CHB interclub race at Pahiatua

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.

Thanks to Kevin Laskey for organising this event and to his helpers on the day, marchals on the course and Jessica and Rebecca for helping with registration and taking results.

Hopefully someone will be able to compile a more concise race report on how the race unfolded.

This was a sealed handicap race and only the current grades that riders are racing in are shown here. The handicaps will be revealed tomorrow and the overall winner of the cup determined.

Race no	First Name	Last Name	Laps	FINISH	GRADE
99	Peita	Ransom	BM	0:55:39	SHORT COURSE
94	Robert	Stannard	BM	1:06:47	A
92	Neil	Martin	BM	1:06:50	A
97	Alex	West	BM	1:07:00	A
93	Steve	Stannard	BM	1:09:56	A
63	Hayden	Washington-Smith	BM	1:12:07	A
65	Ross	Rainham	BM	1:12:19	A
51	John	Mudgeway	CHB	1:12:26	A
60	Ludo	Fiyviych		1:13:32
89	Cameron	Huston	BM	1:13:32	A
48	Ben	Somerton	BM	1:13:57	A
67	Andrew	Bengston	BM	1:14:32	A
90	Sam	Bamford		1:14:47
74	Neil	Baker	CHB	1:15:36	B
50	Jordan	Castle	BM	1:17:54	A
76	Ryan	Hulena	CHB	1:18:21	A
96	Jessica	Hamilton	BM	1:18:52	B
68	Dean	Gough	CHB	1:19:02	C
77	Stephen	Hulena	CHB	1:19:02	C
61	Toshi	Yamauchi	BM	1:19:02	B
72	Shane	Strachan	CHB	1:19:24	C
70	Frazer	Allan	BM	1:20:24	C
49	Graeme	Bull	BM	1:20:41	C
86	Liam	Boot	BM	1:22:56	C
83	Russell	McKegg		1:23:45
64	Ruby	Perry	BM	1:23:45	C
84	Graeme	Nichols		1:23:45
79	Lance	Perry	CHB	1:25:00	C
75	Wayne	Ewing	CHB	1:26:25	C
82	& Debra	Russell	CHB	1:26:25	TANDEM
88	Emily	Shearman	BM	1:30:46	C
71	Anne	Drummond	CHB	1:31:18	D
87	Nate	Levin	BM	DNF
58	Christine	Griffin		NO TIME
59	Phillip	Griffin		NO TIME