Jocelyn Goodwin Memorial Ride

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.

Saturday 21 June 2014

With the blessing of Garry Wadsworth and the family, Bike Manawatu is going to host a memorial ride for Jocelyn Goodwin who was killed on the 6^th of April while on a training ride in Palmerston North.

Many of us knew Jocelyn but she was never one to make a big deal of what she achieved on a bike. Her real achievements on a bike and elsewhere in life only came to be more widely known after the accident and they were a testament to the kind of person she was.

Many of us quickly realised how passionate she was about cycling and her willingness to contribute elsewhere in the club by administratively supporting events was greatly appreciated. She will be sadly missed. It is therefore fitting that we remember Jocelyn by organising a memorial ride in her honour.

Ride coordination details

When: 21 Jun 14

Assembly time and start point: 8.45 am at Hokowhitu School on Albert Street

Finish Point: Russell Street School on Russell Street

Departure time: 9.00am

Distance: 30km

Route: Albert St, right on to Fergusson St, left onto Ruahine St, right onto Napier Road, left onto Stoney Creek Road, right onto Henderson’s Line, right onto Kelvin Grove Road, right onto Ashhurst Road, left onto Watershed Road, left onto Reid Line East, left onto Dixon’s Line, left onto Railway Road, right onto Tremaine Ave, left onto Russell Street.

Ride concept: ride as a bunch, no more than two abreast, averaging around 25km/hr, supported by lead and rear vehicles. This is not a race.

Ride Coordinator: Oiroa Kaihau 027 828 3456, oiroa.kaihau@gmail.com

Postponement notification: If the weather is decidedly bad, a decision will be made to postpone the ride not later than 7.30am on the day with details posted on the Bike Manawatu web page.

We will be passing around a bucket seeking a voluntary gold coin donation from riders with all proceeds going to St John Ambulance.