{"id":566253,"date":"2026-03-23T15:30:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/helmet\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T15:44:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:44:18","slug":"helmet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/en\/helmet\/","title":{"rendered":"Helmet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><section class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1771491847193\" style=\"color: \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/images-150x150.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/images-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/why-n.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/images-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/why-n.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/images-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/why-n.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/images.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-10\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h4>All athletes must have their helmet securely fastened and cannot open\/close the locking mechanism of the helmet from the time they unrack their bike until they rack it back and let go after the finish of the bike segment.<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\" style=\"color: \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"font-size: 18px;text-align: left;font-family:Roboto;font-weight:500;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >1. Mandatory Use of Helmet<\/h3><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 20px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>All athletes are <strong>required to wear a helmet during the cycling segment<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The helmet must already be <strong>fastened before the athlete enters the transition area with the bike (bike check-in)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The helmet must be:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>of an approved type<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>properly positioned on the head<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>securely fastened with the chin strap<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 50px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"font-size: 18px;text-align: left;font-family:Roboto;font-weight:500;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >2. Helmet Must Remain Fastened<\/h3><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 20px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>The helmet must remain <strong>fastened at all times<\/strong> during:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>movement inside the <strong>transition area<\/strong> with the bike<\/li>\n<li>exit towards the <strong>mount line<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>the <strong>entire cycling segment<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>until the bike is <strong>returned and racked again in the transition area<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 50px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\" style=\"color: \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"font-size: 18px;text-align: left;font-family:Roboto;font-weight:500;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >3. Purpose of the Rule<\/h3><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 20px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>This rule exists to ensure:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>athlete safety<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>protection in case of possible falls<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>proper and secure helmet fitting before the bike is in motion<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 50px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\" style=\"color: \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>\u03a0\u03b7\u03b3\u03ae: <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/triathlon.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>World Triathlon<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 50px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All athletes must have their helmet securely fastened and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":566251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[353],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-566253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tri_rules","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=566253"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":566256,"href":"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566253\/revisions\/566256"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/566251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=566253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=566253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=566253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}