Board Nominations

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.

As you will aware, the first AGM is looming and we have two board vacancies. Given the ‘closeness’ of the AGM, and rather than co-opting in this instance, the Board is looking for nominations from the membership to fill the gap. The strong preference is for members from the recreational set in keeping with the spirit of the original amalgamation. More importantly we are looking for potential board members who share the vision “to grow cycling in the Manawatu”.

So if you know such a person, or if you are that person, then get your nomination in to the secretary by the end of next week. We already have one nomination which is great.

Tomorrow the 14th of April is “D” Day for the preferred tenderer of the Cycling Centre of Excellence. We will try to keep you posted on all the news as soon as it happens.

Paul van Velthooven (Chairman)