Congratulations to Juniors

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.

The announcement has been made by Bike NZ of the 2013 Junior development Squad.

Congratulations go to all of these young riders in particular the Bike Manawatu members.

Riders have been selected for the U17 and U19 Junior Road Development Training Squads.

Riders will take part in a series of camps and races and learn from National Coaches.

The purpose of the Junior Development programme is teach riders the fundamentals necessary for future success.

The squad is:

U17 Girls

Christine Lambley, Emily Shearman, Emma Cumming, Jessica Read, Libby Arbuckle, Madeleine Park, Michaela Drummond, Michaela Kerr, Mikayla Harvey, Phoebe McCaughan

U17 Boys

Brayden Stephens, Campbell Stewart, Chris Denholm, Connor Brown, James Fouche, Josh Scott, Josh Smith, Robert Stannard, Theo Wright, Tom Sexton

U19 Women

Bryony Botha, Charlotte Hand, Elizabeth Stannard, Georgia Vessey, Ione Johnson, Phoebe Treseder, Lydia Rippon, Makalya Smith, Madison Farrant, Sophie Pulford

U19 Men

Alex West, Adam Bull, Corbin Mason-Smith, Connor Stead, Jack Ford, Jake Marryatt, Luke Mudgway, Oliver Young, Regan Gough, Sam Dobbs

U17 and U19 National Junior Development Coaches: John Rippon, Denise Brown, Wayne Girdlestone, Marc Prutton, Katri Lake, Matt Shallcrass