La Femme Fun Ride – New and Exciting Event

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.

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Mary-sub-ride When looking at the number of events around that target groups i.e. “Weetbix Kids Triathlon”, Bike Manawatu realised that there are a lot of women that cycle but have to compete against men at events. Manawatu is in the fortunate position next year to not only be the sole region in NZ to host a UCI mens cycling event but it will also host the NZCT Womens tour. www.cycletournz.com

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Perfect timing for mums who have sent the kids back to school – you now have some time to get out and do some training. If you are planning on doing one of the Womans Triathlons then add this in to your summer calendar of events to do as either a build up or as something else to achieve.

Bike Manawatu is working closely with Jorge Sandoval, the race organiser of these 2 events and we have been able to secure the rights to host in conjunction with the NZCT Womens tour a recreational ride.

The recreational rides will be held on Saturday 25^th February 2012.

They will start in Palmerston North Square and finish at Memorial Park.

We are offering 2 different courses to cater for different abilities.

The timing of these races will enable participants to watch the professional racers depart and ride on part of the same course. Long course starts 5 minutes after the NZCT Womans tour starts at 11am and the short course starts at 11.30am.

The rides are aimed at finishing prior to the finish of the professionals race.

We will share the prizegiving venue so every participant can experience the euphoria of their achievement amongst some of the best women cyclists in the world.

The Courses

Short Course

Start at Palm Nth Square, head out Main St and on to Napier Rd, turn left onto Stoney Creek Rd, Left at 12km onto Clevely Line, around the corner onto Tutaki Rd, left onto Kelvin Grove Rd, right onto Stoney Creek Rd, Right onto Napier Rd, continue to finish line at Memorial Park. 25km

Long Course

Start at Palm Nth Square, head out Main St and on to Napier Rd, turn left onto Stoney Creek Rd, Right onto Ashhurst – Bunnythorpe Rd, left onto Watershed Rd, Left onto Reids Line at Hiwinui School, left onto Taonui Rd, Left onto Campbell Rd all the way to Bunnythorpe, Right onto Clevely Line, Left onto Tutaki Rd, left onto Kelvin Grove Rd, right onto Stoney Creek Rd, Right onto Napier Rd, continue to finish line at Memorial Park . 48kms.

Entry fee $40 includes electronic timing, race pack and lunch.

Late entry fee of an extra $10 will apply after 18th February 2012.

Entries open online in mid December 2011.

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