Today is 18. 5. 2012

BIGMAN World Championships

BIGMAN is a combination of terrain triathlon and long distance triathlon in two following day

Motto:

"BIGMAN is a challenge that makes you touch bottom of your psychological and physical strength so that you can experience unrepeatable feeling of happiness from surpassing yourself."

project author

ORGANIZER:

R TEAM
Ovčí hájek 2169
158 00 Praha 5
tel. + 420 774 274 472
e-mail:rteam@czechbigman.cz
www.czechbigman.cz
www.worldtriathlete1.cz

 
RACE DIRECTOR:

Mgr. Roman Jaroš

 
STATUTE:

 BIGMAN World Championships 
the race of World Series WORLD TRIATHLETE 1
6. year of international race Czech BIGMAN
DATE:

5.7.2012 Thursday  terrain triathlon
6.7.2012 Friday       LD triathlon – Czech Iron Man

 
PATRONAGE:

Ing. Antonín WEINERT, CSc. - Deputy Mayor of Prague
Stanislav FRESL - municipal representative of Prague - Velká Chuchle
Jan ŽELEZNÝ - member of International Olympic Committee, triple olympic winner

Prof. MUDr. Jan PIRK, DrSc. - Chief of Cardiocentre IKEM
RACE SITE:

presentation:               shipyard ČVUT Praha
transition area, start:   shipyard ČVUT Praha
address:                     Strakonická 49/60
                                  Prague - Velká Chuchle

                                  Czech Republic

                                  15900

 
APPLICATION:

  • competitors send their application to organiser – R TEAM – directly not through national federation !!!

  • no qualification criteria are determined

  • upright term up to 17.6. 2012

  • appliacation is valid after bank transfer to account number:  IBAN CZ32 0800 0000 00 18 3270 6203; BIC (swift code) GIBACZPX (all bank charges paid by the client; the day payment is decisive)

STARTING FEE:

180 €

The starting fee, cut by 10% from aggregate amount that is traditionally devoted to charitable foundation, will be paid out to every competitor who will make the registration and pay starting fee up to 31.1.2012 and finish the race in prescribed time limit.

Starting fee payment from 1.2.2012 to 17.6.2012 doesn't offer possibility of back money disbursement.

 
COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Terrain triathlon

  • Swimming - 1 km in Vltava river (2 laps)
    light stream of the river, average temperature in last 6 years is 18,61 °C (measured at 7 a. m.)
  • Bike - 27 km terrain cycling in Chuchelský háj
    (3 laps), asphalt and forest ways
  • Running - 7 km along Vltava river (2 laps) course surface - asphalt, path along the river, course is practically flat

LD triathlon

  • Swimming – 3,8 km in Vltava river (3 laps)
    light stream of the river, average temperature in last 6 years is 18,61 °C (measured at 7 a. m.)
  • Cycling - 180 km on totaly closed motor highway Strakonická (9 laps), surface of high quality, smooth asphalt, each lap is 20 km (10 km back and 10 km forth) - 6 km of a lap is almost flat and 4 km is upgrade - turn - on the same road back, altitude from start to turn is 165 m
  • Running – 42,2 km along Vltava river and Barrand´s rocks to ČVUT shipyard (8 laps), course surface - asphalt, path along the river, course is practically flat
CATEGORIES:

male and female categories in accordance to age categories

 
PRIZES:
  • championships medals
  • diamonds - for three the best in total rank in men and women category
  • every competitor who finishes the race BIGMAN (terrain + long triathlon) in time limit of 21.00 hours wins a golden pendant with personal number of winning BIGMAN title. The pendant is possible to gain for the first successful finish only.
RULES:

to finish both sport disciplines in the two subsequent days in compliance with the respective rules for each sport event:
1. day – Terrain Triathlon
2. day – LD Triathlon

Total rank in the BIGMAN race (terrain + long distance triathlon) is given by the sum of final time in terrain triathlon + long distance triathlon

 
TECHNICAL REGULATIONS:

  • competitors take a part at their own risk

  • TOP race of WORLD TRIATHLETE 1 World Series
    (1. place – 100 points, 2. place – 99 points, … 100. place – 1 point)

  • terrain triahlon and long distance triathlon is held in accordance to „ITU Competition Rules“

  • cycling helmet is obligatory for cycling part

  • drafting is forbidden

  • competitors are bound to adhere traffic regulations, instructions of policemen and organizers

  • time limit for the race is 21.00 hours

  • competitor who doesn’t cover the course in prescribed time limits will be disqualified
ACOMMODATION:

p. Marek ČERMÁK
e-mail: accommodation.bigman@seznam.cz,

tel.: +420 774 825 267

 
AID STATIONS: 
  • terrain triathlon - after the race in finish area
  • LD triathlon - after every finished lap except swimming part
START:

5.7.2012 at 14.00
6.7.2012 at 7.00

 
TIME LIMIT:

21.00 hours
(Terrain Triathlon 4:00 hrs., LD Triathlon 17:00 hrs)
FINISH:

5.7.2012 at 18.00       terrain triathlon
6.7.2012 at 24.00       LD triathlon