New on the website this week
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 new BikeManawatu website has had a few improvements this week.
By now, all members (well at least those for whom we have an email address) should have received an electronic newsletter in your email.
In the coming weeks we will be creating a login for each of you. Loging in to BikeManawatu.co.nz will allow you access to the members area and the ability to post to our club discussion forum…
Myself, Matthjis van Wagtendonk, Malcolm Rees and Glenys Taylor have all been adding content to the website.
Planned activities for the Website
Calendar – We are in the process of implementing a better calendar to keep track of all the many rides and activities of the combined clubs.
Newsletter – This week sees the first weekly email newsletter. We use some website software to take articles from our website and create an email that goes to each of you.
What happens to the old websites
Once all the selected content is moved over to BikeManawatu, the old club websites will be shut down. The www.manawatumasterscc.co.nz website should be closed by the end of this month.
What do you think?
I’d love to hear your thoughts. Email me on webmaster@bikemanwatu.co.nz or post some thoughts on the website forum.
Vaughan Hunt
The new BikeManawatu website has had a few improvements this week.