1. Junior Athletes’ Briefing
Friday 14th September 2018
Junior Athletes’ Briefing
Hello and the warmest of welcome to you all to the 2018ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Under 23 Athletes Briefing.

2. Briefing Agenda Welcome and Introductions Competition Jury
Schedules and Timetables
Check-in and Procedures
The Course
Post-race Procedures
Weather Forecast
Briefing agenda: these are topics which we will go through in the next 15 to 20 minutes, will take questions at the end of the briefing.

3. OUTREACH INTRO AD OUTREACH EXPO!
Junior anti-doping education program at 100% of Grand Final events.“
LESLIE BUCHANAN ……….
This year's outreach booth is going to be totally cool with virtual reality experience of a sample collection.  Hopefully, no urine will be spilled.
Briefing agenda: these are topics which we will go through in the next 15 to 20 minutes, will take questions at the end of the briefing.

4. Welcome and Introductions
Marisol Casado, ITU President
Gergely Markus, ITU Team Leader
Kris Gemmel, ITU WTS Manager
Ross Capill, ITU Co-Technical Delegate
Thanos Nikopoulos, ITU Co-Technical Delegate
Claire Hannan, ITU Assistant Technical Delegate
Jacqui Kenny, ITU Assistant Technical Delegate
Frank Stapleton, ITU Assistant Technical Delegate
Dr. Jonathan King, ITU Medical Delegate
Leslie Buchanan, ITU Head Referee (Women)
Lyndell Murray, ITU Head Referee (Men)
David Ray, LOC Event Director

5. Competition Jury Frank Stapleton (AUS) , Chair
Liber Garcia (URU), ITU Representative (Men’s Race)
Shin Otsuka (JPN), ITU Representative (Women’s Race)
Miles Stewart (AUS), Triathlon Australia Representative

6. Schedule and Timetables
Today (after this briefing)
18:30 Race pack pick-up
Your race package includes:
Helmet stickers (3x)
Bike sticker (1x)
Body decals (4x)
both arms and both legs
do not cut off the WTS logo
Accreditation Card – this will be required at ALL TIMES to access venue and athletes lounge

7. Schedule and Timetables
Saturday 15th, September
NO access to the bike and run courses prior to your races.
Be aware that the Paratriathlon will be in progress prior to the Junior Women’s race.

8. Schedule and Timetables
Saturday
Junior Women
10: :00 Athletes’ Lounge check-in
10: :15 Transition check-in *
10: :15 Swim Warm-up
11:20 Athletes’ Introductions
11:30 Junior Women Start
14:30 – 13: Junior Women Medal Ceremony
* Transition opening may be slightly delayed while we reset from the previous race

9. Schedule and Timetables
Saturday
Junior Men
12: : Athletes’ Lounge check-in
12: : Transition check-in *
12: : Swim Warm-up
13:05 Athletes’ Introductions
13:15 Junior Men Start
15:00 – 15: U23 Men Medal Ceremony
* Transition opening may be slightly delayed while we reset from the previous race

10. MEDICAL

12. Check-In Procedures Accreditation
You will NOT be able to access the athlete lounge without your accreditation card. Note that you will only have access to the lounge during the period prior to your own race (not during other races).
Bike Check - before entering Athletes Lounge
Refer to 5.2 & 5.3 in Competition Rules
Handle bars with clip-ons
Wheels (non authorized UCI wheels rule)
Spare wheels will be checked and labelled at bike check. Coaches must transport their own wheels to the team wheel station and collect them after the race.
Disc brakes are now legal and spare wheels with disc brakes may be placed at the team wheel station however they are not allowed in the neutral wheel station
Bike frame
Helmet
Bike mechanic service is available at the athletes lounge from 5:30am to 11am.

13. Check-In Procedures Bike Check - before entering Athletes Lounge
Approval for the addition/modification of any equipment to the bike, MUST be obtained from the Head Referee up until 10 minutes from the end of this Athlete’s Briefing
Mechanic service available
Bike mechanic service is available at the athletes lounge from 5:30am to 11am.

14. Check-In Procedures Athletes’ Lounge
Uniform and race gear check (name, country, logos, ITU logo, zippers) – photos taken of each uniform
Wearing other uniform during the race = DSQ!
Body marking check (both arms, both legs)
Timing chip & data tracking chip distribution
Swim cap distribution
You will not return to the athlete lounge after the race. Please label your bags (race number sticker) and we will move them to the recovery area. .

