AG TEAM MANAGERS BRIEFING

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1 2018 Glasgow ETU Triathlon European Championships AG TEAM MANAGERS BRIEFING Wednesday August 8th, 2018

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

3 Welcome and Introductions Renato Bertrandi ETU President Stéfane Mauris (SUI) ETU Technical Delegates Jorge Garcia (ESP) Mary Clare Bancewicz (GBR) Sarah Taylor (GBR) ETU Head Referee Dr Angela Pedro (POR) ETU Medical Delegate John Whittaker Triathlon Competition Manager Glasgow 2018

4 Competition Jury Mary Clare Bancewicz (GBR), Chair (TD) Herwig Grabner (AUT), ETU representative Andy Salmon (GBR), BTF representative

5 Schedule and Timelines Wednesday August 8th, :00 11:30 AG Team Manager Briefing 18:00 19:30 Opening Ceremony and Pasta Party

6 Schedule and Timelines Thursday August 9th, 2018 AG REGISTRATION 09:30 11:30 AG Registration Group 1 16:30 18:00 AG Registration Group 2

7 Schedule and Timelines Friday August 10th, 2018 AG FAM/BIKE CHECK 08:30 10:00 Bike Familiarisation Group 1 09:00 11:00 Bike Check Group 1 10:00 11:00 Swim Familiarisation Group 1 10:00 11:00 Bike Familiarisation Group 2 10:30 13:00 Bike Check Group 2 12:00 13:00 Swim Familiarisation Group 2

8 Schedule and Timelines Saturday 11th, 2018 AG EVENT 05:30 TA Access on a rolling basis 07:00 12:00 AG START 19:00 AG Medal ceremony + closing ceremony

9 Parade of nations Location: George Square, Glasgow G2 1DU 17:30-18:00 Team muster on Cochrane Street 17:30-20:30 Pasta Party - Browns Restaurant on George Square 18:00 Parade of nations 18:30 Speeches and oaths 19:00-21:00 Live entertainment

10 Parade of nations Age Group Team Managers will be issued wristbands after this briefing to distribute to their AG Teams. Those who cannot pick up a wristband need to go to the desk next to the box office and bring their photo ID to pick up a wristband. Family and friends can buy pasta party tickets from Browns directly for 10 NO BAGPACK - Anyone in the Parade should not have a rucksack as there is a security cordon with bag search at the entrance to the square. Athletes in the parade can go straight into the square if they do not have a bag. If you have not identified a flag bearer for the parade, please glasgow2018triathon@glasgow.gov.uk

11 Parade of nations

12 Access to the venue CAR PARK Car Park Shuttle pick-up/drop-off Car Park Shuttle + Nirvana pick-up/drop-off Footpath

13 Registration process Group 1 Thursday 9 August 09:30 11:30 M+F M+F M+F M M M 60+ F F 55 59

14 Registration process Group 2 Thursday 9 August 16:30 18:00 M+F M+F M+F M F F 60+

15 Registration process Please respect the above schedule. No registration on Friday/Saturday Athlete must register in person. Athlete must present a photo identification document (passport, driving licence, national id card, triathlon licence with photo).

16 Registration process Swim cap (check you have right colour + number) Timing chip Race number (safety pins) Body decals (2 for the arms) Stickers (3 for helmet, 1 for saddle post, 1 for drawstring bag) Drawstring bag Wristband (mandatory to enter venue) Souvenir

17 Registration flow 1 Athletes entrance 2 Registration 1 2

18 Familiarisations + Bike check-in GROUP 1 M+F M+F M+F M M M 60+ F F GROUP 2 M+F M+F M+F M F F60+ FRIDAY 08:30 10:00 Group 1 Bike Familiarisation 09:00 11:00 Group 1 TA Check-in / Bike check 10:00 11:00 Group 1 Swim Familisarisation FRIDAY 10:00 11:00 Group 2 Bike Familiarisation 10:30 13:00 Group 2 TA Check-in / Bike check 12:00 13:00 Group 2 Swim Familisarisation

19 Familiarisation + Bike check-in flow 1 Athletes entrance 2 Bag drop area 3 Changing area M / W B 4 Recovery 5 Pre-start area C A Bike familiarisation gathering point 3 B C Bike check-in Crossing to swim familiarisatoin A

20 Familiarisation + Bike check-in flow Waves 1/2/3/4 M16-34 and F16-35 Waves 5/6/7/8 M35-59 and F EXIT Waves 9/10/11 M60+ and F45+

