2. Thursday, September 14th
ITU Elite & Open
Paratriathlon World Championships’
Briefing

3. Briefing Agenda Welcome and Introductions Competition Jury
Schedules and Timetables
Check-in and Procedures
The Course
Post-race Procedures
Weather Forecast

4. Welcome and Introductions
Dr. Debbie Alexander (RSA), ITU Executive Board member
Gergely Markus (HUN), ITU Team Leader
Thanos Nikopoulos (GRE), co-Technical Delegate
Sarah Taylor (GBR), co- Technical Delegate
Sander Verheuvel (NED), Assistant Technical Delegate
Leslie Buchanan (CAN), ITU Race Referee
Frank Stapleton (AUS), ITU Race Referee
Dr. Jan Verstuyft (BEL), ITU Medical Delegate
Eric Angstadt (ESP), ITU Chief Classifier
Niels Markensteijn (NED), Event Organizer

5. Competition Jury Elite Paratriathlon Sander Verheuvel , Chair
Dr. Debbie Alexander, ITU Representative
Wim van Oijen, NF Representative
Open Paratriathlon
Ian Howard, ITU Representative
Wim van Oijen , NF Representative

6. Classification procedure
Unconfirmed classifications are now posted on the wall by the entrance in the briefing room.
Final classification results will be posted at the Recovery area before the end of the specific races , according to the ITU Competition Rules at
Elite paratriathlon: 12:00,
Open paratriathlon: 14:00.
Any post race classifications (if needed) will take place at the classification room in the Rijndam (Westersinel)

7. Waiting list procedure
Immediately after the briefing, if necessary
A wait list exists for this event.
Start list athletes who are not present at the athletes’ briefing, and who have not informed the TD of their absence, will be immediately replaced with the first athlete of the wait list.
Athletes on the wait list must be present at the briefing in case they can be moved onto the start list.
Remaining waiting list athletes can participate at the open paratriathlon race if not registered to this race already. Please inform the Race Referee.

8. Schedule and Timetables
Today
Immediately after this briefing collect your race packs
PTWC:
Stickers for helmet, handcycle, racing wheelchair and daily wheelchair
Stickers for prosthesis, crutches, bag
Body decals
Bib numbers for athlete and personal handler
Accreditation
Handlers yellow vest – Vest have to be returned back to the LOC, ID card will be kept as deposit on the race day

9. Schedule and Timetables
PTS2, PTS3, PTS4 and PTS5:
Stickers for helmet and bike
Stickers for prosthesis, crutches, bag
Body decals
Accreditation
PTS2, PTS3, PTS4 and PTS5 Handlers have to be approved by ITU
(No approval = No handler)

10. Schedule and Timetables
PTVI:
Stickers for the helmets
Sticker for the bike
Extra sticker for bag
Body decals for the athlete
Accreditations
Please make sure that the event’s fee is paid before the collection of the race package.
10 parking passes are available for the Elite PWC athletes on first come/first serve base. Check with the TOs

11. Schedule and Timetables
Today
12: :00 Paratriathlon swim course familiarisation
(both elite & open)
14: :45 PTS2,PTS3,PTS4,PTS5,PTVI bike course familiarization
Meeting point at the T1
14: :30 PTWC bike course familiarization

12. Schedule and Timetables
Friday– Elite Para World Championships
06: :15 Transition 2 Check-In (PTS5,PTVI)
06: :30 Transition 2 Check-In (PTS2,PTS3,PTS4)
07: :45 Transition 2 Check-In (PTWC)
07: :30 Athlete Lounge Check-In (PTS5,PTVI)
07: :30 Athlete Lounge Check-In (PTS2,PTS3,PTS4)
07: :30 Athlete Lounge Check-In (PTWC)
07: :45 Transition 1 Check-In (PTS2,PTS3,PTS4, PTS5, PTVI)
07: :00 Transition 1 Check-In (PTWC)
08: :45 Swim warm up – (whole course)

13. Schedule and Timetables
Friday- Elite Para World Championships
09:00 PTS5 Men
09:01 PTS5 Women
09:05 PTVI-B1 W/M
09:08:16 PTVI-B2/3 Men
09:08:42 PTVI-B2/3 Women
09:30 PTS4 Men
09:31 PTS4 Women
09:35 PTS3 Men
09:36 PTS3 Women
09:45 PTS2 Men
09:46 PTS2 Women

