BikeManawatu Membership 2015

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.

Membership for Bike Manawatu is due for the 2015 year.

Recreational Riders

If you would like to become a member who enjoys the Bike Manawatu membership discounts and would like only to do club activities, then you can register directly with the club as a social member (contact secretary@bikemanawatu.co.nz) for $35.

Ride and Race

If you would like to race only at the club level, then you can join as a ‘Ride’ member. If you are keen on doing racing at the next (regional or national) level, then you will need to register through Cycling NZ as a ‘Race’ member. The latter allows you to compete at other clubs or regions, participate in Centre-organised events, and do the National Championships.

For more information, see the Cycling NZ membership webpage: https://www.cyclingnewzealand.nz/Category?Action=View&Category_id=181

Whichever level of membership you choose, please remember to “tick” the Bike Manawatu club in the Cycling NZ portal when you register there. If you choose to register as “Ride Free” and therefore NOT want to race or have any Cycling NZ benefits, then you can still choose to be a Bike Manawatu member by clicking on ‘Join a club’, then ‘Find a club’ and ticking Bike Manawatu. This essentially makes you a social member.

You will still be then asked to pay the annual club fee of $35. Let us know if you have any problems by emailing secretary@bikemanawatu.co.nz