1. Mixed Relay Briefing Saturday 15th September 2018
Hello and the warmest of welcome to you all to the 2018ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Under 23 Athletes Briefing.

2. Briefing Agenda Welcome and Introductions Competition Jury
Schedules and Timetables
Check-in and Procedures
The Course
Post-race Procedures
Weather Forecast
Briefing agenda: these are topics which we will go through in the next 15 to 20 minutes, will take questions at the end of the briefing.

3. Welcome and Introductions
Ross Capill, ITU Co-Technical Delegate
Thanos Nikopoulos, ITU Co-Technical Delegate
Claire Hannan, ITU Assistant Technical Delegate
Jacqui Kenny, ITU Assistant Technical Delegate
Frank Stapleton, ITU Assistant Technical Delegate
Dr. Jonathan King, ITU Medical Delegate
Leslie Buchanan, ITU Head Referee RELAY
Rebecca van Pooss, LOC Head of Operations

4. Competition Jury Frank Stapleton (AUS) , Chair
Ian Howard (GBR), ITU Representative
Miles Stewart (AUS), Triathlon Australia Representative

5. Schedule and Timetables
Today (after this briefing)
18:30 Race pack pick-up
Your race package includes (for your team):
Helmet stickers (12x)
Bike sticker (4x)
Body decals (16x)
both arms and both legs
do not cut off the WTS logo
Accreditation Card will be required at ALL TIMES to access venue and athletes lounge
A green dot sticker must be placed on accreditation cards
3 Purple wrist bands will be provided for coaches

6. Schedule and Timetables
Sunday 15th, September
NO access to the bike and run courses prior to your races.

7. Schedule and Timetables
SUNDAY
Relay Athletes
10:45 – 11:00 Modification of the Mixed relay start list
11: :30 Relay Athletes’ Lounge check-in
12:00- 12:45 Transition check-in *
12: :45 Swim Warm-up
12:50 Athletes’ Introductions
13: Mixed Relay Start
14:30 – 14: Mixed Relay Medal Ceremony

8. MEDICAL

9. Check-In Procedures Accreditation with Relay green dot sticker
You will NOT be able to access the athlete lounge without your accreditation card. Note that you will only have access to the lounge during the period prior to your own race (not during other races).
Bike Check - before entering Athletes Lounge. ( All Together )
Refer to 5.2 & 5.3 in Competition Rules
Handle bars with clip-ons
Wheels (non authorized UCI wheels rule)
Spare wheels will be checked and labelled at bike check. Coaches must transport their own wheels to the team wheel station and collect them after the race.
Disc brakes are now legal and spare wheels with disc brakes may be placed at the team wheel station however they are not allowed in the neutral wheel station
Bike frame
Helmet
Bike mechanic service is available at the athletes lounge from 5:30am to 11am.

10. Check-In Procedures Athletes’ Lounge
ALL Team Members must check in together! ID CHECK FOR EVERY ATHLETE! (Please bring your ID)
Uniform and race gear check (name, country, logos, ITU logo, zippers) – photos taken of each uniform
Wearing other uniform during the race = DSQ!
Body marking check (both arms, both legs)
Timing chip & Swim cap distribution for 1st athlete
2nd,3rd and 4th team member will collect the timing chip & swim cap from the relay area
Athletes MUST be in the relay check in zone in time to collect chip and be ready
You will not return to the athlete lounge after the race. Please label your bags (race number sticker) and we will move them to the recovery area. .

11. Check-In Procedures Transition Area ALL team members check in together
Helmet – Do not leave helmet straps fastened in transition
Running shoes go outside and in front of your box
Helmet on bike.
The bike must be racked in the first transition by the rear wheel and in the second transition by either wheel
Last athlete nearest the mount line.
At the transition: remember to leave your helmet strap unfastened in the transition, athlete who does not comply will receive a 15 seconds time penalty in TA1. Please note about the new rule on helmet branding, there in on limitation of manufacturers or sponsors logos on the helmet, but these logos must be incorporated to the helmet and are not stickers. The only stickers allowed are the race numbers. Running shoes on the ground and close to your box; helmet on the bike; label your spare wheels, and check in your spare wheels at the bike check. They will be collected there and returned to the athletes’ lounge. Rack your bike with the front wheel point towards the transition in TA1, and you may rack your bike with either wheel in TA2.

