Elite/U19 Track Nationals Day one

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.

Update 29/1/15

WCNI certainly had everyone watching today!
This morning Ruby Perry (first yearr elite) finished top ten in the elite 3000m pursuit, James Denholm and Anton, also first year elites both rode the long distance of 4000m in the IP, both posting great times in a very fast elite grade, where Dylan Kennett (MSC) took the overall honours. This evening we had lots of riders in kilos and 500s, with Michaela Drummond placing 3rd in very fast U19W 500mTT field, not far behind the winer Olivia Podmore who beat the national record. James Cuff, Cody Simpson, Carne Groube, and Campbell Stewart all posted very fast times in the U19M 1000mTT. Where cam took home the silver in a time of 1:04 just behind Waikatos Lewis Eccles.
Jordan Castle posted a great time in a competitive elite men’s kilo field, with Simon van Velthooven flying in the last heat to bring home silver with a 1:01 Kilo.
The last race of the night was a very exciting one, where Chris Denholm broke away in the scratch race with 9 laps to go, holding off the 2 Hugo brothers from Cantabury. Great team effort by all!!!

Thanks to the great support team who make everything happen!
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Can’t wait for the rest of the week!!!!!!!