WELCOME ITU WORLD TRIATHLON SERIES ABU DHABI BERMUDA YOKOHAMA NOTTINGHAM / LEEDS HAMBURG EDMONTON MONTREAL GOLD COAST

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1 WELCOME BIENVENUE! MEDIA GUIDE GUIDE MEDIA EDMONTON JULY 27-28, 2018 EDMONTON JUILLET 27-28, 2018 ITU WORLD TRIATHLON SERIES ABU DHABI BERMUDA YOKOHAMA NOTTINGHAM / LEEDS HAMBURG EDMONTON MONTREAL GOLD COAST ITU WORLD TRIATHLON SERIES ABU DHABI BERMUDA YOKOHAMA NOTTINGHAM / LEEDS HAMBURG EDMONTON MONTREAL GOLD COAST i

2 WELCOME MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA BIENVENUE AUX REPRÉSENTANTS DES MÉDIAS Dear Members of the Media, On behalf of the Board of Directors of the 2018 World Triathlon Series Edmonton, we are delighted to welcome athletes, coaches and the entire ITU family to our city. We take great pride in attending to all the details to ensure you have a safe and fair race and have an exceptional experience. This experience is achieved only through the volunteers who give their time and energy to help us deliver a top notch event. Thank you to the City of Edmonton, Canada s Triathlon City, for their nearly 20 years of dedicated funding support. Thank you also to our other orders of government, the Province of Alberta and the Federal Government. Thank you to our Corporate Partners whose dedicated support of our event helps us showcase our community to the world. This year marks the start of a three year build up to the 2020 Grand Final when we will, for the third time, host the world. Please stay tuned for the exciting plans and new initiatives that 2020 will provide. To the Athletes Have a great race! To the Volunteers Thank you and enjoy the experience! To the Spectators Cheer loudly for all! John Day, Chair & Sheila O Kelly, President World Triathlon Series Edmonton Welcome, It is with great pleasure that I welcome our media guests to this 2018 ITU World Triathlon Series Edmonton. This is my first year as General Manager and I look forward to meeting and working with all of you this year and for years to come. I ve been involved as a staff member or volunteer with ITU every year but one since Our organizing committee, stakeholders and volunteers have coordinated yet another spectacular world class triathlon this year and our work has started as we gear up to host the world once again for the 2020 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final. At this 2018 event you will see elite, inspiring and newcomer performances and we appreciate you being here to share their stories. We look forward to making your time here with us comfortable and efficient so do not hesitate to reach out if there is anything you need to make your job easier and your projects more successful. Thank you for being here. Stephen Bourdeau, General Manager ITU World Triathlon Series Edmonton 1 ITU WORLD TRIATHLON SERIES ABU DHABI BERMUDA YOKOHAMA NOTTINGHAM / LEEDS HAMBURG EDMONTON MONTREAL GOLD COAST

3 ELITE PRESS CONFERENCE CONFÉRENCE DE PRESSE ÉLITE THURSDAY, JULY 10AM HAWRELAK PARK VIP TENT Hosted by ITU WTS Edmonton GM Stephen Bourdeau Featured Guests: KATIE ZAFERES (USA) Current #1 World Ranking MARIO MOLA (ESP) Current #1 World Ranking JOANNA BROWN (CAN) Racing Elite Women, #28 World Ranking TYLER MISLAWCHUK (CAN) Racing Elite Men, #9 World Ranking STEFAN DANIEL (CAN) Racing Paratriathlon, Silver Medalist Paratriathlon 2016 Rio Olympic Games, #7 World Ranking Accreditation / Parking Pass All members of the media should have accreditation and parking pass for all events including our Elite Press Conference July 26th at 10am. If your team requires additional accreditation please reach out to Media Relations or go to the Media Centre if you are on site. N Age Group Athlete Village Age Group BagCheck William Hawrelak Park Road S VIP Volunteer Tent Elite Athletes Village Athlete Medical Recovery Area Massage Media Centre MEDIA PARKING STATION DE MÉDIAS Once the race course is clear, the command centre will call to the section leader on the bike course to allow the media to proceed into the park. Media MUST have a parking pass that was provided in your media kit. You will need to show it to the EPS officer at the Groat Road exit to Mayfair Golf Club, and then again to the Bike section leader at the staging area, Curtis or Lisa. Media Access & Parking at Hawrelak Park THESE ARE THE ONLY WINDOWS OF TIME YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER AND EXIT THE PARK. Friday, July 27th 4:00pm-4:30pm Saturday, July 28th 2:00pm-2:30pm Inside the park, you will take an immediate left turn down the park road to find your parking area. We will have a parking volunteer there to direct you. Your vehicle must stay in the park until the race is over. Friday July 27th 8:30pm Saturday July 28th 5:30pm If you need to exit the park with your vehicle due to an emergency, please reach out to Jacqui Sundquist and she will contact the command centre in charge of opening and closing roads. Command centre will check the race progress at the time and manage it from there. MEDIA RELATIONS: Jacqui Sundquist jacqui.sundquist@shaw.ca ITU WORLD TRIATHLON SERIES ABU DHABI BERMUDA YOKOHAMA NOTTINGHAM / LEEDS HAMBURG EDMONTON MONTREAL GOLD COAST 2