12. The Course Swim 1 Lap of 250m Bike 2 Laps of 3.75km = 7km Run
1 lap of 1.5km
The course: swim will be two laps of seven hundred and fifty meters, a total distance of one point five k; bike will be 9 laps of four point four five k, a total distance of forty point zero five k; and run will 4 laps of two point five four k, a total distance of ten point one six k.

13. Pre-Start Procedure Mixed Relay Athletes’ Introduction
10 minutes before your start, line up together in transition
When you are introduced, jog together towards the swim start.
First athlete.
Jog to pontoon.
Select position stay behind line.
Blocking more than one position = DSQ
2nd ,3rd and 4th: Stop at swim exit and return to the Recovery Area.

14. Start Procedure Athletes in position:
The start can be given any time the Head Referee announces “On Your Mark”
Electronic Horn Blast
The race starts
Athletes not moving forward at the start will receive a time penalty of 10 seconds in TA1
How to rank juniors.

15. False Start Procedure False start with many athletes:
Several 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 TA1
During the time penalty the athlete cannot touch any race equipment

16. Swim Course Today at 11:00 Water temperature 21.5°C
Air temperature 26°C
WBGT 24°C
Relative Humidity 57.5%
Final decision 1 hour before race start
1 lap (total distance of 250m) – Anti-clockwise
Distance to the first turn buoy 130m
Pass all pink buoys on the left shoulder
Pass the final two yellow buoys on the right shoulder
Swim behaviour will be closely monitored and recorded by water based and Video Review officials
Take wetsuit, cap, goggles to transition into the box

17. Swim Behaviour Monitoring
Definition from the ITU CR 4.1:
e.) Athletes may sportingly maintain their own space in the water:
(i) Where athletes make accidental contact in the swim and then immediately afterwards move apart no penalty will be incurred;
(ii) Where athletes make contact in the swim, and an athlete continues to impede the progress of the other athlete without moving apart, this action will result in a time penalty;
(iii) Where athletes deliberately target another athlete to impede their progress, gain unfair advantage and potentially cause harm will result in disqualification and may be reported to ITU Arbitration Tribunal for potential suspension or expulsion.

18. Swim Behaviour Monitoring
Definition from the ITU CR 4.1:
There will be additional boats and Technical officials deployed on the swim course to monitor athletes’ behaviour in this respect.
Infringements will be recorded and appropriate action will be taken dependent on the rules definition from the previous slide.
Please respect your fellow competitors and keep the race fair.

19. Swim Course – Lap One
Swim Course – First Lap
To Transition
Swim Exit

20. Swim Course – Laps 2, 3 & 4
To Transition
Swim Exit

21. Transition Individual bike racks
Last team member should place his bike closest to the mount line
Name, number, country code and flag
All used equipment goes into YOUR box
Failure to put equipment in your box = 10 second penalty on run PB
Mount line at the end of the TA (GREEN LINE)
Dismount line at the beginning of TA (RED LINE)

22. Transition
Dismountt
Mount
Add penalty box P onto map

23. Bike Course 2 laps of 3.75km (total distance of 7km) Clockwise
Ride through transition after first lap
Flat, with technical sections at the northern end each lap
THREE 180 degree turns per lap
2 Wheel Stations (WS): for location see map
1 Team Wheel Station (approx. 500m)
1 Neutral Wheel Station (approx. 2.2km)
2 Littering zones for bike (Wheel Stations)
Lapped athletes are out of the race.

24. Bike out
Dismountt
Mount
Add penalty box P onto map

25. Bike Course Wheel Station Wheel Station Littering Zones Wheel Station

26. Neutral Wheels Front 4 x 700C Rear 4 x 700C 11 Cassette Shimano

27. Caution signal: sharp whistles and or red flags
Caution signal: volunteers will whistle and wave the flag to alert you for any caution on the FOP.

