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Here please find all relevant information for the Carglass® CGN Triathlon, the race information, compiled in a PDF file for viewing or downloading.

Before calling us or sending us an email please have a look into this file. The topics are described in detail.
Particularly prior to race day you could avoid a lot of stress when informing yourselves on arrival, start, course and finish.

Please also find numerous maps here.

As of: August 28, 2023

PDF race information (in German 🇩🇪 only)
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Map Tanzbrunnen/Tri.EXPO
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Map MD + OD swim starts
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Map SD swim start
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Map swim course
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Map transition zone
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Map cycling course
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Dangerous spots cycling course
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Map running course
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My day

Please find all important times at a glance.

Note: Please consider the distances between the parking lots and the Tri.EXPO/Tanzbrunnen as well as between the Tri.EXPO/Tanzbrunnen or transition zone and the swim starts:

Tri.EXPO/pick-up of bib numbers/transition zone -> MD/OD starts in Deutzer Hafen: approx. 2,100 m
Tri.EXPO/pick-up of bib numbers/transition zone -> SD start at expo tower (Messeturm): approx. 500 m

Saturday, September 2, 2023

👉 Our recommendation: Pick up your bib numbers already on Saturday, check in our bike afterwards and get familiar with the surroundings, particularly as concerns the distances from the transition zone to the swim starts. Then you can arrive on Sunday morning without any stress.

Travel by car to the parking lots with costs (Waze | Google Maps)

parking lots of LANXESS arena (Waze | Google Maps)
parking lots below the Zoobrücke/Claudius-Therme (Waze | Google Maps)
Contipark underground parking am Heumarkt (Waze | Google Maps)
parking lots below Severinsbrücke on left riverside (Waze | Google Maps)
parking lots below Severinsbrücke on right riverside (Waze | Google Maps)

12:00 p. m. to 8:00 p. m. Tri.EXPO and pick-up of bib numbers in Tanzbrunnen (Waze | Google Maps))
4:00 p. m. to 8:00 p. m. bike check-in in Rheinpark (Waze | Google Maps)

Sunday, September 3, 2023

6:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. bib number pick-up in Tanzbrunnen (Waze | Google Maps)
6:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. bike check-in in Rheinpark (Waze | Google Maps)
7:45 a.m. MD race meeting in Deutzer Hafen (Waze | Google Maps)
8:00 a.m. MD start in Deutzer Hafen (Waze | Google Maps): in 5 starting blocks, every 10 minutes
10:15 a.m. OD race meeting in Deutzer Hafen (Waze | Google Maps)
10:30 a.m. OD start in Deutzer Hafen (Waze | Google Maps): in 5 starting blocks, every 10 minutes
11:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Tri.EXPO in Tanzbrunnen (Waze | Google Maps)
12:45 p.m. 1st SD race meeting SD at expo tower (Messeturm) for starting blocks black (Schwarz), pink (Pink) and green (Grün) (Waze | Google Maps)
1:00 p.m. 1st SD start at Messeturm at Kennedy-Ufer for starting blocks black (Schwarz), pink (Pink) and green (Grün) (Waze | Google Maps)
1:30 p.m. 2nd SD race meeting at Messeturm for starting blocks red (Rot) and blue (Blau) (Waze | Google Maps)
1:45 p.m. 2nd SD start at Messeturm at Kennedy-Ufer for starting blocks red (Rot) and blue (Blau) (Waze | Google Maps)
3:00 p.m. Funky Marys live act in Tanzbrunnen
4:30 p.m. finish deadline for all competitions
prior to 6:00 p.m. bike check-out in Rheinpark (Waze | Google Maps)

Security measures for swimming

We have received some questions concerning swimming in the river Rhine, particularly about the security.

Here please find all our security measures and important information for swimming at a glance:

Half of the river Rhine (the inner section of the river bend) will be closed for ship traffic.
At the swim start and finish there will be timings mats so that we can trace how many people went into the water.
The German lifeguard association [Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft (DLRG)] will escot the swimmers with boats in the middle of the Rhine.
In addition the canoe club KSK – Team Köln will accompany the starters field with 16 boats.
Wet suits will be mandatory for all participants.
Behind the swim finish a DLRG team will be ready to assist in case someone will miss the swim finish.
The waterways and shipping office (Wasserschifffahrtsamt) approved the race.
The water police will secure the entry into Deutzer Hafen.
You will swim downstream. 😉

Swim starts:
The MD and OD will start in Deutzer Hafen, while the SD will start at the expo tower (Messeturm). Please access the pontoon via stairs.

For MD and OD there will be a water start in starting blocks of a maximum of 250 persons. The MD will take a turn in the inner harbour before entering the river Rhine. The OD will leave the harbour directly into the Rhine.

The SD will kick off with a rolling start directly into the Rhine.