AG Team managers’ briefing Sprint & Standard

Wednesday 8 July 2015

Welcome and introductions

Co-TDs Esther Sanchez (ESP) Pascal Godel (FRA) Assistant TDs Lorand Katolai (HUN), Stéfane Mauris (SUI) Thanos Nikopoulos (GRE) Race Referee Sarah Taylor (GBR) Medical delegate Dr Jan Verstuyft (BEL) LOC Christophe Parent (Race Director)

Competition jury / SPRINT

Esther Sanchez (ESP), Chair Ian Howard (GBR), ETU Executive board member Oliver Imfeld (SUI), Swiss Triathlon

Competition jury / STANDARD

Esther Sanchez (ESP), Chair Eugène Kraus (LUX), ETU executive board member Oliver Imfeld (SUI), Swiss Triathlon

Registration schedule

Wednesday 8 July 12:00 - 20:00

Thursday 9 July 12:00 - 20:00

Friday 10 July 12:00 - 20:00 *

Saturday 11 July 12:00 - 14:00 *

Each day, priority will be given to BTF and Swiss Triathlon from 14:00 16:00 * Standard only

Registration process

Athlete must register in person. Athlete must present a photo identification document (passport, driving licence, national id card, triathlon licence with photo). No payment – no race pack: payment in cash at the accreditation desk is possible before the registration process. Payment can be made by Team Manager or directly by the athlete if approved by the Team Manager.

Registration process

• Swim cap (check you have right color) • Timing chip • Bib number • Body decals (black) + wetsuit decals (red) • Stickers (3 for helmet, 1 for saddle, 1 for sports bag) • Wristband red for sprint distance and

green for standard distance (access to transition, opening and closing ceremonies)

• 1 pasta party food ticket • 1 pasta party drink ticket • Souvenir • Bag

AG SPRINT schedule & timetables

Thursday 9 July 2015 12:00 – 20:00 AG Sprint/Standard registration

12:30 – 16:30 AG Sprint TA Bike check-in

16:30 – 17:30 AG Sprint swim familiarisation

18:00 – 19:00 Opening ceremony

19:00 Pasta party

AG SPRINT schedule & timetables

Friday 10 July 2015 08:30 – 10:30 AG Sprint gear check-in only

11:00 AG Sprint start of 1st wave

14:30 – 15:45 AG Sprint TA check-out

15:45 Cut-off time

16:00 Paratriathlon

19:00 AG Sprint medal ceremony

AG STANDARD schedule & timetables

Thursday 9 July 2015 12:00 – 20:00 AG Sprint/Std registration

18:00 – 19:00 Opening ceremony

19:00 Pasta party

Friday 10 July 2015 12:00 – 20:00 AG STD registration

17:00 – 18:00 AG STD swim familiarization

AG STANDARD schedule & timetables

Saturday 11 July 2015 12:00 – 14:00 AG STD registration

16:00 – 20:00 AG STD TA bike check-in

AG STANDARD schedule & timetables

Sunday 12 July 2015 04:00 – 06:00 AG STD gear check-in only

05:00 – 19:00 Bag drop area

06:30 AG STD start of 1st wave

10:15 Bike cut-off time

11:10 ½ run cut-off time

11:00 – 13:00 AG STD TA check-out

16:30 – 17:15 ETU AG Standard Medal ceremony

20:00 – 02:00 Closing party

Swim familiarization

• SPRINT: Thursday 9 July 2015 16:30 - 17:30 STANDARD: Friday 10 July from 17:00 - 18:00

• Stay on the prescribed course and follow instructions

• Coaches can go with them and look after valuables

Check-in procedure

• Review your time slot to ensure smooth check-in

• Check-in the day before is mandatory, and Technical officials will check: • Bib number • Uniform • Bike with race number • Helmet with race number

