Friday 4TH September 2015

Elite Paratriathlon Athletes’ Briefing

Briefing Agenda

• Welcome and introductions

• Competition jury

• Schedules and timetables

• Check-in and procedures

• The course

• Post-race procedures

• Weather forecast

Welcome and Introduction

• Leslie Buchanan, ITU Team Leader

• Felix Molina, ITU Technical Delegate

• Keith Iwasaki, ITU Assistant Technical Delegate

• Ulf Schuetze, ITU Race Referees

• Dr. Marie-Claude Gregoire, ITU Medical

Delegate

• Kris Gemmell, WTS Manager

• Sheila O’Kelly, LOC General Manager

• Sheila Findlay, LOC Race Director

Competition Jury

• Felix Molina (MEX), Chair

• Loreen Barnett (CAN), ITU Representative

• Les Pereira (CAN), Triathlon Canada Representative

Schedule and Timetables

•Friday September 4th

17:30 Race Package Pick-up (after this briefing)

PT1: Your Race Package includes:- Body tattoo decals (x4)- Helmet decals (x3)- Hand cycle decal (x1)- Wheelchair decal (x1)- Yellow handler T-shirt (x2)

- Daily wheelchair decal (x1)- Athlete bib numbers (x2)- Handler bib numbers (x2)- Bag drop sticker (x1)- Accreditation

Schedule and Timetables

•Friday September 4th

17:30 Race Package Pick-up (after this briefing)

PT2 - 4: Your Race Package includes:- Body tattoo decals (x4)- Helmet decals (x3)- Bike decal (x1)

- Prosthesis decals (x3)- Handler bib numbers (x1)- Bag drop sticker (x1)- Accreditation

Schedule and Timetables

•Friday September 4th

17:30 Race Package Pick-up (after this briefing)

PT5: Your Race Package includes:- Body tattoo decals (4)- Helmet decals (x6)- Bike decal (x1)

- Athlete bib number (x1)- Guide bib number (x1)- Bag drop sticker (x1)- Accreditation

Schedule and Timetables

•Sunday September 5th – Elite

Paratriathlon§ 10:00 – 12:00 Athlete Lounge Check-in

§ 11:30 – 13:00 Transition Zone Check-in

§ 12:00 – 13:00 Swim Warm-up

§ 13:14 PT4 M/W Start

§ 13:15 PT5B1 W Start

§ 13:18:48 PT5B2-3 M/W Start

§ 13:25 PT2 M/W Start

§ 13:30 PT3 M/W Start

§ 13:45 PT1 M Start

§ 16:15 – 16:30 Medal Ceremonies

Access to Venue

• Athlete’s Lounge is located west of the Age Group Transition.

• Enter through the south gates of the Age Group transition and walk up

the outer aisle. Allowed access to bus stop and then out. must be in

by 10 AM

Swim Start and Pre-Transition

Check-in Procedures 1

•Athletes’ Lounge

• Come with your registered handler/guide

• Handler t-shirt and race number check

• Equipment check & marking (braces, tethers, etc.)

• Bike check (Bike mechanic available)

Note: approved impairment adaptations for bikes available online at:http://www.triathlon.org/uploads/docs/itu_sport_paratriathlon_impairment_adaptations_on_bicycles_updated_20140514.pdf• Swim cap distribution, according to your swim exit needs

• Wave number written on left hand

• Registration of the equipment for the pre-transition area

• Leave bags in the athletes’ lounge, they will be transferred to recovery

• Spare wheels to wheel station

Swim Cap Colours

• Swim cap colours are assigned to the athletes according to

the assistance they will need at the exit of the water

PT1

PT2, PT3, PT4

PT5 #Athlete#

PT5 #Guide#

Timing Chips – Where to wear

1 ankle

Allowed Equipment - Uniform

Allowed Equipment - Uniform

Check-in Procedures 2

The Course

•Swim1 Lap of 750 m = 750 m

Bike4 Laps of 5.0 km = 20 km

Run2 Laps of 2.5 km = 5 km

The Course

Pre-start Procedure

•Athletes’ Introduction• 10 minutes before start – line-up just before entrance to

pontoon

• Order will be wave no., then category, then race no.

• Move to the swim platform when you are introduced

• Personal handlers can escort you to the pontoon and take your prothesis, crutches or daily wheelchairs to pre-transition.

• Select your position, and sit on the pontoon at that spot. Please remain there until instructed to get into the water

• No prothesis socks are allowed in the swim unless the pins are covered. We will ask you to remove these at the pontoon.

Start Procedure 1

• Wave Starts

• New staggered start to accommodate varying levels of ability

for the PT5

• Each wave will start at an exact time

• Please follow instructions promptly.

Start Procedure

•Athletes in Position

• Deep water start

• The start can be given any time after the Race Referee

announces “On Your Mark!”

• Air Horn

• The race starts

False Start Procedure

•False start with many athletes• Several horn blasts

• Kayaks move in front of you

• Everyone goes back to his/her original start spot

•Valid start with early starters• If a few athletes start before the horn and everyone else

starts with the horn, the false starter(s) will receive a 10

second penalty in TA1. During the time penalty, the

athlete(s) man NOT touch any equipment.

