Event and Contact Information:

l Name of Event: ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships and World cup Final

l Date: March 13^th 2004 Single Race U23, Elite

March 14^th 2004 Team Relay Elite, Single Race Juniors, Elite Age groups, Hobbies

l Name of contact: John-Peter Schück (Race Director)

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

l E-mail: 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 (Race Director)

c/o. Wildhaus Tourism

Hauptstrasse

CH-9658 Wildhaus

Event details:

l Entry fee: CHF 110.00 for Elite (ITU - single race).

EUR 75.00

CHF 150.00 for Elite (ITU - team relay race) per team.

EUR 100.00

CHF 75.00 for Elite (ITU - single race Age groups).

EUR 50.00

CHF 75.00 for U23 (ITU - single race).

EUR 50.00

CHF 55.00 Juniors (ITU - single race).

EUR 40.00

CHF 60.00 Hobby athletes single race.

EUR 40.00

CHF 20.00 Pastaparty for athletes, responsible per-
EUR 15.00 sons, coaches and so on.

l Prize money: USD 16'000.00 for ITU World Championships and World cup Final Elite race down to 5^th place, equal to women & men

USD 4'000.00 for ITU World Championships and World cup Final Team Relay race down to 3^rd place, equal to women & men

Merchandise awards for ITU World Championships Elite Age groups and hobby races down to 3^rd place, equal for women and men.

Event details (continuos):

l Start times: Saturday, March 13^th, 2004:

l 09:00 a. m. ITU World Championships and World cup Final U23 & Elite Race Women (each 4/4/5 laps).

l 10:30 a. m. ITU World Championships and World cup Final U23 & Elite Race Men (each 4/4/5 laps).

(5,6 k run, 10,4 k MTB, 7,5 k cross-country skiing).

Sunday, March 14^th, 2004:

l 09:00 a. m. ITU World Championships and World cup Final Team Relay Elite (3 x 1/1/2 laps)

(3 x 1,4 k run, 2,6 k MTB and 3,0 k cross-country skiing)

l 11:00 a. m. ITU World Championships and World cup Final juniors & Elite Age groups (each 2/2/3 laps).

(2,8 k run, 5,2 k MTB, 4,5 k cross-country skiing)

l 11:00 a. m. Open Winter Triathlon race for hobby athletes (each 2/2/3 laps)

(2,8 k run, 5,2 k MTB, 4,5 k cross-country skiing)

l *Run Course: 1 lap = 1,4 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 = 2,6 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 = 1,5 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: World Championships and World cup Final - 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

or John-Peter Schück, Vicechairman Tourism Wildhaus

mobile: +41 (0)79 358 54 68

E-mail: hpschueck@evalor.ch

Location of Media

and place where kit Restaurant Oberdorf, Wildhaus

can be picked up:

l Pressconference Friday, March 12^th 2004, 14:00 to 15:00 p.m.

and operation time: Begin on the race course and conclusion at the Restaurant Oberdorf, Wildhaus

Travel and accommodations:

l Closest airport : Zurich-Kloten (transportation can be organised)

l Local transportation: Use skibus and chair lift.

l Name, contact and Wildhaus Tourism

details of accomo- Hauptstrasse

dation an transpor- CH-9658 Wildhaus

tation: 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 Opening Ceremony: Friday, March 12^th, 2004 16:30 p.m. Sport centre Wildhaus

l Awards celebration: Official award celebrations Saturday, March 13^th, 2004 17:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 14^th, 2004 at 14:00 p.m. Sport centre Wildhaus

l Race Briefings: Friday, March 12^th, 2004, 18:00 p.m. for all and Saturday, March 13^th, 2004 18:00 p.m. for coaches only (regarding Team Relay) both at Sport centre Wildhaus.

l Pasta-Party Saturday, March 13^th 2004, from 15:00 p. m. for athletes, coaches, responsible persons, coaches and so on at the Hotel Alpenblick, 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.