Triathlon NZ Competition Rules 2013 - Triathlon New Zealand

5.6. Penalties for Drafting:a.)b.)c.)d.)e.)f.)g.)It is forbidden to draft in a race declared as draft illegal.Technical Officials will notify athletes who are drafting that they are subject toa Stop and Go Time Penalty sanction. This notification has to be clear andunambiguous and will be undertaken as described in rule 3.2 (e). Note that forsafety reasons a Technical Official may have to delay notifying the athlete of thepenalty. The penalty may be notified to the athlete at any time after the draftingviolation has occurred;The Stop and Go Time Penalties for drafting are as follows:(i)(ii)In a Sprint race (20km cycle or shorter): 1 minuteIn a Standard Distance race (40km cycle): 2 minutes(iii) In a Long Distance race (90km cycle): 3 minutes(iv) In an Ultra Distance race (180km cycle); 4 minutesThe Stop and Go Time Penalty may be administered either at the road side orat a Penalty Box. Athletes will be advised which of these two methods will beused at each race.(i)(ii)For a road side penalty the athlete must stop on the left hand side of theroad as soon as it is possibly to do so safelyIf Penalty Boxes are being used, the athlete must stop at the nextpenalty box.(iii) The Stop and Go Time Penalty shall commence when the athlete hasstopped and dismounted their bike with both feet on the same side ofthe bike.(iv) Arguing or debating the penalty with the Technical Official may result inthe commencement of the Stop and Go Time Penalty being delayed.Abuse of the Technical Official may result in disqualification under rule2.1.a (v).If a Penalty Box system is in use it is the athlete’s responsibility to stop in thenext Penalty Box. Failing to do this will result in Disqualification.A second drafting offence will lead to a Disqualification in standard distanceevents or shorter.The third drafting offence will lead to Disqualification for Long Distance events.Triathlon New Zealand Competition Rules. - Version 2013.1 – Effective 01/01/2013 23