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Welcome to our returning and new Rookie riders for the 2022 Bike Manawatu track season.
For those new to the sport, the BM Track season offers a good mix of competitive and fun racing in a social and supportive environment. We cater to ages and abilities as the racing is split into grades based on their previous experience (our younger Junior riders are split into their A and B categories).
The track season is run over the summer months (October to April) at Johnston Park Velodrome in Feilding every Sunday afternoon and a few Thursday’s sessions in between.
Each week’s racing will be different with a racing timetable released a few days prior. On race day, please ensure to bring your helmet, gloves, shoes, and plenty of water. You will be assigned your own race number at the start of the season, and this must be worn to each meeting or else you will be unable to compete.
For those of you that are interested in hiring a track bike from the BM Track Committee, the cost is $80 plus a refundable bond of $60. These can be requested when you complete the BM Track Membership form. Full terms and conditions will be given to you at the bike fitting.
There are two forms of licenses available to purchase for cycling:
- ·All riders wishing to ride this track season MUST HOLD THIS MEMBERSHIP
- ·For those riders only wishing to ride at BM club events. You cannot race at other regions club events, regionally or national events.
- ·It does not provide insurance of any kind.
- ·This is an additional license you can purchase via Cycling NZ which allows you to compete at BM clubs’ events AND other regional club or national events
- ·If you are wish to attempt any records you will require a NZ Cycling Licence
- ·When filling out the NZ Cycling License form, select Ride Club, Ride Youth or Race options depending on your requirements
- ·All Cycling NZ Membership comes with their own endorsed discount programme and insurance.
Entries for BM Track Season
All riders planning to race on the track or road will need to fill out a 2021-2022 Track Entry Form and purchase a Bike Manawatu Social Membership License. Click here to complete these forms
2021-2020 BM Track Meeting Calendar (coming soon)
Click Here to Register for the 2020-2021 Track Season
Click Here to see Newsletter #1
Click here to find out more about the Vantage Age Group Track National Championships
Bike Manawatu Track Cycling Results 2018 - 2020
Click Here to View Some Important Information 2019-2020
Bike Manawatu 2018 Track Cycling Carnival Info Here
Bike Manawatu 2018 Track Carnival Race Programme Here
Bike Manawatu Lock n Load Info Here
Bike Manawatu 2018 Carnival Results Here 2018 Carnival Podium Photos can be found here
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Bike Manawatu Track bike hire form cais now available online.
BikeManawatu has track bikes you can hire for the track season. If you are interested in hiring a bike please call or text Ian Gray on 021 120 5751, and book a time to meet him at the Johnston Park, Feilding Club rooms off Drake Street .
At this time you will:
Fill out and sign wavier form
Be provided with a track bike
Be correctly fitted and geared to this bike
You will be invoiced via Xero.
Cost to hire a bike for the season will be $80Bond + $60.00 to hire all our bikes.
*NOTE: 50% of your bond will be forfeited if the cycle is not returned by the end of April 2020
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Track Volunteers Required
Track Racing doesn’t happen without the hard work of many. We currently have a very passionate group of volunteers, lead by Ian Gray that make track racing possible.
Each track season we want to recruit and train up more volunteers, so that we can roster the roles around each week so that not the same people are running track each week. If you are new to a role, as you learn we will have you working with an experienced person, until you are familiar with the task.
There are many roles that need to be filled including:
- Judges
- Time keepers
- Starter
- Result recorders
- Handicapping
- 1st Aid
- Gate control/ calling the next race up
- Report writing- please let us know if you are interested in writing a report about the racing to be posted on the BM web site after each meet. A roster will be made so that the task is shared around
If you are willing to help out this season, please let the club secretary know ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) . After we have a list of volunteers we can share the jobs around and post on the website each week with who is helping out.
The more volunteers we have, the easier and safer it is for everyone!
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Notices for the WCNI Track Carnival Hosted by Bike Manawatu.
Sunday 19th November, 2017.
Johnston Park, Feilding.
Times
11:45 Registration opens UPSTAIRS IN THE CLUB ROOMS
12:00 Track open for warm up
12:30 Registration Closes
12:50 Officials briefing in track centre
12:55 Riders clear track
13:00 Race briefing, racing starts, sausages for sale
After racing Prizegiving , cash and spot prizes awarded here
Location – Johnston Park, Feilding.
Parking – The top Rugby ground beside the track will be open for you to park on. This is the closest parking.
Registration – Is in the club rooms. These are upstairs behind the big grandstand. Come see the team at registration between 11:45 and 12:30pm to receive your number, sign the wavier form (if you haven’t already), pay $5.00.
Racing Programme can be viewed here.
Results, click here (link will be available closer to the time) to see the results. There is an AEC cup for the 1st rider in the wheel race.
Prizegiving will be held straight after the last race. Make sure you are there to receive your prize money and spot prizes.
Food & Drink We will have sausages in bread and drinks for sale so bring some coins to full your belly and support our local riders.
Rules UCI and CyclingNZ track racing rules and apply and will be enforced by our Commissaries. Riders are to ride in their 2018 LICENCE CATEGORY to assist WCNI selectors thinking towards nationals.
Maximum Rollout – U15 6.00m, U17 7.00m.
Notable riders – It is no secret that BikeManawatu has some of the top track riders in NZ. Come and find out how they do it.
Volunteers – We have many people helping out, we are very grateful to these people so please give them the upmost respect.
Cancellation – If the weather restricts us from racing on Sunday a call will be made and posted on the ‘BikeManawatu Track Cycling’ Facebook group and the BikeManawatu Facebook page.
Questions – Contact Kate Stewart, 0278139922, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
BIKEMANAWATU MEMBERS ARE TO BRING THEIR OWN NUMBERS AS YOU WILL BE USING YOUR OWN NUMBERS.