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The new track season received one of the most prestigious openings ever, when the riders, parents and supporters applauded, in recognizing the great achievement, when Michaela Drummond and Campbell Stewart rode a lap of honour in their World Championship Rainbow jerseys!
It was great to see the greatest number of track riders present in recent years (43 riders), with the biggest gains in the U15 and U17 grades.
Meg Thomas as new U15 rider from Kiwitea was selected as the McDonalds rider of the day by John Arbuckle, by winning the final U15 race (8 lap handicap). Even though she received a liberal handicap Meg stuck gamely to her task to stay clear throughout the race from the chasing riders behind her.
It was good to see a good number of masters riders turn up and Mike Craine impressed when he left the field to ride away and win the 7 lap points race.
Brent Zimmerman carried out safety checks on the U15 and U17 riders bikes; and found three loose stems and one loose seat which weren’t safe!
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The 1st track cycling meet of the season was held on Sunday 25th October, and what a beautiful day it was! We had a great turn out of 43 riders, which is a record for us, with the size of the under 15 and 17 fields being very large and a strong masters group, which has really grown since last season.
It was a historic day at the track, as we had our two Junior World Track Champions Michaela Drummond and Campbell Stewart open the track in their Rainbow jerseys.
Riders of the week...
McDonalds Feilding and Taihape Road bikes rider of the week- NATASHA PINCKNEY
ASB and McDonalds Feilding and Taihape Track cycling rider of the week - ELLEN VAN LOOY
McDonalds Feilding and Taihape Track cycling rider of the week, and recieving a week being mentored by Michaela Drummond- MEG THOMAS
Thanks to our sponsors and volunteers for making track cycling happen.
We are racing again next week (1st Nov) at Johnston Park, Feilding.
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Information for the first track meeting this Sunday 18th October.
All held at Johnston park Feilding (out the back of the Feilding Yellow’s club rooms and around the rugby field).
Road bikes on track- Starts 1:30pm, arrive about 1pm for registration for season warm up.
Bring- Bike (Road, MTB, BMX etc.), helmet, sneakers or cycling shoes, comfortable riding attire including something warm, gloves if you have them and a gold coin.
At this first meeting we ask you to write down your contact details, sign the wavier form and donate a gold coin to go towards spot prizes at the end of the season.
Track racing – Starts 3:00pm, we suggest you arrive at least 30mins before for this first meet for registration and warm up.
Bring- Track bike (bike safety info here), helmet, cycling shoes with not worn cleats, gloves, cycling clothes including something warm, and cash for entry.
Cost- $15.00 cash for whole track season (or $10.00 before Christmas and $10.00 after), we encourage you to pay the $15.00 on the first track meet as it is cheaper for you and a lot easier for us.
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CLICK HERE to view and/or download the WCNI track programme for the 2015/16 season.
Our BikeManawatu new year programme will work around these events.
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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.
For the 2015/16 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 Kate Stewart 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!
