Individual Pursuit Startlist

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.

The Bike Manawatu Individual Pursuit Championships for Elite amnd U19 riders are being held Saturday 24 January, Johnstone Park Velodrome, Feilding.

Warm Up: 4:30pm

First rider off: 5pm

Start list:

Start order	Category	Name
5pm- 1	U19W	Michaela Drummond
2
3	U19M	Mitchell Kinghorn
4	U19M	Joel Yates
5	U19M	Chris Denholm
6	U19M	Campbell Stewart
7
8	EliteM	James Denholm

The above is the order that riders will take off. If we have enough helpers (mainly time keepers) on the day we will have a rider on each side of the track. It is not to late to enter, we will take entry right up to 5pm Saturday.

Numbers are not required to be worn (so we expect fast times without all that drag), aero bars are recomended, you may use wheels, and kit of your choice.

Riders will ride national IP distances:

U19W: 2000m

U19M: 3000m

EliteM: 4000m

This Championship contributes to the club championships points system. Age group riders championships will be held at a later late (tbc).