Manfeild 6 Hour Cycle Challenge 2022 Cancelled

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.

On behalf of Bike Manawatu and our Manfeild 6 Hour organising committee we regret to inform you that we have made the sad decision to cancel this years event.

With low registrations to date and the uncertainty of IF they will pick up, the risk has unfortunately outweighed the reward.

We acknowledge that this announcement will disappoint many riders who were looking forward to the event and extend our thanks to those of you who registered early.

Those who had paid and entered will receive a full refund.

Please send through your Name (& Team name if registered as a team) along with your bank details and we will see you right.

Thank you and we hope to see you at next years event.

For those of you still keen to ride – We aim to run a Graded Road Race on our Halcombe Stanway circuit on this date so we can continue to do what we enjoy – Cycle