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.
Venue: Johnston Park Feilding
TRACK BIKES: Warm up 5:30pm
First Race 6pm SHARP due to day light diminishing
1. U15’s Warm up race (6 Laps, race on whistle)
2. A & B Grade Warm up race (6 Laps, 2 races on the track at once)
SCRATCH RACE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS (this is the first of the club championships, points will be explained before racing):
3. U15G Scratch race (5 Laps/ 2000m)
4. U15B Scratch race (5 Laps/ 2000m)
5. U17W/ U19W Scratch Race (7 Laps/ 3000m)
6. U17B Scratch Race (5 Laps/ 2000m)
7. U19M/ Senior Men/ Masters Scratch race (10 Laps)
8. ALL riders Team Sprints (3Laps)
Long Handicaps
9. U15s (9 Laps)
10. B Grade (10 Laps)
11. A Grade (16 Laps)
(A & B may be combined due to numbers)
TRACK OFFICALS:
Race Manager: Ian Gray
Commissaire/s: Mike Simpson (Chief), Wayne Fenn
Chief Judge: John Arbuckle
Time Keepers:
- TBA on night
Starter: Grant Shearman
Lap Board: Pete Robson
Recorder/ Results: Chris Croton
Handicapper: Ian Gray
First Aid: Rob Gardner
Gate Control: Stu McKenzie
NOTE: Extra Judges and Timekeepers to be appointed on night by Race Manager, as required.
