Full distance · 30 January 2027
Challenge Sir Bani Yas
Sir Bani Yas Island, United Arab Emirates
The race at a glance
- Circuit
- Challenge Family
- Distance
- Full distance
- Terrain
- Road
- Swim
- 3.8 km
- Bike
- 172 km
- Run
- 42.2 km
- Date
- 30 Jan 2027
- Swim venue
- Sea
- Bike profile
- Rolling
- Bike elevation gain
- 1,057 m
- Run profile
- Flat
- Run elevation gain
- 100 m
- Low air temperature
- 16 °C
- Overall cut-off
- 17 h
- First edition
- 2025
- Swim start
- Rolling start
Edition history
| 2026 | Held | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 Apr 2025 | Held |
How the day is laid out
The swim is held in the sea. The wetsuit call is made on race morning, against the temperature measured then.
The organiser publishes 3.8 km of swimming, 172 km on the bike and 42.2 km of running.
The swim uses a rolling start: athletes enter the water a few at a time.
The bike course is rolling, with about 1,057 m of climbing.
The run course is flat, with about 100 m of climbing.
The overall cut-off is 17 hours.
The race was first held in 2025.
Against the calendar
Where this race sits among the others
Ranks are computed across every race of the same distance.
Bike elevation gain
1057 m · median 1130 m
The 19th flattest of the 43 full-distance races with a figure, across every circuit.
13
races of this distance pair a rolling bike with a flat run, out of 55. 20 share the bike profile alone.
7
races across every distance fall in January, out of 354.
12
races are held in Middle East. 4 of them in the same month as this one.
Questions about this race
- When is Challenge Sir Bani Yas 2027?
- Challenge Sir Bani Yas is held on 30 January 2027 in Sir Bani Yas Island, United Arab Emirates.
- What is the cut-off at Challenge Sir Bani Yas?
- The course closes 17 h after the start. Intermediate cut-offs after the swim and the bike are in the athlete guide.
- How hard is Challenge Sir Bani Yas?
- The bike course climbs about 1057 m, the 19th flattest of 43 full-distance races with a figure. The bike is labelled rolling and the run flat.
Where to stay
Hotels and rentals around the race venue, for the nights around race day.
Suggested stay: 28 Jan 2027 to 31 Jan 2027
The map is provided by Stay22. Bookings are made with the provider.
Races of the same distance in the same region
- IRONMAN Oman
Muscat, Oman
- Date
- 5 Dec 2026
- Distance
- Full
- Country
- OM
- Challenge Israman
Eilat, Israel
- Date
- 29 Jan 2027
- Distance
- Full
- Country
- IL
- Challenge Sir Bani Yas
Sir Bani Yas Island, United Arab Emirates
- Date
- 30 Jan 2027
- Distance
- Full
- Country
- AE
Entries are handled by the organiser
Registration and the athlete guide are on the official race page.