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Bike Manawatu Track Cycling 2022

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. 

When: Saturday 8th October & Sunday 9th October 2022
Time: 1:00pm – 3.30pm
Where: Johnston Park, Velodrome – Drake Street, Feilding
What to bring: Helmet, Gloves, Water Bottle, Warm Jacket, Cycle Shoes & Pedals (if you have them)
*Free Track Bikes Provided for our Have a Go Days*
Have a go days are FREE
Track Cycling is

  • Fun
  • Competitive
  • Safe
  • Social
  • For all ages
  • & we have Bikes available to hire

Come along and find out more about Track Cycling.
Track Is a good mix of competitive and fun racing in a very social, off road environment. We encourage any new riders to come along to our ‘have a go day’

Track is raced on the following years licence E.g. 2023
Juniors Grade is based on your age as at the 31st December 2023
Under 13 = 12 or younger at 31 December 2023
Under 15 = 14 or younger at 31 December 2023
Under 17 = 16 or younger at 31 December 2023
Under 19 = 18 or younger at 31 December 2023

New riders who are racing with us for their first season must attend one of the two orientation days
Sunday 16th October 2022 – 2:00pm – 4:00pm (
Saturday 22nd October 2022– 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Bike Manawatu has Track Bikes available for hire:

Bike Hire = $80.00
Bike Bond = $60.00  (refundable at the end of season T’s & C’s apply)
If you are interested in hiring a Track Bike this season we have set days available where we will size / fit you to an appropriate bike
Track Season Fee = $30.00

Saturday 15th October 2022 –1:00pm – 3.30pm – Bike Hire & Fit Day – Feilding Velodrome
Sunday 16th October 2022 – 1:00pm – 2:00pm Bike Hire & Fit Day & 2:00 – 4:00pm Orientation Day – Feilding Velodrome
Saturday 22nd October 2022–– 1:00pm – 2:00pm Bike Hire & Fit Day &2:00 – 4:00pm Orientation Day – Feilding Velodrome
Please book a time and day with Ian Gray and his helpful team
Ring or Text Ian Gray 021 120 5751 for a booking.
Each Bike Hire & Fit takes approx. 45 Minutes

TRACK CYCLING – WORDS OF WISDOM
Track racing on a “fixy” is exciting cycling in its own right, and is also a great spectator sport.

What are the real benefits of riding track?
How does track racing benefit road cycling?
We can guarantee that track racing greatly improves a riders’ confidence, their ability to make rapid decisions, improve bike handling skills, and pedalling technique. It also dramatically improves a riders sprinting ability.
All these skills learnt on the track produce huge improvements in road cycling, especially criteriums raced on short road circuits.

A special tip on the benefits of riding a “fixy”:
If you set up a track bike or an old road frame with a single gear (on a low gear – 70” to 72”) for training on the road, this is excellent training. (Remember to put single brake on the bike) It is a far better investment than spending mega dollars on light weight road accessories / special light weight wheels to improve your road cycling.

Experienced coaches will be available to assist you in getting started and help you enjoy your experienced

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Have a go days

 

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