iMove workplaces – get registered and be in to win

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.

Kia ora

Sport Manawatu is running iMove Workplaces from May 1 2011 to May 31 2011 to businesses in Palmerston North and they would like you to be involved!

iMove Workplaces is an active transport initiative encouraging workers to ditch the car and walk or bike places instead (such as to work, to meetings, to the shops or to the gym). If you would like to know more, please refer to the attached factsheet which explains more about iMove Workplaces and the benefits to your organisation for participating.

There are some fantastic prizes to be won by employees and workplaces making the effort to iMove (coffee and muffin vouchers, sport shoes, morning teas and bikes to name a few).

Interested? Then register here.http://www.sportmanawatu.org.nz/modules/SP_iMoveWorkplaces/employee_signup.php

Kind regards

Felicity Masters
iMove Coordinator, Sport Manawatu
50 Queen Street, PO Box 797, Palmerston North
P: +64 6 357 5349 extn 748