• It is not allowed to leave any equipment (own box, towel,

etc) in the TA

• Marking your position is strictly forbidden

AG Sprint EC – Transition check-in schedule

THURSDAY 9 JULY 2015 SPRINT

12:30 – 13:50: waves 1-4

13:50 – 15:10: waves 5-8

15:10 – 16:30: waves 9-11

Go to the gate corresponding to your category / wave

TA check-in flow

OUT

IN

AG Sprint EC – Wave start time

Wave Category Start time

Swim Cap Color

# athletes per category

# athletes per wave

Bib numbers

1 M16

11:00 43

83 10001 - 10046

M20 40 10047 - 10089

2 F16

11:03 26

43 10090 - 10118

F20 17 10119 - 10138

3 M25

11:10 48

87 10139 - 10189

M30 39 10190 - 10231

4 F25

11:23 29

63 10232 - 10263

F30 34 10264 - 10300

5 M35

11:36 44

105 10301 - 10347

M40 61 10348 - 10414

6 F35

11:44 27

58 10415 - 10444

F40 31 10445 - 10478

7 M45 11:55 58 58 10479 - 10542

AG Sprint EC – Wave start time

Wave Category Start time

Swim Cap Color

# athletes per category

# athletes per wave

Bib numbers

8 F45

12:00 35

64 10543 - 10580

F50 29 10581 - 10612

9 M50

12:15 64

102 10613 - 10682

M55 38 10683 - 10723

10

F55

12:22

24

58

10724 - 10750

F60 17 10751 - 10770

F65 15 10771 - 10788

F70 2 10789 - 10791

F75 0 10792

11

M60

12:30

36

85

10793 - 10831

M65 28 10832 - 10862

M70 15 10863 - 10880

M75 5 10881 - 10887

M80 1 10888

AG STD EC – Transition check-in schedule

SATURDAY 11 JULY 2015 STANDARD

16:00 – 17:20 waves 1-4

17:20 – 18:40 waves 5-8

18:40 – 20:00 waves 9-12

Got to the gate corresponding to your category / wave

TA check-in flow

OUT

IN

Review your time slot to ensure smooth check-in

AG STD EC – Wave start time

Wave Category Start time

Swim Cap Color

# athletes per category

# athletes per wave

Bib numbers

1

M18 06:30

8

96

20001 à 20010

M20 06:30 40 20011 à 20053

M25 06:30 48 20054 à 20104

2

F18 06:33

0

55

20105 à 20106

F20 06:33 25 20107 à 20133

F25 06:33 30 20134 à 20165

3 M30 06:39 57 57 20166 à 20227

4 F30 06:42

30

66 20228 à 20259

F35 06:42 36 20260 à 20298

5

M60 06:48

49

76

20299 à 20351

M65 06:48 18 20352 à 20371

M70 06:48 7 20372 à 20379

M75 06:48 1 20380 à 20381

M80 06:48 1 20382 à 20383

AG STD EC – Wave start time

Wave Category Start time

Swim Cap Color

# athletes per category

# athletes per wave

Bib numbers

6

F50 06:51

25

48

20384 à 20410

F55 06:51 13 20411 à 20425

F60 06:51 5 20426 à 20431

F65 06:51 4 20432 à 20436

F70 06:51 1 20437 à 20438

F75 06:51 0 20439

F80 06:51 0 20440

7 M55 07:00 50 50 20441 à 20494

8 M50 07:06 88 88 20495 à 20588

9 F45 07:10

32

65 20589 à 20622

F40 07:10 33 20623 à 20657

10 M45 07:18 88 88 20658 à 20751

11 M40 07:25 70 70 20752 à 20827

12 M35 07:30 67 67 20828 à 20900

Race day - pre-start

1. Gear check-in TA Sprint Fri 10 July 08:30 – 10:30 Standard Sun 12 July 04:00 – 06:00

2. Bag-drop area: no other equipment than the one used for the competition are in TA. The rest is either given to one of your support team or dropped in the bag drop area at Leman Theater. Use bag sticker.

3. Pre-start area (4 boxes): be there 30 minutes before start. Listen for announcements. Look for swim cap colors. Ensure you have your timing chips

4. Start: Do not take non-essential equipment to start platform, including water bottles or clothing. Give to support team or place into bins.

