R.A.C.E. Events & a reminder..............

Hi Everyone!! Hey, just a reminder to turn your clocks BACK 1 hour on Saturday night before you go to bed - time change takes place very early on Sunday morning - November 1st!

Also, there are a few R.A.C.E. Events going on this weekend:

Friday Night KIDS ONLY Airport Criterium - Tonight at 6pm!! - Registartion opens at 5:45pm for this 6pm Criterium race for Kids Only. Same Criterium location we've been using all year - race will be about 25 minutes in length.

Cohasset-to-the-Gravel Time Trial - Saturday, Oct. 31st - 9:00AM - Registration opens at 8:30am at Nicalog & Cohasset Road....with the 1st rider off at 9:01am. We'll go in 1-minute intervals in this 9.1 mile uphill time trial - climbing almost 3,000 feet. Hors Category Climb in the 2009 Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series!

Low-Key North Rim Trail Mountain Bike Race - Saturday, Oct. 31st - 3:00pm - Registration will open at 2:45pm for this 3:00pm mountain bike race that goes up North Rim Trail, down B-Trail to Middle Trail....and Middle Trail back to North Rim. Usually takes riders anywhere between 45 minutes to 1 hour 45 minutes to complete the entire race. Start is right near the North Rim Trail parking lot....near the Easter Cross.

KIDS ONLY Humboldt Road Race - Sunday, November 1st - 1:00pm - Registration will open at 12:30 pm at the bottom of old Humboldt Road for this 1pm race up to the top of old Humboldt Road. Race is about 3.5 miles in length and climbs about 700 feet. Kids only!!

Hooker Oak Cyclocross Race - Sunday, November 1st - 3:00pm - Meet behind the middle softball field at Hooker Oak Park for this 10-lap Cyclocross Race. Registration will open at 2:45pm - starting promptly at 3pm. Course will have 2 run-ups and 5 barriers per .6 mile long lap.

Hope to see you out there!!

Rodney.........
R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Annoying Cycling Events
Chico, CA
www.ChicoBike.com

Low-key North Rim Trial Mountain Bike Race tonight - 5:45pm..........

Hi Everyone! We'll be having a low-key mountain bike race/ride on Thursday evening(October 29th) starting at the North Rim Trail parking lot in Upper Bidwell Park. Registration will open at 5:30pm(it's a FREE event, just need to sign in), with the racing starting promptly at 5:45pm. The route is: Up North Rim Trail to B-Trail......down B-Trail to Middle Trail(NOT Upper Park Road).....then Middle Trail back to the Start/Finish Line near the North Rim Trail parking area(below the Easter Cross). Estimated time for the race is anywhere between 45 minutes and 1 hour 15 minutes........but if you think you might be out there for a time, bring a light! It's starts getting pretty dark around 6:45PMish.

Hope to see you out there!!!

Rodney...........
R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Annoying Cycling Events
Chico, CA

Cyclocross Practice Race tonight at 5:45pmish......

Tuesday, October 27th - Hooker Oak Cyclocross Race - 5:45PM - We'll be using the Team JuG cyclocross course from a couple of weeks ago(thanks to Jeff Ochs and Gino Zahnd - Team JuG - for scouting out and marking this course!!!!) Registration will open at 5:30pm behind the 2nd softball field at Hooker Oak Park(see map.....or look for us at the Start area), with the race getting under way at 5:45pm! The course is .6 miles in length and includes about 35 feet of climbing per lap.......but will have 2 run-ups per lap, and a total of 5 barriers per lap. Mountain bikes are most definitely welcome!!! Heck, bring your road bike if you want!! The race will be a 10-lap adventure - but you will always be on the same lap as the leader(so.....if the leader laps you....you are on the same lap as he/she is on). This is also a test-run to see if 10 laps is too short, too long.....or just right!! For an approximate map of this course, please visit: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Team-JuG-Cyclocross-Course

Rodney............
R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Annoying Cycling Events
Chico, CA

R.A.C.E. Events for this weekend!!!

