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ELITE ATHLETES AND TEAM OFFICIALS GUIDE V1.1 AUGUST 23, 2014 GENERAL INFORMATION 4 INTRODUCTION 4 REVISION HISTORY 4 KEY DATES 4 KEY CONTACTS 4 CONTACT DETAILS 5 TV LIVE COVERAGE 5 VENUE 5 VENUE 5 ELITE ATHLETES LOUNGE 5 DOPING CONTROL 5 MEDICAL SERVICES 5 BIKE MECHANIC SERVICE 6 INFORMATION CENTRE / LOC OFFICE 6 SECURITY 6 ACCOMODATION 7 POST‐OFFICE 7 BANK 7 TRANSPORTATION 7 TRAINING 8 TRAINING SESSIONS IN THE SWIMMING POOL 8 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 8 BIKE TRAINING 10 RUN TRAINING 11 COURSE FAMILIARIZATION 11 SWIM 11 BIKE / RUN 12 COMPETITION INFORMATION 12 COMPETITION SCHEDULE 12 COMPETITION RULES 12 INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOP 13 START 13 SWIM COURSE 13 BIKE COURSE 13 WHEEL STATIONS 13 PENALTY BOX 13 RUN COURSE 13 ATHLETES AND TEAM OFFICIALS GUIDE (v1.0) | Page 2 of 16 AID STATIONS 13 WEATHER CONDITIONS 14 RESULTS 14 PROTEST & APPEALS 14 ACCREDITATION 14 ACCREDITATION CARD REQUEST 14 VISA PROCEDURE 14 FIELD OF PLAY MAPS 15 MAP 1: COURSE MAP ELITE 15 MAP 2: RACE VENUES 16 ATHLETES AND TEAM OFFICIALS GUIDE (v1.0) | Page 3 of 16 GENERAL INFORMATION INTRODUCTION The purpose of the Athletes and Team Officials Guide is to ensure that all Elite Athletes and Team Leaders are well informed about all procedures concerning the Vattenfall World Triathlon Stockholm 2014. Please keep in mind that this information can change and the final race information will be provided to the athletes and the team managers at the athletes’ briefing. REVISION HISTORY Version 1.1 – 2014‐08‐06. Updated information on swimming pools and lane reservations. Version 1.0 – 2014‐07‐21 KEY DATES Elite Athletes Briefing Thursday, August 21, 18.00 (Piperska Muren) Bike Familiarization Friday, August 22, 10.30 (Venue) Swim Familiarization Friday, August 22, 11.15 (Swim start) Elite Men Competition Saturday, August 23, 12.46 Elite Women Competition Saturday, August 23. 14.51 KEY CONTACTS ITU Team Leader Enrique Quesada [email protected] +46 ITU Technical Delegate Hugh McAtamney [email protected] + 46 ITU Medical Delegate Dr. Lothar Schwarz [email protected]‐saarland.de +46 LOC Event Director Mattias Sjöberg [email protected] +46 708 428 528 LOC Office Coordinator Pernilla Johansson [email protected] +46 317 266 186 Chief Race Official Gunilla Bergström [email protected] +46 727 159 595 ATHLETES AND TEAM OFFICIALS GUIDE (v1.0) | Page 4 of 16 CONTACT DETAILS Swedish Triathlon Frederation Nedre Kaserngården 5 415 82 Göteborg Telephone: +46 317 266 186 E‐Mail: [email protected] TV LIVE COVERAGE Race Channel Time Men SVT Saturday, August 23, 12:45 ‐13:45 Women SVT Saturday, August 23, 14:40 ‐ 15:55 VENUE VENUE The venue is located in the city centre of Stockholm at “Kungliga Slottet” (Royal Palace). The swimming will take place in Strömmen. ELITE ATHLETES LOUNGE Facilities including athletes’ lounge and toilets are provided to the athletes at the finish area “Slottsbacken”. Sealed bottles of water, fruit and energy bars will be offered to the athletes before and after the race in the athletes’ lounge. DOPING CONTROL Doping Control will be performed according to the ITU/WADA rules. Tests will be conducted at Piperska Muren (race briefing venue) after the race briefing and at First Hotel Reisen (next to the venue) after the races. MEDICAL SERVICES First Aid and Emergency Medical Services will be available at the venue on August 23 before and during the competition hours. Medical and paramedical personnel from Eventa will be available throughout competition times. Several ambulances will be available to provide emergency transfer to hospital. A medical tent will be provided on site at the finish area. Possible medical services at the venue are free of charge. Treatment in clinics and practices is to be paid by the participants. Athletes / teams should ensure that they have appropriate medical insurance. For medical questions, please contact the Race Medical Director, Linn Smith, at +46‐73‐637 56 26. ATHLETES AND TEAM OFFICIALS GUIDE (v1.0) | Page 5 of 16 BIKE MECHANIC SERVICE We will offer a comprehensive bike mechanic support from August 21 until August 24 and is also available in case of emergency. Onsite Services In Expo village at Skeppsbron Thursday 10:00 – 18:00 (elite only) Friday 10:00 – 20:00 Saturday 10:00 – 20:00 Sunday 08:00 – 18:00 In the athletes lounge at Slottsbacken Saturday 12:00 – 16:00 Sunday 12:00 – 17:00 INFORMATION CENTRE / LOC OFFICE The LOC Information Office is located at the First Hotel Reisen, Skeppsbron (100m from the swim start), and is open daily from Tuesday, August 19 until Sunday, August 24. First Hotel Reisen Skeppsbron 12 111 30 Stockholm LOC Office: +46 31 726 61 86 (only during opening hours!) LOC Contact: Pernilla Johansson, +46 31 726 61 86 ITU Office: First Hotel Reisen ITU Contact: Hugh McAtamney +46 Opening hours: Tuesday, August 19, 10:00 – 17:30 Wednesday, August 20, 10:00 – 17:30 Thursday, August 21, 10:00 – 17:30 Friday, August 22, 8:00 – 18:00 Saturday, August 23, 8:00 – 20:00 Sunday, August 24, 8:00 – 20:00 A sports information and transfer desk will also be located at the official hotel, First Hotel Reisen. It is open daily from Wednesday‐Monday. 