Situation map

1. Transition area

2. Bag drop (Theatre Leman)

3. Pre-start area

4. Start area

5. Finish area

Pre-start to start area

Start procedure

• Follow instructions of the start officials

• Sprint & Standard: deep water start

• «On your marks»

• Horn blast

• Race starts

• Starting in an earlier wave: DSQ Starting in a later wave: time starts from your wave. No start between waves are allowed.

Course overview

FRIDAY 10 JULY 2015

SPRINT SUNDAY 12 JULY 2015

STANDARD

Swim: 750m (1 lap) Swim: 1500m (1 lap)

Bike: 19.6km (3 laps) Bike: 40km (2 laps)

Run: 5km (2 laps + 0.8km) Run: 10km (3 laps + 0.8km)

Swim

• Sprint: 750m (1 lap) 1500m (1 lap)

• Distance to 1st buoy: Sprint: 250m Standard: 250m / 600m

• All buoys to your left hand shoulder • Swim behavior will be closely monitored • Take ‘wetsuit’, cap, goggles to transition

• Today’s temperature: Water: 18°C (13:00) Air: 28°C WBGT: 23°C HIGH Relative humidity 38%

AG Sprint – Swim course

AG Standard – Swim course

AG Standard – Swim course

Transition Area (TA)

• Traditional bike rack • Please take swim caps, goggles, wetsuits to your own space • Do NOT stop at swim exit or anywhere before TA to remove

your wetsuit • Helmets must be fastened before unracking your bike • Bike bib number is not mandatory for the bike segment,

but mandatory for the run • Uneven surface transition. Grass can be slippery. • Mount line is green. • Dismount line is red.

Transition Area layout - SPRINT O

UT

IN

LAKE

Transition Area layout - STANDARD O

UT

IN

LAKE

Transition Area (TA) exit

Transition Area

Road

Bike lap

Bike OUT

Run OUT

Bike

• Sprint: 19.8km (3 laps) Standard: 40km (2 laps)

• One hill (avg 7% over approx. 1km) One fast downhill. A few technical turns.

• Always ride on the right, pass on the left • Warn the athlete you want to pass • Penalty box locations (2): see maps • Electronic lap control, but you are responsible to count for

yourself!

Bike

• Draft illegal event

• If shown a BLUE card for drafting, you MUST STOP AT THE NEXT PENALTY BOX Sprint: 1 min/penalty Standard: 2 min/penalty

• Time penalties for littering on bike course will be served in next bike penalty box (sprint: 10 sec // standard: 15 sec)

• FAILURE TO STOP AT THE NEXT PENALTY BOX: DSQ • 2 accumulated time penalties = DSQ

Bike

• Legal distance: 10m from front wheel to front wheel 20 seconds to overpass

10m

AG Sprint – Bike course

Uphill section

Downill section

AG Sprint – Bike course

AG Sprint – Bike course

Penalty box 1

Penalty box 2

AG Standard – Bike course

Uphill section

Downhill section

AG Standard – Bike course

AG Standard – Bike course

Penalty box 1 Just before u-turn on right hand side

Penalty box 2 Just after the turn exiting the bridge on right hand-side

Littering area after u-turn

Littering area top of the hill

Transition 2 - Entry

Transition Area

Road

Bike lap

Bike IN

Run

• Sprint: 5km (2 laps + 800m) Standard: 10km (3 laps + 800m)

• Flat but winding • Keep right, narrow course • Electronic lap control,

but you are responsible to count for yourself! • Aid stations: - 2 per laps (for location see maps)

- Water - Littering areas attached to each aid stations and marked with the following signs - Time penalties for littering on run course will be served with a stop&go (sprint: 10 sec // standard: 15 sec)

AG Sprint – Run course

AG Sprint – Run course

LAP

FINISH

Coach area

Aid station 1 + littering area

Aid station 2 + littering area

AG Standard – Run course

AG Standard – Run course

Coach area

Aid station 1 + littering area Time penalties for littering on run course will served on the spot

Aid station 2 + littering area Time penalties for littering on run course will served on the spot

LAP

FINISH

Post race procedure

• To avoid congestion: go to recovery area after having passed the line

• Food and drinks available there • Leave the recovery area after having recovered • Take your bags at bag-drop-off • Bike check-out Sprint: 14:30 – 15:45

Standard: 11:15 – 13:00* * (note there will be an open event on Sunday pm after the AG EC standard)

Team Medical Access • Only team medical will be allowed to enter the medical tent if

invited by the ITU Medical Delegate’s permission.