4 EVENT SCHEDULE PROGRAMME DE L ÉVÈNEMENT FRIDAY, JULY 27TH 10:15 Paratriathlon Lounge Open 11:45 Paratriathlon Transition Open 12:15 Paratriathlon Swim Warm Up 13:30-16:30 Age Group Package Pick Up/Transition Check In 13:45 WORLD PARATRIATHLON SERIES START 15:15 Age Group Swim Familiarization 16:15 World Paratriathlon Series Medal Ceremony 16:00 Elite Women Lounge Check In 16:30-17:15 Elite Women Transition Open 16:30-17:15 Elite Women Swim Warm Up 17:36 ELITE WOMEN START 18:56 Elite Women Medal Ceremony 17:45 Elite Men Lounge Check In 18:15-19:00 Elite Men Transition Open 18:15-19:00 Elite Men Swim Warm Up 19:21 ELITE MEN START 20:41 Elite Men Medal Ceremony SATURDAY, JULY 28TH 3 07:00-08:45 Age Group Package Pick Up/Transition Check In Open 09:00 Age Group Sprint Men 09:40 Age Group Sprint Women 09:45 AG Open Paratriathlon 10:15 Age Group Standard, Sprint & Standard Team Relay, Aquabike 10:45 Age Group Try-a-Tri 13:45 Youth/Junior Supersprint Transition Check In Open 14:15 Youth/Junior Supersprint Swim Warm Up 14:45 Youth/Junior Supersprint START 15:40 Youth/Junior Supersprint Medal Ceremony 14:30-15:30 Elite Lounge Check In 15:15-15:45 Elite Transition Open 15:15-15:45 Elite Swim Warm Up 16:04 ITU WORLD TRIATHLON SERIES MIXED RELAY 17:50 ITU Mixed Relay Medal Ceremony ITU WORLD TRIATHLON SERIES ABU DHABI BERMUDA YOKOHAMA NOTTINGHAM / LEEDS HAMBURG EDMONTON MONTREAL GOLD COAST

5 CANADIANS TO WATCH CANADIENS À SURVEILLER 1. Tyler Mislawchuk Born: 1994 ITU World Ranking 25 World Triathlon Series Ranking 7 ITU Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking 4 Regional Points List 3 Starts: 50 Podiums: 5 Wins: 2 2. Joanna Brown Born: 1992 ITU World Ranking 7 World Triathlon Series Ranking 28 ITU Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking 67 Regional Points List 5 Starts: 56 Podiums: 17 Wins: 4 3. Matthew Sharpe Born: 1991 ITU World Ranking 30 World Triathlon Series Ranking 44 ITU Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking 51 Regional Points List 5 Starts: 65 Podiums: 8 Wins: 2 4. Taylor Forbes Born: 1993 ITU World Ranking 56 ITU Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking 258 Regional Points List 12 Starts: 33 Podiums: 5 Wins: - 5. Amelie Kretz Born: 1993 ITU World Ranking 76 World Triathlon Series Ranking 45 ITU Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking 69 Regional Points List 23 Starts: 40 Podiums: 11 Wins: 5 5. Stefan Daniel Born: 1997 ITU World Ranking 641 Paratriathlon Ranking 6 Duathlon Ranking 107 Regional Points List 177 Starts: 31 Podiums: 17 Wins: 12 ITU WORLD TRIATHLON SERIES ABU DHABI BERMUDA YOKOHAMA NOTTINGHAM / LEEDS HAMBURG EDMONTON MONTREAL GOLD COAST 4

