Bike Manawatu Hill Climb Champs – Forest Hill Road

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.

Bike Manawatu Hill Climb Champs – Forest Hill Road

WHEN: Sunday 24th May 2020
COURSE: https://nz.mapometer.com/cycling/route_4964490.html
START: 9:00am

Pre Register Here

Sunday 24th May 2020
8.15am Registration
Race briefing 8:45am – all riders must attend
First rider starts 9am

$5 members / $10 non-members

Bring your climbing legs and we’ll see you out there
All parking is to be well off the road – weather dependent parking may be available in a paddock at the bottom of the road (Owners known to race organisers)
The event starts just before the bridge and ends at the top of the hill. The riders will ride back at a safe speed in SINGLE file.

https://nz.mapometer.com/cycling/route_4964490.html

Traffic management will be in place, but this is to warn other road uses that we are there, the roads are open and riders must obey NZ road rules at ALL times.
Please be courteous to other road users

Volunteers Required:

Race Manager:
Assistance Race Manager / Registration:
Timing
STMS
Traffic Set Up
Marshal –
Marshal –
Marshal –
Lead Car
Service / Sag Vehicle
First Aid
Please head on over to the Volunteers Document to learn more about these positions.
If you find yourself in a position to help out please email secretary@bikemanawatu.co.nz
Every effort is very much appreciated.

*All trophies to be handed out at end of year club prize giving

U15 Boy Winner Winner at Club Hill Climb Champs –

U15 Girl Winner Winner at Club Hill Climb Champs –

U17 Boy Winner – Winner at Club Hill Climb Champs Bill & Marlene Imrie Trophy –

U17 Girl Winner – Winner at Club Hill Climb Champs – M.C.C.C Triers Cup –

U19 Male Winner – Winner at Club Hill Climb Champs –
U19 Female Winner – Winner at Club Hill Climb Champs –
Womens Winner – Winner at Club Hill Climb Champs – Trophy Specialists & Engravers Trophy –

Mens Winner – Winner at Club Hill Climb Champs – Palmerston North Cup –

Overall Hill Climb Champion – Awarded to the overall champion Male or Female – Mobberley Cup –

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