14. Schedule and Timetables
Friday- Elite Para World Championships
10:20 PTWC-H1 W/M
10:23:35 PTWC-H2 Men
10:24:48 PTWC-H2 Women
Race cut off 2 hours after the start of your wave – NC in results
14:15 – 14:45 Coaches’ run course measurement
19:30 Medal ceremony

15. Schedule and Timetables
Friday– Open Para
08: :00 Transition 2 Check-In
09: :30 Athletes’ lounge Check-In
09: :45 Transition 1 Check-In
11:10 PTS5-PTS4 W/M
11:15 PTVI-B1 W/M
11:18:16 PTVI-B2/3 Men
11:18:42 PTVI-B2/3 Women
11:25 PTS3-PTS2 W/M

16. Schedule and Timetables
Friday– Open Para
11:50 PTWC-H1 W/M
11:53:35 PTWC-H2 Men
11:54:48 PTWC-H2 Women
Race cut off 2 hours after the start of your wave – NC in results
20:30 Medal ceremony

17. Access to Venue

18. Transition Area 2 check in
Check your running gear in the T2
Running shoes 50cm from your ID plate
Coaches to take the spare wheels to the wheel station
Timing chips will be distributed at the T2
A chair will be provided for each of the athletes (except PTWC)
Only Athletes and their Handlers will be allowed into the transitions

19. Athletes’ lounge check in
Come with your registered Handler/Guide
Handler vest and race number check
Bike check/ technological fraud check
Note: approved impairment adaptations for bike available at
Uniform check
Equipment check & marking (braces, tethers, etc.)
Swim cap distribution - colour according to your swim exit needs
Body decals
Wave number written on left hand
Registration of equipment for pre-transition area
Leave bags in the Athletes’ Lounge, they will be transferred to Recovery

20. PTS2/PTS3/PTS4/PTS5 – RED/YELLOW/GREEN
Swim Cap Colours
PTWC – RED
PTS2/PTS3/PTS4/PTS5 – RED/YELLOW/GREEN
PTVI-B1 ATHLETE– ORANGE
PTVI-B2/3 ATHLETE – GREEN
PTVI GUIDE - WHITE

21. Transition Area 1 check in
A chair will be provided for each of the athletes (except PTWC)
To add anything to the bike, approval is to be obtained from the Race referee at the end of the Athletes Briefing
Only Athletes and their Handlers will be allowed into the transitions
Helmet can be left on the bike
Team can bring the bikes to the T1 by car.
Do not leave your helmet strap fastened in the transition
Athlete who does not comply with this rule will receive a 10 second time penalty in TA1

22. Equipment movements Athletes’ lounge
Leave all items in a rucksack/bag – make sure that you have your race number on it, in the Athlete Lounge.
These will be moved by Technical Officials and volunteers onto the water taxi’s and transferred to the Recovery Lounge at the Finish Area.
Transition zone 1
Any ITU approved Personal Handlers will be responsible for moving their athletes equipment by water taxi.
Other equipment such as wetsuits for other athletes will be placed in numbered bags and again will transferred to the Recovery Area by the LOC.
Please report to the race referee if you need any equipment (prosthesis/ crutches) to be moved from pre-transition/ TZ1 to TZ2. IF NOT ALL YOUR REMAINING EQUIPMENT WILL GO TO RECOVERY AREA. Your coach can move these equipment to TZ2 as well.

23. Timing Chips – Where to Wear
Sport class
Qty. of chips
Where to wear
PTWC 2
1 on the handbike (rear axle-safety bar)
1 on the wheel chair (close to the front fork)
PTS2
Double amputees: Bike prosthesis + run prosthesis
Single amputees: Existing ankle + run prosthesis
Non amputees: Both ankles
PTS3
PTS4
PTS5
PTVI
Athlete ankle
Guide ankle

24. Allow Equipment - Uniform
Swim
Leg and arm covers are allowed
Wetsuits up to 5mm thickness
Vest warmers are NOT allowed
Gloves are NOT permitted
Any part of the body maybe covered except the face, hands and feet
No prosthesis socks, unless the pins are adequately covered. This will be checked
PTVI B1 athletes must wear black-out goggles during the swim – can only be removed when at transition

25. Allow Equipment - Uniform
Bike & Run
Athletes can wear long sleeved shirt under their uniform – it must be worn for the entire event
Athletes will not be able to remove the shirt at any time during the event
Arm warmers can be worn and can be removed during the event BUT only in Transition. Do not remove during the race and hand to someone else. This will lead to DSQ
PTVI B1 athletes must wear black-out glasses on both bike and run
If you prefer to wear a jacket during the event, it must be clear/transparent or national federation’ kit.

