PEDAL POWER ON MANFEILD!!!
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.
7th July and 4th August!
Workplaces have the chance to win a morning tea for their office, the competition is to see who can get the most people from their workplace along to Pedal Power on Manfeild and win a morning tea for your workplace!
Dads (and Mums) can show off their car tyre changing skills and be in with a chance to win a family pass to the V8 races on Fathers’ Day, and kids can test their talents on the skills course.
There’ll also be a Pedal Power stationary bike competition to test out your power on – see how powerful your legs are compared with a V8 engine.
Sport Manawatu’s Serena Rata says “It’s going to be a fantastic day – you might think that race cars and bikes don’t mix, but we’re proving that they can.
The event series is heavily supported by Motorsport Manawatu, and they’ll be there on the day with some display cars and helping with some of the activities.”
“The event is a great chance to cycle on the race track, check out the cars that will be racing the next day, and have a fun day out for all the family regardless of age” says Mrs Rata.
The event kicks off at 8:30am at Manfeild Park in Feilding.
Entry is only $5 and family entry options are available also.
Food will be available for purchase onsite. Entrance via Rata St.
