Saturday Start Overview Finish

COURSE AARAU AARAU AARAU RÜCHLIG SATURDAY START OVERVIEW FINISH

Course information 39 kilometres Direction 1180 metre elevation gain Camp

Mass start Single / Couple 06:00 Team of Five 08:00 Couple direction First to ﬁ nish – Biking Wildegg 07:50

Target time for last Single / Couple 09:15

Time limit ENERGY 11:15

Danger points ➀ Neutralised mass start. Ride with care, show consideration and give hand signals. ➁ Crosses main roads – watch out!

Specifi cs – The course is neutralised over the fi rst 6 kilometres, after which the fi eld is free to race. – After the refreshment points, there are fi ne weather and bad weather courses – follow instructions. Train station Aare – All waste food from refreshment points is to be Aarau disposed of in the «waste zone» only and not on the course, otherwise a time penalty will be incurred. – The head of the race will not be led by a vehicle for any part of the route.

AARAU LOGISTICS &

AARGAU AARAU RÜCHLIG TRANSPORT SWITZERLAND Start Onward travel / return travel The start is located directly in the Partner Park. After competing, mountain bikers bike back to the Camp. Bikers have the option of travelling by train to Personal eﬀ ects Wildegg or Brugg to cheer on their team. A swimmer or team member will bring dry clothing to the transition zone at Aarau Rüchlig for the biker. Exception: Couple Couple who ﬁ nish the Biking and Inline courses bike Showers back from the Swimming entry point along the The showers are located at the Camp. alternative Running course to Wildegg. Bikes can be SATURDAY taken back by train from Wildegg to Aarau packed into Bike wash a TranZBag. The bike wash is located at the Camp. 11. 7. 2015 2 14 km 2 B SCHEDULE HIGH A SATURDAY, 11 JULY 2015 LIGHTS

A Highest point in Disciplines Location Exp. ﬁ rst Gigathlete Time limit the Canton of Aargau 2 06:00 Start Biking Aarau – B Gisliﬂ ue Mountain 08:00 C Kirchberg Church Biking – Swimming Aarau Rüchlig 07:50 11:15

Swimming – Inline Wildegg Aare 08:40 13:15 13:25 Inline – Running Wildegg Castle 09:40 C 15:25 Running – Cycling Windisch 11:15 16:40

Finish - Cycling Aarau 14:15 22:00

The mountain bikers launch this journey of discovery through the Aargau region with a spectacular mass start. Their sights are set on the canton's highest point at 2 SHUTTLE 908 m above sea level. Another panoramic view is the reward TIMETABLE for a full-on climb up onto the fi rst chain of the Jura Moun- tains. As soon as the fi nal notes of the Gigathlon Song sound, Onward travel for spectators it's time for all to set off running together. The start takes Aarau Rüchlig place at a comfortable pace, and initially the pace set by the Special Special Special Special Special Special S29 RE Motocrew remains slow and the fi eld holds together. Only on Departs Aarau 09:08 10:08 11:08 12:08 13:08 14:08 xx:34 xx:45 leaving Erlinsbach is the fi eld free to race. The course soon turns off to the left along the ancient gravel road and up Arrives Wildegg 09:13 10:13 11:13 12:13 13:13 14:13 xx:41 xx:51 towards the Barmelweid Rehab Centre. The course makes a Departs Wildegg 09:16 10:16 11:16 12:16 13:16 14:16 xx:42 xx:52 short loop to take in the highest point in the Canton of Aar- Arrives Brugg 09:23 10:23 11:23 12:23 13:23 14:23 xx:52 xx:59 gau, which conserves its fl ora and fauna to protect its natural beauty. With a snappy descent, the course heads for Salhöhe 1 (779 m above sea level) and the refreshment points. Speed- Aarau ing on – and leaving a cloud of dust behind you in Schlepptau Special Special Special Special RE S29 S23 IR – and across to the Bänkerjoch Pass (674 m above sea level), Departs Brugg 11:36 12:36 13:36 14:36 xx:00 xx:07 xx:15 xx:32 you continue straight on to Staff elegg (621 m above sea Arrives Wildegg 11:42 12:42 13:42 14:42 xx:06 xx:16 l I level) which is also popular with motorbike riders and in 5 3 9 9 5 9 8 74 68 Departs Wildegg 11:44 12:44 13:44 14:44 xx:07 xx:17 l I

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trail could have be made for by-passing Gisliﬂ ue to the north ac fl Arrives Aarau 11:50 12:50 13:50 14:50 xx:13 xx:24 xx:39 xx:45 elegg Aara sli and catching a glimpse of the open view into Thalheimer f Rüchli g 36 Salhöhe Gi af u Homber

Valley and across to the ruins of Schenkenberg Castle. The Erlinsb St course climbs up using offi cial cycle paths to just below the Aara summit of Gislifl ue. The joy of the rapid descent to Küttigen is cut short by a toxic climb to raise the pulse on the opposite 800 slope before you head off towards Küttigen jus' freewheelin' or stage a dynamic fi nal sprint, depending on how you feel, 600 and down to Aarau Rüchlig. 400

