BikeManawatu Rider’s Track Nationals Medal Success
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.
Well done to the WCNI team that last week competed at the National Track age group champs in Invercargill. The Bike Manawatu riders that came away with medals is outstanding and our congratulations go to all of the team.
Individual Events
Michaela Drummond, Women’s Under 17yrs
GOLD – 2000m Individual Pursuit
GOLD – 5km Scratch Race
GOLD – 7.5km Points Race
SILVER – Sprint
BRONZE – 500m Time Trial
Campbell Stewart, Men’s Under 17yrs
GOLD – 500m Time Trial
GOLD – 2000m Individual Pursuit
GOLD – Sprint
GOLD – 10km Points Race
SILVER – 7.5km Scratch Race
Carne Groube, Men’s Under 17 years
BRONZE – 2000m Individual Pursuit
Megan Blatchford-Peck, Master’s Women 45yrs+
GOLD – 500m Time Trial
GOLD – 2000m Individual Pursuit
John Stewart, Master’s Men 45-54 years
SILVER – 2000m Individual Pursuit
Team Events
Women’s Under 17yrs Team Sprint
SILVER – Michaela Drummond, Emily Shearman
Women’s Under 17yrs 3000m Team’s Pursuit
BRONZE – Michaela Drummond, Emily Sherman, Libby Arbuckle, Simone Davie
Men’s Under 17yrs 4000m Team’s Pursuit
SILVER – Campbell Stewart, Carne Groube, Cody Simpson, Chris Denholm
For full details of results visit http://www.cyclingsouth.org.nz/index.php?pageLoad=411
