Level 1 Road coaching course
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.
Several BikeManawatu member’s attended the Level 1 Road Cycling Coaching course recently in Palmerston North. The course was run over 2 days on 4th-5th February at Sport Manawatu. There were 18 course particpants from Whangerei down to Christchurch, with Palmerston North attendee’s being, Paul Roberts, Ross Castle, Nick Nelson, Alex Denholm, Kelsi Eccles, Luuk Van Wagtendonk, Howard Pinder and Megan Blatchford.
Topics covered included: Road Cycling Technqiues, Equipment & Clothing, Session Planning, Communication, Anatomy and Physiology, Nutrition, Risk Management Planning and Periodisation. The course concluded with a practical coaching session with a number of younger BikeManawatu rider’s coming along so we could practice coaching skills.
Added value for this course came from a variety of presenter’s including, Gordon McCauley who shared his great practical knowledge and experience. Also attending as a particpant and such a lovely person to meet, was Linda Villumsen who won the silver medal in the Elite Women’s UCI Time Trial Championships last year.
