Membership Cards

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.

All members who renewed or purchased memberships from the period November 2012 – January 2013, should now have their membership cards. We are aware of some cases where cards have been unable to be delivered due to incorrect or incomplete postal addresses. We have contacted these members directly to update their details. If you have not received a card, please log into your portal and check that your correspondence address is correct, and that your personal details are up to date.

Members who have renewed or purchased membership from February onwards will not have received cards yet. We will secure a new card provider next week, and expect production of cards to begin again within days of the agreement being finalised.

Members can rest assured that their memberships are active and current. Please remind your club members that they check the status of their membership online by logging in to BikeNZ.org.nz. Membership number, and a receipt or screen shot can continue to be used as proof of membership in lieu of cards.