by Glenys Taylor | Sep 14, 2014 | Archive(News)
It had to come to an end – that is the run of fine weather that we have had for club races over the past long period of time. I think if I remember rightly the last time that it rained at a club race was in July last year at Ashhurst. And I really shouldn’t complain as I barely got wet. The was a light shower that went over while we were still at registration and everyone was able to huddle under the big tree at Halcombe school and keep out of the rain.
There were 2 courses on offer – a long and a short course and depending on which grade you were in depended on whether you did 1 or 2 laps of the long course or the short course. This was another week where the adult riders out numbered the under 19 riders dramatically. In fact there were only 4 under 19 riders.
A special thanks to Angela Rainham, Steph Dench, Lee Yates and Brendan Wildbore who were marshalls out on the course and also to Carol Roberts and Michael McKnight who looked after the start and finish.
It was great to see new riders coming along to the series, some that have raced before but not with Bike Manawatu and some that have never raced. And it is really admirable when you have a new person racing in B grade who gets a puncture on the 2nd lap, fixes it and carries on to the finish line in the right direction and didn’t take the short option back to Halcombe. Well done Kevin.
With the next race starting at Colyton there will be a 5 minute split between A and B grade to avoid the B graders splitting not far from the startline as they tried to keep up with the A graders. And some of the new riders will be put in to their correct grades now that we have seen their racing ability.
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by Glenys Taylor | Sep 11, 2014 | Archive(News)
Just over a week to go to the Feilding Festival of Cycling and entries are flowing in nicely.
With confirmed entry from Gordon McCauley the classic race is set to have a fine field of riders.
No late entries are accepted for the Joe Allen Memorial Handicap race so if you are plannin gon entering this make sure you get your entry in this week.
Late entry fee applies for all events except the 20km from tonight so if you want to avoid paying that extra bit then get you entry done now.
In the past we have had large numbers trying to register on the day which has caused delays so please register now.
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by Glenys Taylor | Sep 7, 2014 | Archive(News)
For the duration of the event at Akers Rd young Luke Mudgeway, who was part of the World gold medal winning team for the madison at the World junior track champs recently held in Korea rode in the opposite direction of the race. He wasn’t a part of the race and was just happy to see everyone out there doing the laps for each grade.
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by Glenys Taylor | Aug 28, 2014 | Archive(News)
In 2012, the Road Controlling Authority (RCA) Research and Guidelines Steering Group agreed to establish a national cycling signs and markings working group. This new working group convened in 2012 and its membership contained a mix of Road Controlling Authorities throughout NZ.
Update 27 August 2014
Council officers are now monitoring road user behaviour and are keen to hear your views and discover what you believe the new roadmarking is for. This survey is undertaken by Palmerston North City Council in conjunction with the University of Canterbury and is available online at through this link
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by Glenys Taylor | Aug 26, 2014 | Archive(News)
8th – 11th October 2014
Super-Drome, Adelaide, Australia
ENTRY IS VIA THE CENTRE SO IF YOU WANT TO ENTER PLEASE COMPLETE THE FORM ATTACHED AND SEND TO secretary@bikemanawatu.co.nz
CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS 3 SEPTEMBER.
PLEASE READ ALL DETAILS BELOW.
CLICK HERE TO OPEN AN ENTRY FORM AND COMPLETE
Programme
The programme is attached. Click here to open it in a new screen. Please note the programme is subject to revision after the close of entries.
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