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USA Triathlon Youth Elite Cup

Sarasota, FLMarch 15, 2020

Lead Official: Paul BrandtPresentation at www.draftlegalrules.com

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NOTE:Any questions can be asked at the athlete packet

pick-up beginning at 5:30 pm on Saturday, March 14. Packet pick-up will be held at the Finish Tower

2nd floor at Nathan Benderson Park.

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Thank You!§ Suncoast Aquatic Nature Center Associates (SANCA)

§ Streamline Events

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Overall ScheduleSunday

§ 8:15 am – USAT Youth Elite Cup Female

§ 9:00 am – USAT Youth Elite Cup Male

§ 11:00 am – Age Group Triathlon

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Transition (Start of Race)

§ Athlete rack location marked with placard.

§ Bikes racked by the seat nose pointing toward flow of traffic.

§ Gear on bike, behind front wheel of bike or in Transition Bin.

§ Once racked in Transition, bike may not be removed until competion begins.

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Swim Course – 375M (1 Lap)§ Pontoon/dock start. Counter-clockwise – 1 Lap (buoys on left).

§ Athletes receive swim cap and chip at swim start.

§ Stand behind one spot on pontoon/dock.

§ “On Your Mark!” (move forward to edge of pontoon/dock).

§ Air horn starts race.

§ Official water temperature announced 1 hour before each event.

§ Water temperature: ________˚F. (Friday)

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Transition 1§ Used swim equipment must go in Transition bin.

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Bike Course – 12.2K = 2 Laps§ Counter-clockwise direction.

§ Athletes travel through Transition to second lap.

§ Wheel Pit located at North Bridge and Cattleman Road. (Drop off well-marked wheels at Transition prior to Transition closing. Wheels will not be accepted at the Wheel Pit.)

§ Lap Out / Overlap rule in effect.

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Transition 2§ Rack bike by seat, or both handlebars/both brake levers.

§ Used bike equipment must be placed in Transition bin.

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Run Course – 2.5K = 1 Lap§ Course follows counter-clockwise direction.

§ Outbound: Run on the left side of the path.

§ Back to Transition: Run on the right side of the path.

§ Aid Station with water on the course.

§ Athletes merge right at the beach to Finish Line.

§ Pacing is not allowed by coaches, teammates, friends.

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Post-Race § Food and drink under Finish Tower after Finish Line.

§ Top three athletes in each race will be recognized.

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Youth Elite Female Schedule§ 6:45 am – Athlete Check-in/Transition Open (At Transition)

§ 7:30 am – Swim Warm Up

§ 8:00 am – Transition Closes

§ 8:00 am – Wheels no longer accepted for Wheel Pit

§ 8:05 am – Athletes Staged at Start

§ 8:15 am – Race Start

§ Awards after the finish of the Youth Elite Male race at the Finish Line

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Youth Elite Cup Male Schedule§ 7:30 am – Athlete Check-in/Transition Open (At Transition)

§ 8:20 am – Swim Warm Up (when course is clear)

§ 8:45 am – Transition Closes

§ 8:45 am – Wheels no longer accepted for Wheel Pit

§ 8:50 am – Athletes Staged at Start

§ 9:00 am – Race Start

§ Awards after the finish of the race at the Finish Line

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Race Packet Contents§ Race Number Tattoos (both arms/both legs)

§ Bike Number

§ Helmet Number

§ No race number bibs are required.

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Race Day Check-in§ Located outside Transition

§ Bring bike, helmet (on head), uniform (on body), number tattoos in place at check-in.

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Uniform & Aero Bars

§ Uniform must cover torso.

§ Front zipper must remain up.

§ Sleeves are not allowed.

§ Clip-on aero bars may not extend beyond brake levers.

§ Aero bars must be touching or joined both with solid standard factory bridge at forward most point.

§ Bar-end plugs in place.

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Helmet

§ Athletes must wear undamaged, unaltered protective head cover (helmet).

§ Must meet or exceed safety standards of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

§ Clearly labeled by the manufacturer as satisfying such standards (original sticker in place).

§ Chin straps snug.

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Clip-on aerobars may notextend beyond the brakelevers of the handlebars.

Place bike number stickeron the seat post or on the

top tube of the frame.The ends of both handle bars must be securely

capped with bar-end plugs.

Both wheels must have aminimum of 12-spokes.

Disc wheels are not allowed.524

Only traditionaldrop-style handlebars and

brake levers allowed.

Disc brakes are allowed.

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§ Early/False start (:10).

§ Must make forward motion at start (:10).

§ Blocking or interfering progress of another competitor (:10).

§ All gear (used/unused)must be in athlete’s Transition bin (:10).

Overview of Competition Penalties

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Overview of Competition Penalties

§ Helmet must be buckled when touching bike (:10).

§ Riding bike in Transition (Mount/Dismount) (:10).

§ Must follow prescribed course / correct lap count (:10/DSQ)

§ Behaving in an unsportsmanlike way. (DSQ)§ Swearing§ Violence

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§ Athletes overtaken/passed by the first place athlete on the bike will be lapped out.

§ Official will show the athlete a red card and say “Athlete “#” you are overtaken/lapped out.”

§ Athletes must move to the side of the road and stop.

§ Athletes must walk bike back to Transition off the course/on the sidewalk and not interfere with the race.

§ Lapped athletes are disqualified from the race.

§ Disqualification cannotbe appealed.

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Penalties§ Yellow Card

§ Stop and Go – verbal warning

§ Time Penalty

§ :10 seconds

§ Served in Transition or Penalty Box

§ Red Card – Disqualified

§ Athlete’s who receive the Red Card may complete the race, except for those athletes who are lapped out.

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Penalty Box§ Penalties not served in Transtion will be served in Penalty Box.

§ Penalty Box located on the road approx. 200m before Finish Line on right hand side of the road.

§ Race number and penalty code will be written on white board at Penalty Box.

D = Dismount Line Violation E = Equipment Outside Box

S = Swim Violation L = LitteringM = Mount Line Violation V = Other Violations

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Serving Your Penalty§ Procedure:

§ Identify yourself;

§ Official will start timing penalty;§ Must remain in Penalty Box entire time;

§ May not receive any outside assistance while serving penalty;

§ Official will let you know when your time is served.

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Penalties not served will result in disqualification.

Check the Penalty Board.

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Protest or Appeal:Protest:

§ Athlete may file a Protest with Lead Official provided it has not been previously observed and ruled upon by Officials.

§ Protest is filed against the conduct of an athlete, an athlete’s equipment, an Official, or the conditions of the competition.

Appeal:

§ An Appeal is a request for review of a decision made by Officials or the Competition Jury.

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Protest or Appeal:Generally, Protests or Appeals must follow these steps:

1. Notify Lead Official of intent to submit an Appeal within 5 minutes of finish time.

2. Lead Official will provide appropriate form for athlete to complete.

3. The completed Appeal form must be submitted to Lead Official no more than 15 minutes after the athlete’s finish time. A deposit of $50 USD must accompany the Protest or Appeal form.

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Protest or Appeal:§ Protests or Appeals are reviewed by the Lead Official

and the Competition Jury.

§ All decisions on Appeals are final.

§ Questions should be directed to USA Triathlon:

§ Paul Brandt – technical.officials@usatriathlon.org

Competition Jury:§ Paul Brandt, Craig Hanken, Bill Burnett

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Questions?

Presentation located at:www.draftlegalrules.com

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Good Luck!

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