Registration 9.15am – Glen Oroua Hall on Milner Rd (around the corner from the school)
Race briefing 9.45am – all riders must attend
Start Time / First Grade off at 10am
Both new and returning riders are welcome to participate in this event. The focus of this road race is on mentoring Junior riders, in particuler those new to road cycling.
*** Riders in School Years 5 & 6 must have a parent/mentor ride alongside them. We recommend that riders in School Year 7 and above who are new to road cycling or have little experience have a parent/mentor ride alongside them as well. Mentors ride for FREE but are still required to register for the event (choose "Mentor" instead of "Cyclist").
ENTRY FEES
*** Please pre-register for this event ***
Bike Manawatu Members Junior (U19) $ 5.00
Senior $ 10.00
Non-members Junior (U19) $ 10.00
Senior $ 20.00
To sign up for club membership for 2026, please click HERE.
All payments must be made online:
Bike Manawatu
ANZ 01-0745-0284925-00
Please use your name & Glen Oroua as reference.
If you are able to help out at this event, e.g. as a marshall, First Aider, Sag Wagon, please register as "Volunteer". Thank You!
GRADES
The course is a 10.5 km anti-clockwise circuit.
A Grade - 42km
B Grade - 31.5km
C Grade - 31.5km
D Grade - 21km
E Grade - 21km
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 at the Glen Oroua 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 with the fading light this time of year and for those riding home.
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 grades *See Grades /Laps above– Finish Line is approx by the school (Near the Bike Manawatu Timing Trailer).
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