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Challenge Roth (CR) |
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TEAMCHALLENGE GmbH
Otto-Schrimpff-Strasse 14
D-91154 Roth |
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| Arrangement |
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City of Roth, City of Hilpoltstein, County of Roth
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| Organizer |
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Felix Walchshöfer, Alice Walchshöfer, Kathrin Walchshöfer |
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| Office |
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Elke Angermann, Helga Bauer |
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| Directors |
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Leni Bauer, Alex Bott, Günter Buske, Waldemar Blank, Werner Crusius, Christian Distler, Jochen Gürtler, Erich Heumann, Bernd Kiehnlein, Johann Kinateder, Andreas Kistner, Hermann Knoll, Bernd Krüger, Luise Köstler, Michael Langguth, Andreas Melde, Pascal Pfeiffer , Kai Rabovsky, Hans Raithel, Kerstin Reichow, Klaus Rettlinger, Thomas Schäf, Peter Seiter, Johannes Siebentritt, Günther Sessner, Kurt Wiesel |
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| Registration Office |
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Helga Bauer (Administration), John Arenas, Janet Bauer, Melanie Bauer, Sandra Dürsch, Sabine Friedrich, Sonja Kallweit, Gerlinde Kerling, Ivonne Kunze, Laura Klaus, Sandra Mack, Tanja Mack, Marina Maueröder, Julian Meinhold, Mona Merz, Birgit Reincke, Nury Vogel, Uli Wagenführ-Fuchs, Ramona Weiß, Tanja Wellert, Amelie Wirth |
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| Race Jury |
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Race Marshals |
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| Race Regulation |
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Competition Rules
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| Distances |
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3,8 km / 180 km / 42.195 km |
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| Participation |
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Only those persons may participate who hold:
a) a licence issued by their National Triathlon Board or
b) a licence of the day
All participants may apply for a licence of the day for EUR 30.- when sending their applications.
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| Participation in GM: |
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In case of participiation in the German Mastership (GM) it has to be signed on the application form. Licence for the day is also accepted. Applications for GM after official deadline (30.04.2013) are not allowed any more. |
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| Participation in WC for firefighters |
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Please attach a copy of your service card to your application form. |
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| Application |
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Application needs to be done through our online application form on our webpage. In the online application you commit yourself to accept the GTC. Reserving due payment within 14 days, registrations are accepted. As confirmation you will find your name on the starter list on www.challenge-roth.de |
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| Address |
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TEAMCHALLENGE GmbH
Otto-Schrimpff-Strasse 14
D-91154 Roth
Phone +49-9171/8 95 50 00, Fax +49-9171/9 98 81
Mail: info@challenge-roth.de / Internet: http://www.challenge-roth.com |
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| Bank details : |
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BANK: Kreissparkasse Köln, Konto Nr. 0306552223, BLZ: 370 502 99, Receiver: MIKATIMING
IBAN: DE65370502990306552223
SWIFT-BIC: COKSDE33
Transfers made by third parties must include the name of the athlete competing on the transfer form in order to ensure proper payment.
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| Method of payment: |
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Payment can effect by bank transfer, debit note, or credit card. Please observe that payment by credit card will have a special charge of 15 Euro. |
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| Deadline for applications |
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April 30th, 2013 (Postmark date/date received in our office)
The field of individual starters is limited to 3,000 athletes. There is a guaranteed amount of 1,500 starting places for German athletes. Foreign athletes have an amount of 1,200 starting places. The remaining spots are available on 6th December 2012 (first come - first serve), online. The field of relay starters is limited to 550.
German athletes don’t have the opportunity to get starting spots from the foreign continent, as well as converse.
Important note: As soon as the application limit is reached, the application process is closed.
