Half distance · 25 July 2027
SAIL Challenge Québec
Also known as Challenge Québec
Québec City, Canada
The race at a glance
- Circuit
- Challenge Family
- Distance
- Middle distance
- Terrain
- Road
- Swim
- 1.9 km
- Bike
- 90 km
- Run
- 21.1 km
- Date
- 25 Jul 2027
- Registration
- Open
- Swim venue
- Harbour
- Average water temperature
- 23 °C
- Bike profile
- Flat
- Bike elevation gain
- 126 m
- Run profile
- Flat
- Run elevation gain
- 28 m
- High air temperature
- 25 °C
- Low air temperature
- 16 °C
- Altitude
- 54 m
- First edition
- 2024
Edition history
| 2024 | 21 Jul 2024 | Held |
|---|
How the day is laid out
The swim is held in a harbour. The wetsuit call is made on race morning, against the temperature measured then.
The organiser publishes 1.9 km of swimming, 90 km on the bike and 21.1 km of running.
The water is usually around 23 °C at this time of year.
The bike course is flat, with about 126 m of climbing.
The run course is flat, with about 28 m of climbing.
Typical temperatures for the month run from 16 to 25 °C.
The race was first held in 2024.
Against the calendar
Where this race sits among the others
Ranks are computed across every race of the same distance.
Average water temperature
23 °C · median 21 °C
The 48th warmest of the 128 middle-distance races with a figure, across every circuit.
High air temperature
25 °C · median 25 °C
The 71st coolest of the 152 middle-distance races with a figure, across every circuit.
Bike elevation gain
126 m · median 569 m
The 9th flattest of the 105 middle-distance races with a figure, across every circuit.
43
races of this distance pair a flat bike with a flat run, out of 159. 53 share the bike profile alone.
37
races across every distance fall in July, out of 354.
68
races are held in North America. 12 of them in the same month as this one.
Questions about this race
- When is Challenge Québec 2027?
- Challenge Québec is held on 25 July 2027 in Québec City, Canada. Registration is open on the official race page.
- Is a wetsuit allowed at Challenge Québec?
- Most likely. The average water temperature is 23 °C, below the 24.5 °C limit up to which wetsuits are allowed for age-group athletes. The official call is made on race morning.
- How hard is Challenge Québec?
- The bike course climbs about 126 m, the 9th flattest of 105 half-distance races with a figure. The bike is labelled flat and the run flat. Expect highs of about 25 °C on race day.
Where to stay
Hotels and rentals around the race venue, for the nights around race day.
Suggested stay: 23 Jul 2027 to 26 Jul 2027
The map is provided by Stay22. Bookings are made with the provider.
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Entries are handled by the organiser
Registration and the athlete guide are on the official race page.