Cyclocross Nationals – Hawkes Bay

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.

It all comes down to 60 minutes

It’s a moment for you all to grab your cowbells, stock up on fries and Roosters beer and/ or ginger beer, and get along to EIT to scream you lungs out, for this weekend the Cyclocross National Championships descends on the Hawkes Bay. Don’t miss out on being part of our own little piece of history, plus you can still ride the fun events before the hitters get underway. So, enter online right now, it’s the same $10 cash only you always pay for the Bay Ford Cyclocross series. Not sure if you can make it, enter anyway, and if you can’t come along no stress you only pay on the day.

Race Weekend Schedule

Saturday 21st July:

12-5pm: The course is open for training.

Sunday 22nd July:

8:00am: Registration from 8:00am till 8:50am.

9:00am: Balance bikes parent and child fun ride. Event fee, free.

9:10am: Whittakers Chocolates kids 7 years and under. (Five minutes). Event fee, gold coin donation.

9:20am: Supervision Sports Future Stars Kids 10 and under. (Ten minutes). Event fee, gold coin donation.

9:35am: CX30 all comers event (30 minutes) Event fee, $15 ($10 for Hawkes Bay Series competitors)

10:15am: Masters men 2+ and all masters women (30 minutes) Event fee, $45.

11:15am: Women Elite, Junior men and Junior women (45 minutes) Event fee, $45.

12:30pm: Men Elite and Masters men 1 (60 minutes) Event fee, $45.

Roosters Brewery prize giving at the conclusion of the events.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

Get down and dirty this weekend

The team at CXHB