by Bike Manawatu | Jun 13, 2019 | Notices
Up & Coming Events for week ending 14 June 2019
Sat 15h June
BM Race 1 A1 Loops please pre register HERE
Sun 16th June
BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride
Wed 19th June
Wednesday Recreational Ride
Sun 23rd June
BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride
Wed 26th June
Wednesday Recreational Ride
Sat 29th June
WCNI Interclub Road Race hosted by Bike Manawatu – Halcombe Circuit – please pre register HERE
Sun 30th June
BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride
Other dates to pencil in:
Sun 14th July
BM Race 2 – Akers Road
Sat 17th August
BM Race 3 – Linton TBC
Sat 14 September
BM Race 4 – Woolworths Cup
Sun 13th October
BM Race 5 – HillClimb Champs
Please find our 2019-2020 Road Racing calendar HERE
by Bike Manawatu | Jun 12, 2019 | Notices
Bike Manawatu Team for Trust House Cycling Series
We are again registering a team for the popular Trusthouse Cycling Series in the Wairarapa. This is a series of 5 races held from September to December, and is while each rider is racing individually, there are also team points awarded. If you would like more information on the series, check their website for information http://www.cyclingseriesnz.co.nz/
At this stage we are only have the interest to field a Masters 2 team 45-54 years of age, but are looking at expressions of interest from anybody wanting to be on a team in case there are enough numbers to enter teams in the other age grades. And we still have room for other Masters 2 age group riders on the current team.
If you are interested in taking part please get in touch with us by emailing secretary@bikemanawatu.co.nz as soon as possible.
Please note that we do not have any sponsorship for this, so there will be some cost involved to those riders wishing to participate.
by Bike Manawatu | Jun 7, 2019 | Notices
Volunteers Required Please 2019-2020
2019 – 2020 Race calendar here
Road Racing doesn’t happen without the hard work of many.
We are always seeking new Volunteer Superstars for our club events to continue
Each season we want to recruit and train up more volunteers, so that we can roster the roles around each week so that not the same people are each week. If you are new to a role, we will aim to offer advice and training where possible / as you learn we will have you working with an experienced person, until you are familiar with the task.
There are many roles that need to be filled including:
- Marshalls – generally at least 3 for each race
- Lead / Sag Vehicles
- Judges
- Time keepers – We would love to train as many people as possible to use our awesome new timing equipment.
- Registrations
- First Aid
- Traffic Management – STMS
- Handicapping
- Report writing- please let us know if you are interested in writing a report about the racing to be posted on the BM web site after each meet
We are always looking for people wanting to be involved as
- Race Directors / Organizers
- Sub Committee Members for events
- Timing
If you are willing to help out this season, please let the club secretary know ( secretary@bikemanawatu.co.nz ).
With our race calendar released it would be absolutely amazing if we could get a good roster sorted to ensure our volunteers who help week in week out can get back on their bikes and ride with everyone too.
After we have a list of volunteers we can share the jobs around and post on the website each week with who is helping out.
The more volunteers we have, the easier and safer it is for everyone!
by Bike Manawatu | Jun 7, 2019 | Notices
Up & Coming Events for week ending 7 June 2019
Sun 9th June
BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride
please note the Levin WCNI event has now been postponed, see article HERE
Wed 12th June
Wednesday Recreational Ride
Sat 15h June
BM Race 1 A1 Loops please pre register HERE
Sun 16th June
BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride
Wed 19th June
Wednesday Recreational Ride
Sun 23rd June
BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride
Wed 26th June
Wednesday Recreational Ride
Sat 29th June
WCNI Interclub Road Race hosted by Bike Manawatu – Halcombe Circuit – please pre register HERE
Sun 30th June
BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride
by Bike Manawatu | Jun 6, 2019 | Notices
Feilding Festival of Cycling 2019 Announcement
The recent announcement by the Fitzherbert Lions that the Tour De Manawatu will no longer be Run has been met with a lot of disappointment in the cycling community, and not just in the Manawatu. People are disappointed at the demise of yet another local event and people have commented that this race was a great warm up for Taupo.
While we understand that the Fitzherbert Lions would not have made this decision lightly and it would have been difficult to make the call to put the event in to Recess.
While it would be fantastic if we could run the event, realistically we do not have the capacity to run another ‘major’ event – we already have the Feilding Festival of Cycling, The Novice Tour and the Manfeild 6 hour. BUT, we think we’ve come up with the next best thing – we’ve decided to move the date of the Feilding Festival of Cycling/Joe Allen Classic to November, so folks, save the date of Sunday November 10 – 3 weeks out from Taupo, so this event is ideal to build in to your training plan now.
We’d love to see as many of you as possible – there is an event for everyone:
- Joe Allen classic (graded handicapped race for licensed riders with cash prizes), and now open to Under 17 Riders
- 90km Recreational Ride, which will now follow the same course as the Joe Allen Classic, from Feilding to Apiti and back
- 50km Recreational Ride to Kimbolton and back
- 25km Recreational Ride to Cheltenham and back
We will have our registration and prizegiving at the Rosebowl Bakery and Cafe again this year, so bring all the family along and enjoy their tasty cabinet and menu food as well as great coffee
If any of our members, their family or wider community would like to help make the event the best it can be and be a part of our organising committee please get in touch with Keryn secretary@bikemanawatu.co.nz.
Check the website for all details
www.feildingfestivalofcycling.co.nz
