Master’s Wanganui Velodrome Training
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.
Would you like to ride the NZ Master’s Games track events, but are unsure about the Wanganui Velodrome?
Well good news, BikeManawatu Men and Women have an exclusive booking on Saturday, 15-Dec-2012, 10.30am–12.30pm for training, charge $10 for track hire.
The NZ Masters Games is the perfect competitive event if you are new to the track as two of the four track events are timed individual events, the 500m Time Trial and 2000m Pursuit, so it’s just you on the track.
Race categories start from 35 years in 5 years group.
In the past several age categories have had no or low entries when this event was held in Wanganui so your chance to get amongst the medals!
Also Wanganui Coach, Lyle Hastie, is happy for any masters cyclist’s to come along to his Friday night session’s where he can offer guidance if needed for anyone new to the Wanganui velodrome. This will start in November. If you intend to come, you do need to confirm this with him prior (phone 06 344 6443). There is a small track hire charge, but Lyle said no charge for his time.
Lyle Wanganui Master’s will also be running a “Mock Carnival” in January replicating all the events at the Masters Games, and BikeManawatu masters are welcome to attend. Dates TBC.
