Elite Triathlon briefing Sunday 24 May 2015

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Briefing agenda

• Welcome and Introductions• Competition Jury• Schedules and Timetables• Check-in and Procedures• The course• Post-Race Procedures• Important Updates• Weather forecast• Questions

Welcome and Introductions

• Paul Groves , ETU member• Vicente Sánchez, ITU Technical Delegate• Walter Scaramucci, ITU ass.Technical Delegate• Laura Patti, ITU Race Referee, • Alessandro Alessandri , Race Director

Competition Jury

• Vicente Sánchez , Chair

• Paul Groves, ETU Member

• Luigi Bianchi, Member of FITRI

Schedule and Timelines

Friday 22

9:00 – 20:00 Registration, Race Office

Palazzo del Turismo.

Piazzale Felini

11:00 Briefing AG English

12:00 Briefing AG Italian

18:00 Elite Briefing. Hotel Aria.

Atheletes Package

19:30 Welcome Party at Rock Island,

Rimini Pier

Schedule and Timelines

Saturday 23

7:00 – 20:00 Race Office, Registration.

Palazzo del Turismo.

Piazzale Felini.

11:00 Briefing AG English

12:00 Briefing AG Italian

Athletes Package

• Athletes Package • 1 Athletes Accreditation/wristband

(for access in Check-In TA !! )• Race bib number • Swim cap (check color and startnumber)• 1 Envelope with stickers (3 Helmet Stickers, 3 bag stickers)

• 2 bags for: BIKE gear (Blu), RUN gear (Green)

Please, check your package!

Schedule and Timelines

Sunday 24

6:30 -10:30 Transition area open. Check in.

7:00-20:00 Bike service. Challenge expo.

9:30-10:30 Swim warm up.

AT 10:45 Waiting camera

Check-in procedures

Transition Area

• Bike check

• ID or wristband check

• Helmet check

• Country code

• Logos

• Timing Chip

• Take the Blu bag in tent (at the beach) the Green bag

in TA and own bag in recovery area

• To add any equipment to the bike, you must obtain approval from the Race Referee up until 10 minutes after the end of the Athletes‘ Briefing.

Entering CHECK IN

BIKE BAG

• Race number• Helmet• Sunglasses• (Socks)• (Bike Shoes)• (Nutrition)• (Bidons)

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RUN BAG

• Run Shoes• Sunglasses• Socks• Cap• Nutrition (belt)

STREET WEAR BAG (Own)

• Shower products• ID ( anti-doping control)• Extra Clothes

Sunday 24

6:30-10:30 Transition Area Open.

Check in all athletes

9:30-10:30 Swim warm up 10:45 Startprocedure – line up.

11:00 Start 1º Wave.

Check Out at the end of the bike, when the last biker is out of TA.

Schedule and Timelines – Race day

SUNDAY 24 ( race day)

11:00 1º Start Men Elite GREEN

11:05 2º Start Women Elite YELLOW

11:10 3º Start Para (water start) all together

RED, YELLOW, GREEN, WHITE.

11:15 4º Start AG Men 18 - 44 SILVER

11:20 5º Start AG Men + 44 ORANGE

11:25 6º Start AG Women. AllGREEN

11:30 7º Start OPEN AG 18 - 34 YELLOW

11:35 8º Start OPEN AG 35 – 39 BLU

SUNDAY 24 ( race day)

11:40 9º Start OPEN 40 - 44 WHITE

11:45 10º Start OPEN 45 - 49 PINK

11:50 11º Start OPEN 50 and + NEON GREEN

11:55 12º Start OPEN WOMEN. All. SILVER

12:00 13º Start RELEY ORANGE

RACE NUMBER

BACK RED

NUMBER YELLOW

ELITE + PARATRI

BACK RED

NUMBER WHITE

AGE GROUP

RACE NUMBER

BACK BLU

NUMBER WHITE

OPEN

NUMBER BLACK

RELEY

SUNDAY 24 ( race day)

Cut-off times:

1:15 End of swim. Elite and Paratri.

1:40 AG, OPEN and RELAY

17:30 End of bike (TA2)

20:30 End of race End of this time, the athlete will be able to move out of competition according to the rules of traffic

Check-in procedures

• Traditional racks, numbered, • TRANSITION 1 : rack your bicycle in this position

(if possible)

Orientation boards at the beginning of each row

The Venue

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area and the finish>

The Course

Swim1 lap of 1900m

Bike1 lap of 93km

Run3 laps of 7km.