Finish area

Recovery area Underground pass Athlete only

Medical area

Coach area

Bag drop area

Podium area

Results & Medal ceremonies

Results will be uploaded live on the Championships official website and will also be available at the information stands (Theater / near food tent), as well as posted datasport.ch

Medal ceremonies Fri 10 July 19:00 EC AG Sprint Sun 11 July 16:30 EC AG Standard First three athletes of each category are requested to be at the meeting-point 15 minutes before; youngest AG will be awarded first. Be punctual as we must start on time. For the athletes on the podium who are unable to attend the medal ceremony, we will give the medals to the National Team Leader/Coach AT THE END of the medal ceremony.

Medal ceremonies

Meeting point: at the beginning of the blue carpet, follow the Elite Athletes Lounge signs

Meeting point

Podium

Opening ceremony

The meeting point will be at 18:00 at the Quai Wilson, near the Age Group Transition Zone. The parade will end at Quai du Mont-Blanc and will be followed by the pasta party.

Closing ceremony

All athletes and team officials are invited to the Lounge Bar des Voiles, located on the Quai de Cologny on the other side of the lake. (www.les-voiles.ch/geneve/).

Accredited persons will be able to attend.

Doors open at 20:00 and the party will go on till 02:00

Come and mingle with top athletes, catch up with old and new friends and dance the night away.

No dress code.

IMPORTANT NOTES

Geneva lake It is forbidden to swim in the lake outside of the patrolled area of the Bains des Pâquis. By police order training on the actual swim course is only authorised during the designated familiarization times. If you do bike training sessions, please wear your helmet and beware of the cars on the road

IMPORTANT NOTES – HIGH TEMPERATURE

As is the case across most of Europe, Geneva is experiencing extremely high temperatures, forecasted to remain throughout the event. We would like to remind athletes, staff and accompanying family/friends to take extra precautions. Prevention measures • Stay well hydrated at all times, before, during and after the event • When possible, wear a cap or hat to protect your head from the sun • Wear sunscreen • Try to bike and run early in the morning

Prevention measures taken by LOC

• Sprays will be placed on the run course for athletes to step under and cool down

• Provisions for extra water/ice are in place if necessary

IMPORTANT NOTES – DUCK FLEAS*

Due to the high water temperature, duck fleas have unexpectedly proliferated in our lake. Their bites can create moderate to severe itching without gravity from the minutes following a lake swim and up to 15 days after the appearance.

Prevention measures • Prefer swim in deep water and not near the shores • Avoid long periods of swimming, • Dry your body vigorously with a towel and shower quickly after your swim. • Use of wetsuit (during familiarisation/training sessions) and

Vaseline can help.

Prevention measures taken by LOC • A water jet will be situated at the exit of the AG swim exit, Elite/Jun/Para

swim exit, and near the start area during the swim familiarizations. (*) The "duck flea", a natural and common phenomenon, unrelated to pollution. Even on a beach whose bacterial hygiene is impeccable, there may be a risk of occurrence of "swimmer's itch" or "Duck fleas", particularly in shallow waters, rich in vegetation and with temperatures above 20 C. This parasitic infection can cause moderate to severe itching, fortunately without any gravity. To prevent its appearance, it is recommended to rinse off or shower immediately after exciting the lake and then rub vigorously with a towel. If the rash still appears, avoid scratching to prevent secondary bacterial infections, a soothing skin lotion can help reduce the itch. The rash disappears without a trace in 10 to 20 days.

Weather forecasts

Friday Air: 27°C (max) Humidity: 34% Wind: 14km/h NE Sunday Air: 27°C (max) Humidity: 37% Wind: 14km/h NW

Hydrate – Hydrate – Hydrate

Access to online briefing

http://www.triathlon.org/events/event/2015_geneva_etu_triathlon_european_championships

Enjoy your race!