Event
and Contact Information:
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Name
of Event:
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IX Veracruz Banamex ITU Triathlon 2003
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Date:
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August 23rd, 2003
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Name of contact:
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David Marquez Lopez
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Telephone:
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(5255) 5528 5222 ext. 27
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Fax:
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(5255) 5528 5225
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Email:
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dmarquez@asdeporte.com
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Web site:
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www.asdeporte.com
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Mail Address:
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Alborada #136 Segundo Piso,
Col. Parques del Pedregal, C.P. 03100
Mexico City
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Event
Details:
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Entry fee:
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$US65
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Prize money:
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$US 7,000
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Start times:
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Women – 10:15 a.m., Men
–10 :00 a.m.
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Start Mechanism:
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Beach start
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Swim Conditions:
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Veracruz
bay, with no water currents or waves, almost
as a big pool, 2 laps on a triangular circuit,
distance to transition is 30 meters
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Water Temperature
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23º - 25º Celsius / 73º - 77º Fahrenheit - no wetsuits
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Cycle Course
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4
laps along an entirely flat circuit, with three
wide lanes (3.5 meters each lane)
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Run Course:
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1 lap along an entirely flat circuit, with one wide lane (3.5 meter lane)
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Media
Information:
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Name of Media
Contact:
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Maria Fernanda Reyes
(5255) 5528 5222
prensa@triatlon.com.mx
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Address for
Media Credentials request:
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Alborada #136 Primer Piso,
Col. Parques del Pedregal, C.P. 03100
Mexico City
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Location of
Media Centre and hours of operation:
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Fiesta Americana Hotel
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Time and place
where media kit can be pick-up:
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Fiesta
Americana
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Travel
Information:
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Closest airport:
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Veracruz International Airport
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Local transportation
provided:
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No. Every athlete and /or National Federation is
responsible for local transportation.
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Name and contact
details of the host hotel:
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Fiesta
Americana
Phone: (5255) 5326 6797
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Home stay or
accommodations provided
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No
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Special
Functions:
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Press
conference:
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August 19 - TBA
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Awards celebration:
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August 23
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Carbo meal:
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No
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Special dignitaries
present:
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Veracruz Mayor, Governor, Tourism & Sports, Authorities.
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Tourism activities:
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Aquarium, Malecon, beaches, many
more.
www.veracruzinfo.com/en/
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Event
Schedule:
Date: August 19
, 2003
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Time:
11:00 a.m.
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Press
Conference
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TBC
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Date: August 22, 2003
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Time:
13:00 a.m. – 21:00 p.m.
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Activity:
Athletes Briefing & Registration
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Hotel
Fiesta Americana
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Date:
August 23, 2003
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Time:
10:00 p.m..
Time:
10:15 p.m..
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Activity:
Women Elite Start
Activity:
Men´s Elite Start
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Playa
de Hornos beach area
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Date: August 23, 2003
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Activity:
Awards Celebration
TBD
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Time:
20:00 p.m.
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