FRIDAY, October 23rd - Friday Night "Kids ONLY" Airport Criterium - 6:00PM - Registration normally opens at 5:45pm on Convair avenue at the Airport - with the event starting promptly at 6:00pm. For the time being, we'll be using our standard Tuesday Night course starting/finishing at Convair Avenue - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Chico-Airport-Tuesday-Night-Crit-Course . This KIDS ONLY Airport Criterium will be about 30 minutes in length(25 minutes PLUS 3 laps). Must sign in and wear a helmet in order to compete. RAIN OR WET PAVEMENT WILL CANCEL THIS EVENT. Adult Mentor riders are STRONGLY encouraged to attend to stretch your legs out a bit, and coach these young riders about cycling and Criterium racing!!

Final Sprint points:
1st = 20 points
2nd = 16 points
3rd = 14 points
4th = 12 pointsand so on.
Primes will be worth between 4 and 10 points each.

Saturday, October 24th - David Albrecht's Cycling Skills Clinic(see Announcement in other e-mail or at www.ChicoBike.com)

Saturday, October 24th - The Low-Key North Rim Trail Mountain Bike Race - 4:30pm - Hi Everyone! We'll be having a low-key mountain bike race/ride on Saturday afternoon(October 24th) starting at the North Rim Trail parking lot in Upper Bidwell Park. Registration will open at 4:15pm(it's a FREE event, just need to sign in), with the racing starting promptly at 4:30pm. The route is: Up North Rim Trail to B-Trail......down B-Trail to Middle Trail(NOT Upper Park Road).....then Middle Trail back to the Start/Finish Line near the North Rim Trail parking area(below the Easter Cross). Estimated time for the race is anywhere between 45 minutes and 1 hour 15 minutes........but if you think you might be out there for a long time, bring a light! It's starts getting pretty dark around 6:45pm or so.

Sunday, October 25th - The "Kids ONLY" Humboldt Road Race - 1:00PM - From the bottom of the climb all the way up to the top of Humboldt Road! About 3.5 miles and 750 feet of total climbing! For the kids under the Age of 16 who have been showing up to the Chico Airport Criteriums - now's your chance to experience a ROAD RACE!! Well.....at least a little one!! Registration will open at the bottom of the hill (near the intersection of Humboldt Road & Stilson Canyon Road) at 12:40pm. The RACE will start at 1:00pm. Bring your climbing legs!! I will have water at the Start & Finish. We're going all the way up to the top this time around - the Finish Line is located at the "Stop Ahead" sign at the top of the hill. MENTORS are STRONGLY encouraged to attend - to keep an eye on our riders, help them out and encourage them up the hill. I will also be there with the SAG Vehicle, if needed. For a map of the race course, please visit: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Humboldt-Road-Race-AM-Racing303114 . HELMETS ARE MANDATORY! Rain cancels!

Sunday, October 25th - Hooker Oak Cyclocross Race - 3:00PM - We'll be using the Team JuG cyclocross course from a couple of weeks ago(thanks to Jeff Ochs and Gino Zahnd - Team JuG - for scouting out and marking this course!!!!) Registration will open at 2:45pm behind the 2nd softball field at Hooker Oak Park(see map.....or look for us at the Start area), with the race getting under way promptly at 3:00pm! The course is .6 miles in length and includes about 35 feet of climbing per lap.......but will have 2 run-ups per lap, and a total of 5 barriers per lap. Mountain bikes are most definitely welcome!!! Heck, bring your road bike if you want!! The race will be a 10-lap adventure - but you will always be on the same lap as the leader(so.....if the leader laps you....you are on the same lap as he/she is on). This is also a test-run to see if 10 laps is too short, too long.....or just right!! For an approximate map of this course, please visit: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Team-JuG-Cyclocross-Course

Rodney..........
R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Annoying Cycling Events
Chico, CA

Skills Clinic this Weekend!!!

This Saturday's Cohasset-to-the-Gravel Hill Climb Time Trial has been postponed to Saturday, October 31st due to David Albrecht's Skills Clinic happening this weekend! Please see Skills Clinic itinerary below. We held this Clinic last year and it was a BLAST - everyone learned something new, and it will definitely help your riding well into the future. Hope to see you out there!!!

Saturday - October 24th:
Location: Marsh High School – (east parking lot)
Time: Saturday, October 24th - 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM
Bring: Helmets are required, otherwise bring your bike, lunch, sturdy wheels and a sense of adventure.
Fee: None, but at sign in you can make a donation to the Chico Cyclist Care Fund which benefits area cyclist who have been seriously injured.

