Bike Manawatu Track Cycling, 11th December 2012, Johnston Park Feilding

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.

Results for Tuesday 11th December:

Under 15 5 laps Handicap race:1 Flyn Yates, 2 Gorgi van Leinen, 3 Libby Arbuckle, 4 Dylan Simpson

Under 17 2 lap Scratch race 1: 1 Campbell Stewart, 2 Chris Denholm, 3 Josh Kendall, 4 Fergus Allen

Under 17 2 lap scratch race 2: 1 Michaela Drummond, 2 James Cuff, 3 Cody Simpson, 4 Andrew McKenzie

A Grade 4 lap Scratch race: 1 Jaycob Humphreys, 2 Jordan Castle, 3 Luke Mudgway,

B grade 3 lap scratch race: 1 Megan Blatchford, 2 Barry Gilliland, 3 Kelsi Eccles

250 Metre time trials (standing start):

Under 15’s: 1 Fergus Bryan 24.51 s, 2 Libby Arbuckle 24.64 s, 3 Gorgi van Leinen 24.87 s

Under 17’s: 1 Campbell Stewart 21.15 s, 2 Josh Kendall 21.87 s, 3 Fergus Allen 22.08 s, 4 Cody Simpson 22.39 s

A Grade: 1 Jordan Castle 21.24 s, 2 Luke Mudgeway 21.68 s, 3 Jaycob Humphreys 21.95 s, 4 Duncan Muller 21.98 s

B Grade: 1 Brent Zimmerman 22.39 s, 2 Ruby Perry 23.88 s, 3 Greg Bryan 24.77 s, 4 Kelsi Eccles 24.86 s

1 Lap (400 metre) Flying start time trial:

Campbell Stewart 26.64 s (broke the old under 17 record of 27.33 s)

Fergus Allen 28.62 s (under 17)

Jordan Castle 25.85 s(broke the old under 19 record of 26.20 s)

Luke Mudgeway 27.09 s (under 19)

Brent Zimmerman 27.82 s (broke the old masters 4 record of 29.74 s)

Under 15 7 lap Handicap: 1 Flyn Yates 2 Gorgi van Leinen 3 Dylan Simpson 4 Libby Arbuckle

Under 17 12 lap Handicap: 1 Campbell Stewart, 2 Josh Kendall, 3 Cody Simpson

A and B 14 lap Handicap: 1 Campbell Stewart, 2 Jaycob Humphreys, 3 Luke Mudgway 4 Luuk van Wagtendonk