Olympic & Half Olympic Distance  Rethymno - Race Details

Olympic distance TRIathlon (1,5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run)

Half Olympic Distance TRIathlon (750m swim, 20km bike, 5km run)

Routes:

Swim: 750m or 1,5km (One or two rotations of the polygon assembly clockwise)

Bike: 20km or 40km (Two or four spins on the seaside and on it's eastern extension)

Run: 5 km or 10km (One or Two rows - an Inner City Turn & End at Unknown Soldier 
Square)

Start: Two dolphins statue beach.
End: Unknown Soldier Square

Route: swimming one or two turn according to the movement of the clock, in a polygonal arrangement marked by buoys, in front of the beach of the statue of two dolphins, next to the parking lot at the port of Rethymnon, cycling two or four laps on the coastal road west to the Castle, then east to the end of the coastal road and to its extension east and back, running a lap or two on the beach road, the harbor lighthouse, around the castle moving west and joining the streets of the city immediately after the Sochora stadium and up to the Square of the Unknown Soldier for the turn or finish.

The race is non drafting and any offenders will be disqualified if they do not comply with the first observation of the judges..

Starting time: 10.30 for the Olympic TRIathlon and at 11:00 for the Half Olympic TRIathlon distance.

Estimated time of first athlete to finish: 13:00

Route to be followed, regarding the traffic stop:

After the swimming part of the TRIathlon the athletes will come to the area of ​​the parking area where the change zone will be located and in which they will receive their bikes for the cycling part.

From there, cyclists now exit the parking area and move right on the coastal street of Eleftheriou Venizelou and up to the triangular square in front of the Lyceum of Hellenes of Rethymno, where they complete a circle and turn east on Eleftheriou Venizelou street. They move east to the end of the Promenade and return moving all the way along the Promenade to the marina entrance completing the first cycle. Another one round follows. Completing the cycling part, they re-enter the parking lot to leave a bike and begin the road part of their race by exiting the parking lot and moving right (west) towards Unknown Soldier Square. Drive along Eleftheriou Venizelou until Lykeiou Hellinidon Square, where we move according to the traffic of cars from the right and continue straight towards the old Venetian port until the waterfront at Café Del Arte. We turn left at the taverns and move along the waterfront of the old Venetian port with the sea on our right hand, until Nuvel. We move for a few meters on Arkadiou Street and enter the port on the right, moving towards the lighthouse of the new port. At the lighthouse there is a U-turn and we return to the port entrance and turn right onto Emmanouil Kefalogianni Avenue.

Moving along Emmanouil Kefalogianni Avenue along the coast until the Sochora Stadium, after which we turn left at Courthouse Square towards the city. Immediately left on Prevelaki Street and right on Dimakopoulou Street towards the center. We continue to Dimakopoulou, which then becomes Gerakari and at Ethnarchi Makariou we turn left to finish at Unknown Soldier Square from the South side.

There will be water supplies to hydrate the athletes in front of Unknown Soldier Square. There will be no time limit for the athletes to finish (Cut Off).

Wetsuit will be allowed as long as the water temperature does not exceed 24.9 ° C. The decision will be announced the day before the race at the athletes Race Brief. Using a wetsuit or not, does not classify athletes into different categories.

For route details, see the maps, while more details of routes, terms and regulations will be given to the Race brief that will take place prior to the event and is mandatory.

Everyone participating the race will receive a rich Athletes kit from the registrations office. The opening hours of the Secretariat will be announced on the site 10 days before the event. A condition for obtaining the Athletes kit is the arrival of the participant himself at the secretariat to receive it.

For Last-minute registrations, athletes should be aware that the Athletes kit they receive may not contain full content, given the organizer's inability to anticipate last-minute registrations. There is no obligation of the organizer to deliver material after the race

Athletes who register and do not participate at the race are not eligible to receive the Athletes kit after the race, as it is given to athletes who actually did the race.

Kids registration will be free until September 20, 2023. After this date the registration will have the cost indicated in the registration policy. The goal of the organization is the free registration of all children in time to anticipate and give them a complete participation package for the maximum experience and memory.

Regarding the Cycling side, the rules of the Hellenic Cycling Federation apply to the race, as well as the equipment of the participants.