Triathlon NZ Competition Rules 2013 - Triathlon New Zealand

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) Athletes may request approval from the Technical Delegate during the Athletes’Briefing to allow them to make modifications, if necessary, to comply with therules.5.4. Overlapping:a.)Athletes who have been lapped during the bike segment of the draft legalraces, (Elite, U23 and Junior categories) will be withdrawn from the race. Thisprovision can be modified by the TD.5.5. Drafting:a.)General Guidelines(i)(ii)There are two kinds of competitions, depending of the allowance ofdrafting:• Draft legal races• Draft illegal races.The races will be draft legal or draft illegal according to this table:TRIATHLONJunior U23 EliteTeam Relay legal legal legalAge–GroupParatriathlonSprint Distance legal legal legal illegal illegalStandard Distance legal legal illegal illegalLong DistanceTriathlon (O2, O3)DUATHLONTeam Relay legal legal legalillegal illegal illegalSprint Distance legal legal legal illegal illegalStandard Distance Legal legal illegal illegalLong Distance illegal illegal illegalAQUATHLONWINTERTRIATHLON (alldistances)CROSSTRIATHLON ANDDUATHLON (alldistances)legallegalTriathlon New Zealand Competition Rules. - Version 2013.1 – Effective 01/01/2013 20
.)Draft-Illegal Races:(i)(ii)Drafting from another athlete or motor vehicle is forbidden. Athletesmust reject attempts by others to draft;An athlete is entitled to any position on the course, provided they get tothat position first, and without contacting others. When taking aposition, an athlete must allow reasonable space for others to makenormal movements without making contact. Adequate space must beavailable before passing;(iii) An athlete, who approaches from any position to take advantage of thedraft, bears responsibility for avoiding the draft;(iv) To draft is to enter the bicycle or vehicle drafting zone:(v)• Bicycle Draft Zone: the Draft Zone will be a rectangle. The widthwill always be 3 metres wide. The center of the leading 3-metreedge will be measured from the leading edge of the front wheel.The length of the rectangle will measure 7 metres; for all racedistances;• An athlete may enter the Draft Zone of another athlete, but mustbe seen to be progressing through that zone. A maximum time of15 seconds will be allowed to pass through the zone of anotherathlete:;• Vehicle Draft Zone will be a rectangle thirty-five (35) metres longby five (5) metres wide, which surrounds every vehicle on the bikesegment. The front edge of the vehicle will define the center of theleading 5 metre edge of the rectangle.Entry into the bicycle drafting zone: An athlete may enter a bike DraftZone in the following circumstances:• If the athlete enters the Draft Zone, and progresses through itwithin 15 seconds in the overtaking manoeuver;• For safety reasons;• 100 metres before and after an aid station or transition area;• At an acute turn;• If the Technical Delegate excludes a section of the coursebecause of narrow lanes, construction, detours, or for other safetyreasons.(vi) Overtaking:• An athlete is passed when another athlete's front wheel is aheadof theirs;• Once overtaken, an athlete must move out of the Draft Zone of theleading athlete within 15 seconds.• Athletes must keep to the side of the course and not create ablocking incidence. Blocking is where an athlete who is behindcannot pass due to the leading athlete being poorly placed on thecourse. The penalty for blocking is the same as for drafting, referto 5.6(c)(vii) See the diagrams below for events where left hand side road rulesapply.Triathlon New Zealand Competition Rules. - Version 2013.1 – Effective 01/01/2013 21
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