Why get a licence?

For all licence levels, a licence

• Recognises your involvement with an affiliated Club and through that Club (and/or Centre) the opportunity to participate in coaching clinics and obtain training programmes from coaches qualified under BikeNZ Coaching Accreditation Programmes.

• Provides third party (public liability) insurance for you, at any time when you are participating in cycling activities sanctioned by CNZ/MTBNZ & BikeNZ

• Enables you to compete against other cyclists who are free from the use of performance enhancing drugs - as all licensed riders are liable to be tested at any time.

For national licence holders, your licence

• Allows you to compete in any road, track or Mountain Bike event run by an affiliated Club or Centre, or sanctioned by CNZ/MTBNZ or BikeNZ. (You may need a clearance from your Club. In some instances, eg National Road Championships, you will also need to be a financial member of a CNZ affiliated Club. Ensure you check the licence requirements with the specific event).

• Must be presented at registration, prior to starting. Often in exchange for your race number. (After the event the licence is returned when you hand your race number back)

• Entitles the rider to compete in Centre (regional) Championships and if selected to represent that Centre at National Track Championships and Club representation at National Road Championships (applies to CNZ members only)

• Entitles the rider to be considered for National selection and to selection in the CNZ, MTB or BikeNZ Squads - which have regular training camps, specialist coaching and sports science involvement.