Triathlon competition, training and pontoon draw at London 2012 finalised
Schedule for 2012 released by ITU and LOCOG
The International Triathlon Union (ITU), in conjunction with the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), has confirmed the final schedule for the triathlon competition, training, briefings, and pontoon draws at the London 2012 Olympic Games:
Wednesday 1 August
09:30-10:30 – Swim Familiarisation (the Serpentine, Hyde Park)
10:45-11:45 – Coaches Briefing
Thursday 2 August
06:30-07:15 – Bike Familiarisation (full course)
07:30-08:30 – Swim Familiarisation (the Serpentine, Hyde Park)?09:00-10:00 – Women’s race briefing and pontoon draw
Saturday 4 August
09:00 – Women’s Olympic competition at Hyde Park
13:00-14:00 – Bike Familiarisation (up to the top of Constitution Hill)?14:00-15:00 – Swim Familiarisation (the Serpentine, Hyde Park)
Sunday 5 August
09:30-10:30 – Swim Familiarisation (the Serpentine, Hyde Park)
11:00-12:00 – Men’s race briefing and pontoon draw
Tuesday 7 August
09:00-09:45 – Bike Familiarisation (full course)
11:30 – Men’s Olympic competition at Hyde Park
London 2012 will be the fourth Olympic Games in which triathlon will be contested. The competition will begin and end in Hyde Park, while taking in some of London’s most iconic landmarks including Buckingham Palace, Wellington Arch, Constitution Hill and Hyde Park Corner.
The events will begin with a 1,500m swim in the Serpentine. After transitioning in Hyde Park, athletes continue with a seven-lap, 40km bike ride around a technical course that takes in Buckingham Palace and the Wellington Arch, and end with a four-lap, 10km run around the Serpentine to the finish. Click here for course map and venue details
ITU’s Olympic qualification period concludes on 26-27 May at the Madrid round of the 2012 ITU World Triathlon Series.
Click here for ITU’s Olympic website
Click here for the London 2012 website
Matt Baird
Editor of Cycling Plus magazine 
