page_title: Duathlon
section_title: Team duathlon
hierarchical_section_title: Duathlon / Team duathlon
caption_attribution_description: English: Participants run to exit the run to bike transition area to mount their bikes and begin the 30k cycling, during the Devil Dog Duathlon at Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 14.
context_page_description: Duathlon is an athletic event that consists of a running leg, followed by a cycling leg and then another running leg in a format similar to triathlons. The International Triathlon Union governs the sport internationally.
  Duathlons are conducted at sprint, standard, middle and long distances. The following distances are considered the norm, however individual races may vary.
  Sprint distance - 5km run, 20km bike, 2.5km run
  Standard distance - 10km run, 40km bike, 5km run
  Middle distance - 10km run, 60km bike, 10km run
  Long distance - 10km run, 150km bike, 30km run
context_section_description: In this variation, the cycling and running segments need to be undertaken simultaneously by a team consisting of a predetermined number of individuals. Only one of the team members is running while all others are cycling. All the members of a team must be together at any given point of time but exchanging the tasks of running and cycling amongst the team members themselves is permitted.
  The challenge is to rotate the task of running at an optimum rate such that the time from start to destination is minimized. This demands a smooth coordination amongst all team members which makes the sport more exciting. An example is the 100 km-Duathlon around Dresden which is the oldest of its kind in Germany.
caption: The run-bike transition zone at a duathlon
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