School Cycling Facebook page

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.

On 2 April 2016 Facebook pages managed by Cycling New Zealand Schools will be centralised to our rebranded page

Cycling New Zealand Schools
www.facebook.com/Cycling-New-Zealand-Schools-148969035120444/

Please like this page as it will be the official point of reference for all road and track and mountain bike events governed by Cycling New Zealand Schools.

Important schools cycling dates for 2016
9-10 July 2016 North Island Schools Road cycling Championships-Karapiro Cambridge
9-10 July 2016 South Island Schools Road cycling Championships-Mike Pero Motorsport Park Ruapuna Christchurch*
11 July 2016 North Island schools Championships- Avantidrome Cambridge
27- 28 August 2016 South Island Schools Cycling Two Day Tour*
3-4 September 2016 New Zealand Schools Individual Cycling Championships-Mount Wellington Auckland*
24-26 September 2016 New Zealand National Schools Road Cycling Championships-Palmerston North
30 September – 2 October NZ and South Island Schools Mountain bike Championships – Forester Park/ Bethunes Gully/ Signal Hill Dunedin
26 November 2016 South Island Schools Track Cycling Championships-Sit Velodrome Invercargill*
Events marked with * may have their own entry pages however cycling New Zealand schools will endeavour to have all event entry details on this page.
Alternatively you can receive notification about Cycling New Zealand schools events by subscribing at
www.sportsground.co.nz/subscriptions.asp?action=add&siteid=21487

SCHOOLS GEARING
There have been numerous requests for clarification about gearing for schools events.
NZSCA HAS NOT MOVED TO NEW ROAD GEARINGS. 6.61m LIMITS HAVE NOT CHANGED!
WE HAVE A VERY SIMPLE GEARING SYSTEM
Individual events
up to and including U17 a gear limit of 6.61 metres
then up to u20 a gear limit of 7.93 metres
Team Events
All ages up to U20 a gear limit of 6.61 metres.