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Bike Manawatu Virtual winter series

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 Virtual winter series.
 

Thanks to Johan Oelofse we are introducing the Bike Manawatu virtual winter series.

This series will run over 6 weeks and the races will be on local Manawatu routes. The courses will be between 18-25km, this will make for races around 30min.

It will be a single grade start and will mainly be flat so everyone can stand a chance. Points will be awarded for each rider, the winner will get 100 points, second 99 and so on. There will be an open league (so make sure you invite your friends from around the globe) and a Bike Manawatu league.
 

Start date: 24th May (Monday) and then every week for 6 weeks.
 
Time: 6:30pm

Race 1: Manfield Crit
Race 2: Akers road
Race 3: A1 Loops
Race 4: Colyton Loop
Race 5: Kiaranga TT
Race 6: Fielding Track (Eliminator race)

How to get RGT:

 

How to enter the events?
A link will be sent on Facebook each week to follow. Please enter on the app.

Any questions comment on here or PM Johan.
 

****Please note RGT requires a Smart Trainer***