Great work to our WCNI AGTN 2020 Team

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.

Great work to our WCNI AGTN 2020 Team

After a great few days in Invercargill, the 2020 AGTN came to an end last night with the Under 15’s Point Races and the U17 Madison. The WCNI riders rounded out a successful meet with some cracking rides from Kylah Gunn, Ta and Harrison Craw in the Points Races, and Jack Overweel and Riley Tunnicliffe in the Madison; but not quite enough for another WCNI trip to the podium.

Thanks to everyone for all the support – you can see from the results that what you do works! A special thanks to the financial and kit sponsors (RITA, #CentralBikeStudio, The Tank Guy, Beehive), the Rider’s clubs Cycling Wanganui, BikeManawatu and WCNI as a whole.

The final tally from the meet was:
3x Gold Medals (Jack Overweel – U17B 500 TT, Harrison Craw – U15B Derby, Ta & Harrison Craw – U15B 500m Team Sprint).
2x Silver Medal (Jack Overweel – U17B Match Sprint, Ta Craw U15B 500m TT).
1x Bronze Medal (Harrison Craw U15B 500m TT).
1x National and NZ Champs Record (Ta & Harrison Craw – U15B 500m Team Sprint).
…heaps xPBs (all riders – Riley Tunnicliffe, Wilson Hannon, Lochlan Foote, Jack Overweel, Georgia Simpson, Kylah Gunn, Ta Craw, Harrison Craw).

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