CLUB MASTERS CHAMPS REMAINING EVENTS

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.

Bike Manawatu club masters championships commenced last weekend, the first events were held at the velodrome, Feilding last Saturday in perfect conditions. On Sunday the individual time trial was scheduled but unfortunately a wet dawn intervened and this event was postponed, the new date is still to be advised.

So to confirm masters age club members can still enter the two remaining events as below.

Individual Time Trial – Postponed Sunday 29^th March 2015, new date TBA. Venue Horizon’s Depot at the corner of Kairanga-Bunnythorpe and Rongotea Roads (Bike Manawatu Club Championships are also being held same venue and time).
Hill Climb 6 km – Sunday 26^th April 2015, 9.00 AM. Venue start in Salisbury Street, Ashhurst and finish at top of the Saddle Road. Registration on the day from 8.30AM.

HILL CLIMB CHALLENGE

In 2002 the late Roger Nevatt entered the Manawatu Masters Cycling Club Hill Climb Championship and set a special record for the Hill Climb. Roger qualified for the 44 – 49 age group and set the time of 14 mins 24 secs from a Salisbury St Ashhurst address (to the top of Saddle Road (in front of the gates to the windfarm). This time has not been bettered by any club masters age cyclist over the last 14 years so Ian Gray challenges all Bike Manawatu club cyclists to take on 14 mins 24 secs.

A very generous Ian Gray confirmed this week to put up $100.00 as a prize to any Bike Manawatu club member entered in the 2015 club hill climb championship 44 – 49 age grade and who betters Rogers time. Note if more than one club member in 44 – 49 age grade betters Roger’s time the $100.00 will go to the fastest.