New for the 2013 race season will be Rev3?s Age Group Race Series. The series will provide Rev3 athletes with an opportunity to race against the best age groupers in the US in a season finale championship Rev3 race.
The inaugural Rev3 Championship Race will be the Rev3 Knoxville Half in 2014. Rev3 races in the Olympic, Half and Full distances throughout 2013 will serve as qualification races for the championship race. The series will also include Clydesdale and Athena weight classification divisions.
In addition, Rev3 will have an age group leader board on its website. The event organiser is planning to do weekly stories on age groupers competing in the series and will provide links to these athletes’ social media pages and blogs. Rev3 will also highlight the age group championship race with a video, in the same way it does with the pro races.
As the company points out, ‘Not only will age group winners be able to compete in the super-competitive series championship race – first, second and third place winners will be awarded cash prizes.’ Prizes from Rev3 sponsors will also be awarded to the fourth and fifth place winners in each age group, to include Clydesdale and Athena athletes.
Beginning this race season, with Knoxville 2013, Rev3 age group athletes will start accumulating points. Races of Olympic, Half and Full distances for 2013 will serve as a qualifying opportunity for the 2014 championship race. The distance for the championship race, will be the Half at Knoxville and it is mandatory to compete in for athletes who want to win their age group in the series.
It should also be noted that Rev3 will be working closely with USA Triathlon (USAT) to determine the best course of action in regards to age group drug testing at its races. Rev3 continued, ‘As more information becomes available, we will share it on our website, but please know that we WILL be testing age group athletes.’