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| Start Fee: |
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EUR 380.-/participant for applications filed by August 30 th, 2012
EUR 410.-/participant for applications filed by December 5 th, 2012
EUR 450.-/participant for applications filed on December 6 th, 2012
EUR 480.-/relay team for applications filed by August 30 th, 2012
EUR 510.-/relay team for applications filed by May 1st, 2012
EUR 530.-/relay team for applications filed on December 6th, 2012
EUR 580.-/Trophy relay* for applications filed by March 1st, 2013
Exclusive relay competition including separate awards ceremony at the stadium, presentation of the relays in the program booklet and three bottles of champagne. Only firms could participate.
All prices include the actual VAT, licence and association fees, including team judgement. Services like gifts for athletes, Carbo Loading Party, food and drink during and after the race, massage, barriers, finisher shirt, medal, medical treatment, finisher certificate, security service, list of results, etc. are included in the application fee.
All bank fees must be paid by the participant. Transfer or checks only in Euro.
The start fee will be waived only for professional athletes (men or women) who finished place 1 - 10 in the CR 2012.
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| Add. Costs |
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EUR 30.- for Licence of the Day
EUR 15.- for German Mastership
EUR 5.- for an appropriate chip for time taking (in case the athlete brings a champion chip of his own, there will be no lending fees).
For changes concerning the application we have to charge EUR 15 after the application deadline (April 30th, 2013) due to the additional time and work involved in subsequent changes.
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| Age Groups |
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Attention! According to ITU/DTU Competition and Organization Rules only athletes born 1994 and older may take part. Members of relay teams have to be 18 years or older
Explanatory Note: TM Triathlon male / TW Triathlon female,
According to the completed years of life of each age group:
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from 20 to 24 years |
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TM/TW 50 |
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from 50 to 54 years |
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from 25 to 29 years |
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TM/TW 55 |
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from 55 to 59 years |
| TM/TW 30 |
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from 30 to 34 years |
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TM/TW 60 |
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from 60 to 64 years |
| TM/TW 35 |
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from 35 to 39 years |
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TM/TW 65 |
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from 65 to 69 years |
| TM/TW 40 |
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from 40 to 44 years |
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TM/TW 70 |
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from 70 to 74 years |
| TM/TW 45 |
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from 45 to 49 years |
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TM/TW 75 |
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75 years and older |
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Team judgement for CR, and GM for Firefighters: |
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Each team consists of athletes of the same gender Only the three best participants of each particular team/club/country will be judged. Therefore, an additional team application is not necessary.
However, all team members must spell the name of their team/club/country in the same way on their applications, including possible abbreviations.
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Relay Teams
Judgement CR: |
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Each relay team consists of a swimmer, a cyclist and a runner. The first change will take place in a separate bike park which will be specially marked. The second change to running will also take place in a separate area. The start numbers of the members of the relay teams will differ in colour (green) from those of the remaining participants. The race meeting, the starting process (last groups), provisions after finishing and the winners' award ceremony correspond to the general regulations. Female, male and mixed relay teams are allowed.
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Minimum age of relay starters: |
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Relay participants have to be 18 years or older at the Race day. |
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Judgement for GM and WC for firefighters: |
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The three best male and female athletes without age group judgement, otherwise see age groups and top ten judgement of CR.
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| Prize Money CR |
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The first ten places women and men are guaranteed minimum prize money as follows:
EUR 15,000.- / EUR 8,000.- / EUR 5,000.- / EUR 3,000.- / EUR 2,000.- /
EUR 1,100.- / EUR 800.- / EUR 700.- / EUR 600.- / EUR 550.- àEUR 73,500.- in total.
If prize money is won by a foreign participant, taxes will be deducted from this prize money in accordance with the corresponding tax regulations.
Prize money will not be paid until the official drug testing results are available.
Prize money will only be paid to German top ten male and female athletes if the athlete concerned holds a pro licence at the time of receiving the start documents.