Exercise 1: (basic bike handling – approximately 1 ½ hours starting at 9:00 AM)
Riding no hands, Phinney and Walden turns, steering with hips, emergency braking, slalom, track stands, slow speed turns, figure eights, cornering 2 by 2 and 3 by 3.
Challenge: Safe pedal contact while turning
Exercise 2: (race skills – approximately 1 ½ hours starting at 10:30 AM)
Looking behind, pushing another rider, leaning on others, handlebar contact, throwing elbows, bottle hand ups, mussette (reach) handups, the madison throw.
Challenge: Front / Rear wheel contact (on the grass)
Exercise 3: (maneuverability – approximately 1 ½ hours starting at noon) Extreme weight shifts, moving front and back wheels independently, side stepping, wheel batting, k-turns, curb hopping and obstacle jumping, picking up items while riding.
Challenge: Obstacle course
Optional event: Last man standing (approximately 1 hour starting at 1:30 PM)
Want to help?
We still need extra mussettes (or a reasonable similarity) and volunteers to do hand-ups in a mock feed zone.
Contact David at grafix_plus@hotmail.com if you want to help out, otherwise we hope to see you there!

Sunday - October 25th:
Location: One mile recreation area
Time: Sunday, October 25th - Departs 9:00 AM. Instruction begins after the descent of Keefer road and ends when you choose. (The ride will fork into two groups near river road, the shorter group will head back to Chico and the longer group will continue for about 3 ½ hours of total ride time)
Bring: Helmets are required, otherwise bring whatever you normally would for a 2-4 hour ride.
Fee: None, but at the start you can make a donation to the Chico Cyclist Care Fund which benefits area cyclist who have been seriously injured.
Exercise: Finding the draft, single and double pacelines, echelons and assorted riding formations as time and conditions permit. Instruction to be combined with the Sunday LSD group ride. Pace will average 18-20 MPH with a no rider left behind policy. (These rides are about technique and base miles, not speed).

Rodney.............

Race Across The Sky movie playing in Chico on Oct. 22nd...........

The much anticipated movie, "Race Across The Sky" - about the Leadville Trail 100 (a 100-mile mountain bike race in Colorado) featuring that Lance guy - will be playing here in Chico at the Cinemark Theatre on Thursday, October 22nd at 8:00pm for a single showing. For more information, please visit the Race Across The Sky website below....and the local Cinemark website(below).

http://www.ncm.com/Fathom/Sports/RaceAcrossTheSky.aspx

http://www.cinemark.com/theater_showtimes.asp?theater_id=262&show_date=10/22/2009

And about the race itself: http://www.leadvilletrail100.com/

Rodney....................
(Note - the pic above is NOT from the Leadville 100 - that's in our own backyard right near Centerville!!).

Date Change for Hill Climb Time Trial Series..........

Hi Everyone!! Due to a scheduling conflict, we will be postponing the October 17th Pentz Road Time Trial. A new date will be offered soon(it will be held either on Oct. 31st or some time in December). Which means........the next event in the 2009 Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series will be the Hors Category climb of "Cohasset to the Gravel" on Saturday, October 24th!!! Hope to see you out there!!

Cohasset to the Store (from Nicalog) - Sept. 6th - Cat. 2 - Completed!
Forest Ranch - Sept. 27th - Cat. 1 - Completed!
Honey Run Rd. (from Covered Bridge) - Oct. 10th - Cat. 1 - Completed!
Pentz Road (from Spring Valley School) - Oct. 17th - Cat. 2 - POSTPONED!
Cohasset to Gravel (from Nicalog to the end of Cohasset Road) - Oct. 24th - Hors Category
Centerville (from Covered Bridge to the gravel) - Nov. 7th - Cat. 3
Neal Road - Nov. 15th - Cat. 3
Table Mountain (Wildflower Side) - Nov. 21st - Cat. 1
Clark Road (from intersection with Durham Pentz) - Dec. 12th - Cat. 2
Humboldt Road - Dec. 27th - Cat. 3

So, we are doing a Fall/Winter Hill Climb Time Trial Series this year in Chico, with the climbs and dates below. There was a similar Series done years ago here in Chico - 1981 or 1982 - by Tom Devol and Jeff Smith, who owned Cyclesport bike shop at the time. And, of course, now there is that almost-famous Low Key Hillclimb Series in the Bay Area every fall. In any case, we decided to have our own and revive the old Chico Series.......with a couple of route changes. Below is a list of the tentative events with dates. It should be mentioned that these dates could change depending upon Galland Cross, the Cutty Series and other event dates this fall/winter. And, of course......the weather! Rain will not cancel - but snow and ice will.

