Trophies, Prize Money and Medals
All competitors in all races will receive a medal on completion of their race. This year there will be an opportunity to personalise your medal for a small fee. The below information relates to Individual Entries (not applicable to Relay Entries). There will be a prize giving ceremony at each event. If you are unable the receive your prize on the day, the onus is on you to contact the office for collection or delivery at your cost.
Trophies
Trophies will be awarded for the 'Open' 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for both the male and female Sprint, Mid-Distance and Olympic races and for the 1st place, Vets, Super Vets and Ultra Vets, Junior and Children's races (age group variant). 1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies for the Gauntlet races in both Chantilly and Hever, will be awarded for the open category only.
Sponsored Prizes
Sponsored prizes will be given to all adults podium positions. Certificates and vouchers will also be awarded to all Junior and Children podium positions
The Prize Money for 2013
The total Prize Money for 2013 will be; Ireland €2,000, France €8,000 and UK £12,000. This will be awarded to the highest placed competitors (male and female) in the 'open' Olympic distance and Gauntlet race only, as follows:
- Lough Cutra Castle
1st place €300, 2nd place €150, 3rd place €50
International Elite Team prize €1000* - Cholmondeley Castle
1st place £300, 2nd place £150, 3rd place £50 - Castle Howard
1st place £600, 2nd place £300, 3rd place £100 - Château de Chantilly
1st place €1,500, 2nd place €750, 3rd place €250 Gantelet
1st place €600, 2nd place €300, 3rd place €100 Olympic
International Elite Team prize €1000* - Hever Castle
1st place £1,500, 2nd place £750 ,3rd place £250 Gauntlet
1st place £600, 2nd place £300, 3rd place £100 Olympic
International Elite Team prize €1000* - Overall Series Winner
1st place £600, 2nd place £300, 3rd place £100
*This is awarded to the fastest elite team of 3/4 triathletes (ie. not a relay team)
The Hever Castle Evening Sprint Triathlon Series is not included in the overall Series reckoning and will not attract any prize money in 2013.
Age Group Categories explained
For adult competitors, age group categories relate to age on 31 December 2013.
For junior/child competitors, age group categories relate to their age on 31 December 2013.
Age group trophies for the first placed finisher, male and female will be awarded at each race. The categories will be as follows:
- Veteran: 40-49 yrs
- Super Veteran: 50-59 yrs
- Ultra Veteran: 60+ yrs
If you win in the Open Category as well as your age group then you only get one trophy and the trophy you forfeited goes to the next placed finisher in your age group.
Series Prizes
To win the the Individual Entry, Overall Series, triathletes need to compete in 3 of the 5 chosen races. In doing so there will be a 1st place winner in both male and female in all race distances (Adults and Child/Junior).
The actual place finish in the race, equals the number of points allocated (eg finish 3rd and you get 3 points).
The series winner will be calculated by adding a competitor’s three (3) best races in terms of points scored (having discarded a race or races if they have competed in four or five races). The person with the least number of points will be the winner.
In the event that competitors are tied on points there will be a count back of results. The winner will be decided by the triathlete with the most first place finishes. If still tied, it will then be the athlete with the most second place finishes etc.