26. 3.4km from TZ1 across Erasmus Bridge
The Course
Swim
1 Lap of 750m
Bike
3.4km from TZ1 across Erasmus Bridge
+ 4 laps of 4km
= 19.4km
Run
485m + 2 laps of 1.922km + 711m

27. The Course
Bike penalty box
Run Penalty box

28. Pre-Start Procedure Athletes’ Introduction
10 minutes before the start, line up next to pontoon
Order will be wave number, then category, then race number
Move to the swim start pontoon when you are introduced by using the left hand side bridge.
Officials can take your prosthesis, crutches, etc. to pre- transition
Select your position and sit on the pontoon. Please remain there until instructed to enter the water

29. Pre-Start Procedure LINE UP ELITE PARA TZ1 START AREA ATHLETES LOUNGE
PRE TRANSITION
PRE-TRANSITION
SWIM EXIT
OPEN PARA TZ1

30. Start Procedures for Waves
Athletes in position in the water:
Deep water start
One hand on the pontoon
The start can be given any time after the Starter announces “On your mark”
Horn blasts
The race starts

31. False Start Procedure False start with many athletes:
Several air horn blasts
Kayaks in front of you
Everyone goes back to his or her original start spot
Valid start but with early starters:
If someone starts before the horn and every one else starts with the horn, the false starter will receive a time penalty of 10 seconds in T1
During the time penalty the athlete cannot touch any race equipment

32. Swim course Yesterday at 10:00 Water temperature:18.1 C WBGT:14 C
Air temperature: 16 C
Distance to the first turn buoy 350m
1 lap (total distance of 750m) - clockwise
Pass all the orange bouys on your right shoulder
Swim behavior will be closely monitored, inc. video
Take wetsuit, cap, goggles to transition into your transition area

33. Swim course

34. PTVI Swim Conduct
Each athlete must be tethered to their own guide during the swim.
At no time may a guide lead or pace the competitor nor propel them forward by pulling or pushing.
The guide must swim next to the athlete within a maximum separation distance of 1.5m from the athlete’s head to the guide’s head.
The tether should be elastic rope with bright or reflective colour and up to 0.8m long measured with no tension. It can be fixed at any point of the athletes' body.
Drawing not to scale
Guide’s head can be at any point with the two red hemispheres next to the athlete, as shown above, if outside these areas, it will be considered as a violation.

35. Swim exit handling only by the LOC Handlers.
They will provide support to all athletes according to their swim caps colour.
No Personal Handlers allowed to assist at Swim Exit.

36. Pre-transition
Athletes’ registered equipment (prosthesis, crutches, day chairs)
Folding chairs for wetsuit removal
Athletes from PTVI are not allowed to use the pre-transition area
Only PTWC Handlers are allowed in this area
PTWC athletes must transfer in a daily wheelchair from pre- transition to transition
No wetsuit removal by TOs and volunteers

37. Pre-transition to Transition
A White Line is drawn on the ground at the point where the incline ends,
PTWC Handlers may push athletes from
Start of the bridge up the ramp
Guides cannot push or pull their VI athletes at the same section

38. Transition 1 Traditional bike racks
ID plates with Name, number, country code and flag
All used equipment goes into your area
Failure to do so = 10 second penalty on run
PTVI B1 must put on blackout glasses immediately after arriving at the assigned space inside T1

39. Transition 1
Mount line at the end of transition after the corner (GREEN LINE)
PTWC shall stop completely at mount line – Technical official will advise when you can continue
PTWC athletes must put the bib at the back of the handcycle
PTS2-5 & PTVI must dismount before the dismount line

40. Transition flow
Mount line

41. PTWC Handcycle Mount
Mount & Dismount

42. Bike Course
3.4km from T1 across the Erasmus Bridge, then 4 laps of 4km = 19.6km
Flat and very technical, with two U-turns each lap
Draft illegal race
Bike penalty box located just on the straight of Willemskade on the left hand side
Always ride on the right, pass on the left
Warn the athlete you want to pass
1 Wheel Station – team and neutral wheels on Parklaan, just after the turn for Westmaaslaan left hand side.
Littering zone = at bike penalty box
Time penalties for littering on bike course will be served at bike penalty box: 10 sec
Electronic lap control, but you are responsible to count for yourself!

