Subject: RE: DNS Explanation I would have him contact the race director. Sounds like possibly a timing chip issue. To my knowledge if he actually started and the chip was functioning, it would only be possible to receive a DNF (if he dropped out or failed to meet a time cutoff at any point ) or DQ (if the time was discounted due to a rule violation or mistake on the route, such as missing a turn, or missing a loop on a multiple-loop course ).
How I know....had to have a rather detailed discussion of this with a course official during, sadly, a world championship event (70.3 ) after missing a turn on the bike along with quite a few other people. What I had done (riding the longer of two loops first instead of second ) actually would have resulted in a longer ride if I had then done the second loop again, but I was told it would show DQ if I repeated the second loop, and DNF if I did the first loop second, thus completing the entire course but doing so out of order, (due to how electronic timing works ). The only solution to avoid either result was to do the first loop, and then the second again, adding an extra 10-12 km to my bike loop (which I did ). DNS never entered the discussion. Edited by Hot Runner 2019-06-28 9:13 PM
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