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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.

60k Solo Course and 60k Accumulator Course

START TIME 9.00am

Entry fee $40 solo or $20 per team member
60km Course
From the Lagoon you follow a lead vehicle to the race start on Main St and on to Napier Rd, turn left onto Stoney Creek Rd. At the Bunnythorpe roundabout turn right onto Dixons Line then right onto Reids Line. At Hiwinui, at the end of Reids Line turn left onto Watershed Rd. Take care at the end of this road as it is a downhill with a sharp left hand turn onto Colyton Rd.
Turn left at Colyton onto Taonui Rd then right onto Reids Line, left onto Aorangi Rd, left onto Campbell Rd and left again onto Nannestads Line. This takes you back to a right hand turn onto Reids Line and right again to Dixons Line. Then head to Bunnythorpe and continue back to the Memorial Park finish line along the same route as the outward journey.

44k Solo Course

START TIME 9.20am

Entry fee $40
44km Course
From the Lagoon you follow a lead vehicle to the race start on Main St and on to Napier Rd, turn left onto Stoney Creek Rd. At the Bunnythorpe roundabout turn right onto Dixons Line then left onto Reids Line and left again onto Taonui Rd. At the end of Taonui Rd turn left onto Campbell Rd and left again on to Nannestads Line. This takes you back to a right hand turn on to Reids Line and right again to Dixons Line. Then head to Bunnythorpe and continue back to the Memorial Park finish line along the same route as the outward journey.

20k Cancer Society Family Fun Ride (untimed)

START TIME 9.30am

Entry fee $20 for an individual or $25 for a family