ATHLETES GUIDE ELITE/JUNIOR

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1 ATHLETES GUIDE ELITE/JUNIOR 1

2 Welcome message from International Triathlon Union Greetings and welcome to the Tartu 2018 ETU European Triathlon Championships, It is my great pleasure to welcome you all to Estonia for four days of exciting racing, with the title of European Sprint Triathlon Champion being contested for our elite and junior as well as para and age-group athletes. Tartu is known as The City of Good Thoughts, and I am sure that over the coming days of races and cultural events, we will all once again see exactly why it deserves that name. Four days of racing begins on Thursday morning. The swim course sees the athletes tackle 750m of the city s Emajogi River before the 20km bike section leads the cyclists through the beautiful city and its immediate surrounds. The final 5km run will then take in a single loop back around the river and the nearby canals before this year s European Champions finally take the tape in front of the crowds. This is destined to be another important chapter in a strong triathlon history for the city that goes back to 2013, when it first hosted these championships. The breadth of competition on display over the four days underlines once again how accessible triathlon is to all ages and abilities and the enormous popularity that our sport continues to enjoy. I would like to thank the ETU and the Estonian Triathlon Federation, the city of Tartu and the Local Organising Committee as well as all the volunteers who help to make this event such an exciting part of the European triathlon calendar. I wish all of the athletes the best of luck and hope that everyone visiting gets to enjoy the best of Tartu as it hosts the unforgettable spectacle of international triathlon. Sincerely, Marisol Casado President, International Triathlon Union IOC Member 2

3 Welcome message from the mayor of Tartu Dear participants, organizers and spectators of the championships! Tartu is always glad to open its doors to undertakings that carry values, which make our lives and activities healthier, more passionate and exciting. Triathlon is without a doubt one of those undertakings, one of those sports, that has intrigued Estonians as well as people all over the world and has gathered a big circle of supporters. The number of participants as well as the amount of different countries represented is remarkable and citizens of Tartu have a reason to be proud that we are strong advocates and organizers of an event this dignified and important. I hope that triathlon will find its way to Tartu in the future as well - sport is a part of our cultural scene and triathlon competitions have an important place and goal in the long run in applying for European Capital of Culture for 2024, too. Let us keep the standards high and keep coming to Tartu - even when there is not a triathlon going on at the time. We await you. With good thoughts and regards, Urmas Klaas Mayor of the city of Tartu 3

4 Welcome message from the Director of 2018 ETU Tartu Triathlon European Championships Dear triathletes and triathlon fans! It is my joy and honour to welcome you to Tartu Mill European Championships in triathlon, where we give out medals to European Champions on different distances and in different age groups! 2018 is a special year for Estonia we are celebrating the 100 th birthday of our country and as a gift for the centenary we have invited athletes from different countries to Tartu to hold a high-level triathlon competition. Hosting this ceremonial and important event in Tartu is as much a challenge for the organizers as competing is for the competitors we wish to offer a joyful experience to thousands of citizens and spectators as well as the 1500 competitors from 40 different countries. The competitions are on July and in addition the program also includes a kids triathlon, downtown run, everyman s triathlon, concerts, summery Tartu s culture program, etc. The swim takes place in the famous river Emajõgi, the bike course takes the competitors to the beautiful landscape near the city and run distances in the centre of Tartu offer a grand finale to the fast course. Tartu Mill Triathlon with its race centre in the hearth of Tartu is attractive to the athletes, their families and the spectators! Here in the Athlete s Guide you will find answers to all questions related to Tartu Mill triathlon. Please make sure to read through it carefully the information here is very important. We wish to point out that by following the rules in the guide you will respect your fellow competitors and help us organize an honest, memorable and safe competition. That way we can all enjoy and focus on why we are all here for to make the best effort possible. We, the organizers, wish you all good luck and see you at the finish! Respectfully, Ain-Alar Juhanson Director of the Race 4

