Wednesday 28th February 2018 Coaches’ Briefing

Introduction Thanos Nikopoulos, ITU Team Leader Kris Gemmell, ITU WTS Manager Thanos Nikopoulos, ITU Team Leader Howard Vine, ITU Technical Delegate Dirk Bogaert, ITU Head Referee Men Sarah Taylor-Hough, ITU Head Referee Women Dr. Charl Carstens, ITU Medical Delegate Gary Marescia, LOC Race Director

Competition Jury Thanos Nikopoulos (GRE) - ITU Representative Howard Vine (GBR) - Chair Shin Otsuka (JPN) - ITU Vice President Thanos Nikopoulos (GRE) - ITU Representative

Schedule and Timetables Wednesday 20:00 Welcome drink at the Crowne Plaza Hotel; Stills Bar

Schedule and Timetables Thursday 10:00 – 13:00 Athletes Lounge Open Please report to the athletes’ lounge before the familiarization 10:30 – 11:00 Bike Course familiarisation 11:30 – 12:30 Swim Course familiarisation. All the bikes should remain in the Athlete’s Lounge área whilst swimming. This will be a secure area.

Schedule and Timetables Friday ELITE MEN 12:00 – 13:00 Athletes lounge check in 12:30 – 13:15 Transition Area check-in 12:30 – 13:15 Swim warm-up 13:29 Athletes’ presentation 13:36 Elite Men Start 14:45 Medal ceremony after finish

Schedule and Timetables Friday ELITE WOMEN 14:00 – 15:00 Athletes lounge check in 14:30 – 15:15 Transition Area check-in 14:30 – 15:15 Swim warm-up 15:29 Athletes’ presentation 15:36 Elite Women Start 16:45 Medal ceremony after finish

Transportation Elite Familiarisation – Thursday 1st March - Shuttles will be arranged from official hotels to the race village departing 1hr before the familiarisation at 9:30am. Return shuttles from the race village to the official hotels will run from 12:30-13:00 Race Day – Friday 2 March - Shuttles will be arranged from official hotels to the race village departing 11:30. Return shuttles from the race village to the official hotels will run from the end of the event

Access to the Venue

The Course Swim Bike Run 1 lap of 750 metres 5 laps of 4.12 kms

The Course

Swim Course 1 Lap of 750 m (anticlockwise) Distance to first turn buoy (red) at 370m; keep on left shoulder Keep remaining red buoys on your left shoulder and orange buoys on your right shoulder Swim behaviour will be closely monitored Take swim cap and goggles to transition and place in your box Today at 12.00: Water temperature: 23.4ºC Air Temperature: 29.0ºC

Swim Course

Swim Exit Swim In Swim In

Bike Course 5 laps of 4.02 km = 20.5 km Ride through the venue and the Transition Area Technical in some parts of the course, like the access to the tunnel, the exit of F1 course and going through the venue Two Wheel Stations Team WS approximately 50 m after exiting transition, on the left side Neutral WS at 2km inside F1 course (no disc brake wheels) Littering zones for the bike, after the neutral wheel station Lap Counter: at the end of the Transition Area Lapped athletes will be removed from the race. Last bike / first runner scenario can occur at the exit of F1 course

1st Transition Bike Out

Bike Course

Bike Course #Tunnel

2nd Transition Bike In Run Out

Run Course 2 Laps of 2.55 km = 5.1 km At end of Lap 1 run through transition At end of Lap 2 run down finish shute Aid Stations 3 per lap Sealed water bottles Only discard bottles and litter within the littering zones as indicated by the following signs: Photo Finish When you finish, keep moving through to the mixed-zone and recovery area.

Run Course First runner Last Biker scenario

Run Penalty Box Failure to serve penalty = DSQ The Run Penalty Box is for infringements in Swim, TA1, TA2 or Run Course Location: Just before entering at the venue on the right side Notification: Number posted on the white board at the Penalty Box Procedure: 10 second time penalty served on either lap of the run Failure to serve penalty = DSQ NOTE: It is your responsibility to check the board

Penalty Box and Finish Finish Penalty Box

Coaches’ Areas Coaches wristbands will only be distributed to those coaches who’s National Federations registered them through the on-line system They will have access to: The Athletes’ Lounge and Post-recovery Area Behind the start area Next to the swim exit Media lane (in front grandstands)

Measurement of the course One coach per NF can have access to the elite run course between 14:40 and 15:20 on Friday for measuring the course, escorted by the Chief Run Official Vests will be provided by the LOC. Please be at the Elite athletes’ lounge by 14:35 on Friday Registration is immediately after this Briefing on exit at the coaches’ accreditation distribution desk.

Weather Forecast Temp Weather Thursday 26ºC to 28ºC Partly Cloudy Friday 26ºC to 29ºC Partly Cloudy

Access to Briefing Presentation Race Briefings can be found as follows: http://www.triathlon.org/about/downloads/category/race_briefings

2018 Competition rules updates Section Explanation Comments 2.2.c) athlete assisting another athlete Self- explanatory 2.4.c) PPE From this year this is mandatory for all athletes. 2.5.g) Pro/elite athlete eligibility If an athlete races in WTS he automatically is excluded from racing AG in the same discipline. If an athlete is racing in WC/CC/CCH and his/her NF has not added him/her to the list, he/she is eligible to race AG in the same discipline.

2018 Competition rules updates Section Explanation Comments 2.7.b.(iv). 2nd bullet coming late or missing briefing but informed the TD will result a delay start Delayed start according to the time penalty of the race. These athletes will have to be at the end of the line up and on the pontoon you need to reserve equal block-spots to the penalized athletes. 2.11.g) the ITU Competition Jury and or the Head Referee cannot add or remove time of an athletes' penalty following a successful protest/appeal Self- explanatory 3.3.g).(ii).4th bullet point athletes' behaviour in case of a penalty Clarification 4.1.e) clarifications on swim conduct 4.10.a).(iii) if an athlete wish to wear a second swim cap must be unbranded Has to be checked during the athlete's lounge check in

2018 Competition rules updates Section Explanation Comments 5.2.i) disc brakes are allowed in all the competitions LOCs will not provide wheels with disc-brakes at the neutral wheel station. The athlete can leave the spare disc- brake wheels at the Team wheel station. 10.1.a) reduction on the number of athletes in the start lists 10.5 updates on accreditation distribution For all ITU events, the accreditedation for coaches and team medical will come from ITU (wristbands) 13.2 changes in the appeal process   27.9 proofs are needed for withdraw athlete The ITU MD needs to approve the medical proof, in races with no ITU MD, the TD has to seek cooperation of the LOC MD.