1. Elite Triathlon briefing Sunday 24 May 2015

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

3. 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

4. Competition Jury Vicente Sánchez, Chair Paul Groves, ETU Member Luigi Bianchi, Member of FITRI

5. Schedule and Timelines Friday 22 9:00 – 20:00 Registration, Race Office Palazzo del Turismo. Piazzale Felini 11:00 Briefing AG English 12:00Briefing AG Italian 18:00Elite Briefing. Hotel Aria. Atheletes Package 19:30Welcome Party at Rock Island, Rimini Pier

6. Schedule and Timelines Saturday 23 7:00 – 20:00Race Office, Registration. Palazzo del Turismo. Piazzale Felini. 11:00Briefing AG English 12:00Briefing AG Italian

7. 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!

8. Schedule and Timelines Sunday 24 6:30 -10:30Transition area open. Check in. 7:00-20:00Bike service. Challenge expo. 9:30-10:30Swim warm up. AT 10:45 Waiting camera

9. 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.

10. Entering CHECK IN

11. BIKE BAG Race number Helmet Sunglasses (Socks) (Bike Shoes) (Nutrition) (Bidons) 68

12. RUN BAG Run Shoes Sunglasses Socks Cap Nutrition (belt)

13. STREET WEAR BAG (Own) Shower products ID ( anti-doping control) Extra Clothes

14. 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

15. SUNDAY 24 ( race day) 11:00 1º Start Men Elite GREEN 11:05 2º Start Women EliteYELLOW 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 + 44ORANGE 11:25 6º Start AG Women. AllGREEN 11:30 7º Start OPEN AG 18 - 34YELLOW 11:35 8º Start OPEN AG 35 – 39BLU

16. 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

17. RACE NUMBER BACK RED NUMBER YELLOW ELITE + PARATRI BACK RED NUMBER WHITE AGE GROUP

18. RACE NUMBER BACK BLU NUMBER WHITE OPEN NUMBER BLACK RELEY

19. 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

20. Check-in procedures Traditional racks, numbered, TRANSITION 1 : rack your bicycle in this position (if possible) Orientation boards at the beginning of each row

21. The Venue

22. The Course Swim 1 lap of 1900m Bike 1 lap of 93km Run 3 laps of 7km.

23. The Venue / SWIM

24. 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

25. 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

26. False Start Procedures Several horn blasts Kayaks in front of you Everyone goes back to her/his spot

27. Swim course Water temperature: 19.5°C Wetsuit allowed. 1 lap (total distance of 1900m) Clockwise. Keep buoys on your right side, the 4 th buoy on your left side. Distance to the first turn buoy 450m Swim Exit marked with an Arch

28. Swim course Map

29. Swim Exit to Transition Zone

30. 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

31. Transition Zone 1 Flow Bags Area SWIM BIKE MOUNTMOUNT Orientation boards at the beginning of each rows Mount line on the end of the Transition Area 285m

32. 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

33. Bike Course Map 10 – 30 – 55 – 75 km AID STATION 17-39-48-75 km PENALTY BOX 48 – 93 km USE LITTERINGZONES in each AID STATION

34. Littering zone Water ISOTONIC GEL Water ENERGY BARS Littering zone WC AID STATION - Bike

35. Bike course profile

36. Draft Zones Legal distance: 10 m between bikes (from your front wheel to their front wheel) Min. 10 m

37. Draft zones

38. 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

39. 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

40. 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

41. Caution Caution signal: three sharp whistles and red flags

42. 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.

43. 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

44. Insert Run Course Map (show locations of aid station, lap counter, coaches’ area & finish chute) Run Course

45. Insert Run Course Map (show locations of aid station, lap counter, coaches’ area & finish chute) Run Course

46. Littering zone Water ISOTONIC GEL Water ENERGY BARS Littering zone WC AID STATION - RUN

47. 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.

48. Important Updates Contingency plan: 10 km RUN – 93 km BIKE – 21 km RUN Briefing: www.triathlon.org > Inside ITU >Documents section! RUN course: extension!

49. Awards and Closing Ceremony 00:00 Venue podium 17:00 Closing Party 20:30 Awad Ceremony. Coconuts

50. Weather forecast TempWeather Friday12ºCRain Saturday15ºC Rain Sunday17ºCcloudy

51. Good Luck!