5 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1. KEY DATES ELITE/JUNIOR 1.2. KEY DATES EVENT 1.3. KEY CONTACTS 1.4. EVENT ORGANIZER 2. VENUE 2.1. VENUE MAP 2.2. ATHLETES LOUNGE 2.3. DOPING CONTROL 2.4. MEDICAL SERVICES 2.5. BIKE MECHANIC 2.6. LOC OFFICE 3. REGISTRATION 3.1. RACE REGISTRATION 3.2. REGISTRATION CHECKLIST 3.3. RACE BRIEFINGS 4. TRAINING 4.1. SWIM TRAINING 4.2. BIKE TRAINING 4.3. SWIM FAMILIARIZATION 4.4. BIKE FAMILIARIZATION 5. ELITE/JUNIOR RACE 5.1. COMPETITION RULES 5.2. CHECK IN PROCEDURES 5.3. SCHEDULE 5.4. START 5.5. SWIM COURSE 5.6. BIKE COURSE 5.7. WHEEL STATIONS 5.8. RUN COURSE 5.9. AID STATIONS/LITTERING ZONES PENALTY BOX RESULTS PROTESTS 6. MIXED TEAM RELAY RACE COURSE 6.1. SWIM COURSE 6.2. BIKE COURSE 6.3. WHEEL STATIONS 6.4. RUN COURSE 6.5. AID STATIONS/LITTERING ZONES 5

6 6.6. PENALTY BOX 6.7. RELAY ZONE 6.8. RESULTS 6.9. PROTESTS 7. ACCREDITATION 8. TRANSPORTATION 8.1. CLOSEST AIRPORT 8.2. LOCAL TRANSPORT 9. ACCOMODATION 10. USEFUL INFORMATION 11. CEREMONIES 12. EXPO & MERCHANDISE 6

7 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1. KEY DATES ELITE/JUNIOR Wednesday, July 18 th :00 Junior Briefing 18:00 Elite Briefing Thursday, July 19 th :00 15:30 Elite/Junior bike course familiarisation (2 laps) 16:00 17:00 Elite/Junior swim course familiarisation Friday, July 20 th :00 Junior Women Start 11:00 Junior Men Start 12:15 Junior Women/Men Award Ceremony 13:00 Elite Women Start 15:00 Elite Men Start 16:15 Elite Women/Men Award Ceremony Saturday, July 21 st :00 Junior Mixed Relay Briefing (coaches) Sunday, July 22 nd :00 Junior Mixed Relay Start 13:00 Junior Mixed Relay Award Ceremony 1.2. KEY DATES EVENT Thursday, July 19 th :00 20:30 Parade of nations 20:30 21:00 Opening Ceremony + Pasta Party Friday, July 20 th :00 Junior Women European Championships 11:00 Junior Men European Championships 13:00 Elite Women European Championships 15:00 Elite Men European Championships 7

8 Sunday, July 22 nd :00 Junior Mixed Team Relay European Championships 18:00 Closing Ceremony 1.3. KEY CONTACTS Race Director Operations Manager ETU Co-Technical Delegate ETU Co-Technical Delegate ETU Assistant Technical Delegate ETU Assistant Technical Delegate Ain-Alar Juhanson, Ago Arro, Sarah Taylor-Hough, Siim Vollmer, Sander Verheuvel, Eero Raudsepp, 1.4. EVENT ORGANIZER Address: MTU TriSmile Sepa 24b Tartu Phone:

9 2 VENUE The venue is on Vabaduse pst, Tartu VENUE MAP 2.2. ATHLETES LOUNGE Facilities including athletes lounge and toilets are provided to the athletes. Sealed bottles of water and fruit will be offered to the athletes before and after the race in the athletes lounge DOPING CONTROL Doping control will be performed according to the ITU/WADA rules. 9

