Open Water Triathlon with Sprint, Standard and Middle distance races. The iconic Avenger Triathlon returns to Ragley Hall, near Alcester in Warwickshire, for the fifth time in 2017. Start and finish - All three distances will be in the magnificent Ragley grounds. Swim - Takes place in the boating lake and is based on a 650m lap. From the lake it is a short, slightly uphill run to transition. Bike - The route, a challenging but fast course, takes the competitors along the drive and out into the beautiful, rolling Warwickshire and Worcestershire countryside, returning to Ragley Hall via the imposing main gates and up the sweeping drive past the Hall itself. Run - Used for the first time in 2016, is based on a 5km lap through woodland tracks, gardens, historic outbuildings and fields of the estate. Missing out the big hill upto the obelisk.