Event and Contact Information:

l Name of Event: ITU Winter Triathlon European Championship and World Cup

l Date:January 24^th 2004 Single Race U23, Elite

January 25^th 2004 Single Race Juniors, Elite Agegroups, Hobbies, Team Relay Elite

l Name of contact: John-Peter Schück

l Telephone (Mobile): +41 (0)79 / 358 54 68

l Email: hpschueck@evalor.ch

l Web sites: www.wildhaus.ch, www.triathlon.org, or www.trisuisse.ch

l Mail Address: Winter triathlon Organisation Committee Wildhaus

John-Peter Schück

c/o. Wildhaus Tourism

Hauptstrasse

CH-9658 Wildhaus

Event details:

l Entry fee:CHF 135.00 for elite (ITU - single and team race,
EUR 90.00 including meal at Pastaparty with show-
block).

CHF 100.00 for elite (ITU - single race agegroups, in-
EUR 70.00 cluding meal at Pastaparty with show-
block).

CHF 75.00 for U23 (ITU - single race, including
EUR 50.00 meal at Pastaparty with showblock).

CHF 50.00 juniors (ITU - single race).

EUR 35.00

CHF 75.00 hobby athletes single race.

EUR 50.00

CHF 25.00 Pastaparty including chair lift transporta-
EUR 20.00 tion for responsible persons, coaches and
so on

l Prize money: USD 12'500.00 for ITU European Championship and World cup elite race down to 5^th place, equal to women & men

CHF 1'200.00 for ITU European Championship and World cup U23 race down to 3^rd place, equal to women & men

Merchandise awards for ITU European Championship elite agegroups and hobby races down to 3^rd place, equal for women and men.

Event details (continuos):

USD 2'500.00 for ITU European Championship and World cup team relay race down to 3^rd place, equal to women & men

l Start times: Saturday, January 24^th, 2004:

l 12:30 a. m. ITU European Championship and World Cup U23 & elite Race Women (each 5 laps).

l 01:00 p. m. ITU European Championship and World Cup U23 & elite Race Men (each 5 laps).

(8 k run, 14 k MTB, 12.5 k cross-country skiing).

Sunday, January 25^th, 2004:

l 10:30 a. m. ITU European Championship and World Cup juniors & elite agegroups (each 2 laps).

(3,2 k run, 5,6 k MTB, 5 k cross-country skiing)

l 10:30 a. m. Open Winter triathlon race for hobbies athletes (each 2 laps)

(3,2 k run, 5,6 k MTB, 5 k cross-country skiing)

l 12:30 a. m. ITU European Champion Ship and World Cup Team Relay Elite (2 x 1 lap)

(2 x 1,6 k run, 2,8 k MTB, 2,5 k cross-country skiing)

l *Run Course: 1 lap = 1,6 k in the middle half way to the top of the mountain on road and snow. The course is half descent (4 %) and half a climb (4 -8 %).

l *MTB course: 1 lap = 2,8 k on road and snow, first 1 k technical difficult descent on ski track, next 2 k climb (4 - 8 %) on road.

l *Cross-Country 1 lap = 2,5 k, first 100 m technical descent, next flat and
Ski Course: the last 200 m climb (5 - 10%).

* According to weather and snow conditions the amount of laps has to be changed and will be announced before the race.

Maximum overall time: Worldcup - Elite race 120 minutes, all other races race 90 minutes.

Media Information:

l Contact and Reinhard Standke, Department Information at Swiss Tri-
address for athlon Federation (tri)

media: mobile: +41 (0)79 350 92 40

E-mail: rstandke@datacomm.ch

or John-Peter Schück, Vicechairman Tourism Wildhaus

mobile: +41 (0)79 358 54 68

E-mail: hpschueck@evalor.ch

l Location of Media Restaurant Oberdorf, Wildhaus

and place where kit can be picked up:

l Presseconferences Friday, January 23^rd 2004, 10:30 a. m. to 12:00 a. m.

and operation time: Saturday, January 24^th 2004, 11:00 a. m. to 12:00 a. m.

On both days begin on the race course and conclusion at the Restaurant Oberdorf, Wildhaus

Travel and accommodations:

l Closest airport : Zurich-Kloten

l Local transportation: Use skibus and chair lift.

l Name, contact and Wildhaus Tourism

details of accomo- Hauptstrasse

dation: CH-9658 Wildhaus

Contactperson: Dominik Hasler, Manager (Code: Winter Triathlon); Attractive price condition in various hotelkategories at bookings over:

Telephone: +41 (0)71 999 27 27

Fax: +41 (0)71 999 29 29

E-Mail hasler@toggenburg.org

Website http://www.toggenburg.org/

Special Functions:

l Awards celebration: Media and official award celebrations directly after competition

l Race Briefing: Friday, January 23^rd 2004, 07:00 p. m., Hotel Alpenblick, Wildhaus.

l Pasta-Party Saturday, January 24^th 2004, from 05:30 p. m. for athletes, VIP's and friends, show and party atmosphere at the Restaurant Oberdorf, Wildhaus.

l Tourism activities: Beautiful range with 27 runways / 50 k ski-, carving- and snowboard , 20 lifts, 24 k cross country skiing with special ticket arrangements.