Triathlon Canada Releases 2008 Junior Race Series Dates
Catering to Canada's top junior racers, the four event
Series provides quality competitive events within Canada, minimizing costs
associated with travel, and maximizing media awareness.
Read the press release HERE.
PROVINCIAL JUNIOR RACE SERIES
In order to be eligible to race as a
Junior, participants must be between 16 and 19 years of age as of
December 31, 2008.
All Junior-age group and Junior Elite races
will follow KOS guidelines as established by Triathlon Canada and adopted by
Triathlon BC. To be eligible to race Junior Elite, all participants must
hold a valid Junior Elite card issued by a recognized provincial or state
governing body in their current place of residence.
 All Junior-age group and Junior Elite races
will conform to Competition Rules established by
ITU
and adopted by Triathlon BC. Where a conflict exists between rules of
International, National and
Provincial governing bodies, the rules of the Provincial governing body will
take precedence.
Athletes must complete (officially
finish) at least three (3) of
the eight Series races to qualify for awards.
2008
JUNIOR SERIES Events
 2007 Junior Series Finishers List,
Click HERE to View.
2006 Junior Race Series:
Finishers List!
2006 RACE SERIES FINISHERS:
Technical Shirts NOW AVAILABLE!
Click for details. Triathlon Series
Rules
All competitors in the series should
review the Race Series rules. The key rules are
outlined below:
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Must complete 3 of the 8 races.
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Must be a current TriBC member in
good standing to qualify for
series prizes or awards.
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Must hold a current TriBC Junior Elite
card to race in and qualify for prizes in the Jr Elite category. Jr Elite
cards are only issued at the beginning of the race season when applying for
2007-08 TriBC membership and are based on results in the previous race season. Note: There are residency restrictions
for TriBC Junior Elite cards. For more information, see 'Junior Elite' under
Athlete Development.
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Every series finisher (ie, the 4 of
6 races listed above are completed) will receive a series finishers
award.
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Scoring system will be determined by
a reverse point system based on each participant's top 3 series finishes.
Any ties will be broken based on performance at the Provincial Junior
Championship. Any errors or omissions should be reported to TriBC as soon
as possible after results and points are posted for each race.
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Birthdates
have
standardized to prevent changing age categories partway through
the season. Ages will be calculated as of December
31, 2007.
Race Series Objectives
The objectives of the Junior Race Series include:
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To promote
participation in the sport of Triathlon throughout BC.
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Distribution
of race dates over entire race calendar (ie, March to September).
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Strive to distribute Series events throughout BC, where there is a number of established events,
including:
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Vancouver Island
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Okanagan
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Kootenays
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Lower Mainland
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Include
events that have a successful history and good track record with Triathlon BC,
with respect to sanctioning, safety, organization, community/club support.
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Encourage
and provide opportunities to develop elite, espoir (under 23) and junior
(18 and 19 years) athletes.
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Provide
a fair scoring system that:
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Handles
both weak and strong participant fields.
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Provides
for a comparative scoring between each event.
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Can
be adjusted for severe weather conditions.
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Handles
any race distance.
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Can
calculate scores at five year increments.
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Encourages
members to have FUN!
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