2009 Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series:

How does it work???

Below are each of the 10 Hillclimbs in the Series. Each climb has been given a rank based upon feedback from some well-known riders in the area (and climbers in particular - yes, I know - everyone is different, but this is just a low-key have-fun series, so no big whoop). Hors Category & Category 1 climbs are the hardest, with Category 3 being.......let's not say easiest.......let's say........not quite as hard as Category 1! Points will be awarded to the top finishers in each Hill Climb Time Trial - the folks with the most points at the end of the Series, wins the overall title. The Point Breakdown is as follows:

Hors Category Climb = 40-36-34-32-30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1-1
Cat. 1 Climb = 30-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1 (In other words, 1st place in a Cat. 1 TT gets 30 points, 2nd place gets 26 and on down the line - every person who competes in the event gets at least 1 point).
Cat. 2 Climb = 24-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1(The winner of a Cat. 2 climb gets 24 points, 2nd place gets 20 points and on and on.)
Cat. 3 Climb = 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1

Also, EVERY competitor who starts and finishes an event receives an additonal 3 points PER event.

And here are the Time Trial courses, the tentative dates, and their listed difficulty category:

Cohasset to the Store (from Nicalog) - Sept. 6th - Cat. 2
Forest Ranch - Sept. 27th - Cat. 1
Honey Run Rd. (from Covered Bridge) - Oct. 10th - Cat. 1
Pentz Road (from Spring Valley School) - Oct. 17th - Cat. 2
Cohasset to Gravel (from Nicalog to the end of Cohasset Road) - Oct. 24th - Hors Category
Centerville (from Covered Bridge to the gravel) - Nov. 7th - Cat. 3
Neal Road - Nov. 15th - Cat. 3
Table Mountain (Wildflower Side) - Nov. 21st - Cat. 1
Clark Road (from intersection with Durham Pentz) - Dec. 12th - Cat. 2
Humboldt Road - Dec. 27th - Cat. 3

10 Climbs, approximately 18,000 feet of climbing in total, held over a 4-month period from September through December. Consistency will be key in winning the Overall Series.

Participant Categories - the following categories will be offered for the Series event(see below) The winner in each category will receive the 2009 Chico Hillclimb Champion Trophy, along with Bragging Rights.........as well as any stuff we can get to give away as prizes:

Category "A" Men
Category "B" Men
Women's Category
Clydesdale Men (No no, I'm not gonna weigh you - just show up and tell me and I will give you a yes or no answer.....however, I'm looking for about 200 pound body weight or more)
Mens 50+ Category
Mens 60+ Category
Womens 40+ Category
Womens 50+ Category

As usual, sandbaggers are strongly discouraged (A Sandbagger would be a Category "A" rider entering a Category "B" event). Also, if there's a lot of folks in one particular category, we may split those up into sub-categories, if needed. In turn, if nobody - or very few folks are in one category, we may eliminate it and add an additional category where the numbers allow it.

This Series is FREE - so come on out and take advantage of some, or all, of these Time Trials in the Fall/Winter of 2009! Hope to see you out there - and I will have more details, maps and information as we get closer to the events.

Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA

Tonight's North Rim Trail mountain bike race results..........

Thank you to everyone who came out to tonight's North Rim Trail mountain bike race!! It was awesome to see all of you out there doing this one!! Tonight's race went up North Rim Trail, down B-Trail to Middle Trail....then Middle Trail back to the Start/Finish line near the North Rim Trail parking area. Below are the results from tonight's race:

1. Brian Larson 47:36
2. Greg Golet 48:23
3. Lowell Moural Jr. 48:54
4. Joaquin Garcia 54:29
5. Ramon Felix 56:56
6. Charlie Pelton 56:57
7. Tom Embree 1:01:26
8. Greg Watkins 1:07:56
9. Nathan Younie 1:27:29
....and a few riders who showed up a bit late, but still had a good time!!

