Cheltenham Classic 9 Feb 2019

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.

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Pre-registrations are now open for our Cheltenham Classic HERE
With our new timing system we aim to make registering easy for our riders and in return a seamless results process also.
Please take the time to pre register to help speed up the process on the day – we will also accept late registrations on the day but with the new system please allow time while we are in the “learning phase”

Volunteers

Just like all great club races we are always looking for Volunteer Superstars to help us out.
If you are available to assist we’d love to hear from you.
Positions required are:
– Race Manager
– Assistant Race Manager / Registration
– Timing / Finish Judge
– Traffic Set Up
– Marshal x3
– Sag Wagon Driver

Volunteers are a crucial part of who we are as a club

**Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart*

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