Welcome home Jesse and Simon
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.
Everyone is invited to celebrate with our local heroes – Please bring your bikes to the brick quadrant in Manchester Square and line up to welcome Jessie and Simon and the Tour party. Manchester Square, Feilding, Tuesday 19th October at 7pm.
Jessie and Simon will cycle into the Square at the lead of the Circumnavigation Cycle Tour of New Zealand, also arriving on Feilding that night.
The Circumnavigation Cycle Tour of New Zealand is cycling to raise awareness of mental illness under the banner of “Make a Difference – Giving Voice to Mental Illness”
Children – are especially welcome! There will be an opportunity for you to ask Jessie and Simon questions, get autographs, take photos and meet their Coach Mike McRedmond.
Organised by Feilding Promotion Inc and the Feilding Cycle Club.
After this civic welcome Feilding Cycling club will have a SGM at the Feilding Hotel
