Membership portal to 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.
Emails will be sent to club members on the evening of Sunday the 18th November inviting them to click a personalised link to renew at www.bikenz.org.nz. The personallised link activates their current information that has been moved into the new site, and greatly simplifies renewal into a 5 step process.
When they visit the site, they will see their suggested new membership, and current Club based on their 2012 licence.
Members can also join using paper forms, which can be sent to BikeNZ as usual. There will be no administration charge until the club portals are active and training has taken place.
Common Questions
Below are two tables which provide an overview to the two most common questions we have been asked.
1. Overview of old vs new membership
2012 2013
Club Licence Ride Club (Road and BMX) Ride Trail (MTB)
Centre Licence Race
National Licence Race
Elite Licence Race Elite
International Licence Race Elite (additional free card required)
2. Who is entitled to ride at our club and how do we identify them?
| Membership |
BM club member |
Identification |
Fee |
| Ride free |
N/A |
Printed Form with expiry |
Premium |
| Ride Club/Youth |
No |
Membership Card |
Premium |
| Ride Club/Youth |
Yes |
Membership Card |
Standard |
| Race |
Yes or No |
Membership Card |
Standard
|
