Medium ride 66kms or slightly longer 75km flat rides
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.
Medium Ride BM30b Flat 66k Cafe ride
Napier Road , Left on to Roberts line left on to Kelvin grove Road back around on to Roberts Line, Newbury line ,crossSH3 ,Right on to Rongotea rd, Left on to Lockwood Rd, Right on to Hoihere Rd, Left on to Main Drain ,Left on to SH56, Right on to Alve Rd Right to Opiki , Left on to Tane Rd, Left on to Linton Drain Rd, Left on to SH 57, Carry on through Linton past Massey back to Palmerston North To Esplanade Cafe
You can view and print the map of this route by clicking on the link below.
http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/new-zealand/palmerston-north/384203460903
Long Ride BM30A flat Café 75k
Napier Rd, Left on to Stoney Creek,Through Bunnythorpe on Campbells Line over the Railway line and over the Oroua River to Feilding , Left on South St, Left on to Kawakawa Rd,Left on to Awahuri Rd Left on to SH# then a right on to Green Road, continue to the end and turn left on to Rongotea Rd, turn right on to Lockwood Rd, Right on to Hoihere Rd, Left on to Main Drain ,Left on to SH56, Right on to Alve Rd Right to Opiki , Left on to Tane Rd, Left on to Linton Drain Rd, Left on to SH 57, Carry on through Linton past Massey back to Palmerston North To Esplanade Cafe
You can view and print the map of this route by clicking on the link below
http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/new-zealand/palmerston-north/799827957862