10 2.4. MEDICAL SERVICES First Aid and Emergency Medical Services will be available at the Registration area before and during the familiarizations and races. There will be First Aid and Emergency Medical Services at the Race Village on competition day. Several ambulances will be available to provide emergency transfers to a nearby hospital. A medical area will be provided on site at the finish area. Medical services at the venue are free of charge. Treatment in private hospitals are to be paid by participants. Athletes / teams should make sure that they have appropriate medical insurance. Closest hospital: Tartu University Hospital 1a L.Puusepa St Tartu Emergency telephone number BIKE MECHANIC SERVICE There will be a bike mechanic service within the EXPO at the venue which will be open 15:00 19:00 on Wednesday, July 18 th and 08:00 20:00 from Thursday, July 19 th till Sunday, July 22 nd. Bike Mechanic support will also be available 30 minutes prior to and during familiarisations and check ins at the Transition Area. If you need help outside these hours please contact the LOC LOC OFFICE The LOC Office is located at the venue and is open daily from Wednesday, July 18 th until Sunday, July 22 nd. 3 REGISTRATION 3.1. RACE REGISTRATION To take part in the ETU 2018 Tartu European Championships all athletes are required to register in person before the briefing. The race package will be given after the athletes briefing. 10

11 3.2. REGISTRATION CHECKLIST Prior to registration You MUST register in person. If you are unable to attend registration you must inform the ETU Technical Delegate. Athlete Waiver Must be completed at registration when you pick up your race pack. Upon exiting registration all athletes should check they have the race materials required for their event RACE BRIEFINGS The briefing will be uploaded to ITU website immediately once they have finished. In order to compete in the ETU 2018 Tartu European Championships athletes must attend the race briefing in order to register. The Briefings will be held in V Spa Hotel, address Riia 2, Tartu. Race Briefings Wednesday 18th July 17:00-18:00 Athlete and Coaches Briefing Junior male/female Wednesday 18th July 18:00-19:00 Athlete and Coaches Briefing Elite male/female Saturday 21st June 18:00-19:00 Team Manager Briefing Relay Juniors 4 TRAINING 4.1. SWIM TRAINING Address: Arctic Sport Club Anne 44a, Tartu Phone: infotartu@arcticsport.ee Open: Mon-Thu 06:30 22:00 Fri 06:30 21:00 Sat-Sun 09:00 20:00 Open water swimming is available at the following sites: Anne Kanal This will be at your own risk and you will only be able to swim when the green or yellow flag is showing. 11

12 4.2. BIKE TRAINING The bike course is closed to traffic during the races, no individual training allowed. Bike training is allowed before and after the races. Roads are not closed to traffic for training sessions. Please keep to the right, follow local traffic rules and ride carefully SWIM FAMILIARIZATION The swim familiarization for Elite/Junior will take place in river Emajõgi on Thursday, July 19 th 2018 at 16:00 17:00. During the swim familiarization there will be lifeguards and medical service available. Please note: swimming in the river Emajõgi outside of the swim familiarization at any time is forbidden due to safety BIKE FAMILIARIZATION The bike familiarization will take place on Thursday, July 19 th 2018 at 15:00. Start is at Transition and it will be only 2 laps. Please be there on time. 5 ELITE/JUNIOR RACE 5.1. COMPETITION RULES The 2018 Tartu ETU Triathlon European Championships will follow the latest published Competition Rules of the International Triathlon Union CHECK IN PROCEDURES Athletes must have the following items: Bike incl. Saddle Sticker Helmet incl. three Stickers must be worn and fastened as you enter transition Body decals Uniform Accreditation Additional race equipment Athletes Check at the Athletes Lounge: Uniform & race gear check 12

