Spring – Summer Racing Plans 2022

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.

Bike Manawatu would like to let our riders know that we have our draft calendar in progress and are in the process of having our Spring / Summer traffic management plans approved.
Our racing schedule will hopefully look a little like this:
Tuesday 27th September – A1 Loops Taonui
Tuesday 4th October – Akers Road Race – Linton
Tuesday 11th October – Kairanga ITT
Tuesday 18th October – A1 Loops Taonui
Tuesday 25th October – Kairanga ITT
Sunday 6th November – Forest Hill Road – Hill Climb
Tuesday 8th November – Manfeild Points Race
Tuesday 15th November – Manfeild Points Race
Tuesday 22nd November – Essex Cup – Colyton / Hiwinui Course
Tuesday 29th November – A1 Loops – Taonui
Tuesday 6th December – Akers Road Race

We will seek permission for traffic management to also be approved for the following day (Wednesday) in case of bad weather.
So for now, be sure to plot the dates above on your calendar and we will get the registrations sorted as soon as our traffic management is approved.

Have a good weekend