Where do you put your wetsuit in T1?

I usually do this and always wondered why it was on the ground when I came back from the bike. This year I watched a race and saw the officials taking everyones suits off the racks and putting them on the ground. I guess they don't want them to interfere with people putting their bikes back on the racks (I'd think that could damage a suit as well.)

Oh, btw, this was in Canada, not sure if they bother down here (Seems I hardly ever see officials at races anyhoo.)

I put mine on the ground, out of the way, like you have been doing.  And, inevitably, my bike spot is gone when I return.  How hard is it to remmeber where your bike goes - ugh!  But that happens to me a LOT.

While putting your suit there for the duration of the bike ride is an okay idea, you would then have to take the time to toss it on the ground when you come back with your bike.  And I agree I would be worried about the risk to the suit (rusty racks, metal snags, etc)

I will probably continue piling it up, out of the way.  When my bike spot is gone, I just put my bike where it fits.  It it happens to be resting on top of someone else's bag - ooops!  

I've worked several races volunteering in transition and under the direction of an USAT officials and have been instructed me to move athletes' gear (including wetsuits) out of the way when they thought it might interfere with other athletes coming into transition.  We would end up with a kind of 'lost & found' pile along the fence inside the transition area after the race.

Mark