Sunday 16th August 2020
HAMPTON DOWNS DUATHLON EVENT UPDATE AS AT 12.08.2020
Dear Participants
In light of the current Level 3 & Level 2 COVID-19 restrictions, Tauranga Triathlon in partnership with Tri NZ believe the right thing to do for the Hampton Downs Standard Duathlon event this coming Sunday 16 August, is to postpone until we have been given more guidance from the Government after these next three days.
Please remember to follow Goverment guidelines https://www.health.
Full details regarding the event and your entry will be provided early next week. We thank you for your patience.
If you have any further questions please contact events@triathlontauranga.org.nz
Thanks so much for your support.
Tauranga Triathlon Club and Triathlon New Zealand.
Exciting! New Race!!!
We are excited to bring a brand new Standard Duathlon in the North Island on 16th August 2020 for the first time at the Hampton Downs Motorsport Track.
Come and take part in what will be a fast, yet safe race on a wide open racing track, usually reserved for motor racing cars and bikes.
The Hampton Downs Standard Duathlon is open to Adults only, 18 years and above (by 31st December 2021). The race starts off with a 10km run within the grounds, followed by a 40km bike (non-drafting) on the track, and a final run leg of 5km, finishing down the pit lane.
Be in with the chance to win some great spot prizes from Hampton Downs & Triathlon NZ sponsors. The race will be age group qualification for The ITU Multisport World Championships 2021 in Almere, Amsterdam on the 5th September 2021.
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Run
bike
run
race distance
Standard Distance duathlon
Run: 10km
Bike: 40km
Run: 5km
registration
Standard distance - 18 years+ as at 31.12.2021
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Individual $70*
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Team $90*
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TriNZ ODM Fee $10**
*Plus Booking Fees
**Triathlon New Zealand (TriNZ) One Day Membership (ODM). Required for all Standard distance entries. Unless participant is an Annual TRIBE member. Only ONE person in a Standard distance Team entry requires ODM (or TRIBE membership).
location
We are taking over the Hampton Downs motor-racing track for the morning of the event.
away from moving cars ensuring we have a great yet safe event for competitors.
course map
Transition
Directions
race information
Frequent questions and answers
Registration will take place on Sunday morning of the race at the venue. We ask that you arrive early so we can start the race on time.
This registration will take place in the race HQ located in one of the pit-lane garages. Please phone the Race Director – 027 2705300 if you have any difficulties on race morning.
You will be issued with a racebib & a Helmet number.
LATE ENTRIES ON RACE DAY UNTIL 8:15am – CASH ONLY.
A $10 Late fee will apply to entries on race morning
Standard Duathlon
- Run 10km – 4 laps of the 2.5km lap. The lap will be on sealed roads with one set of stairs on each lap
- Bike 40km – 10 laps of the 4km lap on the undulating fast course. The lap will start from pit-lane & finish by re-entering pit-lane after the laps are completed. You will be responsible for the counting of your laps.
- Run 5km – 2 laps of the 2.5km lap. The lap will be on sealed roads with one set of stairs on each lap. The Finish-line will be in pit-lane.
Its back for another year – Thanks to Suzuki New Zealand our AMAZING partner that after over 10 years of support, will continue to provide a Suzuki Swift to give away through the Suzuki National Series – LEGENDS!
Participants in all Suzuki National Triathlon Series events for the 2020/21 Season go into the draw to win a Suzuki Swift!!
At each Suzuki National Series Champion event this season, one lucky person per championship race will be drawn from all those eligible. The winner from each event will then have a chance to win the Suzuki Swift drawn at the conclusion of the 2020/21 Tri NZ Suzuki National Series.
In addition to the Event Day Entry there will also be an opportunity for one ULTIMATE SERIES CHAMPION entry which is added to the final prize draw. To be eligible for the ULTIMATE SERIES CHAMPION entry you must be the Age Group Champion for the Series in your Age Group. One extremely lucky person from this eligible group of athletes will be drawn at random with the winner then in the draw to win the Suzuki Swift drawn at the conclusion of the 2020/21 Tri NZ Suzuki National Series.
Please make sure that you are familiar with each Suzuki National Series events prize draw and eligibility process to ensure you are in the draw to win!
The full Terms and Conditions can be found here
- All races are held under TriNZ rules. These can be found here.
- Get to the Transition area early. There will be no allocated racks.
- Sun rise 6:59am
- Please obey officials at all times.
- A penalty box will be found just before the Dismount-line. Any drafting/blocking infringements will be served there. Please check the rules to find the drafting distances.
- You must not accept assistance from anyone outside of the race.
- There will be NO use of headphones or any other music device.
- Do not deliberately discard bottles or litter on the course. Only in your part of the Transition area.
- Please NO pacing on the run course.
- Please wear your Racebib on the 2 runs ( on the front ), your helmet number down low on the front of your helmet.
- Don’t lose your transponder, as it will cost you $150.
- Please don’t park any where on the race course.
- You MUST attend the race briefing on the day, 15 minutes before your race.
- Please have your upper torso covered at all times during the race.
- As per TriNZ rules the bike must have a seat & not be an E-Bike.