Rodney.............
R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Agonizing Cycling Events
Chico, CA

Honey Run Road Uphill Time Trial - This Saturday, 9:00AM

Hi Everyone!! So, the 3rd race in the Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series is this Saturday - October 10th - the Honey Run Road Time Trial! Registration will open at 8:30am at the corner of Centerville Road and Honey Run Road......right across the street from the Honey Run Covered Bridge. The Start location is at the bridge that crosses Butte Creek........and the Finish is just before you get to the Muffler Shop at the top of the hill in Paradise. The first rider will go off at 9:01am and we will go in 1-minute intervals for this Category 1 climb. You can see the map of the course by clicking on the Bikely link below - and the elevation profile can be found by clicking on "SHOW" in the top left-hand corner of the webpage and then clicking on "ELEVATION PROFILE" (this is a rough approximation):

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Honey-Run-TT

This should be another good race in this Time Trial Series, so hope to see you out there!

Rodney...........
R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Agonizing Cycling Events
Chico, CA

Friday Night KIDS ONLY Criterium - 6:00pm!!

FRIDAY, October 9th - Friday Night Kids ONLY Airport Criterium - 6:00PM - Registration normally opens at 5:45pm on Convair avenue at the Airport - with the event starting promptly at 6:00pm. For the time being, we'll be using our standard Tuesday Night course starting/finishing at Convair Avenue - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Chico-Airport-Tuesday-Night-Crit-Course . This KIDS ONLY Airport Criterium will be about 30 minutes in length(25 minutes PLUS 3 laps). Must sign in and wear a helmet in order to compete. RAIN OR WET PAVEMENT WILL CANCEL THIS EVENT. Adult Mentor riders are STRONGLY encouraged to attend to stretch your legs out a bit, and coach these young riders about cycling and Criterium racing!!

Final Sprint points:
1st = 20 points
2nd = 16 points
3rd = 14 points
4th = 12 points
and so on.
Primes will be worth between 4 and 10 points each.

Rodney..........
R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Annoying Cycling Events
Chico, CA

Thursday Night Mountain Bike Race - 5:45pm this Thursday!!

Hi Everyone! We'll be having a low-key mountain bike race/ride on Thursday evening(October 8th) starting at the North Rim Trail parking lot in Upper Bidwell Park. Registration will open at 5:30pm(it's a FREE event, just need to sign in), with the racing starting promptly at 5:45pm. The route is: Up North Rim Trail to B-Trail......down B-Trail to Middle Trail(NOT Upper Park Road).....then Middle Trail back to the Start/Finish Line near the North Rim Trail parking area(below the Easter Cross). Estimated time for the race is anywhere between 45 minutes and 1 hour 15 minutes........but if you think you might be out there for a time, bring a light! It's starts getting pretty dark around 7PMish.

Hope to see you out there!!!

Rodney...........
R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Annoying Cycling Events
Chico, CA

2009 Jack & Jill TEAM Time Trial Results...........

Hi Everyone!! Charlie Geshekter held the 6th Annual Jack & Jill TEAM Time Trial this morning - and it was awesome to see all of you out there doing this one! Conditions were a bit chilly and there was a breeze blowing out there, but we still had some solid times set out there on the River Road 10-Mile Time Trial course! A HUGE thank you goes out to the folks that made this event possible - Charlie Geshekter, Yvonne Hilde, Michelle Beltran, Preben Nielsen and Lori Cox. Thank you all again - and we'll see you all out there next year for the 7th Annual Jack & Jill!!

