ELITE ATHLETES AND TEAM OFFICIALS GUIDE V1.0 AUGUST 22-23, 2015 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 11 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 AID STATIONS 14 WEATHER CONDITIONS 14 ATHLETES AND TEAM OFFICIALS GUIDE (v1.0) | Page 2 of 16 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 2015. 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 1.0 – 2015-06-15. Key changes from the 2014 event are: - Olympic distance. Women on Saturday, Men on Sunday. - Swim start at City Hall, new swim course. First lap 1000m, second lap 500m. - Two transitions. KEY DATES Elite Athletes Briefing Thursday, August 20, 18.00 (TBC) Bike Familiarization Friday, August 21, 10.30 (City Hall) Swim Familiarization Friday, August 21, 11.15 (Swim start – City Hall) Elite Women Competition Saturday, August 22, 13.21 Elite Men Competition Sunday, August 23. 15.31 KEY CONTACTS ITU Team Leader Thanos Nikopoulos [email protected] +46- ITU Technical Delegate Duncan Hough [email protected] +46- ITU Medical Delegate Dr. Lothar Schwarz [email protected] +46- LOC Event Director Mattias Sjöberg [email protected] +46 700 107 267 LOC Office Coordinator Pernilla Johansson [email protected] +46 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 Women TV4 Saturday, August 22, 12:20 -14:30 Men TV4 Sunday, August 23, 15:30 - 17:25 VENUE VENUE The swimming will take place in Riddarfjärden (City Hall), where the first transition is also located. The main venue and second transition is located in the city centre of Stockholm at “Kungliga Slottet” (Royal Palace). ELITE ATHLETES LOUNGE Facilities including athletes’ lounge and toilets are provided to the athletes at the start area (City Hall) and 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 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 22 and August 23 before and during the competition hours. Medical and paramedical personnel 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 Team Sportia will offer a comprehensive bike mechanic support August 22-23. Onsite Services In Expo village at Skeppsbron Friday 10:00 – 20:00 Saturday 10:00 – 20:00 Sunday 10:00 – 18:00 In the athletes lounge at City Hall Saturday 10:30 – 12:15 Sunday 13:45 – 15:00 INFORMATION CENTRE / LOC OFFICE The LOC Information Office is located at the First Hotel Reisen, Skeppsbron (100m from transition 2 / finish), and is open daily from Tuesday, August 18 until Sunday, August 23. First Hotel Reisen Skeppsbron 12 111 30 Stockholm LOC Office: +46 31 726 61 86 (only during opening hours!) LOC Contact: Pernilla Johansson, +46 ITU Office: First Hotel Reisen ITU Contact: Duncan Hough +46 Opening hours: Tuesday, August 18, 10:00 – 17:30 Wednesday, August 19, 10:00 – 17:30 Thursday, August 20, 10:00 – 17:30 Friday, August 21, 8:00 – 18:00 Saturday, August 22, 8:00 – 20:00 Sunday, August 23, 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 Scandic Sjöfartshotellet Slussen. SECURITY 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. ATHLETES AND TEAM OFFICIALS GUIDE (v1.0) | Page 6 of 16 ACCOMODATION The official hotel of the race is the First Hotel Reisen, located 100m from the swim start. The second official hotel is Scandic Sjöfartshotellet, located at Slussen, just south of the venue approx. 1km from the race venue. If you are interested in booking you are welcome to contact: Mattias Sjöberg, LOC [email protected] POST-OFFICE The nearest post office is located on Gamla Stan close to Slussen. The post office is 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 to the official hotels (First Hotel Reisen or Scandic Sjöfartshotellet) and back. You will find the online booking form at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WTS2015transfer. 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) 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 18th. 2 lanes 10-15 - Wednesday August 19th. 3 lanes 10-15 - Thursday August 20th. 3 lanes 10-15 - Friday August 21nd. 3 lanes 10-15 (Please note that there’s the bike familiarization at 10.30 and swim familiarization at 11.15) - Saturday August 22nd. 3 lanes 9-10 (Pool opens at 9.00) - Sunday August 23rd. 3 lanes 9-10 (Pool opens at 9.00) Coaches can reserve lanes by sending an email to [email protected] no later than Sunday, August 9th. 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. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 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. ATHLETES AND TEAM OFFICIALS GUIDE (v1.0) | Page 8 of 16 The Scandic Sjöfartshotellet, is right next to the “Slussen” (red/green line) subway station, The swimming pool at Eriksdalsbadet can be reached via the green line of the Stockholm subway. Get off at the station “Skanstull”. 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. The roads are quiet and well paved.