13 Run caps also will be checked Body marking check (both arms, both legs) Timing chip distribution Bike Check before entering Athlete s Lounge Refer to 5.2 in competition rules Handle bars with clips-ons Wheels Bike frame Saddle position (-5cm Men & -2cm Women) Approval for the addition/modification of any equipment to the bike, MUST be obtained from the Head Referee at the end of the athletes briefing All athletes will have their helmets, bike, uniform and race number checked by a technical official on entering the transition area. We therefore ask all competitors to be wearing their helmets and have their race body number clearly showing as they enter the transition area. All helmets and bikes must be stickered up with the correct stickers distributed in the race packs during registration. Small sized equipment boxes will be made available by the LOC. Attention: These boxes are the property of the LOC and MUST STAY in the Transition Area. Your uniform will be checked by technical officials to ensure it conforms with ITU uniform rules. Athletes are only permitted to race in the national federations approved uniforms. For the Mixed relay all team members must check in together. The swim cap and the timing chips for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th member will be given at the mixed relay zone SCHEDULE 07:30 08:30 Junior Women Athletes Lounge Check In 08:00 08:45 Junior Women Transition Check In 08:15 08:45 Junior Women Swim Warm Up 08:50 Junior Women Athlete presentation 09:00 Junior Women Start -Sprint 0, :30 10:30 Junior Men Athletes Lounge Check In 10:00 10:45 Junior Men Transition Check In 13

14 10:15 10:45 Junior Men Swim Warm Up 10:50 Junior Men Athlete presentation 11:00 Junior Men Start - Sprint 0, :15 Junior Award Ceremony M, W 11:30 12:30 Elite Women Athletes Lounge Check In 12:00 12:45 Elite Women Transition Check In 12:15 12:45 Elite Women Swim Warm Up 12:50 Elite Women Athlete presentation 13:00 Elite Women Start - Sprint 0, :30 14:30 Elite Men Athletes Lounge Check In 14:00 14:45 Elite Men Transition Check In 14:15 14:45 Run Course Measurement 14:15 14:45 Elite Men Swim Warm Up 14:50 Elite Men Athlete presentation 15:00 Elite Men Start - Sprint 0, :15 Elite Award Ceremony M,W JUNIOR MIXED TEAM RELAY 09:00 10:30 Junior MTR Athletes Lounge Check In 09:30 10:15 Junior Mixed Team Relay Transistion Check-in 10:15 10:40 Junior MTR Swim Warm Up 10:45 Junior MTR presentation 11:00 Junior Mixed Team Relay 4x (0, ,5) / START 14

15 5.4. START The start of the swim is in front of Atlantis building. Athletes will start from a pontoon. The Head Referee with the assistance of ITU Technical Officials will start each race SWIM COURSE The swim takes place in river Emajõgi with a dive start from a pontoon. All athletes will swim one lap in counter-clockwise direction (total 750m). The average water temperature in river Emajõgi in the mid of July is around 20 C BIKE COURSE The bike course is four laps of 5km. At the beginning of each lap there is a climb and the second part of the lap is technical and has some tight corners. The course is mainly on asphalt, at the end of each lap there s about 10m section of cobblestones. Lapped athletes will be removed from the race. 15

16 5.7. WHEEL STATIONS There are two wheel stations alongside the bike course. Team wheel station is located shortly after the transition area. Team wheels need to be checked during the bike check in before. The Neutral wheel station is in Näituse street. Neutral wheels will be provided by LOC RUN COURSE The run course is two laps of 2,5km. It s out and back course with the climb at the beginning of each lap. 16

17 5.9. AID STATIONS/LITTERING ZONES There are two aid stations per lap alongside the run course. Sealed 0,5 litre bottles of water will be handed out. A littering zone will be attached to each Aid Station PENALTY BOX The penalty box is located at the end of run lap RESULTS Results will be published immediately after the race to the ITU s official website: PROTESTS Standard procedures will be followed according to the ITU Competition Rules. 17

