RULES

BENFELD-TRIKIDS

Competitors must be able to swim in open water without assistance or panic.

Wearing a swim cap is mandatory. It can be personal or provided by the organizers in the race kit if reserved during registration.

Start & Swim:
Competitors must gather at the Benfeld swim start 5 minutes before the start of each race for the briefing.

Cycling: Helmets are mandatory. The race bib number should be on the back. A safety distance of approximately 3 meters must be maintained from the cyclist in front. Overtaking must be clear and parallel to the cyclist.

Running: The race bib number should be on the front.

Refreshments: After the finish line.

General Information:
Triathlon is a sport of respect, and you will never interfere with competitors or make inappropriate or aggressive remarks. Parents and supporters respect the same rules in a spirit of sportsmanship.

Failure to comply with the environmental charter (littering, abandoning equipment, clothing, or accessories) is prohibited. Violation of this rule jeopardizes the event’s sustainability and damages the athletes’ image.

Detailed race information: All information regarding the detailed operation of the events will be sent by email to each competitor 10 days prior to the event.

For XS, S, M, L

Some major or specific points of the Obernai-Benfeld International Triathlon are recalled below.

Registrations refund : Only if subscription of the “cancellation insurance” option at the time of registration and if requested before 19.5.2026.

Bib transfer: Accepted until 24/05/2026 and only in the same race

Time barriers: In case of exceeding the time limit (consult the schedule table), the bike start, run start or 2nd loop of the L run will be refused and the competitor disqualified by the juge.

Bib: only 1 bib per competitor.  It must imperatively be fixed in 3 points minimum on a bib belt.  Wearing the bib is prohibited during swimming and mandatory by bike (at the back) and running (at the front).

Start: Competitors must gather for the briefing 10 minutes before the start of each race.

Swimming: Wearing a wetsuit is mandatory below 16°C, optional between 16 and 24°5C and prohibited above 24°5C.  Nudity is strictly prohibited in the transition area. The change of clothing, if necessary, must be done out of sight. Mandatory to wear the personal swimming cap or these provided by the organizer if reservation done at the registration.

Cycling: The road rules must be respected, drafting is prohibited with respect of a distance of 7m (S & M) and 12m (L) and clear overtaking on a parallel axis. Wearing a helmet is mandatory. – The possible stop at the train level crossing (approx. 35 sec. ) does not give rise to a time adjustment.

In case of poor visibility and for your safety, the bike must be equipped with a front and rear light

Position of aid station: Format L at km 27 (end of first ascent),  45 (Col de la Charbonnière) and 63 (Mont Ste.Odile) – Format M at km 28 (Mont Ste. Odile)

Running: A bracelet is given for the 2nd loop of the L. Position of aid stations per loop: Formats M, L 4 to 5 aid station per lap of 9,6km – Format S 2 aid stations

Penalty aera: Concerns competitors penalized with a blue card during the cycling. The competitor must, on his own initiative, and under the control of a juge, stop in the penalty aera located at the entrance to the bike/run transition area. The duration of the stop is 1mn for the XS and S format, 2mn for the M format and 5mn for the L format.

Relay: The passage of the relay is done by transmission of the chips between swimmer and cyclist at the location in the transition area No. 1 in Benfeld and by transmission of the bib belt + chips between the cyclist and the runner at the materialized location in the transition area No. 2 in Obernai. It is accepted that one of the competitor can do 2 disciplines.

Image rights: Each participant expressly authorises the organiser and its beneficiaries such as partners and the media, to publish, use or have used or reproduce or reproduce, free of charge, their name, image (photographs, videos), voice (interviews, videos) and sporting performance in the context of the competition with a view to any direct or derivative exploitation of the event, in any medium on which he/she may appear on the occasion of his/her participation in the Obernai-Benfeld Triathlon, including video, CD, DVD, radio, television, podcast, webcast (Internet), recordings, film, advertising, advertising material, including promotional and/or advertising materials, worldwide and for the longest period provided for by law, regulations or treaties in force, including any extensions that may be made to this period. The audiovisual rights relating to the competition belong exclusively to the organizer

In general:
Triathlon is an individual sport. It does not allow any external assistance (except in Paratriathlon practice).

Non-compliance with the environmental charter (throwing waste on the ground, abandonment of equipment, clothing, accessories) is prohibited outside the cleanliness zones located at the aid station. Failure to comply with this rule, which is detrimental to the sustainability of the event and the image of athletes, is punishable by disqualification (red card).

Detailed race information: All information on the detailed operation of the events will be communicated by a specific document downloadable or distributed by email to each competitor on d-10. In particular, the bib number,  withdrawal of bibs, the arrangements between the transition areas of Benfeld and Obernai, the repatriation of swimming belongings, the content of supplies, etc….

Maps of the routes and “spectator-supporter” itineraries: available on: www.triathlon-obernai.fr

For your supporters and fan club, geolocation and arrival prediction on S, M & L formats