BM Race 3 - Linton Camp Race Cancelled due to weather
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BM Race 3 - Linton Camp Race Cancelled due to weather
Reluctantly we've made the call to cancel today's road race at Linton Camp. It looks like it's going going be be pretty miserable at the due start time.
We'll try again for the 31st at Akers Road - Pre register herehttps://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=190940
It is winter.......
Under 23 Riders at BikeManawatu
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Bike Manawatu has a very talented membership base who enjoy varying levels of success across all age groups, in particular the Under 23 and below age groups right now.
We have had a dedicated group of riders come through the junior ranks, who have been aided by the amazing and supportive parents that make up Manawatu Schools Cycling. We enjoyed probably the best success rate of any club at the U23 and Elite Road Nationals held in Napier during early January.
We have a number of members and former members competing internationally at the moment, and while they are all making us immensely proud, I’d like to focus on our young women.
The Mike Greer Homes Women Cycling Team which includes local members Connie O’Brien and Libby Arbuckle, are now 6 weeks into their European racing Campaign.
They have raced 5 UCI races with one to go - Tour De Femmine in Czech Republic. Recently both of our girls got a bronze. Libby got 3rd in a crit in the Netherlands where she had a Stellar race being in a break away with Track world champion Annett Edmondson for a few laps. While Connie got her first UCI podium, gaining bronze in a climbing crit also in the Netherlands where the bunch split to pieces right from the get go.
The team also includes former Manawatu resident Alana Forster - while Alana is now living in the beautiful Hawke’s Bay, she is Australian - so we’ll make the aussies and claim her as our own - just like they do with the Finn brothers, pavlova and the like
Emily Shearman left for Belgium in May with the NZ Women's Endurance Track Cycling Squad to train and race in preparation for up coming Oceania Champs and some World Cup Events later in year. They went on to Czech Republic to race and now have been in Bergamo Italy for the last 2 weeks on a training block for 4 weeks. In next week or so they will move on to Switzerland for a Track Cycling Training block and will compete in some Track Racing meetings before returning home at the end of the month.
Another former Manawatu cyclist, Deborah Paine has gone from strength to strength since making the switch from Cross country running to cycling - in Palmerston North. Once Deborah jumped on a bike, her athletic ability was obvious, and once she boned her cycling skills, it was only a matter of time before she began competing at an elite level, and it had just been announced that Deborah has a start at the Giro Rosa - the biggest race on the women’s calendar.
These results and achievements are fantastic and bike Manawatu is very proud of all of our riders, and wishes them all the best in their remaining races and events.
Up & Coming Events for week ending 31 May 2019
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Up & Coming Events for week ending 31 May 2019
Sat 1st June
Taranaki Tour
Sun 2nd June
Taranaki Tour
BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride
Manawatu Schools Cycling
Mon 3rd June
Taranaki Tour
Queens Birthday
Wed 5th June
Wednesday Recreational Ride
Sun 9th June
WCNI Interclub - Levin- 09/06/19 (ITT & Crit) 
BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride
Wed 12th June
Wednesday Recreational Ride
Sat 15h June
BM Race 1 A1 Loops
Sun 16th June
BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride
Wed 19th June
Wednesday Recreational Ride
Sun 23rd June
BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride
Wed 26th June
Wednesday Recreational Ride
Sat 29th June
WCNI Interclub Road Race hosted by Bike Manawatu – Halcombe Circuit 
Sun 30th June
BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride
12 Month Race Calendar 2019 - 2020
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12 Month Race Calendar
Thanks to a hard working sub committee we are pleased to announce the race calendar for the next 12 months. – Click here to view
As part of our drive to get bums on seats over a broad range of ages and abilities Bike Manawatu will be running one Road Race a month over the winter months.
June is shaping up to be a busy month with 2 WCNI races, the first being a ITT and Criterium in Horowhenua on Sunday 9th followed by a Road Race hosted by us at Halcombe on Saturday 29th.
In between those events Bike Manawatu is holding a Road Race on Saturday afternoon 15th June at Taonui, in what we call the A1 loop – Pre Register Here. Same course as last year, flat but still with it’s challenges.
This loop is great for Graded road racing and an awesome road circuit to dip your toes into club racing.
In July, with the clubs Traffic Management trailer not being required for schools cycling that day, we will be running a Morning Graded Road Race on Sunday 14thJuly on the Akers Road circuit – Pre Register Here.
We had a great group of Masters riders turn up to our midweek races on this course earlier this year and it proved to be a great success.
