Wednesday Time trials first week 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.

The weather unfortunately plays a big factor on who gets out and rides in any event. Obviously the hardy soles that knew that they needed to accumulate points from week 1 to be in with a good shot to win prizemoney at the end of the season came out to Kairanga for the first chance to grab points.

Thanks to Horizons Regional Council for again allowing us to use their yard and to MDC for erecting the signs on the course.

Our helpers for the night were Mike Simpson who will take a leading role in organising this weekly event, Kirsty Kaihau, the regular smiley face at registration, Graeme Ransom, who did a marvellous job of holding the starters and Rob Gardiner who was the turn marshall.

The points table will be produced from next week but all of the below people gained 2 points for their first night. And looking at the times they should all be able to improve on them next week if the weather plays a role in it.

Race number	Surname	First name	clock time	Net time
4	Jackson-Grammar	Jake		0:17:37
5	Rainham	Ross		0:20:26
9	Rainham	Angela		0:24:05
23	Sievwright	Jacob		0:20:24
33	Hamilton	Jessica		0:20:54
45	Bradley	Michael		0:19:30
47	Blatchford-Peck	Megan		0:20:04
53	Martin	David		0:18:51
55	Martin	Andy		0:22:39
56	Stevens	Phil		0:26:18
58	Stannard	Steve		0:18:22
59	McKenzie	Andrew		0:20:47
62	Ransom	Peita		0:25:30
63	Stannard	Thomas		0:26:29
66	van Lienen	Gorgi		0:24:49
71	Nev	Weir		0:17:25
72	Roberts	George		0:18:34
73	Yamauchi	Toshi		0:21:26
74	Hammington	Kerry		0:24:23
75	Croton	Zoe		0:26:28
79	Richmond	Michael		0:27:24
80	Bahler	Gabrielle		0:21:47
81	Harrison	Porritt		0:22:19
82	Belk	Sharon		0:23:26
83	Gardiner	Megan		0:24:07
84	Bahler-Cary	Zana		0:32:08
85	James	Lynne		0:35:31
86	McKenzie	Jack		0:23:12
87	Gardiner	James		0:32:22
99	Gilliland	Barry		0:21:00