9.00‐18.00. Information will also be posted in the lobby at Clarion Hotel Amaranten. SECURITY ATHLETES AND TEAM OFFICIALS GUIDE (v1.0) | Page 6 of 16 A private security company, G4S, will be responsible for the venue security and community police and Field of Play (FOP) marshals will patrol around the Field of Play. Police and a certified traffic management company will manage the road closures and the traffic around the course. ACCOMODATION The official hotel of the race is the First Hotel Reisen, located 100m from the swim start. The second official hotel is Clarion Hotel Amaranten, located on Kungsholmen, near the central station, approx. 2km from the race venue. If you are interested in booking you are welcome to contact: Pernilla Johansson, Swedish Triathlon Federation [email protected] POST‐OFFICE The nearest post office is located on Gamla Stan close to Slussen. The post office actually part of a grocery store called Coop Nära Coop Nära Järntorget 80 111 29 STOCKHOLM Telephone +46 (0)8 20 21 02 Opening Hours Monday ‐ Friday 7.00‐22.00 Saturday ‐ Sunday 9.00‐22.00 BANK The nearest bank is Handelsbanken. It is located within a 7 minute walk of the official hotel. Handelsbanken Kornhamnstorg 51 111 27 Stockholm Telephone +46 (0)8 545 213 40 TRANSPORTATION The LOC will provide free transportation for the elite athletes and their team officials from the airport – hotel – airport. You will find the online booking form at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WTS2014transfer. Should you require help please contact Judith Matz at [email protected] or via phone at +46 725 00 99 70 ATHLETES AND TEAM OFFICIALS GUIDE (v1.0) | Page 7 of 16 TRAINING TRAINING SESSIONS IN THE SWIMMING POOL Pre‐competition swimming training can be done at Eriksdalsbadet (50m pool) (Unfortunately the pool at Kronobergsbadet is closed for maintenance). There is free admission for athletes if you show your accreditation card at the entrance. Should you want to swim before the race briefing, you can pick up your accreditation at the First Hotel Reisen on Skeppsbron (next to the venue). We have reserved the following lanes/times at Eriksdalsbadet: ‐ Tuesday August 19th. 2 lanes 10‐15 ‐ Wedensday August 20th. 4 lanes 10‐15 ‐ Thursday August 21st. 4 lanes 10‐15 ‐ Friday August 22nd. 4 lanes 10‐15 (Please note that there’s the bike familiarization at 10.30 and swim familiarization at 11.30) Coaches can reserve lanes by sending an email to info@stockholm‐tri.se no later than Sunday, August 17th. Lanes not reserved by then will be cancelled. Eriksdalsbadet is located within walking distance from the Skanstull metro station. To get there from the First Hotel Reisen, walk to the Gamla Stan metro station (8 minutes), take the green line in the direction Hagsätra, Farsta stand or Skarpnäck (it does not matter which because you will get off before the line splits) for 3 stops and get off at Skanstull. Eriksdalsbadet Hammarby Slussväg 20 118 60 Stockholm The pool is open as follows: Monday – Thursday 09:00‐20:00 Friday 09:00‐19:00 Saturday 09:00‐17:00 Sunday 09:00‐17:00 Price for admission is: Adult 90 SEK Student 60 SEK Children 4‐19 years old 40 SEK Athletes train in the swimming pool at their own risk. Please note: Lane reservations have not been confirmed yet. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ATHLETES AND TEAM OFFICIALS GUIDE (v1.0) | Page 8 of 16 The official hotel First Hotel Reisen (as well as the race venue) is within a short walking distance from the “Slussen” (red/green line), “Gamla Stan” (red/green line) and “Kungsträdgården” (blue line) subway stations. The Clarion Hotel Amaranten, which is next door to “Piperska Muren”, where the race briefing is being held is close to the “Rådhuset” subway station (blue line). The swimming pool at Eriksdalsbadet can be reached via the green line of the Stockholm subway. Get off at the station “Skanstull”. The swimming pool at Kronobergsbadet can be reached via the blue line, “Rådhuset”. It’s withing walking distance from the Clarion Hotel Amaranten. Figure 1: Stockholm subway system ATHLETES AND TEAM OFFICIALS GUIDE (v1.0) | Page 9 of 16 BIKE TRAINING First Hotel Reisen Starting at the race venue. Head east along the water on “Strandvägen”, towards Gärdet and Djurgården. There are cycling loops on both Djurgården and Gärdet which can be repeated as many times as desired.