Triathlonteam226

ALSO HALF-DISTANCE RACE is held on sunday 15.8 2009. Start 30min after Ironman-competitors.

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IRONMAN- DISTANCE INFORMATION:

Registration

Event fee

• Before 5.8.2010 6:00 pm. - 100€
• Before 10.8 2010 6.00 pm - 200€ (non competive 120€)
• Before 13.8. 2010 6:00 pm. - 150€ (only non competive possible)

If you registrate before 18.7 2010, you will get technical sport t-shirt of event for free!

Event office

Event office is located in the office building of Nokia sport park where post-registration will take place.

Office open hours:

on Saturday from 8am to 8pm
on Sunday from 5am to 11pm


Registration

All participants must register in the event office minimum 1 hour before the race (6 am on Sunday).

It is recommended that athletes would registrate at saturday. (8 am -8 pm)
When registrating, participant receives registration packet.

Registration packet includes:

- race swim cap
- race number / identification sticker for bike (must be affixed to frame)
- rubber band
- attachment needle
- race program


Race info

Race info will be held at the near by of event office on Saturday 14.8. at 7 pm.

If you have additional info requests, please contact event office.


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Transition area

Transition area, located parking area of Kennonnokka, will open at 5.30am on race morning for participants (no support staff allowed). Bike and helmet check must be completed by 6.30am. Participants can pick up their bikes after the race by showing race number to security officers. Transition area will be closed at 10.30pm.


Start area

Start area will open at 6.25am. Access to start area is thru swim gate, where participants are registered. Warm-up area is located behind the start line, where participants can warm up freely. Participants must come out of the water minimum 10 mins prior to start. Top elite contestants will be introduced to the audience. After this participants will move to start line; participants ranked to top-10 can choose first their start-up position.

Start of the race is 07:00 am.


Swim

Swim takes place as four (4) laps, 0.950 km per lap. Participants must go round the route turn-markers from the right side. Safety boats are located approximately every 150m. On the swim course there are several support- and safety boats and rescue divers. After the swim participant must not remove swim cap before passing the timekeeping gate. Gate closes at 10am.

After swim, all things (wetsuit, swimming glasses etc) should be put in plastic bag with competitor number (both from event organiser). Only stuff in palstic bags can be provided to competitor after race.

Bike

Biking takes place as four (4) laps, 45 km per lap. Participants are not allowed to ride the bike on the transition area. Streets on the race area are not closed, but there are traffic controllers on crossings and turnpoints. Therefore participants must pay extra attention to other traffic at all times. Service points are located approximately every 15km. Personal support service point is located at the event center area close to transition area, after official service point, at 45km, 90km and 135km. Please throw empty bottles on the marked areas before the service point.


Run

Run takes place as four (4) laps, 10.55km per lap. There are five service points on the route, between 1.7-2.3 km. Personal support service point is located in the same place as in biking, at the event center close to transition area, after official service point, at 0.2km, 10.55km, 21.2km, and 32.85km. Personal support is allowed in special service area marked on the course map. During the race it is strictly prohibited to follow and support participants.


Finish

After last lap participants are guided from the course to finish line entrance lane. Gate closes at 11pm.


Maps

Please visit on map page

No drafting

On biking, absolutely NO DRAFTING of another bike or any other vehicle is allowed. Contestants must ride single file on the far right side of the road except when passing another rider. All passing is to the left. By showing black card, marshals issues a 3 minute stop-and-go penalty on the course. In special occasions marshals will show red card which means disqualification from the race. If a red card is issued, participant has possibility to continue the race, and is entitled to file a protest within 15 mins after the race to the race officials.


Service points

In official service points, following refreshments are available: sports drink, water, cola, banana, raisins, pickels and orange.


Rules

Finnish Triathlon Association (FTA) rules are applied.


Series/age groups

male/female ->  Elite
male/female -> Age- groups starting at 35 years, and rising from every 5 years.

male/female -> non- competive series

Notice: Nokia is Finnish championship- race. Non-finnish-citicens are very Welcome, but cannot participate in Finnish championship- series.

Prices

- Head price is (detailed info comming later)

- And lots of usable other prices : ( Bike parts, accesories etc....)

Event organiser

Triathlon Team 226 ry


Contact info

Triathlon Team 226 ry
Putkistontie 7
37120 Nokia

www.triathlonteam226.net

email: info (a) triathlonteam226.net

Director:

Marko Selin, gsm +358 400 183 350