August will come around soon enough and pending permission from the Army we head to Linton Camp for a Graded Road race around the large loop.
Manawatu Schools Cycling and the Novice Tour have had the privilege of having the use of the camp over the years to run events at the camp and we are hopeful that this will encourage the Army cyclist to pop into the higher grades and race with us on the day.
September onwards is full on, with Trust House racing in Wairarapa and our own racing building up to Taupo.
With the unfortunate news that the Tour de Manawatu is not being held this year Bike Manawatu will run Feilding Festival on the November date.
A lot of our championships will be run before midway though December, not to mention the 4 weeks of Criterium racing at Manfeild and the annual ITT series in October and December.
The entire calendar is on the Website, and course maps and times will follow in the coming weeks.
Look forward to seeing as many as riders as possible to the A1 loop on Saturday afternoon 15th June.
Entries will be online, and it would be wise to head off to an establishment for a catch up after the event…I’m in
Tim
Bike Manawatu 2019 – 2020 Road Racing Calendar
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Bike Manawatu 2019 – 2020 Road Racing Calendar
Saturday 15th June 2019
BM Race 1 A1 Loops - Afternoon Race - 2.45pm Start - More info to come – COURSE MAP – COURSE INFO – REGISTER HERE - RESULTS HERE
Saturday 29th June 2019
WCNI Interclub 4/4 – Hosted by Bike Manawatu – Halcombe Road Race - Morning Race - 11am Start - COURSE MAP – COURSE INFO – REGISTER HERE - RESULTS HERE
Sunday 14th July 2019
BM Race 2 - Akers Road – Morning Race - 9.30am Start - More info to come – COURSE MAP – COURSE INFO – REGISTER HERE - Race Cancelled Due To Weather
Saturday 17th August 2019
BM Race 3 – Linton - Confirmed (TMP also approved for Akers Road course as a back up) COURSE MAP - REGISTER HERE - Race Cancelled Due To Weather
Saturday 31st August 2019
BM Race 2* – Akers Road - Afternoon Race After our race on the 14/07/19 was cancelled due to bad weather we will try again on the 31st August - Traffic Management has been approved
3.30pm Start - COURSE MAP – COURSE INFO - REGISTER HERE
Saturday 14th September 2019
BM Race 4 – Woolworths Cup REGISTER HERE
Wednesday 9th October 2019
Kairanga ITT Series 1 REGISTER HERE
Sunday 13th October 2019
BM Race 5 – Bike Manawatu Hill Climb Champs - Valley Road - Registration 8.15am Start 9am - COURSE MAP - COURSE INFO - REGISTER HERE
Wednesday 16th October 2019
Kairanga ITT Series 2 REGISTER HERE
Wednesday 23rd October 2019
Kairanga ITT Series 3 REGISTER HERE
Sunday 27th October 2019
BM Race 6 – Sutton Cup – Halcombe - Registration 8.15am - Start 9am COURSE MAP - COURSE INFO - REGISTER HERE
Wednesday 30th October 2019
Kairanga ITT Series 4 of 4
Tuesday 5th November 2019
Manfeild Criterium Series 1 of 4
Sunday 10th November 2019
Feilding Festival of Cycling 2019
Tuesday 12th November 2019
Manfeild Criterium Series 2 of 4
Tuesday 19th November 2019
Manfeild Criterium Series 3 of 4
Tuesday 26th November 2019
Manfeild Criterium Series 4 of 4
Wednesday 4th December 2019
Kairanga ITT
Saturday 7th December 2019
BM Race 7 – Essex Cup - Pohangina - Registration 2.15pm - Start 2.45pm COURSE MAP - COURSE INFO - REGISTER HERE
Wednesday 11th December 2019
Kairanga ITT
Sunday 9th February 2020
BM Race 8 – Cheltenham Classic - Cheltenham - Registration 8.15am - Start 9am COURSE MAP - COURSE INFO - REGISTER HERE
Sunday 23rd February 2020
BM Race 9 – BM Road Race Champs - Colyton - Hiwinui - Registration 8.15am - Start 9am COURSE MAP - COURSE INFO - REGISTER HERE
Wednesday 4th March 2020
Kairanga ITT Series 1 of 2
Wednesday 11th March 2020
Kairanga ITT Series 2 of 2
Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd March 2020
Novice Tour 2020
Sunday 29th March 2020
BM Race 10 – BM ITT Champs - Rongotea - Registration 8.15am - Start 9am COURSE MAP - COURSE INFO - REGISTER HERE