Club Race This Saturday

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 Mark Waterland, Katherine Stannard, Cameron Gibbons, Steve Glasgow for offering to help out in various capacities for this Saturday. Thanks also to those that offered to help next weekend. Your names have been added to the calendar so have a look at the calendar and see what job you would like to do over the next few weeks. If you ride every week you still need to help out occassionally.

This weeks details are as follows

Please preregister by sending an email to secretary@bikemanawatu.co.nz stating name and distance you wish to enter.
Registration at 1pm at Rongotea Band Rotunda Entry fee Members $5 over 17 riders $2 under 17 riders
Non Members $10 & $5 respectively. You are allowed to race in 3 events before you will be required to join the club.
Grades available A – E
A/ B grade 40km
C Grade 25km

D & E Grade 16km

Race Manager Mark Waterland
Time keeper /Starter

Marshall for Kaimatarau Rd intersection Cameron Gibbons

Marshall for GlenOroua intersection Steve Glasgow

Marshall for 16km turn Katherine Stannard

Marshall for 25km turn

Holder

Recorder