Below are the Combined Results from this morning's event, followed by the Category Results(by combined age):

Combined Results:
1. Rich Quintero (Age 38) & Jeanne O'Regan (Age 50) 25:12
2. Forough Molina (Age 40) & Greg Golet (Age 45) 25:25
3. Christine Roberts (Age 44) & Jim Roberts (Age 47) 26:23 - Husband & Wife
4. David Albrecht (Age 42) & Christa Ritchey (Age 40) 26:27
5. Rob Bishop (Age 42) & Maggie Jones (Age 17) 26:51
6. Sandra Barton (Age 52) & Josh Rowe (Age 30) 27:12
7. JP Bergmann (Age 25) & Christine Bergmann (Age 58) 27:34 - Son & Mother Team
8. Elizabeth Brent (Age 54) & Bill Brent (Age 57) 27:55 - Husband & Wife
9. Brad Foster (Age 36) & Ashley Rawlins (Age 26) 28:27
10. Ken Petruzzelli (Age 35) & Gloria Gallegos (Age 29) 28:36
11. Sarah Johnston (Age 31) & Steve Gibson (Age 48) 29:05
12. Laura Broad (Age 46) & Roy Holley (Age 50) 30:19
13. Clayton Anderson (Age 58) & Kate Cavell (Age 58) 30:31
14. Samuel Bransky (Age 15) & Ariana Altier (Age 16) 30:51
15. Rogelio Barrera (Age 47) & Janice Capaul (Age 47) 30:56
16. Andy Martinez (Age 47) & Alana Sharp (Age 30) 33:25

Under 60 combined ages:
1. Rob Bishop (Age 42) & Maggie Jones (Age 17) 26:51
2. Samuel Bransky (Age 15) & Ariana Altier (Age 16) 30:51

Age 61-79 combined ages:
1. Brad Foster (Age 36) & Ashley Rawlins (Age 26) 28:27
2. Ken Petruzzelli (Age 35) & Gloria Gallegos (Age 29) 28:36
3. Sarah Johnston (Age 31) & Steve Gibson (Age 48) 29:05
4. Andy Martinez (Age 47) & Alana Sharp (Age 30) 33:25

Age 80-99 combined ages:
1. Rich Quintero (Age 38) & Jeanne O'Regan (Age 50) 25:12
2. Forough Molina (Age 40) & Greg Golet (Age 45) 25:25
3. Christine Roberts (Age 44) & Jim Roberts (Age 47) 26:23
4. David Albrecht (Age 42) & Christa Ritchey (Age 40) 26:27
5. Sandra Barton (Age 52) & Josh Rowe (Age 30) 27:12
6. JP Bergmann (Age 25) & Christine Bergmann (Age 58) 27:34
7. Laura Broad (Age 46) & Roy Holley (Age 50) 30:19
8. Rogelio Barrera (Age 47) & Janice Capaul (Age 47) 30:56

Age 100 & Over combined ages:
1. Elizabeth Brent (Age 54) & Bill Brent (Age 57) 27:55
2. Clayton Anderson (Age 58) & Kate Cavell (Age 58) 30:31

Rodney...................

Results from tonight's North Rim Mountain Bike Race.........

Hi Everyone!!! We had a great turn-out tonight for the 1st Thursday night mountain bike race in Upper Bidwell Park - The North Rim MTB Race. In all, we had 14 riders take part in tonight's race. Thank you to everyone who came out to race tonight - I really appreciate y'all coming out there for that one!

The course tonight started on the North Rim Trail parking area, went up North Rim to B-Trail.....B-Trail down to Middle Trail......and Middle Trail back to the North Rim Trail parking area. We'll probably be doing this course again next Thursday night - registration opens at 5:30pm, with the race starting promptly at 5:45pm.

Okay, below are tonight's results from the North Rim race:

1. Tim Olson 42:34
2. Lowell Moural 48:07
3. Brian Larson 49:08
4. Nick Olson 49:50
5. Greg Golet 50:55
6. Ray Johnson 53:40
7. Mike Cordova 54:00
8. Joe Mendonca 57:49
9. Tom Embree 58:29
10. Ramon Felix 58:30
11. Charlie Pelton 59:10
12. Mike Crumm 1:04:30
13. Meagan Yates 1:14:37
14. Shawn Hughes 1:24:36

Rodney..................
R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA

Friday Night KIDS ONLY Chico Airport Criterium - 6:00PM

FRIDAY, October 2nd - Friday Night Kids ONLY Airport Criterium - 6:00PM - Registration normally opens at 5:45pm on Convair avenue at the Airport - with the event starting promptly at 6:00pm. For the time being, we'll be using our standard Tuesday Night course starting/finishing at Convair Avenue - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Chico-Airport-Tuesday-Night-Crit-Course . This KIDS ONLY Airport Criterium will be about 30 minutes in length(25 minutes PLUS 3 laps). Must sign in and wear a helmet in order to compete. RAIN OR WET PAVEMENT WILL CANCEL THIS EVENT. Adult Mentor riders are STRONGLY encouraged to attend to stretch your legs out a bit, and coach these young riders about cycling and Criterium racing!!

