 m lake swimming
  • 40 km road cycling
Get active in the award-winning grounds and surrounding Kent countryside in a Standard Aquabike! Recruit your friends and celebrate completing your challenge in the festival village.
  • Sun 28 Sep
  • £70
Edenbridge, Kent, UK

Hever Castle | Standard Aquabike

Get active in the award-winning grounds and surrounding Kent countryside in a Standard Aquabike! Recruit your friends and celebrate completing your challenge in the festival village.

  • 1.5 km lake swimming
  • 40 km road cycling
Now into its second year! It’s a superb swimming venue and the quiet rolling roads make such a good bike course that it was used for the 2023 Masters National Road Race champs. Lakeside camping too!
  • Sun 17 May 2026
  • £79
Lifton, Devon, UK

Roadford Lake Aquabike | Standard

Now into its second year! It’s a superb swimming venue and the quiet rolling roads make such a good bike course that it was used for the 2023 Masters National Road Race champs. Lakeside camping too!

  • 1500 m lake swimming
  • 46 km road cycling
Stunning watersports venue with immaculate water quality, scenic route, way markers, supportive marshals and custom designed medal, for those who don't want to take part in the run.
  • Sun 24 May 2026
  • £84
Bedford, Bedfordshire, UK

ATW Box End Standard Distance Aquabike

Stunning watersports venue with immaculate water quality, scenic route, way markers, supportive marshals and custom designed medal, for those who don't want to take part in the run.

  • 1500 m lake swimming
  • 40 km road cycling + 837 ft ascent

Standard aquabike events near you

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