Jocelyn Goodwin

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.

It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of Jocelyn Goodwin. So many of us have enjoyed riding with Jocelyn over the years that she has been involved in cycling in the Manawatu. We all have admired her strength and determination on the bike.

Jocelyn was heading out on her regular Sunday morning ride and was tragically hit by a truck on Summerhill Drive.

Jocelyn has been a competitive member of Bike Manawatu and prior to Bike Manawatu of PN Marist Cycling Club. She was an excellent time trialist and was a regular participant in Wednesday night time trials at Kairanga. She is the current holder of the Pirie Cup for masters women time trial which she has won numerous times. She was a regular competitor at Club Nationals winning the silver medal in the Masters4 Time Trial in 2012. In 2011, as a Master3, she had an excellent year winning bronze in the time trial and silver in the road race. She competed in the WCNI team time trial event last year with Sue McMaster where they won silver.

Jocelyn helped organise the first Bike Manawatu awards dinner in 2012.

She competed at Masters games in Wanganui and always won a medal in the masters time trial. She had also tried track cycling at Johnstone Park in Feilding.

She lead a very full life and also enjoyed swimming, was a keen member of her book club, did Pilates each week and was a very highly regarded teacher.

She was a wonderful wife, mother and friend and our thoughts and prayers go to Garry and family.