Day 3 results Club road national at Cambridge and a National Champion extraordinaire

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.

Peter McCarthy competing in the Masters 5 age group finished 34th completing the course in 2 hours 13minutes and 37 secs

In the Masters 3 men Stephen Stannard took out the silver medal in a time of 2hours 20mins 47 secs Also in this age category was John Stewart who finished 20th and Toshi Yamauchi who finished in38th.

The most outstanding feat is in the under 17 boys. Campbell Stewart took out the gold medal in a time of 1hour 54 mins and 12 secs.

This now makes Campbell the NZ champion under 17 boys holder of every National champion event in this age group.

At the track he has won the ITT, IP, points and sprint earlier this year and won the Team sprint, Team pursuit and Scratch race as 1st year under 17. He also won the Criterium held in Auckland at the end of 2013. He has now won the Road time trial and road race. An outstanding achievement.