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Track meeting – SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23RD

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. 

ROAD BIKES: Warm up        1:15pm

Racing           1:30pm – 2:30pm

TRACK BIKES: Warm up        2:30pm

                        First Race      3:00pm Sharp

 

1. U15’s Warm up race (7 Laps, on whistle)

2. U17/ Open Women Handicap race (7 laps)       

3. A Grade Miss & Out (Start, one free lap. Bell when 5 riders left)

4. U15 Special, 2 person team pursuit(2 Laps)

There will be time Handicaps, $20.00 to winning team on handicap, $10.00 to second team.

5. Team Sprint. All other grades (3 Laps)

6. U15 Handicap (4 Laps)

7. U17’s/ Open Women Handicap (4 Laps)

8. A Grade Handicap (4 Laps)

9. U15’s Handicap (8 Laps)

10. U17’s/ Open Women Handicap (12 Laps)

11. A Grade Handicap (16 Laps)

TRACK OFFICALS:

Race Manager: Ian Gray/ John Arbuckle

Commissaire/s: Mike Simpson (Chief), Wayne Fenn

Chief Judge: Brent Zimmerman

Time Keepers:

  1. Julie Washington-Smith
  2. Chris Croton
  3. Peter Robson

Starter: Grant Sherman

Recorder/ Results: Peter Robson/ Chris Croton (Results to be written in book and sent home with Campbell Stewart or John Arbuckle)

Handicapper: Ian Gray

First Aid: Tracey Shearman

Gate Control: Stu McKenzie

 

NOTE: Extra Judges and Timekeepers to be appointed on night by Race Manager, as required.

Please phone/ text Ian Gray (0211205751) by Saturday evening if not available.