Swim Course

• Today at noon:• Water temperature: 17.7 C

• Air Temperature: 8.9 C

• 1 Lap of 750 m (clockwise)

• Distance to first turn buoy (yellow) at 200 m; keep on left

shoulder

• Keep remaining orange and red buoys on your right

shoulder

• Swim behaviour will be closely monitored

• Take wetsuit (if permitted during swim), swim cap and

goggles to transition and place in your box

Swim Course

PT5 Swim Conduct

Swim Exit Handling

Swim Exit

Swim Exit Handling

Pre-Transition Area

• Athletes’ registered equipment (prosthesis, crutches, day

chairs)

• Folding chairs for wetsuit removal

• Athletes from PT5 are not allowed to use the pre transition

area

• Only PT1 handlers’ are allowed in this area

Transition Area

• Individual bike racks – number, name and country flag

• All used equipment – wetsuit, goggles & swim caps to your area. Not

doing so time penalty

• Mount line at the end of the TA (GREEN LINE)

• Dismount line at the beginning of TA (RED LINE)

• PT1 shall stop completely at mount and dismount lines

• Helmet MUST be fastened before un-racking bike

• Personal handlers should stay next to the athletes’ bike rack during the

bike leg or at the wheel station. Handlers’ moving to and from TZ to

the wheel station, should inform the Technical Officials

• Bibs facing backwards during the bike – PT1 athletes must put the bib on

the hand cycle

Bike Course

• 4 Laps of 5 km = 20.0 km

• Ride beside TA

• One Wheel Stations• Team WS approximately 150 m after exiting transition

• Lap Counter: just past transition exit

• Draft ILLEGAL race

• Bike penalty box near transition exit

Bike Course

Bike Draft Zones

• Legal distance: 12m between bikes (front wheel to front

wheel).

• Maximum 20 sec allowed to pass through

• New rule – Blue card for drafting offence

• In case of penalty: stop at the next penalty box (1

min)

• Not stopping at the penalty box or a second drafting

offence: DSQ

• Numbers NOT posted on boards

Caution Signals

• Caution Signal• Sharp whistles and/or red flags

Run Course

• 2 Laps of 2.5 km = 5 km

• Aid Stations• 2 per lap

• Sealed water bottles

• Only discard bottles and litter within the littering zones as indicated

by the following signs:

• Photo Finish

• When you finish, keep moving through to the mixed-zone

and recovery area.

Run Course

Run Penalty Box

• Run Penalty Box is for infringements in TA1, TA2 or on the

Run Course• Mount before mount line

• Dismount after dismount line

• Equipment outside your area, et. cetera

• Location: Near return to transition

• Notification: Posted on white board at Penalty Box

(YOU MUST read the board)

• Procedure: 10 second time penalty served on any lap of

the run

Failure to serve penalty = DSQ

Handlers Directions after TA2

•Remove all your athlete’s equipment from

transition that may be needed right after

he/she finishes

•• Proceed to Recovery area, off the FOP

•• Please do not go down the finish chute

Post-race Procedures

• Photo Finish

• When you finish, keep moving through to the mixed-zone

and recovery area

• For awards, dress “up” with race uniform or country clothes

• Ambush marketing rules apply

• Hats/visors are allowed on the podium with maximum 1

sponsor logo having a maximum height of 4 cm and a total

area of 20 cm2

Ambush Marketing Rule

• Ambush marketing is defined as:

“Deliberately using the opportunity of live television and

media photographers to acquire additional exposure for

your sponsor product, apparel or brand.”

• The consequence for this behavior is that the athlete will

immediately forfeit their prize money for that event, if any.

• Please follow the ambush marketing rule

Post-race Procedures

• Anti-doping Control• Photo ID is REQUIRED for every athlete that is selected for testing

• Team Medical Access• Only accredited team medical personnel will be permitted to enter

the medical tent, after receiving the ITU Medical Delegate’s

permission

• Each National Federation is permitted to have 1 team

medical accreditation. Team doctors should register with

the ITU Medical Delegate (Dr. Marie-Claude Gregoire)

Coaches’ Areas

• Coaches accreditations will only be distributed to those

coaches whose National Federations registered them

through the on-line system

• They will have access to:• The Athletes’ Lounge

• Post-finish Area

• Recovery Area

• South side of Transition area

• Beside the Penalty Box

• Behind Swim Start

Coaches’ Areas

Notes

• There will be no warming up on the bike course as the

roads will be in use for other events / logistics purposes

Access to Briefing Presentation

• Race Briefings can be found as follows:

http://www.triathlon.org/about/downloads/category/

race_briefings

Weather Forecast

Saturday

30% P.O.PMore Clouds than SunWind: E 10 – 15 km/h

Temperature:15 C (High)7 C

(Low)

Sunday

40% P.O.PPartly Cloudy Wind: Calm

Temperature:12 C (High)4 C

(Low)

GOOD LUCK!