World Triathlon

TRIATHLON BLED - ET JUNIOR CUP 2024

Table of Contents

1. General Information
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Key Dates
1.3. Key Contacts
1.4. Contact Details
2. Venue
2.1. Race Venue
2.2. Course Familiarisation
2.3. Athletes’ Lounge
2.4. Elite Athletes’ Race Package distribution
2.5. Doping Control
2.6. Security
2.7. LOC Office
3. Accommodation
4. Transfer and Transport
5. Athletes’ Services
5.1. Swim, Bike and Run Training
5.2. Medical Services
5.3. Bike Mechanic Service
6. Competition Schedule
6.1. Elite/Junior Women
6.2. Elite/Junior Men
6.3. Competition Rules
6.4. Athletes’ Briefing
6.5. Timing Chips
6.6. Results
6.7. Protest & Appeals
7. Accreditation
8. Useful Information
Could Be and Is Not Limited To:
8.1. Language
8.2. Population
8.3. Currency
8.4. Time
8.5 Electricity
8.6 Water
8.7 Telephone Connections
9. Course Maps

1 General Information

1.1 Introduction
The purpose of the Athlete’s Guide is to ensure that all athletes, coaches and Team Leaders are well informed about all procedures concerning the Event. The LOC ensures that the information contained in this Guide is correct and up‐to‐date as of the production date. However, athletes, coaches and team managers are advised to check with the event office regarding any changes in information included in this guide

1.2. Key dates
Information about the registration, briefing, course familiarisation and race start

Friday: 6. 9. 2024 (Bled - Mala Zaka)

Time       Activity
16:00–16:30 Bike course familiarization ET Junior Cup – Mala Zaka, Župančičeva cesta 9, Bled
17:00–17:30       Swim and run course familiarization – Mala Zaka

19:00–20:00       Registration ET Junior Cup –Festival Hall, Cesta svobode 11, Bled
19:45           Q&A Session on Athletes Briefing – Festival Hall, Cesta svobode 11, Bled

Saturday: 7. 9. 2024 (Bled – Mala Zaka)

Time Activity
07:00–08:00 Race equipment check ET Junior Cup – Mala Zaka
07:30–08:30 Transition area open ET Junior Cup M/W
08:45       Presentation of competitors in swimming start area ET Junior Cup – Women
09:00       Start ET Junior Cup – Women
09:45       Presentation of competitors in swimming start area ET Junior Cup – Men
10:00       Start ET Junior Cup – Men
approx. 10:50 ET Junior Cup End of Race
11:00       Flower ceremony
11:00-11:15   Transition area ET Junior Cup has to be emptyed

1.3. Key contacts

Name and contact details of:
• Race director:  Mr. Miro Kregar – miro.kregar@siol.net
• Technical delegate: Ms. Evita Leitāne – eleitane@inbox.lv
• Athletes’ services manager: Mr. Klemen Laurenčak – klemen.laurencak@gmail.com
• Europe Triathlon Office: hq@europe.triathlon.org. Phone number: +32478825456.

1.4. Contacts details
Place: Bled – Mala Zaka
LOC: Triatlonski klub Trisport Kamnik
Race director: Miro Kregar
Web: http://www.triatlon-bled.si
Tel: +386 41 641 527
E-mail: miro.kregar@siol.net

2 Venue

2.1. Race venue

Location: Bled, Slovenia, Rowing center Mala Zaka.; Župančičeva cesta 9, Bled

2.2 Course familiarisation

Friday, 6. 9. 2024 – Mala Zaka, Župančičeva cesta 9, Bled

16:00 – Bike familiarization
17:00 – Swim and Run familiarization

2.3. Athletes’ lounge

Location: Mala Zaka Rowing center (toilets, water)
Recovery zone close to the finish area

2.4. Elite (and/or other categories) athletes’ race package
Registration / Briefing: Friday, 6. 9. 2024, 19:00 – Bled Festival Hall, Cesta svobode 11, Bled

2.5. Doping control
Bled – Mala Zaka Rowing center.
Doping tests will be conducted according to WT/WADA rules. The athletes must carry their identification to the doping control facilities.

