21.1 General p. 131
- a.) An event in Time Trial Qualifying Round Format consists of two competitions, the first one (qualifier) conducted as a time trial with athletes starting individually one by one, and the second one (final) conducted as a mass start event, in which the participants are the best ranked in the time trial competition;
- b.) The result of the event is the result of the final.
21.2 Rounds p. 131
- a.) An event will have two rounds;
- b.) The rounds will be called qualifier and final;
- c.) The qualifier will be a time trial with a draft-illegal bike segment, and the final will be mass start with a draft legal bike segment. In both qualifier and final competitions, athletes must use draft legal bikes and bike equipment;
- d.) The Technical Delegate will determine the time interval between the start of each athlete in the time trial qualifier, which can be between 15 seconds and 3 minutes;
- e.) The final will have 30 athletes. The Head Referee will decide, according to the available technological resources, if a tie will be declared for two or more of the athletes. In this case, the final may have more than 30 athletes.
21.3 Qualification to final p. 131
- a.) The athletes with the best 30 times in the qualifiers will qualify for the final;
- b.) Athletes who have not qualified for the final will be placed according to their time in the qualifiers. In case of athletes withdrawing from the final, replacement will be made by the next fastest athlete who has not qualified. The replacement will only happen if the number of athletes in the final drops down below 30 athletes. The deadline for the replacements will be when registration opens;
- c.) Where an event has a B final, the athletes with the best 30 times from the qualifier, who have not qualified for the A final, will be sorted according to their times and will quality to compete in the B final.
21.4 Numbering and distribution of athletes in the qualifier p. 131
- a.) Race numbers will be allocated to the athletes as regulated in the Competition Rules 2.10;
- b.) Athletes will start one by one starting by the highest number in decreasing order;
- c.) In case of athletes not showing up to the start or if any race number is not assigned, the start sequence will follow as if there was an athlete competing in the time allotted to this unused number;
d.) The start list will be created following this model:
| Race number | First Name | Last Name | NF | Start Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | Grzegorz | Zgliczynski | POL | 09:00:00 |
| 101 | Andrew | Farrell | USA | 09:00:30 |
| 100 | Todd | Martin | AUS | 09:01:00 |
| 99 | Gervasio | Da Silva | BRA | 09:01:30 |
21.5 Qualifier start system:
- a.) Start system outlined in World Triathlon Competition Rules 4.9 will apply.
21.6 Race number allocation in the final p. 132
- a.) The race numbers in the final will be assigned as first criteria according to the time in the qualifier. The lowest time in the qualifier will receive number 1 in the final. Tied athletes will be numbered randomly.
21.7 Results p. 132
- a.) The overall results for the event will be the results of the final round. Awards, and prize money will be distributed accordingly;
- b.) If the event is included in any ranking which is allocating points to more positions than finishers in the final, the remaining points will be awarded as follows:
- (i) To the DNF athletes in the final, according to their times in the qualifier;
- (ii) To the DNS athletes in the final according to their times in the qualifier;
- (iii) If the event does not have a B final: The athletes who did not qualify for the final, will have points allocated according to their times in the qualifier. If the event has B final: The results from the B final will determine their points;
- (iv) DSQ athletes will not earn any points.