Interclub CHB at Waipukurau

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.

CHB certainly turned it on, talking about the weather of course. But not as you would think for the sunny Hawkes Bay. They turned the rain on, so anyone who enjoyed racing in the rain would have been in their element. There was no wind to speak of, or at least that is how it appeared for those of us who remained dry at the registration point.

A small turnout of BM riders certainly let CHB know that there are some good riders in the neighbouring province and watch out when we have a bigger turnout for hopefully the second event in the series.

All riders were to complete 2 laps of the circuit with A & B grade being combined along with C & D grade. The first riders for the A grade race came through the start/finish line for the first time around 43mins.

Results are as follows.

1	Corbin Mason-Smith	CHB	A	1	25	01:27:06	37.2
2	Nate Levin	Manawatu	A	2	22	01:27:06	37.2
3	Alex West	Manawatu	A	3	20	01:28:02	36.8
4	Kevin Laskey	Manawatu	A	4	19	01:28:02	36.8
5	John Mudgway	CHB	A	5	18	01:28:08	36.8
7	Jono Miller	CHB	A	6	17	01:30:01	36
9	Ryan Hulena	CHB	A	7	16	01:31:56	35.2
12	Rod Gough	CHB	A	8	15	01:32:55	34.9
6	Amanda Jamieson	CHB	B	1	25	01:28:08	36.8
8	Kentyn Burne	CHB	B	2	22	01:31:56	35.2
10	Neil Baker	CHB	B	3	20	01:31:57	35.2
11	Roger Burns	CHB	B	4	19	01:32:22	35.1
14	Michaela Drummond	Manawatu	B	5	18	01:37:21	33.3
16	Chris Johnson	CHB	B	6	17	01:38:23	32.9
17	Chris Stableford	CHB	B	7	16	01:38:55	32.8
23	Mark Higgins	CHB	B	8	15	01:39:50	32.5
18	Darcey Ross	Manawatu	C	1	25	01:37:38	33.2
19	James Baldwin	CHB	C	2	22	01:38:01	33.1
20	Dean Gough	CHB	C	3	20	01:38:05	33
21	Gus Moroney	CHB	C	4	19	01:38:05	33
22	Andrew Napthen	CHB	C	5	18	01:38:18	33
24	Shane Jansson	CHB	C	6	17	01:43:10	31.4
25	Doug Roberts	CHB	C	7	16	01:43:10	31.4
26	Sam Morrah	CHB	C	8	15	01:45:50	30.6
27	Wayne Ewing	CHB	C	9	14	01:48:50	29.8
28	Noah Mason-Smith	CHB	C	100	0	DNF
13	Tim Mackie	CHB	D	100	0	DNF
15	Tom Burgess	CHB	D	100	0	DNF