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Course information 47 kilometres 1100 metre elevation gain

First transition Inline > Biking 10:05 Bike escort for the runner First to ﬁ nish - Biking 11:55

Time limit 19:55

Danger points ➀ Underpass in Aarau. ➁ Crosses main road and level crossing barrier at Suhr. ➂ Crosses main road. ➃ Riding over the steps is forbidden. Dismount and push your bike. ➄ Level crossing and crosses main road. Bike escort from Speciﬁ cs this point on – All waste from food waste from refreshment points Train station Lenzburg is to be disposed of in the «waste zone» only and not on the course, otherwise a time penalty will be incurred. – After competing, the mountain biker accompanies the runner on the Running course from the ﬁ rst refreshment point.

Train station Lenzburg

AARAU SCHACHEN LOGISTICS &

AARGAU LENZBURG G TRANSPORT SWITZERLAND F Getting to the start Showers The Inline > Biking transition zone is located directly at The showers are located in the sports hall. the Camp. Return travel Personal eﬀ ects After competing, the biker, supporter or team member Aarau Schachen The runner brings dry clothing to Lenzburg for the accompanies the runner from kilometre 4 of the mountain biker. Bikers can have their wet clothing Running course. The bike that was used on the Biking brought to Lenzburg with a personal eﬀ ects shuttle course must be used to accompany the runner. Lenzburg service, take it with them on the course in a backpack or SUNDAY 3 give it to a team member. 1 12. 7. 2015 E

D 3 SCHEDULE HIGH SUNDAY, 12 JULY 2015 LIGHTS

A Bike park in Gränichen Disciplines Location Exp. ﬁ rst Gigathlete Time limit Chasing start 05:00 – 06:00 B Liebegg Castle Start Cycling Aarau 06:00 / 07:00 – C Trostburg Castle

2 Cycling – Swimming Hallwyl Castle 06:35 10:15 D Schaﬁ sheim Castle E Lenzburg Castle Swimming – Cycling Hallwyl Castle 07:30 11:55 F Römerstein Erratic 14:20 Cycling – Inline Aarau IBA 09:20 15:20 G Roman Amphitheatre Inline – Biking Aarau Schachen 10:05 16:10 5 Biking – Running Lenzburg 11:55 19:55 Finish Running Aarau 13:15 23:10

3 A Once you've passed Aarau Art Gallery, the course heads off towards Distelberg mountain. Before the second climb, at Suhr the course crosses the railway line and passes the tourist restau- SHUTTLE rant, the Rütihof, and the high ropes course, and at Gränichen TIMETABLE you'll pass the familiar bike park. In the Wynen valley, Liebegg Castle can be seen in the distance. The climb up to the castle is Getting to the start – supporters and team members rewarded by a refreshment point in the castle courtyard. Suitably 4 S26 RE S3 S23 IR refreshed, you'll continue to Trostburg, which is like an B enchanted huntsman's lodge from a fairytale. But back to the Departs Aarau xx:51 xx:53 xx:17 xx:19 xx:23 harsh reality of another climb – up to the Seven Borders Post Arrives Lenzburg xx:02 xx:59 xx:23 xx:27 xx:29 stone monument. Just after the forest cabin at Seon is a fl ight of 20.5 km steps where you must dismount and push the bike. The course Return travel for team members with personal eff ects then speeds off towards Schafi sheim and sails past Schafi sheim Castle in an elegant curve. Staufberg with its wedding chapel S26 RE S3 S23 IR looms into view from afar, but not having to tackle this elevation Departs Lenzburg xx:56 xx:58 xx:28 xx:32 xx:35 gain of 100 metres is «a gift» to Gigathletes. Past the Hallstatt Arrives Aarau xx:04 xx:05 xx:35 xx:39 xx:42 burial mounds towards Seon, where the level crossing does not have a barrier and so you must stop when the warning light fl ashes! Once you have passed through Sigismüli, you arrive in Lenzburg. The course takes you around the castle perched on 4 9 8 3 the crag in a wide circle and includes a small extra loop for the 5 C 41 51 42

town's famous Römerstein erratic left over from the Ice Age. Just f 58 A 36

before the transition zone, the course crosses the Roman amphi- IB heim u Castle theatre, and right at the ﬁ nish Lenzburg Castle comes back into is Rütiho g enzburg L Aara

view. The transition zone is located on the edge of the forest by eg the Schützematt community hall, where a youth festival was Schaf held on the previous day and the Lunapark event which contin- Lieb ues today. Even after handing over to the runners, the mountain bikers are still not done. After a quick stop for a breather, you'll coast on to the ﬁ rst refreshment point on the Running course 600 and from there accompany your runner on their way to Aarau. 400

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