The team at Bike Manawatu are excited to bring you Gravel & Tar Gran Fondo on Sunday 17th January! This is an opportunity for cycling enthusiasts to explore the beautifulManawatu during the 80km individual ride or as part of a relay.
The route encompasses some of Manawatu’s most picturesque countryside and will utilise both sealed and gravel roads. The route will give you a wide range of experiences including stunning views of rural back-country farm land, tough hill climbs and long wide fast descents. The start will be from The Square in Palmerston North with the finish on Main Street outside Memorial Park.
Sign up individually or put a relay team together, register today and start training! More information on the event can be found at www.bikemanawatu.co.nz
Calling all weekend road warriors!
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.