Wednesday night time trials week 2 results

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.

It was again another windy night at Kairanga but with keen eager riders arriving at 5.30 and the prospect of no better conditions over the coming weeks it was decided to go ahead with this weeks competition.

Some hardy characters that had dared the blustery conditions from the previous week were granted a point for week 1 although no times were taken so everyone was able to post their first time tonight.

There will be keen interest at the top of the table as people jostle for fastest course times. A split second is all it takes.

Numbers have been given to riders for the season to be used at road races, track and time trials. It makes it a lot easier if these numbers are correctly pinned to shirts – that way the number is easily read as you cross the finish line and recorded. A check on positioning of numbers will be made next week at the start line. Numbers need to be on the left hand side lower back preferably on the angle so that when you are in your riding position that the number appears level.

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