Invite to PNP Winter Criterium Series

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.

2012 Subway Winter Criterium Series

Sunday 5th August at Alexander Road, Trentham

Sunday 12th August at Alexander Road, Trentham

Sunday 19th August at Trentham Military Camp,

Sunday 26th August at Alexander Road, Trentham

Junior and women’s winter criterium racing on closed road circuit for safe racing and great for spectators.

12:30 Registration opens

1:00 Racing commences

Race distance/lengths

Category/Age	Race Duration	Total race time	Race Start	Race end
U19 boys	30 min + 2 Laps	35min	1:00	1:35
U13 boys and girls	15 min + 2 laps	20 min	1:40	2:00
U19 girls and women’s	25 min + 2 Laps	30 min	2:05	2:35
U17 boys	25 min + 2 laps	30 min	2:40	3:14
U15 boys and girls	20 min + 2laps	25 min	3:05	3:30
U 17 Girls	25 min+ 2 laps	30 min	3:35	4:05
Presentations		10 min		4:15

Categories will be combined where fewer than 5 riders are in a single grade, and if the combining of grades will still allow for safe racing.

Points

Are gained on sprint laps for the first 3 places for that grade, and for the top 10 finishers on the final lap.

Prizes

Total points over the series are added up, with the top points winner boy and girl overall wining the series prize. Series medals will be given for the top 3 aces.

Spot prizes will be given at each race during the series.

Entries

send entries to juniors@pnp.org.nz, non-PNP members bring a signed entry form to registration.