2014 Club Road race Championships All ages

Despite the current ‘cost of living challenges’ facing all community events, Bike Manawatu is 100% committed to ensuring the 51st year of the Novice Tour – once again provides a safe, fun, competitive cycle racing event.

We will adopt a high-quality assured approach in implementing the Local Roading Authority’s/Cycling New Zealand’s ‘Safe Traffic Management System’ (STMS) standards which ensure best practices and rider and spectator safety.

If the level of community funding secured is not sufficient to contract in external road management service providers with the ability to stop/go traffic, the Novice Tour will proceed on a ‘local club racing’ model, whereby our team of trained/experienced road marshals will, where necessary, pause racing in order to give way to traffic and ensure rider safety.

Although funding external road management services with the ability to stop/go traffic is ideal, if this is not feasible – we are confident that the event’s ‘Safe Traffic Management System’ (STMS) will provide a competitive, fair, enjoyable and importantly safe racing environment.

Irrespective of which model of traffic management/racing is finalised, as with all CNZ/Bike Manawatu events, normal road rules will apply and a full rider briefing confirming the event rules will be provided to all riders prior to the start of each race.

Sunday 30 March.

Colyton Hall 9am.

A few late registrations were received along with a few associate members that signed up on the day.

A fantastic crew of helpers who just turned up so a special thanks to them all. A bit of a challenge to think of 2 separate courses and to think of 2 different finish lines but 1 start line. The race briefing was conducted at the Colyton School carpark. Order of start was changed due to a request so that all the senior, Under 19, Under 17 male riders started first with Under 17 and under 19 females starting 1 minute back. The last off on the 33km Valley Rd circuit were the under 15 and under 13 riders a further minute back.

Then heading off in the other direction was all of the Masters riders in one bunch. There were fortunately no tales of riding without a seat today. Two of the women riders completed 2 laps whilst the rest of the riders completed 3 laps. Race reports will be forthcoming.

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