Strava Industrial Automation NZ Challenge

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.

This Strava Challenge features a Hill Climb and Time Trial.

Ride the following two Strava Segments below anytime from Thursday, 9th September to Sunday, 10th October 2021 and use Strava to record your time.

TIME TRIAL

Ashhurst 13kms TT (details below if you don’t have live Strava Live Segments)

https://www.strava.com/segments/18850690

HILL CLIMB

STRAVA CHALLENGE-Valley Road Climb #2

https://www.strava.com/segments/27775592

Are You In? Register now with your name and age at 10th October 2021 by text to 027 289-3444 and we will automatically update your time/s to your fastest when they appear on Strava. Also make sure you have joined the Strava Challenge Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/57147936986991

WIN one of two $50 cash Prizes, thanks to our Sponsor Carl Dickason from Industrial Automation NZ

Register for the Challenge and ride the two segments to be in the draw to win $50 cash.
Be the fastest in your age group and go into the draw to win a $50 cash.
Be the fastest Male and Female for either segment THIS YEAR and get another entry into the draw above

Scoring: If two people in the same age group category are the fastest for each segment, the winner will be the person with the greatest time percentage for their segment.

Rules: No eBikes. No drafting in the time trial.

Leaderboards:

Click here

This is not an official event but an individual “Training Challenge” timed by the Strava app.

Make sure you have the Strava app downloaded to your device/phone to record your ride. If you haven’t used Strava before, you only need a smart phone which uses no data, just GPS. See this link https://www.strava.com/mobile and just ask if you need any further help.

Segment Details

TIME TRIAL

Ashhurst 13kms TT https://www.strava.com/segments/18850690

SAFETY

Roads are open, ride at your own risk.
This is not an event, it is a training challenge, no STMP is in place.
Highly recommended is the use of a rear light.
Do not attempt to ride in adverse weather conditions.

Full details can be viewed here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y8XbXFhZlfbOfFQv-7lXjhXH1BQSlkLADTxzkxU6B6A/edit?usp=sharing

Join the Strava Challenge Facebook Group for all info https://www.facebook.com/groups/57147936986991