Rules of TriStar Madrid

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  1. Participants have to follow the rules of the Spanish Triathlon Federation and they must know the course of each discipline.
  2. The bike, helmet and transition bags have to be checked in prior to race day to allow time for competitors to make modifications, if necessary, to comply with the rules.
  3. Technical control of the race will be under the responsability of a General referee and other marshalls appointed by the FMTri (Federación de Triatlón de Madrid). Spanish Triathlon Federation rules will be followed.
  4. Littering is not allowed. Competitors throwing away bike bottles, packaging of bars and gels, bike bottles or the like outside of the eco zones will be immediately disqualified.
  5. The medical team is allowed to withdraw any participant if his/her health is in danger.
  6. Drafting is permited.
  7. Only rigid and approved helmets are allowed. The helmet strap needs to be closed whenever the athlete touches his bike (pushing, riding it).
  8. Protests must be made in written to the Referee, within one hour after the end of the race.
  9. Assistance and escorting are forbidden.
  10. Headphones (mobile phones, MP3 players, headsets etc.) are not allowed.

 

What does that mean for me? – drafting rules

In a drafting race some of the rules are a little different. As we’re organizing our races in accordance with ITU and the national federations this will be the main specifics applying for this event:
a.    “For draft legal races the frame of the bicycle shall be of a traditional pattern, i.e., built around a main triangle of three straight or tapered tubular elements which may be round, oval, flattened, teardrop shaped or otherwise in cross-section”
b.    Both wheels need to have spokes. You can use Tri- and Fourspikes, if not blade-shaped spikes.
c.    Only traditional drop handlebars are permitted. The handlebars must be plugged;
d.    Clip-on handlebars will be permitted and they are not longer than the brake levers' foremost line;
e.    Straight forward clip-on handlebars must be bridged with a solid material, and must not carry forward facing brake levers;
f.    No forward facing bar or gear shifters are allowed on the end of the clip-on handlebars. The only exception will be grip shifter;
g.    Elbow pads are permitted.

Here you can see consult the regulations of ITU for drafting. LINK: http://www.triathlon.org/docs/competition-rules-20080601-vf.pdf