AJ BELL 2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds Elite Athlete's Briefing - Friday, 4 June 2021

AJ BELL 2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds

Elite Athlete’s Briefing
Friday, 4 June 2021

Agenda
    ▪ We lcom e and Int roduct ions
    ▪ Com pe t it ion J ury
    ▪ At hle t e s Com mit t e e Re pre se nt at ive s
    ▪ Sche dule s
    ▪ Che ck-in and Proce dure s
    ▪ The Course
    ▪ Post -race Proce dure s
    ▪ We at he r Fore cast
    ▪ Wat e r Qualit y

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Welcome & Introductions

    ▪   Ian Howard (GBR) , World Triat hlon Vice Pre side nt

    ▪   Kris Gemmel (NZL) , World Triat hlon Te am Le ade r

    ▪   Thanos Nikopoulos (GRE) , World Triat hlon Te chnical De le gat e

    ▪   Monica Flores (ESP) , World Triat hlon Assist ant Te chnical De le gat e

    ▪   Sarah Taylor (GBR), World Triat hlon He ad Re fe re e

    ▪   Jane Vine (GBR) , World Triat hlon He ad Re fe re e

    ▪   Maisie Bancewicz (GBR) , World Triat hlon Me dical De le gat e

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Competition Jury

    ▪   Thanos Nikopoulos (GER) , Chair

    ▪   Kris Gemmel (NZL) , World Triat hlon Re pre se nt at ive

    ▪   Andy Salmon (GBR) , Brit ish Triat hlon Re pre se nt at ive

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Athletes Committee

    Tamas Tot h   Ai Ue da (J PN)   Claire Miche l   Yannick      Rache l Klame r
    (HUN)                           (BEL)            Bourse aux   (NED)
                                                     (FRA)

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Schedules – Re gist rat ion
Friday, 4 J une 2021

      Colle ct race pack
        •   Helmet stickers (3x)
        •   Bike sticker (1x)
        •   Body decals (4x)- both arms and both legs - do not cut off the WTCS
            logo
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Before coming to registration

    -   All at hle t e s are re quire d t o sign t he agre e me nt online via t he ir pe rsonal
        acce ss t o t he backe nd of t riat hlon.org prior t o t he first World Triat hlon
        e ve nt t he y are willing t o compe t e at .
    -   All at hle t e s, coache s and t e am me dical must comple t e online t he pre -
        e ve nt COVID-19 scre e ning proce ss
        ht t ps:/ / t riat hlon.org/ pre _e ve nt _covid_19_scre e ning_guide ?mc_cid=190e d
        f69ae &mc_e id=e 189c58d9b

    -   Wit hout comple t ing online bot h of t he proce sse s above , you will not be
        allowe d t o compe t e .

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Schedules
Sat urday, 5 J une 2021
    06:45 - 07:15     Bike Familiarizat ion

    07:30 - 08:00     Coache s Commit t e e Re p me e t ing wit h TD

    Ple ase ge t in t ouch wit h le e ds@brit isht riat hlon.org if you are not familiar
    wit h t he cohort t hat you have be e n assigne d t o and t he bus sche dule t hat
    you ne e d t o follow.

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Schedules - Elit e Wome n
Sunday, 6 J une 2021
    Only at hle t e s, coache s and t e am me dical wit h e lit e accre dit at ion can come t o
    t he ve nue on Sunday

    11:30 - 12:30     At hle t e s’ Lounge che ck-in

    11:45 - 12:45     Transit ion che ck-in

    11:45 - 12:45     Swim warm-up

    12:56             At hle t e s’ int roduct ions

    13:06             Elite Women start

    15:20             Me dal ce re mony
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    15:30             Coache s’ Run course me asure me nt

Schedules - Elit e Me n
Sat urday, 15 May

     14:15 - 15:15    At hle t e s’ Lounge che ck-in

     15:00 - 15:30  Transit ion che ck-in (bike s will be st ore d and che cke d in Para T1
     and can be brought int o TA, whe n wome ns’ bike s are re move d)

