GENERAL INFORMATION
ITU competitionruleswillapply.
TRANSITION AREA
• Allequipment (helmetsandrunningshoes) must be in theappropriatebaskets.
SWIMMING
• Watertempraturewill be indicated on a board at theracecenter. wetsuit is allowed
• It is forbiddentotakeyourswimcapofffromthe start untilabout 5 metersafterthefinish.
• Youwill be Guidedfromthetransitionareatothe start.
• Wetsuitsareallowed.
• Is it notallowedtoweartheracenumberduringtheswimmingsegment. Youhaveto put theracenumber in your basket in thetransitionarea.
CYLING
• Age groupolympicnondraft-ttbikeallowed
• Age group sprint draft legal-ttbike not allowed. AnyAero- bar is forbidden
HANDLE BARS SHELL COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING
• Onlytraditional “drophandle” bar arepermitted.
• “Clip-ons” will be permitted, providedthey do not extendmorethat 15 cm beyondthefront Wheel axle, andtheyare not longerthanthebrakeleversforemostline. Justfor OLYMPIC distance.
• Staightforwardclips-ons must be bridgedandmust not carryforwardfacingbrakelevers.
• Noforwardfacing bar on gearshiftersareallowed on the
end of the “clip-ons”. Theonlyexceptionwill be grip shifters.
• Elbowpadsarepermitted.
• AllCompetitorsmusthavetheirhelmetsecurelyfastenedfromthe time theyremovetheirbicyclefromtherack at the start of thecycleuntilaftertheyhaveplacedtheirbicycle on
rack at thefinish of thecycle.
• Endingthebikesegmentyoumustdismount in thespecialmarkeddismount – zone (10 mt).
RUNNING
• Thereare 2 refreshmentstations in each Lap.
• Sprint distancecompetitorshavetofinishtheracebefore 10:30 hrs, Olympic distancecompetitors on thecourseafter 13:30 havetofinishtherace.
PROTEST JURY
• The protest jurywillmeat at theRace Center. A protest can be madebyanycompetitor.
• Any protest must be handedoverto a member of the protest jury in the form attachedand in English togetherwith a fee of 50 TL or 30 Euro.
• The protest must be filedwithingonehouraftercompletingorleavingthecourseorafterthe time of postingthedisqualification on theofficialnotice board in thefinisharea.
OTHERS
• Havingfinishedpleasekeepthefinisharearfeeforthefollowingcompetitorsand g oto therefresmentstation.
• It is not allowedtocutoraftertheracenumber. The logo of the sponsor mustalways be visible, Anyinfractionwillresult in immediatedisqualification.