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TRACK CYCLING ON TRACK BIKES – IMPORTANT INFORMATION: 2019-2020

by | Sep 13, 2019 | Notices

TRACK CYCLING ON TRACK BIKES – IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

HAVE A GO DAY:
Saturday 12th October 2019, 1-4pm
Come along any time between 1 and 4pm.

  • Please bring your helmet, pedals and cycling shoes. If you don’t have cycling shoes and pedals just bring your helmet and sports shoes, as we will also have bikes with pedals on them for you to ride.
  • If you wish to hire a track bike we will give you a free two week trial to spend time trying out your fixed wheel track bike on the track.
  • Track Bike hire fees: An affordable $80 hire fee for the season. You will also need to pay a $60 bond, which is repayable at end of season.
  • Entry fee of $25 covers the entire season from October to April 2020.
  • See Bike Manawatu Track Facebook page for race programme, updates, and cancellations (race programme will be on the Facebook Page).
NEW RIDERS WHO ARE RACING WITH US FOR THEIR FIRST SEASON MUST ATTEND ONE OF TWO ORIENTATION DAYS, ON EITHER SATURDAY 19th OR SUNDAY 20TH OCTOBER AT 2-4PM.

  • Riders will race according to their age group category as at 31st December 2020, ie; if you are turning 15 in 2020 you will race U17s.
HIRING OF TRACK BIKES

Bike hire and fits (takes approximately 45 minutes), are scheduled for:

Tuesday 1st October & Thursday 3rd October 2:00 pm – 5:00pm
Saturday 5th October & Sunday 6th October 2:00 pm – 5:00pm

To book at time please do either of the following:

  • Comment on the Bike Manawatu Track Facebook page with your suggested day and time and a reply will be given
  • Ring or send a text message to Ian Gray, ph 021 120 5751

Bike fits after the Have a Go day may also be able to be arranged by contacting Ian Gray.

TRACK CYCLING – WORDS OF WISDOM

Track racing on a “fixy” is exciting cycling in its own right, and is also a great spectator sport.

What are the real benefits of riding track?
How does track racing benefit road cycling?

We can guarantee that track racing greatly improves a riders’ confidence, their ability to make rapid decisions, improve bike handling skills, and pedalling technique. It also dramatically improves a riders sprinting ability.

All these skills learnt on the track produce huge improvements in road cycling, especially criteriums raced on short road circuits.

A special tip on the benefits of riding a “fixy”:

If you set up a track bike or an old road frame with a single gear (on a low gear – 70” to 72”) for training on the road, this is excellent training. (Remember to put single brake on the bike) It is a far better investment than spending mega dollars on light weight road accessories / special light weight wheels to improve your road cycling.

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Woolworths Cup Preview 14 Sept 2019

Woolworths Cup Preview 14 Sept 2019

by | Sep 13, 2019 | Notices

Spring is officially here, a much welcome change of season and time to get racing. After a very successful Akers Road event on August 31st we now head into the first of many Trophy events for the season.

The Woolworths cup is a long standing handicap race that, historically, has been a sealed handicap. This means the winner wasn’t clear until after the finish with the handicap being…sealed and undisclosed.
BM Race 4 Woolworths Cup Sat 14 Sept 19

A call was raised by many riders to have new courses available to race on and keep the courses close to towns to make them more accessible. This new course is an absolute ripper.
With 420 metres of climbing over 43 kms it’s a fast course that should suit everyone. Entries close online today (Friday) at 7.00pm but we will of course accept entries on the day. This year it is a graded Handicap race.

The start times will be staggered with E grade starting first with chasing grades leaving in groups at times to be issued at the briefing. The Handicappers job is to get everyone finishing at close to the same time.

The format will encourage team work and for all members of the group, which will inevitably get bigger, to do their share of work. The A grade bunch will have to work hard for overall honours.

After the race we will head to Murray Irish Bar for a debrief. Lots of parking out the back  on Eyre St.

It’s going to be an awesome event…, see you all tomorrow
Pre Register Here

Sport Manawatu’s Pedal Fit Programme 2019

Sport Manawatu’s Pedal Fit Programme 2019

by | Sep 12, 2019 | Notices

Sport Manawatu’s Pedal Fit Programme 2019

Are you looking to improve your confidence and get better at riding your bike on the road?
Would you like to compete in this year’s Feilding Festival of Cycling?

Join us for the 6 week basic course and learn about the following:

• Bike maintenance and helmet fitting.
• Bike etiquette and handling skills.
• Learn to use gears, how to hill climb and group ride.

Course begins:

Every Tuesday starting on the 24th September at Feilding High School

Venue:

Feilding – Feilding High School

Time: 6pm

Entry: $50 (includes entry into Feilding Festival of Cycling)

Contact: janettes@sportmanawatu.org.nz

Click this link to learn more