Triathlon: Sprint Championships 2020-21

Entry Opening Date

Tuesday 30 March 2021

Entry Closing Date

Student Deadline - Tuesday 13 April 2021

(Students/Competitors must apply by this deadline)

Institution Administrator Deadline – Thursday 15 April 2021

(Institutional Administrators are given 48 hours after the student/competitor deadline to approve entries)

Staged Entry

Entries are now open for Stage 2 at a cost of £74.40

Entries Open: Friday 16 April

Student Deadline: Tuesday 20 April at 23:59

Institution Administrator Deadline: Thursday 22 April at 23:59

Should the competition allow more entries a Stage 2 Entry window will open. Priority will remain with the entries received before the Stage 1 entry closing date. Entries received in the Stage 2 window and accepted into the competition, will be charged an additional 20% fee.

Entry Cost

£62 per competitor 

To apply for this competition:

1. Competitor to complete competition application on BUCS Play

2. Institution administrator approves entry

3. BUCS approves/denies entry into competition and publishes confirmed entry list.

Any data will be handled in accordance with BUCS Privacy Policy
By participating in this event you agree to adhere to BUCS General Event Disclaimer
To check whether you are eligible to compete in BUCS competitions, please visit BUCS Individual Eligibility REG 4.

By entering you are aware of the BUCS Event Cancellation, Withdrawals and Refunds Policy.

Institutions can request 2 guaranteed entries per competition and up to 100 non-guaranteed; however should the event reach capacity BUCS may need to restrict the number of entries per institution. Therefore when submitting entries on BUCS Play, for both the Men’s Race and Women’s Race competitors should be sorted into your ranked order of preference before being submitted.

A 400 metre, 16 length swim, followed by a 1 lap bike course on open roads of just left turns (see the route HERE), and a 3 lap closed road run route of mixed terrain (approx. 3k on tarmac and 2k on short grass/trail, view the route HERE).

Men’s Championship (Individual)

Women’s Championship (Individual)

Overall Team (Men’s and Women’s)

For the team results, extracted from the individual race results, the fastest 3 competitors per institution shall their times (not placings) combined, with the best team being that with the lowest combined time. Only 1 team per institution will be counted.

No BUCS Points will be awarded in the 2020-21 season.

Race Length

• 400m (16 length) pool swim / 1 lap 22km bike course / 3 lap 5km run route

Timings

• Registration and venue opens – 07:30 onwards
• Swim starts from 09:30. Swim waves are based on estimated swim times and will be released 1 week before the event.
• All buses on site no later than 09:30. If you will be arriving by bus later than this, please contact the race organiser on [email protected] to arrange.

Please note: The timetable is subject to change depending on entry numbers. Final wave times will be released in the Event Guide once entries close.

What are we doing to ensure your safety?

What’s new for 2020-21?

Like always, we are taking safety at our event seriously. After careful consideration during the off season regarding the current Covid-19 pandemic, the BUCS team have implemented the following measures to promote the health and wellbeing of competitors, officials, volunteers and staff.

We created these measures by:

1. Seeking advice from local authorities and National Governing Bodies regarding the current Covid-19 restrictions and recommendations
2. Collaboration with the host venues
3. Following of Government and NHS advice
4. Consultation with BUCS Chief Medical Officer

New Measures:

1. Event Disclaimer updated to include specifics around Covid-19
2. New event format to enforce all safety protocols such as social distancing
3. Staff members and volunteers interacting with competitors will be wearing appropriate PPE/face coverings
4. Temperature checks on arrival. Any competitor failing a temperature check will not be permitted to compete.
5. Covid-19 questionnaire completed 24 hours in advance of the event
6. Team Captains to collect event paperwork (EG. Bib numbers)
7. Access to hand-washing facilities, or hand sanitiser
8. Increased signage on hand washing
9. No handshakes, high-fives and spitting
10. Extra cleaning and disinfecting of frequently touched surfaces and facilities
11. We will be operating on a restricted access policy and no spectators are permitted
12. Unfortunately, no presentations will take place and all medals will be posted to you after the event
13. Competitors must depart promptly after competition finishes – no hanging around post event

What’s expected of competitors:

1. Event competitors should stay home if they have any Covid-19 symptoms, live in the same household with someone with Covid-19 symptoms or have been diagnosed with, or suspected to have, Covid-19 in the past 14 days.
2. Competitors must follow direction from BUCS staff
3. Competitors must comply with temperature checks. Any competitor failing a temperature check will not be permitted to compete.
4. Competitors must complete Covid-19 questionnaire before competing
5. Competitors should always follow social distancing guidance
6. Competitors should ensure they are following hand hygiene practices at all times
7. Competitors should wear a face covering when indoors
8. Competitors should not share equipment at this time unless permitted within NGB guidance
9. Follow the guidance and safety procedures outlined for the event you are attending. These can be found in the Event Guide

Despite all these extra measures we have implemented, it is impossible to fully remove all risk. Please carefully consider your options and make sure you are completely comfortable with the risks involved, before attending this event.