New Rider Saturday Track Training
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.
Are you new to the track and want to increase your confidence?
BikeNZ qualified Coaches, Denise Brown and Megan Blatchford-Peck will be available this Saturday, 20 October at the Johnson Park Velodrome to help you practice the basics:
· Starts from fence and held
· Pace lines
· Group Riding
Some rider’s may also like to do some timed individual efforts, where you can record your time over a set distance and see how you improve over the season. These session’s are for track bikes only.
TIME: 10am to 11:15am
If your bike is stored in the Clubroom’s, this will be unlocked at 9:45am and be locked again 11:20am.
These sessions will also run on selected Saturday morning’s in October and November. Email Megan blatchford@xtra.co.nz or text 027 289 3444 during the week prior to confirm if a session is running.
NOTES:
· If raining, a session will be cancelled for safety reasons, text 027 289 344 if unsure.
· Denise and Megan are using these session’s for their BikeNZ track coaching practical requirements. If you attend, we ask your permission to record your name and contact details.
· The Saturday track training session’s replace the “Women’s Training Group” previously scheduled.