21 Bike Check-in procedures Using the wristband (purple) Check-in the day before (Friday) is mandatory. Respect time slots for Groups 1 and 2 your time slot to ensure smooth check-in. Checks Bike (with race number) Helmet (with stickers) Uniform To add any equipment to the bike, Head Referee s approval up until 10 min after the end of the briefing is needed. It is not allowed to leave any equipment (own box, towel, etc) in the TA Marking is strictly forbidden

22 Race day check-in procedures Saturday access to transition Waves 1/2/3/4 M16-34 and F Waves 5/6/7/8 M35-59 and F Waves 9/10/11 M60+ and F45+ Checks Uniform (final) Body marking check (to be applied to each arm, age category on one calf) Timing chip Bag storage Pump team

23 TA check-in flow (race day) 1 Athletes entrance 2 Access IN/OUT TA before start 3 Bag drop area 4 Changing area M / W 5 Pre-Start

24 Wave start time Wave # Start Time Category Bib Number Range Swim cap Race Day access to TA M Yellow M F White F M Gold M F Pink F M Orange M F Green F M Yellow M Gold M F White F F M Pink M M M M F Orange F F F

25 Pre-start procedures Bag-drop area: no other equipment than the one used for the competition are in TA. The rest is either given to one of your support team or dropped in the bag drop area. Use drawstring bag and bag sticker provided Pre-start area: be there 30 minutes before start. Listen for announcements. Look for swim cap colors. Ensure you have your timing chips. Start: Do not take non-essential equipment to start plateform, including water bottles or clothing. Give to support team or place into bins before the crossing No warm-up

26 Line-up map PRE- START / LINE-UP START

27 Start procedures Athletes in position Follow instructions of the start officials The start can be given any time after the Head Referee announces On your mark Air horn blast The race starts Starting in an earlier wave: DSQ Starting in a later wave: time starts from your wave. No start between waves is allowed.

28 False start procedures False start with many athletes: Several horn blasts Kayaks move in front of you Everyone goes back to her/his original start spot

29 The course Swim Bike Run 1 lap of 750m 3 laps of 6.6km 1 laps of 5km

30 The course

31 Swim course Temperature (Tue 15:30): Water 19.3 C Air 19.6 C Wetsuit decision 1h before start In case of non-wetsuit event the bib number is forbidden during the swim Yellow buoys to right shoulder Last buoy (red) your left 1 lap (750m) Distance to the first turn buoy +/-180m Take cap, goggles to transition into your area No warm up area Swim cut-off: 30 minutes from start of the wave (ITU comp rules 4.3)

32 Swim course map

33 Swim exit to TA

34 Transition area Traditional Bike Racks numbered Orientation boards at the beginning of each rows Special care on the proper placement of the bicycle on the bike rack (please check rules) All equipment within your space Do NOT stop at swim exit or anywhere before TA to remove your wetsuit Bags to bag drop area

35 Transition area Helmets must be fastened before unracking your bike Bib number is not mandatory for the bike segment, only mandatory for the run Uneven surface transition. Grass can be slippery. Mount line is green. Dismount line is red.

36 Transition 1 flow

37 Bike course 3 laps (total distance of 19.7km) - clockwise Undulating couple of technical turns Narrow One steep downhill no aero position allowed TA entry+exit / Lap / no aero position allowed Always ride on the left, pass on the right Warn the athlete you want to pass You are responsible to count for yourself Control mat at far end of course 2 Penalty Boxes: top of the hill and at the turn leading to the park entrance Dismount line on the on the road caution: narrow

38 Bike course map 2 1 Merging lanes: Exit TA Lap Finish 2 Penalty Box #1 3 Downhill with tight left turn at the bottom 3 4 Penalty Box #2 5 Tight right turn 5 4 1

39 Draft zones NON DRAFTING event Legal distance: 10m from front wheel to front wheel 20 seconds to pass Motorbike draft zone: 12m long 10m

40 Drafting rules An athlete may enter a bike draft zone in the following circumstances: If the athlete enters the draft zone, and progresses through it within the allotted time in the process of overtaking; For safety reasons; 100 meters before and after an aid station or transition area; At an acute turn;

41 Drafting rules Overtaking: An athlete is passed when another athlete's front wheel is ahead of theirs; An overtaken athlete must drop out of the draft zone of the passing athlete by continuously make rearward progress out of the draft zone of the passing athlete. Re-passing by an overtaken athlete prior to dropping out of the draft zone will result in a drafting violation; Overtaken athletes who remain within the draft zone of the passing athlete for more than the allotted time will be given a drafting violation;

42 Blocking rule Athletes must keep to the side of the course and not create a blocking incident; Blocking is where an athlete who is behind cannot pass due to the leading athlete being poorly placed on the course; Athletes seen blocking by a Technical Official will incur a time penalty of 10 seconds at the next bike penalty box.

