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.
There will be a track meeting at Levin this coming Sunday 12th January instead of Wanganui. This track carnival will be held in memory of Wayne Foster who passed away recently.Wayne was a member of Levin Cycling Club for many years.Will advise start time shortly for Levin.
Entries, information and program for WCNI Scratch Race Titles Wanganui, WCNI Points Race Titles New Plymouth and the rest of the WCNI Track Champs being run at Wanganui will be out very shortly.
19th Jan—Wanganui is scheduled to conduct a carnival and the WCNI scratch races—-we are awaiting a list of what championship races are to be run?—this carnival starts at 1pm with registration at 12 noon——there will be a newcomers session from 10.30 to 12 noon so the carnival/championship riders wont be able to be on the track until12 noon
26th Jan—New Plymouth will conduct a carnival and WCNI points race titles starting at 11am
8th Feb—THIS IS NOW THE INTERNATIONAL NIGHT OF THE STARS—-featuring all the National squad ,World champions.Olympic medalists etc from NZ and Aust—-commences 6.30 pm—–entries to close 31st Jan .
9th Feb—-remaining WCNI championship events at Wanganui or if needed on the 16th Feb
