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THE TRANSTAHITIENNE
7th Annual
SATURDAY APRIL 25 2015
THROUGH THE HEART OF THE
ISLAND OF TAHITI
Depart from Mataiea and arrive in Papenoo
Both races take place entirely
off-road and require each individual to respect the environment and the rules of the sport.
Entrants must also display team
spirit. All athletes must cross
through the heart of Tahiti from
the west to the east coast.
This year, the TRANSTAHITIENNE is included in
the X-TERRA Asia-Pacific Circuit.
TYPE OF EVENT
1 Off-Road TXT TRIATHLON
Individual off-road event
2 RUN & BIKE TST
A FEW QUICK
NUMBERS
QUICK FOCUS
ON THE
PREVIOUS YEARS
PARTICIPANTS
On the Asia-Pacific circuit
In 2012, 14 international athletes
took part in the 4th annual TRANSTAHITIENNE, in the Run & Bike category.
5 000
Average number of
participants in X-Terra
competitions
187 735
Average age
Between 25 and 49
Dispatch
Men = 75% Women = 25%
PUBLICITY
Number of subscribers
to the X-TERRA newsletter
Approx. 65,000 per week
Number of press releases via specialized paper magazines, the internet, email and specialized industry contacts:
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These athletes included :
Fred BELAUBRE (France) - Alessandro FABIAN (Italie)
- Melinda ANNAHEIM (Switzerland) - David HAUSS
(France) - Jessica HARRISON (United Kingdom) Carole PEON (France) - Charlotte MOREL (France)
By 2013, the event turned into an offroad triathlon in which other great
athletes came to add their names to
the list of TXT record-holders
Such as :
Olivier MARCEAU (Switzerland) - Shonny VANLANDINGHAM (USA) - Tony MOULAI (France) Aurélien RAPHAËL (France)
247 216 500
During the 2014, TXT : The United
States was in full force! The VSOP
club cozied up to the USA.
Number of posters, web banners, Face
Book Ads, TV and radio spots in 2013
Shonny VANLANDINGHAM (USA) - Kristen Kelly
MIHALIC (USA) - Dan MC INTOSH (USA)
28 802 681
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AND
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
6:45am
Athletes meet in the gardens of the Mairie de Papeete (City Hall).
Registration and triathletes collect transition bags.
7:30am
Triathletes board buses bound for the west coast (trip duration 45 minutes).
Triathletes retrieve their mountain bikes and get ready in the transition area
* RUN & BIKERS who do not have their own transportation to Mataiea may load their bikes
onto the flatbed truck and ride the bus.
9:00am
Course briefing.
Athletes must respect all sites area and pack all their trash (bottles, gels, etc.).
9:30am to 10:00am
9:30am
10:15am
Complete preparations and warm-up.
TXT RACE DEPARTS
TST RACE DEPARTS (Time is approximate)
After the last triathlete takes off, the RUN & BIKERS get into position: runners leave from the departure area
and their mountain bike teammates leave from the bottom of the trail (approx. 200m) using the “24 hours
Le Mans” style departure.
FOR THE 2 RACES
The finish line is located at the exit to the Papenoo river at the foot of the metallic bridge. Buses will pick up the
athletes and take them to the hotel where the awards will take place.
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THE COURSE
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The TXT :
OFF-ROAD TRIATHLON
SWIMMING COURSE
Distance : 1 500 m (2 x 750 m)
Triathletes must execute a 750m triangle then exit the water over a 30m stretch (Australian exit) before leaving
for a second loop.
Kayaks and small boats will ensure safety.
The bike transition area will be located about 50m
away from the water exit area. A shower will be available for those who wish to rinse off.
MTN BIKING COURSE
Distance : 32 km
Once equipped with their helmets, competitors grab their
MTBs and push them on foot until they have exited the
transition area. Only once they have attained the exit
may they mount and start pedaling.
The first 10km are hilly with moderate grades.
*Please respect those who wish to overtake you. Just as you would
on the road, stay to the far right.
At the 10km point : 500 m climb with a 20%grade
At 11km : VAIHIRIA Lake.