18 6 MIXED TEAM RELAY RACE COURSE 6.1. SWIM COURSE The swim takes place in river Emajõgi with a dive start from a pontoon. All athletes will swim one lap in counter-clockwise direction (total 250m). The average water temperature in river Emajõgi in the mid of July is around 20 C BIKE COURSE The bike course is one lap of 7km. The route is technical and has some tight corners. The course is mainly on asphalt, at the beginning and at the end of the lap there s about 10m section of cobblestones. Lapped athletes will be removed from the race along with the rest of the team. 18

19 6.3. WHEEL STATIONS There are two wheel stations alongside the bike course. Team wheel station is located shortly after the transition area. Team wheels need to be checked during the bike check in before. The Neutral wheel station is located in Veski street. Neutral wheels will be provided by LOC RUN COURSE The run course is one lap of 1,7km. It s partly on asphalt and partly on the park paths. Lapped athletes will be removed from the race along with the rest of the team. 19

20 6.5. AID STATIONS/LITTERING ZONES There is one aid station alongside the run course. Sealed 0,5 litre bottles of water will be handed out. A littering zone will be attached to Aid Station PENALTY BOX The penalty box is located at the end of run lap RELAY ZONE The relay zone is located near the swim exit RESULTS Results will be published immediately after the race to the ITU s official website: 20

21 6.9. PROTESTS Standard procedures will be followed according to the ITU Competition Rules. 7 ACCREDITATION An official accreditation according to the ITU Event Operational and Technical Requirements will be provided by the LOC to all registered Athletes, Coaches, Technical Officials, Medical Team etc. Note that coaches and medical teams need to register via their NF on the ITU online registration. No accreditation will be handed over if the names are not on the ITU list. Accreditation will be distributed post-briefing. For those wishing to access the training sessions at the swimming pool, the accreditation card will be handed over based on identification at the Race office during opening hours. Only accredited persons will be allowed to access certain venue areas. Accreditation cards are number-coded. All accredited persons are requested to carry their accreditation cards with them at all times and to show them upon request. 8 TRANSPORTATION 8.1. CLOSEST AIRPORT The nearest airport is located in Tartu The nearest international airports are in Tallinn (185km from Tartu) and in Riga (245km from Tartu). For Visa requirements please check LOCAL TRANSPORTATION We recommend to arrive Tartu from Tallinn or Riga by car. You can book a rental car from airports. If you arrive by seas ( we recommend to have your own car with you. Bus connections to/from Tartu are very good. You can find bus information Train connections to Tartu

22 For transfer requests please contact our office 9 ACCOMMODATION The official host hotel of 2018 ETU Triathlon European Championships is V Spa & Conference Hotel. Address: Riia Tartu Phone: info@vspahotel.ee If you have any accommodation queries please contact our office info@tartutriatlon.ee 10 USEFUL INFORMATION Population of Tartu: Population of Estonia: Time zone in Estonia: Currency: Electricity: ATM: 93 thousand (the second biggest city in Estonia) 1.3 million GMT+2 EUR 220V EU socket numerous places in the city 11 CEREMONIES Parade of Nations will take place on the 19 th of July 20:00. Route will approx. 600m long, starting from the beginning of the finish straight. Opening ceremony starts right after the Parade of Nations at the race center stage at 20:30. Closing ceremony will take place right after Kids race on Sunday 22 nd of July at 18:00. Pasta Party will take place in the race center, at the athlete s lounge tent. Pasta Party is free of charge for the athlete s and for their handlers/guides. Athlete s must wear their wristband. Cost of pasta party for friends and family is 15 euros. After each medal ceremonies there will be live band concert on the racecenter stage. 22

23 21:30 Ott Lepland Band 21:30 Nedsaja küla bänd 21:30 Kristjan Kasearu Museums, restaurants and clubs will have special offers for the event guests and participants. 12 EXPO & MERCHANDISE Event Expo is open: 18 th of July 9:00-19:00 19 th of July 9:00-19:00 20 th of July 9:00 19:00 21 st of July 9:00-19:00 22 nd of July 9:00 18:00 Event specific merchandise is available. 23