15. Check-In Procedures Transition Area
Helmet – Do not leave helmet straps fastened in transition
Running shoes go outside and in front of your box
Your box may be on either side of your bike rack
Helmet on bike
The bike must be racked in the first transition by the rear wheel and in the second transition by either wheel
At the transition: remember to leave your helmet strap unfastened in the transition, athlete who does not comply will receive a 15 seconds time penalty in TA1. Please note about the new rule on helmet branding, there in on limitation of manufacturers or sponsors logos on the helmet, but these logos must be incorporated to the helmet and are not stickers. The only stickers allowed are the race numbers. Running shoes on the ground and close to your box; helmet on the bike; label your spare wheels, and check in your spare wheels at the bike check. They will be collected there and returned to the athletes’ lounge. Rack your bike with the front wheel point towards the transition in TA1, and you may rack your bike with either wheel in TA2.

16. The Course Swim 1 Laps of 750m Bike 4 Laps of 4.75km = 19km Run
The course: swim will be two laps of seven hundred and fifty meters, a total distance of one point five k; bike will be 9 laps of four point four five k, a total distance of forty point zero five k; and run will 4 laps of two point five four k, a total distance of ten point one six k.

17. Pre-Start Procedure Athletes’ Introduction
10 minutes before your start, line up at the transition
Wear the official swim cap outside, 2nd swim cap unbranded
When you are introduced, jog to the swim start platform
Quickly select your start position
After selecting your position, stay behind the pre start line
Blocking more than one position = DSQ

18. Start Procedure Athletes in position:
The start can be given any time the Head Referee announces “On Your Mark”
Electronic Horn Blast
The race starts
Athletes not moving forward at the start will receive a time penalty of 10 seconds in TA1
Delayed start athletes will move forward on the call of the designated official
How to rank juniors.

19. False Start Procedure False start with many athletes:
Several horn blasts
Kayaks in front of you
Everyone goes back to his or her original start spot
Valid start but with early starters:
If someone starts before the horn and every one else starts with the horn, the false starter will receive a time penalty of 10 seconds in TA1
During the time penalty the athlete cannot touch any race equipment

20. Swim Course Today at 11:00 Water temperature 21°C Air temperature 22°C
WBGT °C
Relative Humidity 57.5%
Final decision 1 hour before race start
1 lap (total distance of 750m) – Anti-clockwise
Distance to the first turn buoy 330m
Pass all pink buoys on the left shoulder
Pass the final two yellow buoys on the right shoulder
Swim behaviour will be closely monitored and recorded by water based and Video Review officials
Take wetsuit, cap, goggles to transition into the box

21. Swim Behaviour Monitoring
Definition from the ITU CR 4.1:
e.) Athletes may sportingly maintain their own space in the water:
(i) Where athletes make accidental contact in the swim and then immediately afterwards move apart no penalty will be incurred;
(ii) Where athletes make contact in the swim, and an athlete continues to impede the progress of the other athlete without moving apart, this action will result in a time penalty;
(iii) Where athletes deliberately target another athlete to impede their progress, gain unfair advantage and potentially cause harm will result in disqualification and may be reported to ITU Arbitration Tribunal for potential suspension or expulsion.

22. Swim Behaviour Monitoring
Definition from the ITU CR 4.1:
There will be additional boats and Technical officials deployed on the swim course to monitor athletes’ behaviour in this respect.
Infringements will be recorded and appropriate action will be taken dependent on the rules definition from the previous slide.
Please respect your fellow competitors and keep the race fair.

23. Swim Course

24. Direction of Tidal Current Direction of Tidal Current
High Tide at 12:26
Jnr Women – Incoming Tide
Jnr Men – Outgoing Tide
Direction of Incoming Tide
Direction of Outgoing Tide

25. Transition Individual bike racks Name, number, country code and flag
All used equipment goes into your box
Failure to put equipment in box = 10 second penalty on run PB
Mount line at the end of the TA (GREEN LINE)
Dismount line at the beginning of TA (RED LINE)

26. Transition
Dismount
Mount
Add penalty box P onto map

27. Bike Course 4 laps of 4.75km (total distance of 19km)
Ride through transition each lap
Flat, with technical sections at the northern end each lap
Four 180 degree turns per lap
2 Wheel Stations (WS): for location see map
1 Team Wheel Station (approx. 500m)
1 Neutral Wheel Station (approx. 3km)
2 Littering zones for bike (Wheel Stations)
Lap counter: at the exit of transition
Lapped athletes are out of the race
First runner – last biker scenario
Note: The first lap of the bike goes straight up Gold Coast Highway and does not turn left into Stevens Street (see map on next slide). All subsequent laps turn left into Stevens Street.

