25 October Track Riders of the week
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.
The 1st track cycling meet of the season was held on Sunday 25th October, and what a beautiful day it was! We had a great turn out of 43 riders, which is a record for us, with the size of the under 15 and 17 fields being very large and a strong masters group, which has really grown since last season.
It was a historic day at the track, as we had our two Junior World Track Champions Michaela Drummond and Campbell Stewart open the track in their Rainbow jerseys.
Riders of the week…
McDonalds Feilding and Taihape Road bikes rider of the week- NATASHA PINCKNEY
ASB and McDonalds Feilding and Taihape Track cycling rider of the week – ELLEN VAN LOOY
McDonalds Feilding and Taihape Track cycling rider of the week, and recieving a week being mentored by Michaela Drummond- MEG THOMAS
Thanks to our sponsors and volunteers for making track cycling happen.
We are racing again next week (1st Nov) at Johnston Park, Feilding.
Caption 1: Meg Thomas (rider of the week) leads Under 15 bunch.
Caption 2: All of the riders behind our 2 World Champions.
