Colyton Out and back Road Race (Taonui) – Sunday 8th August 2021
This event is combined with Manawatu School Cycling (MSC) and Bike Manawatu (BM). MSC will kindly host our BM riders as part of their event
Bike Manawatu sincerely thanks MSC for hosting our riders
Registration 8.15am – 8:30am – Start and meet outside Colyton Hall – 548 Taonui Road, Colyton
Race briefing 8.45am – all riders must attend
Start Time / First Grade off at 9:00am
***Strictly NO Late Registrations on the day****
Entry Fee: $5 for members, $10 non members p/rider
All payments must be made online, please no payments on the day, we don’t want to add any undue stress to the schools team on a Sunday morning
Bike Manawatu ANZ 01-0745-0284925-00 please use your name &race number & race name as reference e.g. JBloggs #678 Colyton
MSC Teams please enter via your schools as per normal, this link should only be used for our Bike Manawatu individuals wishing to join in. Thank you
DRAFT START LIST *Please note this may be altered slightly, we will do our best to update this as information as required*
- 9:00am – Combined MSC A & Bike Manawatu A Grades
- 9:05am – Combined MSC B & Bike Manawatu B Grades
- 9:07am – B1 (depending on the size of grades)
- 9:10am – MSC C Grade
- 9:15am – MSC D Grade
- 9:25am – Bike Manawatu C Grade
- 9.30am – Bike Manawatu D Grade
A Grade – Approx 40km
B Grade – Approx 40km
C Grade – Approx 28km
D Grade – Approx 17km
(All Course notes are below) –
*Distances are subject to be changed at the race directors discretion
ARRIVAL
- Please be aware Manawatu Schools Cycling are running this event therefore there will be more riders than normal so parking may be quite sparse
- All parking is to be well off the road – please respect the Colyton residence and their nature strips I.e please don’t park on the soggy verge
- Please proceed to registration
REGISTRATION
- Registration will be at Colyton Hall – 548 Taonui Road, Colyton– A volunteer from MSC will be there to help you
- Hand Sanitiser will be available in the timing van
- Payment should be made online prior to the event $5 members, $10 non members. please no late registrations or payments on the day, we don’t want to add any undue stress to the schools team on a Sunday morning
- Please remember to continue to practise social distancing if covid levels require us to do so
- Ensure you give yourself plenty of time to register, pin your number, grab your transponder* and go to the start area awaiting the race managers briefing.
(Please note Time Trials will more than likely be manual timed, therefore transponders will not be required. MSC may decide to manual time road races also therefore transponders may not be required) - Numbers are to be placed on the left hand side, rear quarter of your race top.
- *It is your responsibility to ensure your transponder is on correctly if it is not it may not read on our system, therefore you may not receive a finish time.
- If you have been issued a Bike Manawatu race number please remember to bring this to all events.
RIDER BRIEFING
- Start & Meet outside Colyton Hall – 548 Taonui Road, Colyton
- Sign on 8:15am at HQ – (Colyton Hall carpark)
- Race briefing 8.45am – all riders must attend
- First grade start 9.00am
- Please remember to respect the locals living these roads.
- Please be considerate. No spitting or “snot rockets” in the bunch please
- Please do not attend our event if you are unwell
- Traffic management will be in place, but this is to warn other road uses that we are there.
- Roads are open and all normal road rules apply (riders must obey NZ road rules at ALL times)
- Marshals are provided for direction and in some places to stop cyclists due to traffic
- Riders must give way at all junctions as required.
- Please be courteous to other road users
- Do not cross the center line unless safe to do so.
- We are on narrow quite roads when often there is no white line. Stay left
- Riders should not exceed 2 abreast
- Beware of trucks, tankers and agricultural machinery
- Be courteous to other road users
- We RECOMMEND the use of a rear light.
Course Notes
FROM MSC:
Colyton Out and Back RR
Junior A/B and C grades straight out and back from Colyton Hall.
A & B grades out and on the return go up Spur Rd and back.
Registration from 8:15AM
First Grade off at
9:00AM
A & B Grade – Course Notes Out & Back Approx 40km
A & B grades out and on the return go up Spur Rd and back.
https://onthegomap.com/s/unepi0qv
0.00 km Starting outside the Colyton Hall 548 Taonui Road, Colyton
2.3 km continue on Taonui Road (Taonui / Valley Rd Intersection)
10.4 km Turn right onto Finnis Road
14 km on Finnis Road – Turn at the cone
17.4 km Turn Left onto Taonui Road
25.8 km Turn Left onto Valley Rd
31.8 km on Valley Road – Turn at the cone
37.8 km Turn Left onto Taonui Road
40km Finish back at Colyton Hall
Apologioes the OnTheGo Map is incorrect, please follow MSC map above 
C Grade – Course Notes Out & Back Approx 28km https://onthegomap.com/s/8klsrhkd
0.00 km Starting outside the Colyton Hall 548 Taonui Road, Colyton
2.29 km continue on Taonui Road (Taonui / Valley Rd Intersection)
10.35 km Turn right onto Finnis Road
14 km on Finnis Road – Turn at the cone
17.65 km Turn Left onto Taonui Road
25.7 km continue on Taonui Road (Taonui / Valley Rd Intersection)
28 km Finish back at Colyton Hall 
D Grade Course Notes Approx 17km– Out & Back https://onthegomap.com/s/4i0j5k9q (Please see map & notes below)
0.00 km Starting outside the Colyton Hall 548 Taonui Road, Colyton
2.27 km Turn Right onto Valley Road (Taonui / Valley Rd Intersection)
8.5 km on Valley Road – Turn at the cone
14.73 km Turn Left onto Taonui Road
17.00 km Finish back at Colyton Hall 
Please note:Junior A/B Course Map seen below is the map released by MSC Our course notes above may be incorrect. The MSC Race manager on the day will confirm your course 
Colyton Hall
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