Kyle Smith and Braden Currie will battle it out in today's Challenge Wanaka. Currie is the defending champion but Smith has beaten Currie the last two races at home. Currie imagined the course would take a lot out of people because "it was a very pinchy bike course and it was going to end up being a tough run because of how hard we will go on that bike ride." "It is a pretty tough course they put out here. The run course is pretty brutal.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 19, 2021 15:22 UTC