Club Road Champs (Glen Oroua) on Sunday, August 31, 2025
Registration 10.15am – Glen Oroua Hall on Milner Rd (around the corner from the school)
Race briefing 10.45am – all riders must attend
Start Time / First group off at 11am
Prizegiving (and Lunch) in the Rongotea Tavern
ENTRY FEES
*** Please pre-register for this event ***
Registered School Cyclists: Your entry fee for all Bike Manawatu events in Terms 2 and 3 is covered as part of your Schools Cycling fees/Bike Manawatu membership. Please enter your school name when registering for this event.
Junior (U19) non-members $10
Senior members and non-members $10
All payments must be made online:
Bike Manawatu ANZ 01-0745-0284925-00
Please use your name, race number & race name as reference.
If you are able to help out at this event, please register as "Volunteer". THANK YOU!
DISTANCES / LAPS
The Course is a 10.5 km circuit in an anti clockwise direction
U23 Men, Senior Men and Masters 1-5 Men - 4 laps (42km)
Masters 6-8 Men - 3 laps (31.5km)
U19 (All ages) - 3 laps (31.5km)
All Female categories - 3 laps (31.5km)
(All Course notes are below)
*Distances are subject to change at the race director’s discretion
ARRIVAL
All parking is to be well off the road, please respect the local residents and their nature strips i.e. please don’t park on the soggy verge
Bathrooms are available in the Glen Oroua Hall.
REGISTRATION
Registration will be near the Bike Manawatu Timing Trailer on Milner road opposite the hall (around the corner from Glen Oroua School)
Ensure you give yourself plenty of time to register, pin your number, grab your transponder and go to the start area awaiting the race managers briefing.
It is your responsibility to ensure your transponder is on correctly. If it is not, it may not read on our system, therefore you may not receive a finish time. Please make sure it is not tucked up under your bike seat.
If race numbers are used, these are to be placed on the left hand side, rear quarter of your race top.
If you have been issued a Bike Manawatu race number please remember to bring this to all events.
RIDER BRIEFING
There will be a neutral start on Milner road, crossing over to Main Drain Road.
The finish line is back near the school (Near the Bike Manawatu Timing Trailer)
Do not cross the centre line unless safe to do so.
We are on quite narrow roads when often there is no white line. Stay left
Riders should not exceed 2 abreast
Beware of tankers and agricultural machinery
Be courteous to other road users
Front and Rear lights are STRONGLY ADVISED
Roads are open and all normal road rules apply
Marshals are provided for direction only
Riders must give way at all junctions as required.
It is your responsibility to be at the start line on time.
COURSE NOTES
The race starts opposite Glen Oroua School and goes in an anti-clockwise direction.
0.00 on Sansons Road
0.15km Turn left onto Main Drain Road
1.98km Turn Left onto Saunders Road
6.09km Turn Left onto Kaimatarau Road
8.49km Turn Left onto Sansons Road
10.5km Completes the circuit
***10.52 Shows the finish line after laps completed ***
Number of Laps depend on age category *See Laps above– Finish Line is approx by the school (Near the Bike Manawatu Timing Trailer).
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Trophies awarded for Bike Manawatu Club Road Race Champs:
U15 Boy – Bate Cup – Winner of club road race champs
U15 Girl – David Black Memorial – Winner of club road race champs
U17 Boy – Broadway Cycles Cup – Winner of club road race champs
U17 Girl – David Black Memorial – Winner of club road race champs
U19 Men – Ian Little 25 Mile – Winner of club road race champs
Thank You to all of our sponsors, grant funders and volunteers - We appreciate you all!