28. Bike lap
Dismountt
Mount
Add penalty box P onto map

29. Bike in
Dismountt
Mount
Add penalty box P onto map

30. Run Course 1 lap of 1.5km Aid Stations and Littering Zones
1 per lap (for location see map)
Sealed water
Discard bottles and litter in the Littering Zones as indicated by the following signs

31. Run out
Dismountt
Mount
Add penalty box P onto map

32. Run ANTI Clockwise 1 Lap

33. Run Penalty Box
Penalty box is for infringements in: Swim, TA1, Bike, TA2 and Run
e.g.: swim conduct, mount before mount line, dismount after dismount line, equipment outside your box, rack the bike outside your own space, littering outside the littering zone, etc.
Location: Before making the final U turn to transition and finish
Information: White board to show race numbers (and letter) (Athletes need to read the board)
Procedure: 10 second time penalty served on any lap of the run
ANY member of the team can serve the penalty
If you do not stop, it may result in a TEAM DQ

34. Run Penalty Box
If you incur a penalty, you will find your number plus a letter code indicating the nature of the infraction:
D = Dismount Line Violation S = Swim Conduct
M = Mount Line violation E = Equipment Outside Box
L = Littering V = Other Violations
For example:
12D….athlete #12 received a time penalty for a dismount line violation
2x12ME…athlete #12 received 2 time penalties for mount line and equipment outside the box violations

35. Relay Zone
Relay Zone
Prior to the relay exchange, the athletes will wait in the recovery area until the moment when the Technical official tells them to enter the relay zone at the finish.
It is athletes’ responsibility to be there, collect timing chip and be ready
The relay exchange from one team member to another will take place inside the „Relay Zone”

36. Relay Zone
Relay Zone
The relay exchange is completed by the incoming athlete, using their hand to contact the body of the out- going athlete within the relay zone
If the contact occurs outside the relay zone, both athletes must return to the relay zone and complete the exchange properly.
Keep both Feet behind the relay line
If the exchange is not completed inside the relay zone, the team will get a 10 second penalty

37. Run out
Dismountt
Mount
Add penalty box P onto map

38. Relay Zone
Transition
Finish/ relay zone

39. Post Race Procedures For Top 3 Teams: 1. TV/Flash Interviews
2. Medal Ceremony
3. Media “Mixed Zone”
All Team members of the first 3 teams are requested to wait in the Finish Area
Medal Presentation - protocol – within 5 minutes after the winner finishing
Please follow the ambush marketing rules
Dress “up” – coaches assistance needed.
Post-race procedure: Photo-finish, please proceed to the mixed zone or recovery area after you finish to avoid congestion in the finish area; top 3 and series leaders, officials will direct you to the media area for TV interviews, then it will be followed by the medal ceremony, after the ceremony, please proceed to the mixed zone for further media interviews. For the medal ceremony, please dress up – you may wear your uniform or country clothes, and again, the ambush marketing rules apply here. ITU will wire transfer the prize money to you.

40. Ambush Marketing Rule Ambush marketing is defined as:
“Deliberately using the opportunity of live television and media photographers to expose the sponsor logos larger then the approved sizes, and/or equipment or objects not provided by LOC or ITU.”
Please follow the ambush marketing rule

41. Post Race Procedures Anti-Doping Control
Photo ID is needed for every athlete to go for testing.
Team Medical Access
Only team medical will be allowed to enter the medical tent after ITU Medical Delegate’s permission.
Every NF can have 1 team medical accreditation. Team doctors should register with the ITU Medical Delegate.
Immediately after this briefing, we will have a team medical doctors meeting with the medical delegate and LOC doctor.

42. Coaches Areas
Coaches Accreditation already issued for either U23 or Junior.
Limited to 3 per NF for Relay 3 new Wrist bands after this
They will have access to:
Athletes’ Lounge/Post Recovery Area
Swim Start Area
Wheel Station (Team Wheels) Area
Note – you will need your accreditation card to access the athlete lounge. You will only be able to access the lounge prior to your athlete’s race(s). For Relay this will involve a Sticker. Wrist band for Coaches
Coaches Areas: coaches accreditation will be distributed to those whose NF have registered them through the online system; coaches will have access to:

43. Weather Forecast
Temp Weather
Sunday Min. 15°C
Max. 25°C

44. Access to Briefing Information

45. Good Luck. Have a great race