World Triathlon

c. Exciting schedule The organising committee has not precisely chosen the dates yet and stays relatively flexible. Howe- ver, given the recommendations from the ITU and considerations of the weather conditions in Swit- zerland, Lausanne 2019 would recommend to host the Grand Final between August 17th, 2019 and September 14th, 2019. The timeline between mid-August to mid-September would be perfect to organise a Triathlon as we are almost guaranteed to have a good weather at that time. The temperatures of Lake Geneva at that time of the year vary between 21 to 24 degrees. As per the average air temperature in Lausanne, the conditions would be ideal as the season's average varies between 16 and 24 degrees. The weather conditions would therefore be perfect both for the athletes and the fans to guarantee a great edition of the Triathlon Grand Final. Concerning the schedule, the organising committee would like to include an "Elite Mixed Relay" as part of the programme. It would be a great opportunity to catch the intention of many more people over the weekend with this highly interesting event to follow for the fans. It would be the final event in order to finish the Grand Final on a very high note. This would therefore means that both individual elite events would take place on the Saturday. However, the organising committee stays very flexible and the detailed programme will be worked out in close collaboration with the ITU Technical Delegate (TD). The proposed schedule would be as follow: Tuesday • Opening day of the Information Centre • Age Group Registration – Standard/Sprint • Swim & Bike Familiarization Wednesday • Age Group Registration – Standard/Sprint • Open Paratriathletes' Briefing • Junior/U23 Athletes' Briefing • Swim & Bike Familiarization • ITU Congress • Opening Ceremonies and Parade of Nations Thursday • Age Group Registration – Standard/Sprint • Age Group Manager's Standard & Sprint Briefing • Open Paratriathlon • Elite Athletes' Briefing • U23 Women Championship • U23 Men Championship Friday • Age Group Registration – Standard • Elite Paratriathletes' Briefing • Age Group Sprint Championship • Junior Women Championship • Junior Men Championship Saturday • Age Group Registration – Standard • Elite Paratriathlon Championship • Elite Women Championship • Elite Men Championship Sunday • Age Group Standard Championship • Elite Mixed Relay Championship • Closing Ceremonies & Final Banquet ITU Triathlon Grand Final – 29

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