     14:30 - 15:30    Swim warm-up

     15:30            Run course me asure me nt

     15:41            At hle t e s’ int roduct ions

     15:51            Elite Men start

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     17:50            Me dal ce re mony

Check-in Proce dure s

     Check-in – Athletes Lounge
     ●   Ke e p your m ask on
     ●   Disinfe ct your hands be fore e nt e ring t he t e nt
     ●   One way flow wit hin t he t e nt
     ●   All che cks will be visual
     ●   Uniform & race ge ar che ck – phot os t ake n of e ach uniform
     ●   We aring ot he r uniform during t he race = DSQ!
     ●   Body m arking che ck (bot h arm s, bot h le gs)
     ●   Tim ing chip dist ribut ion (1 for t he ankle )
     ●   Swim cap dist ribut ion + Che cking of 2nd unbrande d swim caps
         (ot he rwise not allowe d t o we ar)
     ●   Le ave your bag in t he At hle t e s’ Lounge
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Check-in Proce dure s

     • Re fe r t o 5.12. in Com pe t it ion Rule s
     • Handle bars wit h clips-ons
     • Whe e ls (UCI list )
     • Bike fram e
     • Saddle posit ion (-5 cm ≤ Me n & -2 cm ≤ Wom e n)
     • Approval for t he addit ion/modificat ion of any e quipm e nt t o
       t he bike , MUST be obt aine d from t he He ad Re fe re e up unt il
       10 m inut e s aft e r t he e nd of t he Race Package Dist ribut ion
     • A Bike Me chanic will be available during che ck in at t he
       at hle t e s’ lounge

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Check-in Proce dure s
 Transition Area
 • He lm e t – Do not le ave he lme t st raps fast e ne d in t ransit ion
 • He lm e t on bike

 • The bike must be racked in t he first t ransit ion by t he re ar whe el and in t he
   se cond t ransit ion by e it he r whe e l

 • Running shoes go out side and in front of your box - AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO
   THE BIKE RACKS

 • Le ave t he spare whe e ls wit h your labe l at t he at hle t e s’ lounge .

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The Course

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Pre-st art Proce dure s

     Athlete Introduction:
     • 10 m inut e s be fore st art – line -up in Pre -St art Are a
     • If wearing 2 swim caps the 2nd one must be unbranded
     • Keep your mask on and remove it after being introduced
     • As introduced jog to the swim start line and select your position.
       Remain there and stay behind the line!
     • Last m inut e ge ar will be m ove d t o t he TA by t he LOC

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Athletes’ introduction

Start Procedures
     Athletes in position :

     • The st art can be give n any t im e t he He ad Re fe re e announce s “On Your Mark”

     • Air Horn Blast

     • The race st art s

     Athletes not moving forward at the start will receive a time penalty of 15 seconds
     in TA1

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False Start Procedures

     False start with many athletes :
     • Se ve ral horn blast s
     • Kayaks in front of you
     • Eve ryone goe s back t o his or he r original st art spot

     Valid start but with early starters :
     • If som e one st art s be fore t he horn and e veryone e lse st art s wit h t he horn, t he
       false st art e r will re ce ive a t im e pe nalt y of 15 se conds in TA1
             During the time penalty the athlete cannot touch any race equipment

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Swim Course
     • Today at 10:30
        ✔Wat e r t e m pe rat ure 18.3°C
        ✔Air t e m pe rat ure          15.0°C
        Final de cision 1 hour be fore race st art
     • 2 laps of 750m (t ot al dist ance of 1500m) – ant i-clockwise
     • Dist ance t o t he first t urn buoy 347m
     • Pass all buoys on t he le ft shoulde r and t he last re d one on your right .
     • Swim behaviour will be closely monitored and recorded by water based and
       Video Review officials
     • Take we t suit , cap, goggle s t o t ransit ion int o t he box

