by Michelle Turner | Oct 5, 2021 | Notices
Race 2 of the Trusthouse Teams Series was another successful day for local riders.
Race 2 was a tough race with Cat 1 and 2 riding 113 kms with 1400 metres of climbing, and Cat 3 and 4 riding 66 kms with almost 1000 metres of climbing.
Young local rider Matthew Jamieson riding as an individual in Cat 1 finished in a solid 7th place only 30 seconds behind the winner .
Category 2 saw Manawatu riders take 9 of the top 15 spots – Caleb Botcher and Jack Padega riding for WCNI finished in 3rd and 4th, Sam Wade riding for Green Performance finished 6th with Luke Scott, Josh Mulcahy and Sam Parry riding for the Total Sheetmetals Bike Manawatu team finished 7,8 and 9th, and Glenn Kirk, Jeremy Rowe and Adam Francis also finishing in the top 15. Caleb has retained the leaders jersey for Category 2 and WCNI are still leading the team points for this category with Bike Manawatu in 3rd place
In Cat 3, our young club members Andy Richardson (riding for bike Manawatu) and Jackson Fellowes(riding for Madison cycle clothing) featured strongly. This is the first year competing in this series for these two young men, and they are definitely making their presence known in the Peloton – Andy finished in 2nd place and Jackson in third place – Jackson is now 2nd in the individual points, and Andy is 3rd, with Kevin Laskey’s Madison Clothing team 3rd in the team points
In category 4 Bike Manawatu have the leaders jersey! Another strong performance from Darren murdie when he finished in 4th place saw him take the lead from Kapiti Rider Chris Sharrott – well done Darren.
However, the standout performance in this race came from Carl Dickason (Storage Manawatu) who won this race. Just before the halfway point there was a lead group of 6 riders that had a reasonable lead on the bunch behind them – Carl was in the bunch following, and he decided to chase the lead group about 10kns from the finish. He managed to catch the lead group and then have the legs to take first place – well done Carl, that was a great effort that paid off.
Toshi Yamauchi (Storage Manawatu) finished in 5th place and Patrick Johnstone (Bike Manawatu) in 7th place. In the following group Mike Thompson (Storage Manawatu) was 8th and Georgia Simpson (Bike Manawatu) was 9th equal and the first woman to finish.
Storage Manawatu are now 2nd in the team points and Bike Manawatu 3rd
A great day of racing, congratulations to all who participated
by Bike Manawatu | Sep 22, 2021 | Notices
by Bike Manawatu | Sep 20, 2021 | Notices
Bike Manawatu’s approach back to cycling under the the governments covid -19 guidelines
UPDATE as at 11:59pm Monday 12 September The Covid-19 framework known as the traffic light system has been removed
The information below dated March & April 2022 is now out of date -However we do remain cashless payments are to be made to Bike Manawatu ANZ
UPDATE Changes to the traffic light System from 11:59pm 25 March & 4 April 2022
Bike Manawatu has followed guidelines and done our best to implement safe procedures to allow our races to continue during these uncertain times.
We are super excited that with guidelines starting to ease we navigate our way to a new normal and are able to welcome everyone back to our races and events.
Please see an updated list of our club guidelines below.
At Red
From 11:59pm on Friday 25 March:
- There will be no limits for outdoor activities, such as gatherings and events. My Vaccine Passes must be used until 11:59pm on 4 April.
- You do not need to wear a face mask outdoors. – however if you wish to continue to wear your mask we respect your decision – Other face mask rules remain unchanged — face masks are still required in most indoor settings.
- There is no requirement to scan in or for us to have our QR code on display
- Please note we still require all riders to pre register for all of our events (no late registrations) This helps us plan for our events and communicate with riders if anything changes.
- From 11:59pm on 4 April 2022, there will be no requirement to use My Vaccine Pass. Until 4 April, where My Vaccine Passes are not used, the current restrictions remain — but after this time, the new capacity limits will apply to everyone.
- Self-isolate for 7 days if you test positive or live with someone who has Covid-19 – Please follow the public health guidelines.
- We ask that you consider everyone’s health and safety when attending our events. Thank You
- Please note until such time we get confirmation from our venues some restrictions may still apply for example Manfeild
- To see more information about these updates please click here https://covid19.govt.nz/traffic-lights/changes-to-the-traffic-light-system/
Please note Bike Manawatu still requires all riders to pre register for our events – this has not changed – No Late Registrations 
PAST INFORMATION / GUIDELINES No longer applicable
The Delta variant has spread rapidly worldwide and is now the main variant in many countries, including NZ. It is the most transmissible variant, spreading a lot easier than the original version of the COVID-19 virus and other variants and requires additional consideration.
IMPORTANT Information to all riders, volunteers and race officials involved in our Bike Manawatu Event.
Under both RED & ORANGE traffic light settings the event is able to go ahead but there will be conditions.
Under RED
Under ORANGE
- Sport and Recreation activities are limited to groups of 100 in a defined space in an outdoor space.
- Please stay home if you are sick
- A QR code will be available for all riders, volunteers and spectators
- Social distancing is to be maintained for everyone during the event, but riders are not subject to it during the active competition part of their race.