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| Prize Money CR relays |
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Prize money for relay teams as follows: The first 3 relay teams of men, women, or mixed will win for the first place EUR 900.-, the second place EUR 600.- and the third place EUR 300.-. |
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| Gifts CR and WC |
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Those athletes who finish the race within the entire time of 15 hours will receive the official CR Finisher Shirt, members of relay teams will receive a special Finisher Shirt. Participants in the World Championship will receive a Finisher Shirt with additional embroidery. The fastest participants of age groups will receive a present. |
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| Honour prizes CR and WC |
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Cups for the 1st to 3rd places of each age group, for men and women.
Honour prizes for the 1st to 3rd places, male and female teams and relay teams. Instant certificate for each participant who finishes.
Top ten athletes will not be awarded a prize in their age group.
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| Preliminary schedule |
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Start at the Kanal-Lände Hilpoltstein
Group 1 at 6.30 a.m.: top 50 men, top 20 women, all athletes older than 65 years, all SUB 9, fastest age groups, participants for 25 times.
Group 2 at 6.40 a.m.: further fastest age groups.
Group 3 at 6.45 a.m.: all women
At 7.00 a.m. group 4 to12 in intervals of 5 minutes.
Relays will probably start at 8.40 a.m. as the last two start groups. |
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| Race Documents |
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Distribution from July 11th to July 13th at the Registration Office at the Triathlon Park Roth (near the festival hall at the Festival Ground) |
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| Opening Ceremony by the City of Roth |
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Friday, July 12th at 5.00 p.m. at the Triathlon Park Roth (near the festival hall at the Festival Ground) |
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| Carbo Loading |
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Friday, July 12th, in the Pavilion in Roth, from 6.00 p.m. till 8:00 p.m. (no extra fees)
(Tickets for accompanying persons available at the Registration Office for EUR 15.-) |
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| Junior-Challenge |
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Friday, July 12, ChallengeSprintDay - Sprint-Triathlon, triathlon for company relays
Saturday, July 13, ChallengeFamilyDay - Triathlon for Kids, FitnessTriathlon,
family relays.
Location: Freizeitbad Roth organized by SFV Aurau e.V.
Download entry information from www.junior-challenge-roth.de |
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| Bike Check in |
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Saturday, July 13th, at the swim start from 1.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. (Kanal-Lände
Hilpoltstein) |
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| Race Meeting |
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Saturday, July 13th (location and time will be announced with the confirmation of your start place). |
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| CR Awards Ceremony |
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Monday, July 15th, at 11:00 a.m. in the Pavilion in Roth. |
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| Awards Ceremony for Firefighters |
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Special event on Monday in the afternoon at 3:00 p.m. at the Roth fire station |
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| Time Limit |
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Swimming
Swimming and cycling
Swimming, cycling and running
Relay Teams
Swimming
Swimming and cycling
Swimming, cycling and running |
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02 hours 10 Min.
09 hours 30 Min.
15 hours 00 Min.
02 hours 10 Min
08 hours 45 Min
13 hours 45 Min. |
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| Time Registration |
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Time registration will only effect by chips of one’s own or by a transponder system provided by the organizer. The transponders left to the competitors have to be treated carefully. In case of a lost transponder, the competitor will be responsible and charged. The fees for a lost transponder can be seen in the registration office. |
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Special service, Provisions and support on race day |
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During the race competitors will be provided with sufficient food and drink. After the race they will receive various drinks and food rich in carbohydrates in the finishline area (relay swimmers at transition zone 1, relay cyclists at transition zone 2).