- This race is Non Drafting so Time Trial bikes are allowed. Road bikes are still able to be used & may have clip-on aerobars.
- Please wear covered shoes at all times during the race.
- Please wear a helmet at all times during the bike section of the race.
- Transition areas will open after the last bike has completed the bike leg. Approximately 11am.
- Teams will need to exchange the Timing transponder & the racebib at each athlete swap.
- Turn up to race hard & have FUN. Compete in a Sportsperson manner.
- Protests must be lodges with the Race Referee within 30 minutes of the race completion.
This is event is a Triathlon NZ selection race for the 2021 ITU World Standard Distance Duathlon Champs, to be held in Almere, Netherlands, Sept 2021. Eligibility criteria listed below. More detailed information & nomination forms can be found here.
- On race day you must be a citizen of NZ, permanent resident or residing in NZ for minimum of 12 months.
- Be a current member of TRIBE & be in good standing with Tri NZ.
- Be a current member of a Tri NZ affiliated Club.
Race qualification standards. You MUST on selection race day
- Finish within 20% of the gendered age group winners time.
- Finish within the number of allocated slots (based on Age Group position)
- Turn up to race hard & have FUN. Compete in a Sportsperson manner.
Check out all the amazing experiences available at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park & Events centre.
There is so much to offer.
Right in the heart of the action. An apartment on the side of the racetrack. How much more convenient could you get. No excuses for being late to the event. Contact the Property Manager
The Hampton Downs / Te Kauwhata area has a number of Air BNB that you can also take a look at.
- 7:15am Registration opens
- 7:20am Transition area opens
- 8:15am Standard Distance race briefing
- 8:30am Standard Distance race start
- 10:30am Expected First athletes finishing
- 11:15am Expected Last athlete off the bike
- 12:00am Expected Last person finished
- Prizegiving – 10 min after last finisher
Age Groups for the Standard Distance race will be your age as of 31st December 2021. Age Groups will be TriNZ in 5 year age groups. Age groups will start with 18+.
Standard distance start-list – 11.08.2020
All entries for the Standard distance must pay the One Day Licence if the athlete is not a member of TRIBE. Join TRIBE.
Online entries will close on Thursday 13th August at midnight. Then late entries will be taken on Sunday 16th August till 8:15am . These late entries will incur a fee of $10 + the entry fee.
You are able to transfer your entry to another Athlete with an Admin of $5. Please contact event organisers.
If you need to withdraw from the race prior to race-day due to an injury a refund may be issued. There will be NO refunds after 10th August. Please contact event organisers .
No refunds will be given due to cancellation of the event due to circumstances beyond the organisers control including, adverse/extreme weather conditions, natural disaster, any Civil Defence warnings (ie Tsunami ), earthquake, pandemic or any other event when it is deemed unsafe to safely host the event. Any decision is final and will be made in the interest of safety
Registered athletes for events that are cancelled due to Covid-19 by the local health authorities, will not be entitled to a refund, but will be entitled to have their entry deferred to – a new date for the same event, or any other event that is owned by Triathlon Tauranga ie: GENX/MarraTinman Triathlon, EVES Surfbreaker Triathlon, Generation Homes Women’s Triathlon, Marra Sprint Triathlon.
There will be many fantastic spot prizes at the event. Prize-giving will be held approx 10 minutes after the last athlete has crossed the finish line. Numbers will be picked at random. You MUST be present to receive your prize.
There are No Age Group merit prizes, just spot prizes for everyone.
We have some awesome spot prizes from our TriNZ sponsors. Hampton Downs have also provided some amazing spot prizes including, Go-Kart vouchers, Lamborghini Hot laps & U-Drive Muscle Car lap.
One person will also go into the Suzuki car draw. This draw is made at the end of the 2020-21 season.
TriNZ medals will be awarded for 1st, 2nd , 3rd in each Age Group.
The 2XU ULTIMATE SERIES CHAMPION is a truly national title, that will be awarded to the first-place male and first place female for each age group based on a points system. An athlete’s best three results from any event within the series will be calculated, using the acclaimed Thorsten Radde points system, to establish the Series Champion.
This points framework will celebrate those athletes that get out and compete in multiple in the series and each 2XU ULTIMATE SERIES CHAMPION will win an amazing Medal.
As one of our awesome age group athletes you don’t have to do anything extra – just race hard and have fun, as it will be automatically calculated from each events results with the leader-board being posted on the Triathlon NZ website, along with all the eligibility criteria.
Starting at 11:30am, August 16th. Yes the same day as the Duathlon.
Hampton Downs & the John Walker Find Your Field of dreams Foundation proudly join forces to present the 2 HOUR RACETRACK RUN. This unique running event is on the track straight after we have finished the bike leg.
Check all the details online
Results coming soon…
The Hampton Downs Duathlon is not the only event that Triathlon Tauranga host over the Season.
There is the Tinman Triathlon on November 8th 2020, held at Pilot Bay, Surfbreaker Triathlon on December 27th 2020, held at the Mount Main beach, Women’s Triathlon on February 21st 2021, held at Pilot Bay, then finally a Sprint Triathlon on March 14th 2021 held at Pilot Bay.
Check the event page of the Club’s website for more information.
sponsors
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