From the lake, there is another climb exceeding a 15%
grade for about 500 m.
There will be 3km of inclines
and descents until the tunnel
*Visibility is low in the tunnel. Watch out for holes filled with water...
At the exit, you will be on the east coast.
ALTITUDE 755 m
ATTENTION DANGER : At the exit
to the tunnel, there is a steep descent with
slopes exceeding a 15 % grade for
6km until the Relais de la Maroto.
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At 21km, right before the Relais de la Maroto hotel, turn left to get to the ancestral site, “Marae du Fare
Hape” and the majestic Tahinu Dam before coming to
la Maroto (6km loop). You will cross several fords.
RUNNING COURSE
Distance : 10 km
After limbering up for a kilometer, you will go down a
big cement ramp for about 200m with a grade exceeding 15%.On foot,
You will leave the hunters’ house on the right to cross
the ford.
A few hundred meters later, take the side path along
the Papenoo river. Then get back on the trail until the
Marama Nui Power Station where you will go
right and cross the river at the area called “Cocoro”.
After the paved dyke, a new course will take you to
the amazing Teharuru waterfall before accessing the
ford of the metallic bridge, the finish line for the TXT.
At the exit to Fare Hape, you will cross the river to get
to the Papenoo trail at the foot of the Maroto. After 500
m on the road, turn right to cross the Marama Nui
reservoir. Get back onto the trail for one last steep
ride before arriving at the mountain bike - foot race
transition area.
Each participant hands the mountain bike to an organizer before getting his/her transition bag (which are
arranged in numerical order).
The first competitors should arrive by 12:15pm and the
last ones by 05:00pm.
THE TST : RUN &BIKE
Distance : 36 km (For each 2-man team)
This course will use the same route as the TXT Triathlon and depart from the bike transitional area on
Mataiea beach to the Relais de la Maroto hotel (22 km). Both Run & Biker competitors must not ever
be more than 50m apart or they risk elimination or penalties.
From there, competitors veer to the left towards Fare Hape. At the foot of this descent, they do not
continue towards Tahinu Dam (like the triathletes), but turn right to cross the river and get to the iron
bridge located across from the Marama Nui Power Station. Thereafter, the remainder of the course
(12km) is identical to the TXT.
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THE SCHEDULE
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES :
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NIGHT BEFORE THE RACE
EVENING
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VILLAGE, ENTERTAINMENT, SHOWS
05:30pm :
Participants will assemble
in the gardens at Papeete’s City Hall (Mairie de
Papeete).
Registration inspection, distribution of race
bibs and management of mountain bikes.
Organizers will distribute transition bags to
athletes.
07:00pm : Pasta Party. A meal will
be served to each of the competitors.
VSOP staff will introduce the courses and international athletes.
CONTACT
M. Jean-Michel MONOT
[email protected]
[email protected]
AFTER THE RACE
Once over the finish line, the Club will have
snacks available to all the participants.
Those who wish to do so can register for a
recovery massage offered at a special price.
Buses will pick up the athletes and take them
to the hotel for the awards ceremony. This will
be the recovery site (massages, pool, resting)
where a dance performance, dinner and the
awards ceremony will take place.
The flatbed trucks will return the mountain bikes
to the same location where athletes can recover the rest of their belongings.
06:30pm : The Club will provide en-
tertainment with a local dance group that will
take you to another world !
During the meal, VSOP will present the results:
Awards will be given on the podium as well as
to all the participants.
DONATIONS
Since the beginning of this event, VSOP has
donated part of the earnings to social, medical and humanitarian organizations.
TELETHON
APTH (Association to promote jobs for the
handicapped)
NICOLAS HULOT FOUNDATION
FOODBANK AND APRLC (French Polynesian
Association for the Battle against Cancer)
RED CROSS
In 2015, just as in 2014, VSOP will donate
proceeds to research for Lou Gehrig’s Disease (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or ALS)
EVENT SOUVENIR
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THE TRANSTAHITIENNE
7th Annual
SATURDAY, APRIL 25 2015