43. Caution signal: sharp whistles and or red flags

44. Bike Draft Zones
Legal distance: 10m between bikes (from front wheel to their front wheel)
Maximum 20 seconds allowed to pass
Blue Card for drafting offence
In case of penalty, stop at the Bike Penalty Box – 1 minute
Not stopping or second drafting offence – DSQ
It is the athletes responsibility to stop at the Penalty Box – numbers not posted on board

45. Bike littering Yellow Card for littering offence
In case of penalty, stop at the bike Penalty Box – 10 sec
It is the athletes responsibility to stop at the Penalty Box – numbers not posted on board

46. Wheel station handlers’ presence
Due to the logistics of this event, one accredited coach per NF for the athletes that are allowed to have a handler, can be present to the wheel station, until the personal handler has arrived back to T2 from T1. After this time, the coach has to leave the wheel station, if not, it will be considered as outside assistance.
Personal handlers should inform the Chief Transition 2 for moving to the wheel station

47. Transition 2 Individual bike racks – TZ2 is mirroring TZ1
ID plates with Name, number, country code and flag
All used equipment goes into your area
Failure to do so = 10 second penalty on run
Dismount line at the beginning of transition (RED LINE)
PTWC shall stop completely at dismount line
Rest of athletes must dismount before the dismount line
PTWC athletes must put the bib at the back of the racing wheelchair

48. ELITE BIKE COURSE
OPEN T2
ELITE T2

49. ELITE TRANSITION IN

50. OPEN BIKE COURSE

51. OPEN TRANSITION IN
OPEN
RUN COURSE

52. Run Course 485m + 2 laps of 1.922km + 711m
Three (3) Aid Stations and Littering Zones
For location see map
Sealed water (with caps removed before need)
Discard bottles and litter in the Littering Zones as indicated by the following signs
Don’t cut the corners
Wheel station for race w/s is located next to Aid station 3
Please note: Finish line is 50M after the last corner

53. Aid station and wheel station
Run Course
ELITE T2
OPEN T2
Aid station and wheel station
Penalty Box
Aid stations

54. Run to finish
Finish

55. VI Free leading zones VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI

56. Run Penalty Box – ONLY FOR ELITE PARA
Penalty box is for infringements in: Swim, T1, T2 and Run
e.g.: swim conduct, mount before mount line, dismount after dismount line, equipment outside your box, rack the bike outside your own area, guide leading the athlete, etc.
Location: At the loop turn- around
Information: White board to show race numbers (Athletes need to read the board)
Procedure: 10 second time penalty served on any lap of the run
If you do not stop, it will result in a DSQ

57. Post Race Procedures Photo-finish
No congestion in the finish area: go to mixed zone/recovery area
Anti-Doping Control
Photo ID is needed for every athlete to go for testing
Team Medical Access
Team medical will be allowed to enter the medical tent after permission from the ITU Medical Delegate
Every NF can have 1 team medical accreditation. Team doctors should register with the ITU Medical Delegate

58. Post Race Procedures
For awards, dress “up” – with race uniform (or country clothes) Ambush marketing rules apply
Presentation at 19:30 for the Elite para and 20:30 for the Open para at the venue

59. Coaches Areas
Coaches accreditation will be distributed to those coaches whose national federations registered them through the on- line system
They will have access to:
Athletes’ Lounge
Next to Pontoon
Next to T1
Wheel Station Area
Recovery Area

60. Handler’s Notes
Personal handers are specifically allowed to assist paratriathletes by:
Helping with prosthetic devices/assistive devices
Lifting the participants in and out of handcycles and wheelchairs
Removing wetsuits or clothing
Repairing flats, punctures and helping with other equipment
All handlers shall be subjected to the ITU Competition Rules
Any action taken by the Handler which propels the competitor forward may at the discretion of the Race Referee, be grounds for a time penalty or disqualification
Personal handlers can only assist with their athlete
ITU has to approve the need of handlers for the PTS2, PTS3, PTS4 and PTS5 athletes

61. Coaches’ run access
One coach per NF is allowed to have access on the elite paratriathlon run course for 30 minutes from 14.15
Vests are provided to these coaches by Chief Run
All the coaches will meet at Transition 2 and start at the same time from the same start point – near dismount line
Coaches who require this access, must register with the TOs following the athletes’ briefing

62. Weather Forecast

63. Contingency plan
Due to adverse weather conditions, such as low water & air temperature, the race start could be delayed up to potentially 90 min.
The athletes will be informed upon arrival to the athletes’ lounge check in
In a case of delay, a bus will be available for shelter.

65. Access to Briefing Information

66. Thank you!
Have a great race!