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Results from Rongotea Time trials

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. 

A special thanks to this weeks helpers, Cameron Gibbons who mastered the art of starter and timing ably assisted by Kirsty Kaihau and Katherine Stannard. Katherine was also the turn marshall on the 16km turn. The course required a number of marshals not only at the end turns but also at the 2 tricky intersections Kaimatarau Rd and Glen Oroua. These roles were completed by Grant Shearman, Brad Johnson, Tom Pirie and Steve Glasgow. Only a couple of riders got a bit side tracked when they turned the wrong way at Glen Oroua and headed down Milner Rd on the return journey rather than returning the way they headed out.

 

For those that will compete in the club time trial champs they have had a taster on what the course can be like in windy conditions and know where the turns are and to be aware not to take the wrong turn.

Barry Gilliland had an interesting time for the 40km and we are not sure if the 40km course is 40km exactly or a bit more, regardless in the conditions it was a superb time.

40 km      
Gilliland Barry   1:00:04
Waterland Mark   1:02:18
Rainham Ross   1:02:24
Edwards Pat   1:03:30
Russell Geoff   1:03:58
Goodwin Jocelyn   1:06:28
Jackson- Grammar Jake   1:07:27
Pollock Neil   1:23:10
Hamilton Jessica   1:23:25
Pirie Catriona   1:26:29
       
25 km      
Blatchford  Megan          41.17
Groube Carne          45.16
Taylor Glenys          51.00
       
16km      
Stannard Elizabeth          30.41
Shearman Emily          32.39