Membership for 2012 now open
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.
The online membership for 2012 is now open.
Excellent news… BikeNZ have introduced a non-racing (Social rider) membership, which might help reduce the membership cost foe some of you.
We again have a number of categories of membership depending on how involved you want to be in cycling events.
The different types of membership are:
Social membership $40 $50 which allows you to participate in social rides only.
Club membership $70 which allows you to participate in club races and club championship events.
Centre membership $85 which allows you to participate in club and centre races and championship events.
National membership $125 which allows you to participate in club, centre and national races and championship events.
International membership etc.
Technical membership $75 which is for commissaires and managers and coaches.
Associate membership is for those people that are members of another club and have a Bike NZ licence at that club but want to participate in Bike Manawatu club events as if they were a member of Bike Manawatu i.e. entitled to prize money and cups.
Junior membership is for anyone who will still be under the age of 17 at 31 December 2012
Check out the article “How to become a member online” to find out how to update your membership.
If you have forgotten your user id or password send me an email and I will help you out.
secretary@bikemanawatu.co.nz
