IRC London Team do us proud in Wales

Following the completion of the 2009 Triathlon London Tristar and Youth Series events, the following athletes have been selected to represent the London Region at the IRC 2009. The event is an open water triathlon, taking place on Sunday 13th September at Parc Bryn Bach, Tredegar, Wales. Please note, racing will take place on Sunday 13th - not on Saturday 12th as had previously been communicated.

The latest information we have on the event can be found HERE

(Note - in line with published policy, a 48 hour window for appeal exists for the selections. Any appeal should be directed to Triathlon London Regional Programme Manager, Jon Train (07739 526558 or jontrain@britishtriathlon.org) by midday, Friday 31st July at the latest.)

The following athletes will be offered places on the team:

Athletes are requested to confirm the acceptance of their place (or not) as soon as possible by email to: juniorseries@triathlonlondon.org (see details below).

If you are unable to race, or don’t wish to take up you place, please do contact us such that we can offer the position to the reserve list.

Please confirm by email:

• Name,  Age Group & Club (if applicable)
• I would like to accept my IRC place for Team London (Yes / No)
• Your Triathlon England / BTF membership number is:   (Note, it is essential to be a member of the governing body to take part in the event and represent the region - your race licences will be checked at registration!). If you are not currently a member and wish to race, please confirm that you will register asap, and forward on your details at the earliest possible opportunity. This information is required to submit your entry. No exceptions will be granted.
• Your date of birth
• Your address
• Contact telephone number (email will be used as the primary communication method, however you never know when a phone call may be needed).
• Your height and weight (required such that race tri-suits can be arranged in the correct size)

Many thanks, and congratulations to you all! 

The Triathlon London Tristar/Youth Series and Inter Regional Championship (IRC) qualifying events for 2009 will consist of the following 6 races:

Race	Date	Event	Organiser	Entries
1	3 May	Hillingdon Children's Duathlon	Hillingdon Triathletes	Now open
2	10 May	Hatch End Junior Triathlon	Jetstream Tri Club	Now open
3	31 May	Crystal Palace Triathlon	Crystal Palace Triathletes	Nearly full!
4	21 Jun	Thames Turbo Junior Aquathlon	Thames Turbo Triathlon Club	Now open
5	4 Jul	Eton Open Water Children's Triathlon	Human Race Events	Now open
6	11 Jul	Upminster Junior Triathlon	Tri Sport Epping	Nearly full!

Entries to individual races must be made direct with the race organisers through the links provided above.

The 2009 IRC Championships, which include an openwater swim for the first time, will be held on Sunday 13th September 2009 at Bryn Bach Parc in Tredegar, Wales.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE REGION HAS WETSUITS FOR USE BY THE REGIONS YOUNG TRIATHLETES. The smallest size will triathletes who are 160cm tall. Please contact Jon Train for more information, email jontrain@brtishtriathlon.org

The Triathlon London Tristar & Youth Series for the 2009 season consists of 6 races as detailed above. The series will act as both a competition in its own right, and will also play a major selection role for athletes wishing to represent Triathlon London at the 2009 IRC Championships to be held on 12th September 2009 at Bryn Bach Parc in Tredegar, Wales.

Eligibility: The Series is open to all athletes, irrespective of residence or club. There is no requirement to either live in the Triathlon London region, or represent a Triathlon London club (however, note eligibility criteria below for IRC team selection).

Series Entry: All athletes entering the series races will automatically be included, free of charge, in the Series ranking. Athletes may choose not to be included in the ranking should they wish by contacting the Series Coordinator, John Levison by email: juniorseries@triathlonlondon.org.

Series Scoring:
There are 6 races in the series and an athlete's best 3 results will count towards their final series score. Scoring for the series will be as undertaken in 2008. In each event, for each Age Group & Gender, the first athlete, irrespective of whether they are a London Series participant will be awarded 1000 points. All other athletes in that event will then receive points based upon their finishing time, relative to the winner. For example, if winning time = 20 minutes, and athlete A finishes in 22 minutes, they will receive 909 points (20/22 x 1000 = 909). Athlete B who finishes in 23:20 will receive 857 points (20:00/23:20 x 1000 = 857). Every second counts. (Scoring will be calculated to unlimited decimal places, though ‘shown’ on the ranking to 2 decimal places, for presentation purposes).

Should there be a tie for first place in the series, joint first place prizes will be awarded.

Series standings will be published as soon as possible after each series event on this page (see right hand results box). Any questions, queries, amendments, corrections, etc should be addressed in the first instance to John Levison (juniorseries@triathlonlondon.org).

Eligibility: To be eligible to represent the Triathlon London region at the IRC's, athletes must be a Triathlon England member who either lives within the Triathlon London region or is an active member of a Triathlon England affiliated club within the Triathlon London region. Athletes may only represent one region in any one year.

Triathlon London will be entering a team in the IRC's and the following places are available:

Category	Age	Boys Selected	Girls Selected
Tristar 2	11-12	2 athletes	2 athletes
Tristar 3	13-14	2 athletes	2 athletes
Youth	15-16	3 athletes	3 athletes

The IRC selection panel for 2009 is:

• Alan Spelling, Chairman, Triathlon London Junior Sub-Committee
• John Levison, Triathlon London Junior Series Co-ordinator
• James Beckinsale, Triathlon London Regional Academy Coach

The Triathlon London IRC selection policy for 2009 is as follows:

Tristar 2 (11-12): First 2 eligible finishers (boys and girls) in the final Triathlon London Junior Series standings. Reserves/alternates will roll-down to the next available eligible series finisher.

Tristar 3 (13-14): First 2 eligible finishers (boys and girls) in the final Triathlon London Junior Series standings. Reserves/alternates will roll-down to the next available eligible series finisher.

Youth (15-16): The first eligible London athlete (boys and girls) in the Mazda Blenheim Triathlon Youth Super Sprint (Sunday 7th June 2009) will be offered an automatic place (pre-selection) for the IRC team. The second place in the team will be awarded to the first eligible finisher in the Triathlon London Junior Series (or second eligible finisher in the Series, should the first eligible finisher have already pre-qualified at Blenheim). The final (third) place in the team will be a discretionary position chosen by the IRC selection panel.

The panel advise that for the final (discretionary) position in the Youth team, the Triathlon London Junior Series will still form a major consideration in their selection.

The final selection for the Triathlon London team will be posted on the regional website (www.triathlonlondon.org), by Monday 20th July 2009. Once published, there will be a 48 hour window for appeal. Appeals should be made to the Triathlon London Regional Development Manager, Jon Train (07739 526558 or jontrain@britishtriathlon.org).