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Swim Course

Transition

     • Individual bike racks
     • Nam e , num be r, count ry code and flag
     • All use d e quipm e nt goe s int o your box
     Failure to put equipment in box = 15 second penalty on run PB
     • Mount line at t he e nd of t he TA (GREENLINE)
     • Dismount line at t he be ginning of TA (RED LINE)

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Bike Course
     • 9 laps of 4.21km (t ot al dist ance of 37.9km)
     • Ride t hrough t ransit ion e ach lap
     • Hilly and t e chnical course
     • 2 Whe e l St at ions (WS): for locat ion se e m ap
         • 1 Te am Whe e l St at ion (30m )
         • 1 Ne ut ral Whe e l St at ion (approx. 2km )
     • 4 Lit t e ring zone s for bike (Whe e l St at ions and Run Aid St at ions)
     • Lap count e r: at t he e xit of t ransit ion
     • Lappe d at hle t e s are out of t he race . The y will be direct e d t o t he ne are st st at ion
        and e scort e d back t o t he ve nue by TO aft e r t he e nd of t he bike le g.
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     • First runne r – last bike r sce nario – bare ly possible

Bike Course

              Neutral
              wheel
              station
                                       Team wheel
                                         station

                                    Transition
                                      zone

               First bikers/ last
               runner scenario

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Bike Course

                                         Be extremely caution when
                                        coming through the transition

               Be extremely caution
               when coming through
              corner of Prince & Park
24                    Avenue

Caution signal : sharp whistles and or red flags

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Run Course
 • 800m TA to run, 4 laps of 2.3km (total distance of 10km)
 • Lapped runners – cannot run with leading runners
 • 11 degrees ramp to get to the finish shute
 • Aid Stations and Littering Zones
     • 2 per lap (for location see map)
     • Sealed water
     • Discard bottles and litter in the Littering Zones as indicated
       by the following signs

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Run Course

                        Penalty box

                                      Aid station 1

                  Aid station 2

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Run Penalty Box
 •   Pe nalt y box is for infringe me nt s 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 :              Be fore e nt e ring t he finish chut e
 •   Information :           Whit e board t o show race numbe rs (and letter )
                             (At hle t e s ne e d t o re ad t he board)
 •   Procedure :             15 second t ime pe nalt y se rve d on any lap of t he run

 Pe nalt ie s must be post e d prior t o t he 3rd lap on t he run. Any pe nalt ie s following t hat
 point will be se rve d on t he spot .

 At hle t e s have t he opt ion t o de cide whe t he r t o st op at t he pe nalt y box and se rve t he
 pe nalt y or cont inue t o t he finish. Not stopping will results in DSQ on crossing the
 finish line . The at hle t e may t he n appe al t he pe nalt y. Evide nce will only be made
 available if an appe al is file d.
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Run Penalty Box
If you incur a pe nalt y, you will find your numbe r plus a letter code indicat ing t he
nat ure of t he infract ion:

     D = Dismount Line Violat ion           S = Swim Conduct
     M = Mount Line violat ion              E = Equipme nt Out side Box
     L = Lit t e ring                       V = Ot he r Violat ions

For example:

12D….at hle t e # 12 re ce ive d a t ime pe nalt y for a dismount line violat ion

12 x 2 ME…at hle t e # 12 re ce ive d 2 t ime pe nalt ie s for mount line and e quipme nt
out side t he box violat ions

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Post Race Procedures
 • Phot o-finish
 • No conge st ion in t he finish are a: go t o re cove ry are a
 • For Top 3 and Se rie s Le ade rs
    • TV/ Flash Int e rvie ws
    • Me dal Ce re m ony
 • For awards, dre ss “up” – wit h race uniform (or count ry clot he s)
     Ambushmarketing rules apply
 • Prize m one y will be wire t ransfe rre d t o t he at hle t e s

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Medal Ceremony

 •   Eve ryone ke e p his/ he r mask on t he whole t im e . No phot o wit hout mask.
 •   No flowe rs or champagne
 •   1 host e ss/ volunt e e r wit h face shie ld/ mask and glove s t o pre pare and hold
     t he t ray wit h t he m e dal and t rophy t o e ach at hle t e
 •   Each at hle t e is t aking on his/ he r own t he m e dal/ t rophy/ sash.
 •   Nat ional ant he m and flags raising as pe r usual.
 •   No handshaking/ hugs

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Ambush Marketing Rules
 • Am bush m arke t ing is de fine d as:

 “Deliberately using the opportunity of live television and media
 photographers to expose the sponsor logos larger than the approved
 sizes, and/or equipment or objects not provided by LOC or World
 Triathlon .”

