New membership portal available soon

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.

If you have been wondering why you haven’t received info about membership fees being due it is because the new membership portal is not ready yet. It was suppossed to be up and running for 1 November but like all good things I am sure that it will be worth waiting for .

Below is an email received today from Bike NZ

Dear Clubs,
In order to complete thorough testing of the new membership portal, we have decided to delay the launch of the new BikeNZ
website for a short period of time.
Email invitations to join will be sent to members once the site is ready.
2013 membership forms, affiliation documents, and insurance information
will be sent to club administrators on Friday November 9, as planned.
Details regarding processing of forms will also be sent on the 9th.
Should you have any further questions regarding the new membership
structure, please refer to our dedicated membership web page.
Regards,
Kieran Turner