In addition, massage treatment will be offered. The Bavarian Red Cross, Water Rescue Roth and physicians will provide further medical care and rescuing services. |
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| Doping |
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Tests according to DTU drug testing rules and national drug testing agency. Every athlete who signs up for the CR 2013 as a top-athlete, automatically agrees to get a Blood Sample taken. |
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| Swim Course |
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Main-Donau-Kanal with start and finish at the “Lände Hilpoltstein”. Attention: Due to ship and boat traffic, swim training on the course is allowed only on July 12th and 13th from 6.30 a.m. to 9.00 a.m. Persons training outside these times in the Kanal will be disqualified from the race! Please do your training in the Rothsee or in the local swimming pools. |
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| Bike Course |
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South of Roth, low traffic, oncoming traffic is blocked for the majority of the course, two laps. |
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| Run Course |
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On streets and paths along the Main-Donau-Kanal where traffic will be completely banned. Flat course, one slightly ascending slope within 1 km before the finish. |
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| Accomodation |
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Bookings must be made by participants and guests themselves. We recommend early booking because of the limited accommodation capacity. |
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| Room information |
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Landratsamt Roth
Kultur und Fremdenverkehr
Weinbergweg 1
D-91154 Roth
Tel. (+49) 091 71 / 8 13 29 or 8 13 30
Fax (+49) 091 71 / 8 13 99
e-mail: tourismus@landratsamt-roth.de
Internet: www.roth.de |
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Congress & Tourismus
Centrale Nürnberg
Postfach 42 48
D-90022 Nürnberg
Tel. (+49) 09 11 / 23 36-0
Fax (+49) 09 11 / 23 36 166
e-mail: tourismus@nuernberg.de
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| Further |
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All athletes will receive a confirmation postcard or e-mail informing them that their application has been accepted or declined. Further information will follow end of May, e.g. final time schedule etc by E-Mail.
Until April 30th, 2013 every participant has the right of withdrawal, the application fee being refunded after deduction of EUR 60,-. Foreign competitors should send their IBAN and SWIFT Nr. with their withdrawal. Bank fees are the responsibility of each individual participant.
Past this date no refunds will be made.
Each participant must pick up his start documents personally and must have a valid start licence, which must be shown at the issuing office or other check-points of the organization together with the ID-card/passport. Otherwise the participant must buy a licence of the day. Relay participants do not need a start licence or licence of the day.
Giving one’s start place to another person is definitely not permitted. Everybody who still does it gets a lifetime suspension from the CR.
The organizer reserves the right to reject applications or to prohibit the participation of athletes for reasons important to the organizer.
The Event Director and Race Referee have the authorisation to disqualify competitors.
Participants disqualified because of evident fraud will get a lifetime suspension from the CR.
There may be changes within the programme, race course or the time schedule.
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| Important regulations regarding participation at the CHALLENGE Roth |
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| Swimming |
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1. The training schedule in the Main-Donau-Kanal is to be
followed exactly. (Please see the note regarding the swim
course.)
2. Swimming caps issued by the organizer must be worn.
3. Neoprene-swimsuits can be worn at water temperatures between 16°C and 23.9°C.
4. Only official boats (for rescuing and adjudicating purposes) are allowed to use the
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1. Drafting and constant parallel cycling are prohibited and
liable to disqualification. A minimum distance of 10 m must
be kept to the cyclist in front.
2. Each competitor must wear a cycling helmet with closed chinstrap;
the design of the helmet must correspond to the standards of an established test
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3. Each competitor must also wear some form of clothing on the upper part of the body
4. The bicycles must be fitted with the frame-start numbers.
5. Each competitor must wear his/her start number on his/her back.
6. Brake levers must show backwards. |
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| Running |
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1. Competitors must not be accompanied by non-competing
persons (friends, supporters, trainers, etc.)
2. Each competitor must also wear clothing on the upper part of the body
3. The start number must be worn on the chest. |
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| General |
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1. Each competitor is responsible for his or her own intermediate and
end time registration. The transponders provided by the promoter
and used for time registration must be worn throughout the entire race.
2. Instructions given by the adjudicators, officials, doctors and rescue officials
must be complied with.
3. Start numbers may not be reduced in size or altered in any way.
4. Prizes which are not collected on the day of the awards ceremony, are forfeited.
5. Protest may only be submitted in writing and accompanied by a
a deposit of EUR 25,-- according to organization regulations.
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