6 ATHLETE PROFILES: TOP 5 MEN PROFILS D ATHLÈTES : 5 MEILLEURS HOMMES 1. Mario Mola Spain Born: 1990 ITU World Ranking 1 World Triathlon Series Ranking 1 ITU Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking 1 Regional Points List 1 Starts: 89 Podiums: 40 Wins: Vincent Luis France Born: 1989 ITU World Ranking 5 World Triathlon Series Ranking 2 Starts: 69 Podiums: 23 Wins: 9 ITU Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking 2 Regional Ranking 29 Regional Points List 4 3. Richard Murray South Africa Born: 1989 ITU World Ranking 2 World Triathlon Series Ranking 3 Starts: 86 Podiums: 45 Wins: 25 ITU Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking 3 Duathlon Ranking 47 Regional Points List 1 4. Jacob Birtwhistle Australia Born: 1995 ITU World Ranking 9 World Triathlon Series Ranking 4 ITU Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking 6 Regional Points List 1 Starts: 76 Podiums: 30 Wins: Pierre Le Corre France Born: 1990 ITU World Ranking 7 World Triathlon Series Ranking 5 Starts: 63 Podiums: 12 Wins: 5 ITU Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking 7 Regional Ranking 19 Regional Points List 6 THE CATEGORIES FOR PARATRIATHLON INCLUDE: LES CATÉGORIES DE PARATRIATHLON INCLUENT : PTHC Wheelchair users. Athletes must use a recumbent handcycle on the bike course and a racing wheelchair on the run segment. There are two sub-classes, H1 (most impaired) and H2 (least impaired); PTS 2 Severe impairments. In both bike and run segments, amputee athletes may use approved prosthesis or other supportive devices PTS 3 Significant impairments. In both bike and run segments, the athlete may use approved prosthesis or other supportive devices 5 ITU WORLD TRIATHLON SERIES ABU DHABI BERMUDA YOKOHAMA NOTTINGHAM / LEEDS HAMBURG EDMONTON MONTREAL GOLD COAST

7 ATHLETE PROFILES: TOP 5 WOMEN PROFILS D ATHLÈTES : 5 MEILLEURES DAMES 1. Katie Zaferes United States Born: 1989 ITU World Ranking 2 World Triathlon Series Ranking 1 ITU Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking 1 Regional Points List 2 Starts: 46 Podiums: 22 Wins: 7 2. Rachel Klamer Netherlands Born: 1990 ITU World Ranking 4 World Triathlon Series Ranking 2 Starts: 94 Podiums: 14 Wins: 14 ITU Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking 12 Regional Ranking 8 Regional Points List 1 3. Vicky Holland Great Britain Born: 1986 ITU World Ranking 14 World Triathlon Series Ranking 3 ITU Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking 11 Regional Points List 5 Starts: 55 Podiums: 14 Wins: 6 4. Flora Duffy Bermuda Born: 1987 ITU World Ranking 4 World Triathlon Series Ranking 4 ITU Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking 4 Regional Points List 1 Starts: 76 Podiums: 30 Wins: Kirsten Kasper United States Born: 1991 ITU World Ranking 3 World Triathlon Series Ranking 5 ITU Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking 32 Regional Points List 3 Starts: 46 Podiums: 13 Wins: 2 PTS 4 Moderate impairments. In both bike and run segments, the athlete may use approved prosthesis or other supportive devices PTS 5 Mild Impairments. In both bike and run segments, the athlete may use approved prosthesis or other supportive devices PTS 6 Total or Partial visual Impairment. (IBSA/IPC defined sub-classes B1, B2, and B3): Includes athletes who are totally blind, from no light perception in either eye, to some light perception (B1) and partially sighted athletes (B2, B3). One guide is mandatory throughout the race. Must ride a tandem during the bike segment. ITU WORLD TRIATHLON SERIES ABU DHABI BERMUDA YOKOHAMA NOTTINGHAM / LEEDS HAMBURG EDMONTON MONTREAL GOLD COAST 6

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