Club Race – 9-Nov photos
Photos thanks to Kirsty Kaihau
level 1 Bike NZ Road Coaching course
Are you interested in becoming a coach?
Do you want to know more about coaching for road cycling?
There is an opportunity early next year for a level 1 coaching course that will be held locally. This course will be run by Bike NZ and at the end of the course you will gain a National Qualification.
The course at this stage will be over 2 days and will cost each participant approximately $250.
If you could possibly be interested or want to know more please send an email to secretary@bikemanawatu.co.nz
Junior Club Champs And Oldies Race.
The invite had been put in all Tour de Manawatu race packs to come out and do a race with the club . Bring out the card and get it stamped and you would go in to the prize draw for a box full of goodies. The box and the stamp were present, but unfortunately no one put there card in the box. So the final chance to get your card in the box is Sunday morning at Memorial Park.
Yes there were plenty of kids that came out to Hiwinui to compete in the Junior Club champs. And yes they did bring their parents but not one was dressed in bike gear. So there were plenty of people to help with marshalling on the course and on the finish line. Thanks to the marshalls Karen and Wayne Fenn, John van Lienen and John Robson. Special thanks to Mike Simpson who as commissaire checked all the rollouts on the junior riders. Also thanks to Alex Croton who did a marvellous job of ringing the bell.
Bike Wanted for Christmas Period
Has anybody got a medium sized bike that an ex member of PN Marist a bike for the Christmas period. This member has been overseas and is returning for a short stay and would like to carry on riding while she is here.
Please contact Matt van Wagtendonk if you can help .
Any bike appreciated.
veewees@xtra.co.nz or phone 06 323 9703
Thanks
Morgans Property Advisors Track Cycling 12th November 2013
A cold breeze come wind and a threatening sky made for unpleasant conditions for both Rider and Spectator on the first Tuesday night meeting of the season. The meeting was made up of graded short scratch races followed by 400 metre individual time trials followed by graded short handicap races and finish off with graded long handicap races.
A highlight of the night was the two victories by under 15 rider Max Cousins, while he was the limit marker on each of his handicap races he rode solo in the challenging windy conditions to hold off a fast finishing bunch. The close finish in Max’s second victory had the spectators on the edge of their seats as the scratch riders closed quickly on the last lap and a final effort from Dineth Rajapakse saw Max win by less than a wheel length.