The Venue / SWIM

Pre-start Procedure

Athlete line-up:

• 3 waiting areas

• Athletes Area -> Pre-start 1-> Start Zone

• Toilets at the Transition and Recovery Area (finish)

• Go through a timing mat.

• Jog to the beach / startline

• Select a position and stay behind the line!

SWIM WARM UP: 9:30 – 10:30

Start Procedure

Athletes in position:• The start can be given any time after the TD

announces ”On your mark”• Air horn blast• The race starts

False Start Procedures

• Several horn blasts

• Kayaks in front of you

• Everyone goes back to her/his spot

Swim course

• Water temperature: 19.5°C

• Wetsuit allowed.

• 1 lap (total distance of 1900m)

• Clockwise.

• Keep buoys on your right side, the 4th buoy on your left side.

• Distance to the first turn buoy 450m

• Swim Exit marked with an Arch

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Swim course Map

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Swim Exit to Transition Zone

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From Swim Exit to TA

• Jog to BAGS AREA and take your BLU BIKE BAG

• Take your wetsuit, cap and goggles into tent

• Put all your swim material in your BLU bag

Transition Zone 1 Flow

Bags AreaSWIMBIKE

MOUNT

• Orientation boards at the beginning of each rows

• Mount line on the end of the Transition Area

285m

Bike course

• 1 lap (total distance of 93km)• Hilly, with flat parts, and Technical • Wear race number• 4 AID Station see map)

• 1st Penalty box near the turn point, Km.48 2nd Penalty box near transition area, behind Palazzo de Turismo.

• Dismount line on the begin of the Transition Area.

Special need in turn point. To geve in TA from 6:30 to 8:00

Bike Course Map

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10 – 30 – 55 – 75 km

AID STATION

17-39-48-75 km

PENALTY BOX

48 – 93 km

USE LITTERINGZONES in each AID STATION

Littering zone

Littering zone

Water GELGEL WaterENERGY BARS

Littering zone

Littering zone

WCWC

AID STATION - Bike

Bike course profile

Draft Zones

Legal distance: 10 m between bikes (from your front wheel to their front wheel)

Min. 10 m

Draft zones

Advice of Penalties

• How do you know if you need to serve a penalty?The official will do the following –

•Sound a whistle •Show a BLU CARD•Call your number•Advise you of the PENALTY• If you are shown a RED CARD, you may be disqualified

Penalties – accumulation!

• Stop in the next Penalty Box and must stay there for 5 minutes. A maximum of 20 second will be allowed to pass through the zone of another athlete. Once overtaken, an athlete must move out of the draft zone of the leading athlete withing 5 second

• It is the athletes responsibility to stop in the next Penalty Box. Failing to do this, will result in disqualification.

• A third drafting penalty will lead to a disqualification

Penalties – accumulation!

A third time penalty will lead to a disqualification

Example: 1x Mount bike before MOUNT LINE 1x DRAFTING penalty 1x Dismount bike after DISMOUNT LINE

Caution

Caution signal: three sharp whistles and red flags

Transition Zone 2

Dismount line on the begin of the Transition Area ( attention)

•Orientation boards at the beginning of each rows

•Your GREEN Bag is in your rack number. Take out what you the need to run and put in the bag what you have used in the bike.

Run course

3 laps (total distance of 21km)•Aid stations:

• 2 per lap • For location see the map• Water, isotonic drinks, fruits and sponges • Discard plastic cups off course. • Use the Littering zones

•Lap control at the tour point •Congestion in finish area:

• Go to recovery area

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counter, coaches’ area & finish chute)

Run Course

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counter, coaches’ area & finish chute)

Run Course

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Littering zone

Littering zone

Water GELGEL WaterENERGY BARS

Littering zone

Littering zone

WCWC

AID STATION - RUN

Medical Procedures

• Only LOC Medical Staff area allowed in the medical area.

• Every NF accredited doctor MUST have completed the proof of medical license and proof of malpractice insurance!

• The NF accredited doctor is allowed in the medical area only when an athlete from their country is in the area.

Important Updates

Contingency plan: 10 km RUN – 93 km BIKE – 21 km RUN

Briefing: www.triathlon.org > Inside ITU >Documents section!

RUN course: extension!

Awards and Closing Ceremony

• 00:00 Venue podium

• 17:00 Closing Party• 20:30 Awad Ceremony. Coconuts

Weather forecast

Temp Weather

Friday 12ºC Rain

Saturday 15ºC Rain

Sunday 17ºC cloudy

Good Luck!