Part 7: Transition Area

In T1 the bike hangs upright by the nose of the saddle over the horizontal bar.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 a (i) (Transition Area) · recall

The front wheel points into the middle of the lane, so the athlete can take the bike straight out.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 a (i) (Transition Area) · recall

The racking rule for T1 names the Head Referee as the one who may apply exceptions.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 a (i) (Transition Area) · recall

In T2 direction is free, but both sides of the handlebar, both brake levers or the saddle must be within 0.5 m of the athlete's rack number or name plate.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 a (i) (Transition Area) · applied

The handlebar, both brake levers or the saddle must be within 0.5 m of the plate.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 a (i) (Transition Area) · recall

Direction is free in T2, but the bike must be racked so it does not block or interfere with another athlete's progress.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 a (i) (Transition Area) · applied

On an individual rack the bike goes in by the rear wheel in T1, and by either wheel in T2.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 a (ii) (Transition Area) · recall

T1 racking is fixed (upright, saddle hooked, wheel to the lane); after the bike leg, T2 racking may face any direction within 0.5 m of the plate.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 a (i), g, l (Transition Area) · applied

The bike is pushed by hand inside transition, and the helmet stays fastened until the bike is racked and the athlete has let go of it.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 j, l, r (Transition Area) · applied

On an individual rack the bike is racked by the rear wheel in T1 (C). A holds the front wheel, B lies on the ground and D is hung on a bar instead of the stand.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 a (ii) (Transition Area) · applied

Everything to be used at a later stage must be within 0.5 m of the bin.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 b (i) (Transition Area) · recall

Without a bin, the 0.5 m is measured from the point on the ground immediately below the rack number or name plate.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 b (i) (Transition Area) · recall

Only equipment to be used in the competition may stay; everything else is removed before the start.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 b (ii) (Transition Area) · recall

At the last transition everything goes in the bin, used or not; bike shoes on the pedals and bike items placed on the bike in T1 are the exceptions.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 b (iii) (Transition Area) · recall

Bike shoes may stay fixed on the pedals. Other bike equipment placed on the bike in T1 may stay too, but not the helmet or glasses.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 b (iii) (Transition Area) · recall

For earlier transitions only used equipment must be binned; with repeating segments this means used items that will not be needed again.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 b (iv) (Transition Area) · applied

An item counts as deposited in the bin once one part of it is inside.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 b (v) (Transition Area) · applied

In duathlon the same shoes for the second run need not go in the bin at T1; they may wait on the floor within 0.5 m of the athlete's bin.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 c (Transition Area) · applied

Non-race belongings go before the start; at an earlier transition only used kit must be binned; by the end of the last transition all kit must be.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 b (ii)-(iv) (Transition Area) · applied

Kit for later use must be within 0.5 m of the bin (the shaded ring). Only C lies outside it.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 b (i) (Transition Area) · applied

Cycling is not permitted inside the transition area except during the cycling segment itself.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 g (Transition Area) · recall

The rules state that the mount and dismount lines are part of the transition area.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 g (Transition Area) · recall

Athletes mount after the mount line, with one complete foot contact with the ground beyond it.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 h (Transition Area) · recall

The dismount needs one complete foot contact with the ground before the dismount line; a foot touching the line is not wholly before it.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 j (Transition Area) · applied

Cycling out of transition rather than mounting at the mount line is a disqualification.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 i; Appendix K 67 (Transition Area) · applied

Mounting before the line is a warning and amend for age-groupers; elite and para athletes get a time penalty.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 h; Appendix K 57 (Transition Area) · applied

In transition the bike can be pushed only by the athlete's hands.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 l (Transition Area) · recall

The bike is pushed by hand from the rack along the lane; riding starts only after the mount line.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 g, h, l (Transition Area) · applied

A lost shoe during the manoeuvre is collected with no penalty; mounting early is a time penalty for elites; riding out of transition is a disqualification.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 h, i, m; Appendix K 57, 67 (Transition Area) · applied

The mount is made after the line, with a complete foot contact beyond it. Only D is past the line; A, B and C must keep pushing.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 h (Transition Area) · applied

The helmet must be fastened from the moment the athlete removes the bike from the rack before the bike segment.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 r (Transition Area) · recall

The fastening duty ends only once the bike is back on the rack and out of the athlete's hands.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 r (Transition Area) · recall

The strap must remain unfastened in the transition area while the first segment is being completed.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 s (Transition Area) · recall

For age-groupers an official undoes the strap; elite and para athletes also get a time penalty.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 s; Appendix K 55 (Transition Area) · applied

For elite and para racers the fastened strap costs time on top of being opened, unlike for age-groupers.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 s; Appendix K 55 (Transition Area) · applied

The athlete cannot lock, unlock or touch the locking mechanism from taking the bike off the rack until letting go of it after the bike leg.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 r; Appendix K 65 (Transition Area) · applied

An unfastened or insecurely fastened helmet in transition while in possession of the bike is a time penalty for elite and para athletes, a warning and amend for age-groupers.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 r; Appendix K 56 (Transition Area) · applied

The helmet must be fastened before the bike leaves the rack, and the bike is then pushed by hand to the mount line.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 p, r, l (Transition Area) · applied

The strap stays open while the first segment is on, is closed before the bike leaves the rack, and may be undone only after the bike is racked and let go of.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 r, s (Transition Area) · applied

A yellow card held at the T1 spot means a time penalty served there: the athlete stops without touching equipment and waits for Go.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 3.4 a (iii), 3.5 c (Penalties) · applied

Misplaced equipment can be moved by the athlete affected.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 f (Transition Area) · recall

Interference that prevents another athlete from continuing in the competition results in disqualification.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 f; Appendix K 63 (Transition Area) · applied

Athletes cannot stop in the flow zones of the transition area.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 o (Transition Area) · recall

Wetsuits (and swimskins) may only be removed in a designated area or at the athlete's own transition spot.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 p; Appendix K 64 (Transition Area) · recall

Marking positions is forbidden; marks and objects used for marking are removed without notifying the athlete.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 q; Appendix K 60 (Transition Area) · applied

Intentionally discarding the swim cap between swim exit and transition, seen by an official, is a penalty: warning and amend for age-groupers, a time penalty for elite and para athletes.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 d; Appendix K 66 (Transition Area) · applied

Shoes or other equipment lost during the mount or dismount are collected by Technical Officials and no penalty is applied.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 m (Transition Area) · applied

Officials clear the marker silently: the rule gives the athlete no notice of the removal.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 q (Transition Area) · applied

The wetsuit comes off at the spot (or a designated area), the bike is ridden only on the course, and it is racked again before the run.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 g, p (Transition Area) · applied

A wetsuit comes off at the athlete's own transition spot or a designated area (A); stopping in a flow zone is not allowed.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 7.1 o, p (Transition Area) · applied