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ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships

Races begin tomorrow.

Eidsvoll, Norway plays host to the ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships starting tomorrow with the individual Elite, Under 23, and Junior races. On Sunday, Age groupers and relay teams will take to the course.

Elites and U23’s will run 6 km (3 laps), mountain bike 10 km (4 laps), and cross-country ski 8 km (4 laps). The distance is trimmed slightly for Juniors and Age groupers with a 4 km run (2 laps), 7.5 km mountain bike (3 laps), and 6 km cross-country ski (3 laps). Relay teams will do a 2 km run (1 lap), 3 km mountain bike (1 lap), and 3 km cross-country ski (1 lap).

The race schedule is below. All times are local Norwegian time (6 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time).

Saturday February 13
10 am – Start Juniors male and female
12 noon – Start Elite / U23 – female
2 pm – Start Elite / U23 male

Sunday February 14
10 am – Start Teams Elite/U23 and Juniors
12 noon – Start Age Groups heat 1
2 pm – Start Age Groups heat 2

Check out the race site or the ITU for more details.