Cheltenham Classic 09 Feb 2019 Results and Overview
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.
Thank you to everyone who came out and rode our first club race for 2019. It sure was a hot day!
Big shout out to R Line for supplying our riders with great product to #refuel& #rehydrate today. If you didnt make it out to Saturday’s race, don’t worry we have been generously given a few bottles from R-Line to have at our up and coming road races.
Also Bruce McKenzie Booksellers for supplying a special prize for todays race which was won by Deb Cuff chosen for her great riding out there today, “Rider of the Day” Deb gave it her all
Also a special mention to Thomas Stannard who took out Saturday’s race Great work!
Thanks again to everyone who rode or volunteered out there on Saturday, we really appreciate it. Without our volunteers we simply could not run our races.
Also a big thank you to the NZ Racing Board for helping us purchase our new timing system we were able to use for the first time – how cool was it being able to post results so fast – If you or someone you know is keen to train up and learn how to operate our timing, please do let us know. We have some simple easy to follow instructions to help everyone out.
Please find the link to our results HERE
