VIII. Gay Games Cologne 2010

Dates of event
Saturday, July, 31st, 2010
1 p.m. - 4 p.m.                  hand out of starting material and chips
                                          for time measuring
                                         check-in of bike in changing zone
Sunday, Ausgust, 1st,2010
6.30 a.m.                        arrival of participants
7.30 a.m.                        start Olympic Distance 
10.00 a.m.                      start Sprint Distance
 
Venues
Fuehlinger See, Oranjehof Strasse (Ruderinsel, P1), 50769 Cologne (15.5 km. from Neumarkt), www.koeln-fuehlinger-see.de.
 
Transportation
Take bus line 122 to bus stop "Seeberg" or "Paul-Reifenberg-Strasse" (25 mins. from Neumarkt, then 10 mins. on foot) or use tram 16 or 12 to station "Merkenich" (32 mins. from Neumarkt, then 15 mins. on foot).
for more detailed directions click here.
 
Categories and Divisions of Participation

Women Individual
Men Individual
Team
Women / Men / Mixed

Sprint Distance
Olympic Distance
Sprint Distance
Olympic Distance
Olympic Distance

18-29
18-29
18-29
18-29
 18-75+

30-34
30-34
30-34
30-34
 

35-39
35-39
35-39
35-39
 

40-44
40-44
40-44
40-44
 

45-49
45-49
45-49
45-49
 

50-54
50-54
50-54
50-54
 

55-59
55-59
55-59
55-59
 

60-64
60-64
60-64
60-64
 

65-69
65-69
65-69
65-69
 

70-74
70-74
70-74
70-74
 

75 +
75 +
75 +
75 +
 

a) Sprint Distance: 750m swim, 20 km cycling, 5,5 km run
b) Olympic Distance: 1.5 km swim, 40 km cycling, 11 km run
c) Team competition: teams of three (3) compete in Olympic distance, one athlete per discipline only; teams can be made up of all women, all men, or mixed team; teams do not compete in age groups
Participation
Maximum number of participants is 500. Athletes may participate in only one of the individual or team (relay) competition. All races will be completed in one race day. Individual Olympic distance and team Olympic distance will be raced simultaneously.
Rules of Play
The Triathlon will be governed according to the rules of the International Triathlon Union (ITU) www.triathlon.org and Deutsche Triathlon Union (DTU) www.dtu-info.de. Note that according to official rules, no drafting is allowed during cycling.

Equipment
Clothing and any necessary equipment must be brought by each athlete.  Recumbent bicycles are not allowed.  Aero-bars or tri-bars are allowed. For cycling mountainbikes are allowed to be used too.
Services 
Food service and sanitary facilities are available at the finish line area, as well as at the end of each cycling round. Watering points will be available along the running course. 
 
First-Aid
First-aid and water rescue crews will be present at the venue.
 
Tickets 
Entrance to Triathlon events is free for all spectators.   

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