Stats from Final night of 2014 Start of year time trial series.
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 final Wednesday night time trials have been held with the approach of autumn and the end of daylight savings.
The yard at Horizons was again a great place to meet, register and congregate at the end to compare notes on how the ride went for the night. And last night was no exception with drinks and nibbles on offer whilst the final riders returned.
There was a special spot prize draw for all riders as an enticement for all riders to stay for the prizegiving. Over the series numerous helpers have been involved in running this event and without their help this event would not be able to be run. So once again on behalf of all the riders a BIG THANKS to all that have helped out in any way.
Over this series we have had 75 riders compete, with a total of 194 results recorded. The time trials return once daylight saving returns at the end of the year.
Some outstanding times were achieved this year and with the club time trial champs only 2 weeks away it is hoped that the improvement that the riders have made will be apparent at the champs.
Prizemoney was awarded to people who had gained 7 points or more so the point of consistency in always turning up no matter what the weather conditions certainly paid off for a few riders.
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