2.6. Security
There will be Security Service over all venue.

2.7. LOC office
Triatlonski klub Trisport Kamnik, Zg. Stranje 47, 1242 Stahovica – miro.kregar@siol.net, +386 41 641 527

3 Accommodation
Here are:
• Accommodations
• Park Hotel

4 Transfer and Transport
Approaching Bled from Villach (AUT):
through Karavanke tunnel

Approaching Bled from Tarvisio (ITA):
through Kranjska Gora. Passing Jesenice and after 10 km turn right (traffic sign for Bled)

Approaching Bled from Airport:
Ljubljana – Brnik (30 km from Bled)
If you need transfer from airport to the Bled, please contact Klemen Laurenčak till
25. 8. 2024 – klemen.laurencak@gmail.com

5 Athletes’ Services
5.1. Training facilities

  SWIM
Possible in the lake.
  BIKE
Cycling is possible on the race course or to the Bohinj lake.
  RUN
Running is possible on the race course or around the lake.

5.2. Medical services
Medical and Paramedical personnel will be available throughout the race. Several ambulances will be available to provide emergency transfers to a nearby hospital.
A medical area will be provided on site at the finish area.

Medical services at the venue are free of charge. Treatment in private hospitals are to be paid by participants. Athletes / teams should make sure that they have appropriate (International – Coris) medical insurance.

Address: Zdravstveni dom Bled, Mladinska cesta 1, 4260 Bled
Emergency telephone number:  +386 4 575 40 00 or 112. 

5.3. Bike mechanical service
Zupan Sport, Jalnova cesta 2, 4240 Radovljica
T: +386 4 531 27 00
E-mail: zupan.sport@s5.net

6.3. Competition rules
The event will follow the latest published Competitions Rules of the World Triathlon.

6.4. Athletes’ briefing
Friday, 6. 9. 2024 at 19:00 – Festival Hall, Cesta svobode 11, Bled

6.5. Timing chips
On race day athletes will be given a timing chip to be worn on the athletes’ ankle. Athletes will pick up the timing chips in the athletes’ lounge before the competitions, during their check-in procedure.

6.6. Results
Official results will be uploaded live at the World Triathlon official website http://www.triathlon.org and http://www.timingljubljana.si

Live coverage will be posted on https://europe.triathlon.org/  than http://www.triatlon-bled.si
and FaceBook.

6.7. Protest & appeals
Standard procedures will be followed according to the current World Triathlon Competition Rules.

7 Accreditation
The LOC will provide all the Organising Committee Members, Europe Triathlon Technical Officials, Athletes, VIPs, media, technical staff, volunteers, etc. with an official Accreditation Card.

Info on when and where the accreditations will be distributed

Only accredited people will be allowed to access certain venue areas. Accreditation Cards provide access to specific areas of the competition. All accredited people are requested to always carry their Accreditation Cards with them and to show them upon request. Accreditation Cards are mandatory to enter the venue.

8 Other useful information
Could be and is not limited to:

8.1. Language
Slovenian and English

8.2. Population
Slovenian

8.3. Currency
Euro (€)

8.4. Time
Middle European, CET

8.5 Electricity
220 V

8.6 Water
Drinkable from tube

8.7 Telephone connections
Incoming calls:  +386
Outgoing calls (example): +49 (Germany)

9 Course maps
SWIM COURSE
Start procedures: deep water start
The Race Referee with assistance of Technical Officials, who are assigned to the start, will start each race.
Number of laps: 1
Average water temperature: 22 °C

TRANSITION 1/2
A flow through transition has been developed to keep athletes moving forward. Athletes enter the transition and must deposit swim gear in a bin placed beside the bike racks. Athletes’ names or numbers are displayed on the top of each bike rack. After the helmet is secured, athletes unrack the bike by moving forward into the centre lane and towards the mount line.

  BIKE COURSE
2 laps (2 x 6,7 km).  Wheel stop is located in Mala Zaka, near mount line.
On some part of the lap athletes ride bike on left side of the road. 2 uphils in each lap, approx. 10 %. 

TRANSITION 2/2
From the dismount line, athletes should follow the purple line through the corridor to their position on the racks, where running shoes are placed. From there they follow yellow line through the second corridor, to the run course.

  RUN COURSE
Description: asphalt road along the lake. 1 lap is 3,3 km long. 
Penalty box is located at the start of running (100 m from Transition Area).

Video ET Junior Cup:
    –    start: ET JUNIOR CUP BLED - SWIM START
- Whole race: ET JUNIOR CUP BLED