“BM Happy Hour” at Lonestar

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.

65 Attend “BM Happy Hour” at Lonestar

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New Sponsors Craig and Tracy Smith of the Lonestar and their staff treated 65 Bike Manawatu members with great hospitality last Friday night at our monthly “BM Happy Hour”.
A cosy venue and a group of keen and enthusiastic cycling people enjoying a night celebrating International Success amongst our BM talent.
Our 5.30pm to 7pm “Happy Hour” has been well supported and we would love to see those members who haven’t yet joined us to come along for our next “BM Happy Hour” the last Friday the 30th of September at Lonestar. All are welcome.

BM Feilding Festival of Cycling-11th of September.

As always Austin Smith and his BM committee have done a great job and are ready to stage yet another one of our most popular community events. If you are up to enter riding 50 or 100km this is a fantastic event to start your spring and summer riding.

Find out more at www.feildingfestivalofcycling.co.nz

BM Winter Race Series

The wind last Saturday did deter a few cycling enthusiasm from racing the Halcombe circuit but those hardy cyclist who raced have shared some fantastic stories.The Winter Series is well organised by John Arbuckle and Mike Groube so be sure to support great Club events like this to have some fun and improve your cycling.