Winter triathlon

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Winter triathlon is the winter form of the sport of triathlon . It is an endurance all- around competition in which the disciplines of cross-country running , mountain biking and cross-country skiing are carried out in direct succession. It started in the 1990s.

history

The ITU was founded as an international umbrella organization in 1989 in Avignon , France . The ITU now coordinates the multi-purpose competitions triathlon, duathlon , aquathlon , winter triathlon and some other multi-sport events.

The winter triathlon (Winter Tri) part was introduced around 1995. The rules and the international events ( world championships and world cup fights) are supervised / organized by a technical committee of the ITU. The winter tri includes the disciplines mountain / snow mountain biking (12-14 km), cross-country skiing (10-12 km) and running (7-9 km), women and men can participate.

In the early days, the disciplines were also carried out in a different order. The sport was rejected as an Olympic sport by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in November 2006 .

In 2014 the ITU tried out the disciplines of snowshoeing , speed skating and cross-country skiing as new winter triathlon disciplines. The premiere competition was held in Quebec, Canada in early March 2014.

Disciplines and equipment

The individual components of the winter tri require different equipment and competition terrain. Basically:

for the run :

  • Spiked running shoes must be used, helmets are not approved.

for mountain biking :

  • Only an industrially manufactured frame, which may not be exchanged on the go and on which the manufacturer's logo can be attached, is allowed.
  • Tires must have a minimum size of 26 × 1.5 inches, depending on the surface, they can be from smooth to rough.
  • The bike course must be run as an off-road course over snow, whereby normal paths and roads can also be included.
  • Pushing or carrying the bike is only allowed by the athlete, outside help is not allowed.
  • Repairs or parts changes by the active person are permitted as often as required with the tool carried for this purpose.
  • Special MB shoes are to be worn.

for skiing :

  • Before a competition, equipment (skis) can be tested on specially marked tracks; When changing defective parts, the same applies as with all other skiing: a ski has to stay.
  • The free technique is generally used to run , only in the finish area (the last approx. 50 m) the parallel step is to be used.
  • The race management will decide on site whether helmets have to be worn.

Clothing in general :

The clothing that is binding for the individual disciplines always applies. The aim is to achieve uniformity among the athletes in a country, whereby the respective national organization can determine the colors and the country's lettering. In world title competitions, no body marks are allowed other than the start number (e.g. tattoos; existing ones must be masked off), a maximum of 5 patches are allowed on the sports suits, the size and placement of which are precisely specified.

organization

The entire course mostly leads over snow. In contrast to the triathlon, the winter triathlon is run first. Only mountain bikes with a tire width of at least 40 millimeters are permitted in the second discipline . The final cross-country skiing takes place in free technique.

The ITU has held world championships in winter triathlons every year since 1997 (6 km running, 10 km mountain biking and 8 km cross-country skiing).

All parts ( segments ) of the Winter Tri are to be completed on two consecutive days, the order of the event is determined by the organizer. Disqualifications or bans of the athletes can occur if the regulations are violated, if they leave the course, if they engage in unsportsmanlike conduct, if outside help is used, if the wrong equipment is used and much more

There are individual fights and relay races based on gender, with a relay team consisting of three or four athletes. The relay change takes place with a handshake, all teams start at the same time.

Well-known athletes (selection)

  • AustriaAustria Siegfried Bauer , national and world champion (2004, 2005)
  • GermanyGermany Michael Göhner , multiple German champion
  • GermanyGermany Mathias Holzner , Vice World Champion (1997), overall European Cup winner 1997, Vice European Champion 1998
  • SwitzerlandSwitzerland Karin Möbes , cyclist and winter tri-athlete
  • GermanyGermany Sigrid Mutscheller (née Lang), multiple World Cup winner and six-time World Champion (between 2001 and 2008)
  • ItalyItaly Paolo Riva , multiple World Cup winner and world champion (1997, 1998)
  • LiechtensteinLiechtenstein Marc Ruhe , world champion (2002), European champion and overall world cup winner 2002
  • GermanyGermany Benjamin Sonntag , World Champion (2003, 2006) and European Champion 2004
  • NetherlandsNetherlands Marianne Vlasveld , world champion (2002, 2003)

Web links

Wiktionary: Winter triathlon  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Berliner Zeitung , February 17, 2003: Winter-Tri .
  2. ↑ a b c d e International Triathlon Union: Triathlon.org. Retrieved on August 19, 2019 .
  3. ↑ ITU is testing new winter triathlon formats
  4. ↑ Winter Triathlon World Championships  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / archive.triathlon.org  
  5. ↑ The cycling pages with brief information on Karin Möbes , accessed on August 17, 2019.