Final Sprint points:
1st = 20 points
2nd = 16 points
3rd = 14 points
4th = 12 points
and so on.
Primes will be worth between 4 and 10 points each.

Rodney............
R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Annoying Cycling Events
Chico, CA

Mountain Bike Race - Tomorrow(Thursday) 5:45pm.......

Hi Everyone! We'll be having a low-key mountain bike race/ride on Thursday evening(tomorrow) starting at the North Rim Trail parking lot in Upper Bidwell Park. Registration will open at 5:30pm(it's a FREE event, just need to sign in), with the racing starting promptly at 5:45pm. The route is: Up North Rim Trail to B-Trail......down B-Trail to Middle Trail(NOT Upper Park Road).....then Middle Trail back to the Start/Finish Line near the North Rim Trail parking area(below the Easter Cross). Estimated time for the race is anywhere between 45 minutes and 1 hour 15 minutes........but if you think you might be out there for a time, bring a light! It's starts getting pretty dark around 7PMish.

Hope to see you out there!!!

Rodney...........
R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Annoying Cycling Events
Chico, CA

Forest Ranch Hill Climb Time Trial Results.............

Hi Everyone!! Well, yesterday was the annual Chico Velo Forest Ranch Hill Climb Time Trial, and we had quite the turnout of riders for this one!! Thank you all for coming out to take part in this event - it was awesome seeing you all out there!!

I would like to give a MASSIVE Thank You to Gary Fowler for starting the riders off in the morning - and another MASSIVE Thank You to Roy Holley for preparing the results(see below)!! I can't tell you how much I appreciate all of your help!!!

Okay, below are the Combined Results from yesterday's Forest Ranch Time Trial. The Updated 2009 Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series Results will be out tonight. If your name is in BOLD below, you were a Sierra Nevada beer winner from yesterday's TT. Give it a couple of days before you head into the Gift Shop at Sierra Nevada Brewery to pick up your case of beer - you MUST show ID, and Sierra Nevada will compare it to their Winners List. You have until October 31st to pick up your brew....or wait to try again in 2010!!

2009 Forest Ranch Hill Climb Time Trial Combined Results - Sept. 27th, 2009:
1. Aren Timmel (Age 28) 39:26
2. Rich Thurman (Age 41) 40:15
3. Kevin Speacht (Age 36) 41:17
4. Mike Smith (Age 43) 42:34
5. Brad Foster (Age 36) 44:17
6. Roy Steves (Age 40) 45:39
7. Nelson Frink (Age 53) 45:50
8. Mark Bloom (Age 52) 46:07
9. Andrew McCutcheon (Age 43) 46:20
10. Tom Tucker (Age 52) 46:47
11. Josh Rowe (Age 30) 47:27
12. Lloyd Leighton (Age 58) 47:32
12. Michael Jamison (Age 57) 47:32
14. Teresa Kludt (Age 54) 47:32 - 1st Place in the Women's Category!!
15. Greg Watkins (Age 46) 48:11
16. Dan Edwards (Age 35) 48:20
17. Eric Ayars (Age 40) 48:26
18. Steve Vickery (Age 44) 48:36
19. Forough Molina (Age 40) 49:10 - 2nd Place in the Women's Category!!
20. Doug Weseman (Age 50) 49:13
21. Matt Maderos (Age 51) 49:30
22. Don Miller (Age - ?) 50:32
23. Lee Altier (Age 56) 51:21
24. Jon Keyzer (Age 22) 51:26
25. Janine Rood (Age 50) 52:00 - 3rd Place in the Women's Category!!
26. Greg Kallio (Age 56) 52:19
27. Mike Trowbridge (Age 56) 52:41
28. Jeanne O'Regan (Age 50) 53:07
29. David Dura (Age 40) 53:15
30. Doni Carter (Age 48) 53:32
31. Tom Reilly (Age 58) 53:38
32. Jim Mensching (Age 63) 54:16
33. Walt Schafer (Age 70) 54:50 - Largest distance between time and age(for beating your age!)!!!
34. Adam Thatcher (Age 22) 54:53
35. J Jay Coughlin (Age ) 55:10
36. Bill Bergmann (Age 55) 57:02
37. Jamie Batha (Age 53) 57:07
38. Jay Rawlins (Age 62) 58:30
39. Skip Lees (Age 64) 59:04
40. Jim Wilson (Age 58) 60:44
41. Dan Dominguez (Age 57) 61:12
42. Amy Dawson (Age 39) 61:41
43. Kim Agur (Age 56) 62:35
44. Mark Wolford (Age 54) 63:35
45. Roy Holley (Age 50) 63:37
46. Sandra Barton (Age 52) 63:55
47. Tammie Watkins (Age 46) 64:50
48. Herb Siess (Age 78) 65:36
49. Leslie Mann (Age 52) 65:38
50. Christine Bergmann (Age 58) 68:05
51. Paola Brewer (Age 41) 70:05
52. Carl Waters (Age 73) 73:09
53. David Watkins (Age 12) 76:06
54. John D'Ewart (Age 51) DNF
55. Bob Jones (Age 54) DNF

