Saturday Club Racing has started
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 handicap series and interclub events are again on the calendar.
The first grading race is this Saturday.
Once you r grade is set you will be required to stay in that grade for the handicap series. BM will be running races using the
Please look at the ride calendar for full details of all upcoming races.
Please register online for these events as it makes it easier at registration.
We need helpers for all events so please select which event you wish to help with so you can be added to the list on that day.
Otherwise you will be added to a date and then if you are not able to help on that day it will be your responsibility to find a replacement.
As a marshall you will be given a pack containing instructions and map of where you are required.
If you are helping on the start or finish full instructions will be given also.
