NZ Fallen Heroes Trust

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.

Members of the New Zealand Army Cycling Team (incl Bike Manawatu riders Steve Challies and Aaron Williamson) will contest the 2013 Tour of New Zealand (TONZ) against the Royal New Zealand Air Force over the period 20 – 27 April 2013.

The chosen charity for all NZDF riders is the New Zealand Fallen Heroes Trust. The Trust was established by a group of people in the community with strong ties to the New Zealand Defence Force who saw a role for direct, practical support to the families of those men and women who were injured or killed whilst serving their country.

Donations to the New Zealand Fallen Heroes Trust can be made by clicking on the below link and then clicking on the ‘donate’ button on the Team’s page:

http://www.tourofnewzealand.co.nz/rb.php?team=120

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The Team thanks you in advance for your contribution.

For further information please contact: Aaron Williamson on 021 848 570