Wednesday night ITT Series

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.

Wednesday night during daylight saving Bike Manawatu runs an Individual Time Trial series. One before Christmas and one in the new year. The series consist off between 8 and 10 ITT’s. The event caters for all ages and abilities. It is not about who is the fastest, it is about riding your own Time Trial, improving it and having fun. There is a points system. …….

1 point for attending and one point if you improve your personal best. At the last TT of the series there is a prize giving with prizes for the riders with the most points.

Meet at: Kairanga school.

Course: 12km flat out and back Lockwood Rd

Registration: 5.45 pm

First rider off: 6:15

Following riders: 30 seconds intervals

Entry fee: $2.00 members, $ 4.00 non members.

Results: on the bike manawatu website / club events / event results and records