43 Bike infringements Draft illegal event If shown a BLUE card for drafting or a YELLOW card for blocking/littering >>> YOU MUST STOP AT THE NEXT PENALTY BOX Time Penalty BLUE 1 min/penalty YELLOW 10 sec/penalty FAILURE TO STOP AT THE NEXT PENALTY BOX: DSQ 2 accumulated time penalties = DSQ

44 Bike infringements YELLOW CARD STOP 10 SECONDS PENALTY BOX BLUE CARD STOP 1 MINUTE PENALTY BOX RED CARD DSQ

45 Bike infringements The penalised athlete will enter the penalty box, dismount the bike and inform the Technical Official of their race number the number of penalties to serve and the colour of card(s) received. The time penalty starts when the athlete complies with all above and ends when the Technical Official says Go, at which time the athlete may continue with the competition. If the athlete leaves the area, the Technical Official will ask the athlete to return and the time will be paused. Once the athlete complies the count will continue;

46 Bike infringements While in the bike penalty box, athletes can consume only the food and/or water that is on the athlete s bike or person; Athletes are prohibited from using the restroom while serving a penalty in the bike penalty box. The time of penalty will be paused while using the restroom; Making adjustments to equipment or performing any type of bike maintenance while serving a penalty in the bike penalty box is prohibited.

47 Caution Caution signal: three sharp whistles and red flags

48 Bike to run

49 Run course 1 lap (total distance of 5km) clockwise Narrow Aid stations: 3 per lap For locations see the map Water bottles Discard bottles within the littering zones. (20m before and 80m after Aid stations) Control mat at far end of course Bib number must be worn in front of the body Photo-finish

50 Run course map 1 1 Aid Stations (littering area attached) A Narrow section opposite flows 1 1 A $

51 Finish map

52 Post race procedures To avoid congestion: go to recovery area after having passed the line. Food and drinks available there Leave the recovery area after having recovered Take your bags at bag-drop-off Bike check-out, on a rolling basis once the last athlete of the block has gone through T2 until 15:30pm or after the Elite Team relay Block 1 - Waves 1-4 M16-34 and F16-35 Block 2 - Waves 5-8 M35-59 and F35-44 Block 3 - Waves 9-11 M60+ and F45+

53 Post race procedures CHECK-OUT RECOVERY BAG DROP + CHANGING AREAS

54 Post-race procedure Anti-Doping Control On race day, every athlete should have a Photo ID ready for Doping Control Team Medical Access: Only team medical will be allowed to enter the medical tent if invited by the ITU Medical Delegate s permission.

55 Results & Medal ceremonies Results will be posted in the registration area Medal Ceremonies: 19h after the ceremony of the Elite Team Relay First three athletes of each category are requested to be at the meeting-point 15 minutes before (at 18:45) Meeting point: recovery area Youngest AG will be awarded first. Be punctual as we WILL start on time.

56 Results & Medal ceremonies AG: Please dress up as per the ITU Competition rules : 2.8 c.) (i) Athletes must wear the uniform during the entire competition and award ceremony. Long sleeves and long pants are allowed for the award ceremony Kids are not allowed on the podium. If you can not attend the medal ceremony, your Team Manager or one of your team mate should collect your medal at the end of the ceremony.

57 Coaches Accreditation All AG NF support team accreditations given to NF Team Manager after the briefing and must be worn to enter the venue. Coaches areas: Access to venue Access to Athlete Service area Access to Grand Stand + area to distribute your flags

58 Medal ceremony plan CEREMONY MEETING POINT

59 Closing ceremony Saturday 11 August from 19:00 21:00 The AG Closing Ceremony will take place on site immediately following the Age Group Medal Ceremonies. All athletes, friends and family wishing to attend the Closing Ceremony should make their way to the South Spectator Zone at the end of the Elite Mixed Team Relay event.

60 Weather forecast

61 Access to briefing triathlon.org Inside ITU > Document download > Event > Race Briefings

62 Good Luck!