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Age Group Road Nationals 2021 – This Weekend

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. 

Age Group Road Nationals 2021

We are proud to have 45 riders representing Bike Manawatu this weekend at the Vantage Age Group Road Nationals in Rotorua.
Also on behalf of our Bike Manawatu Board and Riders we want to say a big THANK YOU to Mike Simpson who will be our Team Manager this weekend.

https://www.cyclingnewzealand.nz/events-and-results/national-events/vantage-age-group-road-national-championships/

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Go Bike Manawatu!!!!

Some helpful information from Cycling NZ

A few important reminders:

? SPECTATORS:
The official viewing area for spectators during the Time Trial is at Waikite Valley School. Spectators are required to stay on the school side of the road at the finish line. Spectators are not permitted at the start line. Please do not drive out on the Time Trial Course as this is a very narrow course. The official viewing area for spectators during the Road Race is from Ngakuru School, 913 Whirinaki Valley Rd or Ngakuru Hall, 936 Whirinaki Valley Rd. Please use the school or hall carparks and do not park on the course.

❌ THERE IS NO LIVESTREAM:
Do not enter your credit card details anywhere to pay for any livestream – it’s a scam. Results will be on the website below.

? PARKING:
Time Trial – For those arriving prior to 9.30am – Event parking is within Waikite Valley School, entry and exit from the driveway next to Best Start Kindergarten. Please follow the signs.
For those arriving after 9.30am – Please park on Hossack Rd.
No parking is allowed on Waikite Valley Rd or outside the school.
Road Race – Event parking is within Waikite Valley School, entry and exit from the driveway next to Best Start Kindergarten. Please follow the signs. Parking is also available on Hossack Rd.
No parking is allowed on Waikite Valley Rd or outside the school.

? TEAM MANAGERS:
You can find the team managers meeting notes with the important info to relay to your riders can be found on the website.

? COVID:
Please scan the event QR code throughout the event and please stay home if you are sick!

? EVENT COMMUNIQUES:
Check the “Event Communiques” tab on the website regularly throughout the event weekend for important updated.

Please don’t park in the

Waikite Valley School

at all today (Thursday) and please respect the school at all times during the weekend.

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