- Masks should be worn by everyone at all times, except during the active competition
- Hand hygiene,please use sanitizer available if touching surfaces
- Cough and sneeze etiquette. Please be considerate of others and no spitting, coughing or clearing your nose in the bunch
- No cash payments will be accepted
- No late registrations on the day will be accepted
- Avoid touching surfaces & avoid sharing equipment
- No congregating pre or post event, please vacate the area in a timely manner
- No prize giving to take place under level 2 guidelines
https://covid19.govt.nz/
https://www.cyclingnewzealand.nz/covid-19/
https://sportnz.org.nz/covid-19-response/alert-level-information/
http://www.bikemanawatu.co.nz/
by Bike Manawatu | Sep 13, 2021 | Notices
First Trusthouse Series Race for 2021
Sunday was the first race in the North Island Trusthouse Teams Race Series for 2021. The race took place in Alfredton over a 34 km lap – Category 1 and 2 rode 3 laps of the circuit, while Category 3 and 4 rode 2 laps of the circuit. It is a fairly challenging circuit, which was made tougher with the strong winds and intermittent rain.
Bike Manawatu had a team each in Categories 2,3 and 4, with other Manawatu riders taking part in the WCNI team in Cat 2, Matthew Jamieson riding as an individual in category 1, the Manawatu Storage team in category 4, as well as some riders participating in the Green Performance Team in Category 2.
Matthew Jamieson placed 4th in Category 1, after making the step up from racing in Category 2 last year – this is a fantastic result, well done Matthew.
Glenn Kirk’s WCNI team dominated the Category 2 race with Caleb Bottcher riding solo for over 1 and a half laps to take the win, with Jeremy Rowe finishing in 4th and Glenn Kirk in 7th. The Total Sheetmetals Bike Manawatu team also had some great results with Adam Francis and Sam Parry in 8th and 9th place.
The standout results in category 3 are from our younger members – Jackson Fellowes who is racing for the Madison Clothing team was first and Andy Richardson finished 7th only 11.9 seconds behind the winner – both of these young men are racing in this series for the first time. Dave Jackson and Jackson’s dad Marcus (also racing for Madison Cycle clothing), finished in 2nd and 3rd.
Category 4 was a great race for our locals – Darren Murdie of the Palmfeilds Bike Manawatu team finished in a very close 2nd (1.2 seconds), with Toshi Yamauchi riding for Manawatu storage in 3rd place. Patrick Johnstone and Darcy Forrester from the Palmfeilds Bike Manawatu team finished in 4th and 10th place, and this team is sitting 2nd in the teams points for the series.
Well done to all riders from the Manawatu who took part – here is a link to the results https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=253428
by Bike Manawatu | Aug 16, 2021 | Notices
Up & Coming Events for week ending 20th August 2021
Sunday 22nd August
MSC Champs – Road Race Halcombe – Postponed due to covid
Sunday 29th August
MSC Champs – Manfeild Points Race
BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride
Saturday 4 September
Skoda Northern Tour (Schools)
Sunday 5th September
Skoda Northern Tour (Schools)
MSC – Rest Day
BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride
Sunday 12th September
BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride
MSC – Road Race – Nationals Course
Trust House Series #1
Friday 17th September
National Track Series #3
Saturday 18th September
National Track Series #3
Sunday 19th September
National Track Series #3
Tour of the Bay
BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride
MSC & BM – TTT Rongotea
Saturday 25th September
Karapiro 100k Flyers
Sunday 26th September
BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride
MSC – Manfeild Points Race
Tuesday 28th September
BM – ITT / 2up – Kairanga
Saturday 2nd October
Skoda National School Road Championships
Sunday 3rd October
Skoda National School Road Championships
BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride
Trust House Series #2
Monday 4th October
Skoda National School Road Championships
Tuesday 5th October
BM – ITT / 2up – Kairanga
Sunday 10th October
BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride
BM Track – Rookie Riders Competition
Tuesday 12th October
Akers Road Race
Sunday 17th October
BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride
BM Track – Rookie Rider Competition
Tuesday 19th October
BM – ITT – Kairanga
Sunday 24th October
BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride
Trust House Series #3
Monday 25th October
Novice Tour Registrations Close
Save The Date:
Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st October 2021 – Register here: https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=245586
Please see our ride calendar for up to date events
Thank you to all of our Bike Manawatu Sponsors, Grant Funders and Volunteers – We appreciate you all
Together Everyone Achieves More
by Bike Manawatu | Aug 16, 2021 | Notices
Bike Manawatu had a strong presence at the Kapiti Cycling Cub’s Tineli Winter Series. We had up to 12 riders take part in various races within the series, with a core group of Chris Harris in A Grade, Mike Dunne, Rob Ryan and Darren Murdie in B Grade and Wayne Fage in C Grade that showed up to all 4 events.
It is a 4 week series that is run through July and August each year over a relatively flat course leaving from the Te Horo Hall with distances of 60kms and 40kms.
It was a lot of fun for all of those who attended, and fantastic to see so many green Bike Manawatu Jerseys in the peloton.
Well done to everyone who raced, and thank you to Kapiti Cycling club for running the series – we’ll be back next year