 •   The conse quence for t his behaviour is t hat t he at hle t e will
     imme diat e ly forfeit their prize money for t hat e ve nt , if any

 •   Ple ase follow t he am bush marke t ing rule

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Post Race Procedures
 Anti -Doping Control
 • Phot o ID is ne e de d for e ve ry at hle t e t o go for t e st ing. The t e st s will be
   carrie d out at t he Mansion House .

 Team Medical Access
 • Only t e am m e dical will be allowe d t o e nt er t he me dical t ent aft e r World
   Triat hlon Me dical De le gat e ’s pe rm ission.

 • Every NF can have 1 t e am m e dical accre dit at ion. Te am doct ors should
   re gist e r wit h t he World Triat hlon Me dical De le gat e .

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Coaches Area

 Coache s accre dit at ions will only be dist ribut e d t o t hose coache s whose Nat ional
 Fe de rat ions re gist e re d t he m t hrough t he online syst e m

 The y will have acce ss t o:
     • At hle t e s’ Lounge / Post Re cove ry Are a
     • Pe nalt y Box Are a
     • Coache s Are a ne xt t o swim st art

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Coaches Run Access
 • One coach pe r NF is allowe d t o have acce ss on t he sit e run course for 30 minut e s
   from 15:30 be t we e n t he e lit e e ve nt s, in a t ime when course is prope rly se t up and
   se cure d.

 • Ve st s are provide d t o t hose coache s from t he LOC.

 • All coache s will st art at t he same t ime from t he sam e st art point (me e t ing point ) at
   Transit ion.

 • Coache s who re quire t his acce ss, must re gist e r wit h t he t e chnical officials during
   re gist rat ion on Friday, 4 J une .

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Weather Forecast

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Water Quality
     Enterococci               E.Coli                    PH
                NMP/10                    NMP/10          May 25
      May 25                    May 25
                 0mL                       0mL
                                                         Location 1   7.9
     Location 1   35           Location 1   56                              SUMMARY
                                                         Location 2   7.0
     Location 2     4          Location 2         4
                                                          PH limit    6-9
     Enterococc                  Ecoli

Safeguarding

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Anti -doping
World Triat hlon has ide nt ifie d various le ve ls of it s Educat ion Pool as it s Re gist e re d Te st ing Pool
(RTP) at hle t e s, Te st ing Pool (TP) at hle t e s, accre dit e d coache s for it s World Cup and World
Triat hlon Championships Se rie s e ve nt s as we ll as at hle t e s qualifie d t o go t o 2020 Tokyo Olympic
and Paralympic Game s.

The be low ne e d t o comple t e t he ir re spe ct ive course by 30t h of J une 2021:

• RTP at hle t e s must comple t e WADA’s ADEL for Re gist e re d Te st ing Pool At hle t e s course
• TP at hle t e s must comple t e t he WADA “Int e rnat ional-Le ve l At hle t e s Educat ion Program”
course
• At hle t e s at t e nding t he 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Game s must comple t e
WADA’s ADEL for Tokyo 2020 Olympics course
• High Pe rformance Coache s and Nat ional accre dit e d Elit e Coache s who would like t o be
accre dit e d for t he World Triat hlon Eve nt s must comple t e WADA’s High Pe rformance
Coache s course

39 rt ificat e of comple t ion ne e ds t o be submit t e d t o World Triat hlon at ant idoping@t riat hlon.org
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Access to briefing

     ht t p:/ / www.t riat hlon.org/ about / downloads/ cat e gory/ race _brie fings/

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