World Triathlon is pleased to announce that it has teamed up with RaceRanger for a new era in the development and advancement of the sport of triathlon, through a ground-breaking new triathlon specific anti-drafting technology.
RaceRanger is an electronic sensor
system designed to improve fairness around the issue of drafting on the bike
section of non-drafting triathlons. Non-drafting competitions make up approximately
85% of triathlon competitions globally. Up until now, determination of drafting
distances by athletes and the technical officials policing them are currently
made with subjective naked eye judgements.
Developed by two triathletes from New
Zealand, in collaboration with World Triathlon Sports team, RaceRanger
comprises two electronic units that triathletes in non-drafting competitions
attach to their bicycles, one at the front and one at the rear. All athletes
will have the devices fitted before the event.
The system makes highly accurate
measurements of the distance between athletes while they ride. The rear unit
features a light that directs a light signal backwards to a following
competitor, providing information about their following distance. The system
detects when infringements are occurring and sends this data to technical
officials patrolling the course, via a tablet app interface. The official
assesses the situation in real-time and can then make a decision on whether a
penalty needs to be applied through the system.
This innovative application of
cutting-edge technology will significantly reduce this pain point for
non-drafting triathlon competitors around the world. As a sport within the
Olympic movement, World Triathlon is committed to fairplay for all competitors.
RaceRanger will eliminate much of the subjectivity around the drafting rules,
enhancing race-day experiences for all athletes in those events.
RaceRanger will be initially trialled
publicly in competition at selected events over the New Zealand summer, with
Technical Officials from Triathlon New Zealand. Following a trial period, the
RaceRanger system will be reviewed, and it’s future use and development will be
aligned and integrated with future World Triathlon competition rules adjustments
as required.
“World Triathlon is one of the most
progressive and innovative sporting organisations in the world, and we have
proved this approach multiple times. With this agreement with RaceRanger we
want to make the athlete experience better, providing new technologies that
will increase the fairness of the competition for all athletes, especially the
ones competing in longer distance formats”, said World Triathlon President and
IOC Member, Marisol Casado. “I am really proud of our involvement in bringing
the RaceRanger project to life from the beginning, supporting new ideas and
technologies that will help develop our sport and make it even more accessible
for all in the near future”, she explained.
RaceRanger was developed by James
Elvery and Dylan McNeice, who have both competed as top level World Triathlon
and Long-Distance professional triathletes. The system was painstakingly
developed in New Zealand over the past five years, in collaboration with World
Triathlon, and support from the University of Canterbury and other local
partners. A detailed description of the RaceRanger system can be found online
at www.RaceRanger.com
ABOUT WORLD TRIATHLON
World Triathlon is the international
governing body for the Olympic and Paralympic sport of triathlon and all
related multisport disciplines around the world, including duathlon, aquathlon,
cross triathlon and winter triathlon. Triathlon made its Olympic debut in
Sydney 2000, with a third medal event, the Mixed Team Relay, added to the
programme at Tokyo 2020, while para triathlon was first added to the Paralympic
programme at Rio 2016. World Triathlon is proudly committed to the development
of the sport worldwide, with inclusion, equality, sustainability and
transparency at our core as we seek to help triathletes at all levels of the
sport to be extraordinary.
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