1. Wednesday 28th February 2018
Coaches’ Briefing

2. 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

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

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

5. 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.

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Access to the Venue

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

11. The Course

12. 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

13. Swim Course

14. Swim Exit
Swim In
Swim In

15. 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

16. 1st Transition
Bike Out

17. Bike Course

18. Bike Course #Tunnel

19. 2nd Transition
Bike In
Run Out

20. 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.

21. Run Course
First runner
Last Biker scenario

22. 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: second time penalty served on either lap of the run
Failure to serve penalty = DSQ
NOTE: It is your responsibility to check the board

23. Penalty Box and Finish
Finish
Penalty
Box

24. 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)

25. 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.

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

27. Access to Briefing Presentation
Race Briefings can be found as follows:

28. 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.

29. 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

30. 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.