Windy Night at Time trials for week 2
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 great to see new faces turning up to have a go at setting a start time on such a windy night. We should even consider giving a prize to the person who has travelled the furthest to come out. Last night it would have gone to George who came all the way from Pahiatua. Great to have you join us George.
Thanks to the helpers on the night. Kirsty looked after the turn and I will blame the wind on the night for not enabling the “2 ways” to work properly.
We need a holder, caller, recorder, and turn marshall as well as someone entering data on to the laptop each night, so if you want to help or learn what is involved in each of these roles, just see Glenys at registration and your help would be greatly appreciated.
Hopefully next week the wind will be kind and we will see a few more riders out. 32 Riders total this week, 4 people able to better previous best time, 14 new riders this week.
The first penalty was incurred this week for drafting. The rider has been spoken to and adjustment made accordingly in results.
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