Saturday, July 9th

Monday, July 11th

Registration

Triathlon Expo

Press-Conference

Nightrun

Registration

Triathlon Expo

Opening Ceremony by the City of Roth

Carbo Loading Party

Registration

Triathlon Expo

Bike Check In

Race Meeting

Triathlon Expo

Approx. 11 a.m. CR Awards Ceremony
in the Pavilion

City of Roth, City of Hilpoltstein, County of Roth

Helga Bauer, Elke Angermann

3,8 km / 180 km / 42.195 km

Only those persons may participate who hold:

a) a licence issued by their National Triathlon Board or
b) a licence of the day

All participants may apply for a licence of the day for EUR 30.- when sending their applications.

In case of participiation in the German Mastership it has to be signed on the application form.  Licence for the day is also accepted.

Through official application form or online application form only. If you send your application online, please make sure to sign the waiver and indemnification form at the registration office. Applications will be accepted after receipt of the complete application documents and the start fee.

Kreissparkasse Köln, Account No. 030 655 222 3, Bank Code 370 502 99
IBAN: DE65370502990306552223

SWIFT-BIC: COKSDE33

Participants must include a photocopy of the transfer note with their applications.

Transfers made by third parties must include the name of the athlete competing on the transfer form in order to ensure proper payment.

Payment can effect by banktransfer, debit note, or credit card. Please observe that payment by credit card will have a special charge of 15 Euro.

April 30th, 2011 (Postmark date/date received in our office)

The field of individual starters is limited to 3,000 athletes. There is a guaranteed amount of 1,500 starting places for German athletes. Foreign athletes have an amount of 1,200 starting places. German athletes don’t have the opportunity to get starting-spots from the foreign contingent. As well as foreign athletes don’t have the opportunity to get starting-spots from the German contingent. The remaining 300 spots are available at 6 of December 2010 (First come - First serve), online.

The field of relay starters is limited to 550.

Important note: As soon as the application limit is reached, the application process is closed.

EUR 330.-/participant for applications filed by August 30th, 2010
EUR 400.-/participant for applications filed by May 1st, 2011

EUR 450.-/relay team for applications filed by August 30th, 2010
EUR 480.-/relay team for applications filed by May 1st, 2011

EUR 550.-/Trophy relay* for applications filed by May 1st, 2011

*Exclusive relay competition including separate awards ceremony at the stadium, presentation of the relays in the program booklet and three bottles of champagne. Only firms could participate.

All prices include the actual VAT, licence and association fees, including team judgement. Services like gifts for athletes, carbo party, food and drink during and after the race, massage, barriers, finisher shirt, medal, medical treatment, finisher certificate, security service, list of results, etc. are included in the application fee.


All bank fees must be paid by the participant. Transfer or checks only in Euro.

The start fee will be waived only for professional athletes (men or women) who finished place 1 - 10 in the CR 2010.

EUR 30.- for Licence of the Day
EUR 15.- for German Mastership

EUR 5.- for appropriate chip for time taking (in case the athlete has a championchip of his own, there will be no lending fees)

For changes to the application we have to charge EUR 15 after the application deadline (April 30, 2011) due to the additional time and work involved in subsequent changes.

Attention! According to ITU/DTU Competition and Organization Rules only athletes born 1991 and older may take part. Members of relay teams have to be 18 years or older
Explanatory Note: TM Triathlon male / TW Triathlon female,
According to the completed years of life of each age group:

Team judgement

for CR, and
WC for Firefighters

The three best male and female athletes without age group judgement, otherwise see age groups and top ten judgement of CR.

Cups for the 1st to 3rd places of each age group, for men and women.

Honour prizes for the 1st to 3rd places, male and female teams and relay teams

Instant certificate for each participant who finishes.

Top ten athletes will not be awarded a prize in their age group.

Special service, Provisions and support on race day

On streets and paths along the Main-Donau-Kanal where traffic will be completely banned. Flat course, one slightly ascending slope within 1 km before the finish.

Bookings must be made by participants and guests themselves. We recommend early booking because of the limited accommodation capacity.

All athletes will receive a confirmation postcard or e-mail informing them that their application has been accepted or declined. Further information will follow end of May, e.g. final time schedule etc by E-Mail.

Until April 30th 2011, every participant has the right of withdrawal, the application fee being refunded after deduction of EUR 60,--


Foreign competitors should send their IBAN and SWIFT Nr. with their withdrawal.

After May 1st 2011, participants are not eligable for any refund.

Bank fees are the responsibility of each individual participant.

Past this date no refunds will be made.

Each participant must pick up his start documents personally and must have a valid start licence, which must be shown at the issuing office or other check-points of the organization together with the ID-card/passport. Otherwise the participant must buy a licence of the day. Relay participants do not need a start licence or licence of the day.

Giving one's start place to another person is definitely not permitted, everybody who still does it gets a lifetime suspension from the CR

The organizer reserves the right to reject applications or to prohibit the participation of athletes for reasons important to the organizer.

The Event Director and Race Referee have the discretion to disqualify competitors.

Participants disqualified because of evident fraud will get a lifetime suspension from the CR.

There may be changes within the programme, race course or the time schedule.

A few important regulations regarding participation at the CHALLENGE (The DTU regulations are still binding).

1.   The training schedule in the Main-Donau-Kanal is to be
      followed exactly. (Please see the note regarding the swim
      course.)
2.   Swimming caps issued by the organizer must be worn.
3.   Neoprene-swimsuits can be worn at water temperatures between 16°C and 23.9°C.
4.   Only official boats (for rescuing and adjudicating purposes) are allowed to use the

      race-course.

1.   Drafting and constant parallel cycling are prohibited and
      liable to disqualification. A minimum distance of 10 m must
      be kept to the cyclist in front.
2.   Each competitor must wear a cycling helmet with closed chinstrap;

      the design of the helmet must correspond to the standards of an established test

      institute.
3.   Each competitor must also wear some form of clothing on the upper part of the body
4.   The bicycles must be fitted with the frame-start numbers.
5.   Each competitor must wear his/her start number on his/her back.
6.   Brake levers must show backwards.

1.   Each competitor is responsible for his or her own

      intermediate and end time registration. The transponders
      provided by the promoter and used for time registration
      must be worn throughout the entire race.
2.   Instructions given by the adjudicators, officials, doctors and rescue officials must be
complied with

3.   Start numbers may not be reduced in size or altered in any way.
4.   Prizes which are not collected on the day of the awards ceremony, are forfeited.
5.   Protest may only be submitted in writing and accompanied by a a deposit of EUR       25,-- according to organization regulations.