World Triathlon

Information to all athletes at the 2015 Motala ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships. Due to weather and water conditions in Motala there will be a modification to the swim distance. At 8 am Friday morning water temperature was measured to 14.0 and air temperature 13.8. The Medical and Technical Delegate has agreed that based on the conditions over the last days as well as the forecast for race day we will move forward with a 1500 meter swim. This provided that there are no major changes in conditions at 8 am race day morning. The swim will be one lap of 1500 meters. This will mean the following changes on the start times: 09:25 Start Elite 09:35 Wave 1 09:45 Wave 2 09:46 Para TRI Transition will open at 6 am. COURSE SWIM 1.5 km 1x1.5 m The swim takes place in the beautiful clear and clean bay of Motala where the water temperature in June reaches about 17 degrees. BIKE 120 km 3x40 km After leaving the TA, the course takes the athletes out on the pretty countryside. The course has one challenging uphill and passes the center of Motala on each lap. RUN 30km 3x10 km The run course goes on 2,5 km unpaved roads and trails per lap and major part goes along the gorgeous shore of lake Vättern. All three elements are audience-friendly and and will give the audience a close connection to the participants and vice versa. Prize money distribution. Elite men and women: 1st. 11,250 USD 2nd. 9,000 USD 3rd. 6,750 USD 4th. 4,500 USD 5th. 3,150 USD 6th. 2,700 USD 7th. 2,250 USD 8th. 1,350 USD 9th. 1,015USD 10th. 785 USD 11th. 675 USD 12th. 565 USD 13th. 450 USD 14th. 335 USD 15th. 225 USD BANK DETAILS FOR ENTRY FEES: IBAN: SE94 1200 0000 0128 8013 1340 BIC/SWIFT: DABASESX Bank: Danske Bank Account holder: Motala AIF Idrottsallians