28. Bike Course Wheel Station Littering Zones Wheel Station

29. First Runner, Last Biker Scenario
Phillip Street

30. Neutral Wheels Front 4 x 700C Rear 4 x 700C 11 Cassette Shimano

31. Caution signal: sharp whistles and or red flags
Caution signal: volunteers will whistle and wave the flag to alert you for any caution on the FOP.

32. Run Course 2 laps of 2.5km (total distance of 5km)
Lapped runners – cannot run with leading runners
Aid Stations and Littering Zones
3 per lap (for location see map)
Sealed water
Discard bottles and litter in the Littering Zones as indicated by the following signs

33. Run Course
Aid Station
Penalty Box
Aid Station

34. Run Penalty Box
Penalty box is for infringements 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: Before making the final U turn to transition and finish
Information: White board to show race numbers (and letter) (Athletes need to read the board)
Procedure: 10 second time penalty served on any lap of the run
If you do not stop, it may result in a DQ

35. Run Penalty Box
If you incur a penalty, you will find your number plus a letter code indicating the nature of the infraction:
D = Dismount Line Violation S = Swim Conduct
M = Mount Line violation E = Equipment Outside Box
L = Littering V = Other Violations
For example:
12D….athlete #12 received a time penalty for a dismount line violation
2x12ME…athlete #12 received 2 time penalties for mount line and equipment outside the box violations

36. Post Race Procedures Photo-finish
No congestion in the finish area: go to mixed zone/recovery area
For Top 3 and Series Leaders
TV/Flash Interviews
Medal Ceremony
Media “Mixed Zone”
For awards, dress “up” – with race uniform (or country clothes) Ambush marketing rules apply
Post-race procedure: Photo-finish, please proceed to the mixed zone or recovery area after you finish to avoid congestion in the finish area; top 3 and series leaders, officials will direct you to the media area for TV interviews, then it will be followed by the medal ceremony, after the ceremony, please proceed to the mixed zone for further media interviews. For the medal ceremony, please dress up – you may wear your uniform or country clothes, and again, the ambush marketing rules apply here. ITU will wire transfer the prize money to you.

37. Ambush Marketing Rule Ambush marketing is defined as:
“Deliberately using the opportunity of live television and media photographers to expose the sponsor logos larger then the approved sizes, and/or equipment or objects not provided by LOC or ITU.”
The consequence for this behaviour is ( Leslie may comment )
Please follow the ambush marketing rule

38. Post Race Procedures Anti-Doping Control
Photo ID is needed for every athlete to go for testing.
Team Medical Access
Only team medical will be allowed to enter the medical tent after ITU Medical Delegate’s permission.
Every NF can have 1 team medical accreditation. Team doctors should register with the ITU Medical Delegate.
Immediately after this briefing, we will have a team medical doctors meeting with the medical delegate and LOC doctor.

39. Coaches Areas
Coaches wristbands and Accreditation Cards will only be distributed to those coaches who’s National Federations registered them through the on-line system
They will have access to:
Athletes’ Lounge/Post Recovery Area
Swim Start Area
Wheel Station (Team Wheels) Area
Note – you will need your accreditation card to access the athlete lounge. You will only be able to access the lounge prior to your athlete’s race(s).
Coaches Areas: coaches accreditation will be distributed to those whose NF have registered them through the online system; coaches will have access to:

40. Coaches Areas
Coaches Area
Coaches Area
Coaches Area
Coaches Area

41. Athletes Agreement
There has been a change in the procedure of filling the Athlete’s Agreement.
All Athletes will have to fill in their data on their Admin page of the ITU Website before competing in their first event, or if there is any change.
If you need logins please contact
Following the briefing you will sign the Agreement before taking your race package, that does not include the section with detailed information.
The reason for this change is to integrate the information of the athletes to the same database – which is not public – and to avoid any missing or inaccurate information.

42. Athletes Agreement
You must hand in the agreement with the following completed in order to receive your race pack
Name:
Date:
Sign the agreement:
No agreement = no race pack !*
* except athletes who have already signed an agreement in 2018

43. Outreach program
ITU invites all  athletes, coaches, NF officials and spectators to their Anti-doping Outreach Booth at the Expo.
It would be awesome if you have an opportunity to drop by and show your support for Clean Sport by posting a photo of yourself on social media at the booth.

44. Weather Forecast
Temp Weather
SATURDAY Min. 15°C
Max. 25°C

45. Access to Briefing Information

46. Good Luck. Have a great race