Rodney...............

Friday Night Chico Airport Criterium - Tonight, 6pm!

Yes, there is an Airport Criterium tonight at 6pm. If there is enough light, we will try to have a Kids Only race too after the As & Bs.

This will be a Points Race format Criterium - the rider with the most points winning. Lots of point primes - and final sprint points:

FRIDAY, September 25th - FRIDAY Night Airport Criterium - 6:00PM (As & Bs) - Registration normally opens at 5:45pm on Convair avenue at the Airport - with the event starting promptly at 6:00pm. For the time being, we'll be using our standard Tuesday Night course starting/finishing at Convair Avenue - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Chico-Airport-Tuesday-Night-Crit-Course . Category "A" riders will go for 45 Minutes PLUS 3 laps, while Category "B" riders will go for 40 Minutes PLUS 3 laps - Women's Category picked separately. Must sign in and wear a helmet in order to compete. RAIN OR WET PAVEMENT WILL CANCEL THIS EVENT.

Final Sprint points:
1st = 20 points
2nd = 16 points
3rd = 14 points
4th = 12 points
and so on.
Primes will all be worth 5 points - one place Primes only in this one.
Lapping the field = and extra 20 points for each rider able to do it.

Rodney..........
R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Annoying Cycling Events
Chico, CA

Bidwell Bump Mountain Bike Race this Weekend!!!

Get out your mountain bikes!! Chico State will be hosting the Bidwell Bump on Saturday, September 26th at 8:00am. There will also be a Super-D, down Guardian trail at 3:00pm for experts and pros. Registration will be the day of the race at 5- mile recreation area and closes 30 minutes prior to each race.For more information about the race go to:

http://bidwellbump.webs.com/raceinformation.htm

Tell your friends, hope to see you there!

September 26th and 27th 2009
Chico State is finally hosting a race. There will be 3 events: XC, SD and DH! They will be held at two venues for optimum riding. The XC race will be in Bidwell Park and so will the Super D! And the DH will be held in Oroville (a neighboring town) 30 minutes south of Chico. This information is for the NORBA/OPEN category.

Saturday September 26th, 2009
XC Race at 8:00 am mass- start!
Think you’re up for Northern California’s most technical cross country course? The Bidwell Bump is a punishing course that will leave you humbled!
Pro/Expert Course:
The race will start below the cross, in the parking lot of the North Rim Trail. The race starts with a 4 mile climb up North Rim to the start of B-trail. B-trail is a technical 1.5 mile rocky-switchback descent that goes down the canyon to the park road. Go left at the park road and proceed for 1 mile till the road ends. At this point take the single track to the creek crossing and climb up to 10 Mile-House Road. Take a right on the fire road. 10 Mile-House Road is a short but grueling 900ft climb. Near the top, take a right at Guardians Trail. Descend down Guardian Trail for approximately 1.5 miles to the Bloody Pin trail entrance. This is the trail that defines Bidwell Park, rocky and technical! Take Bloody Pin trail till if T’s into South Rim and take a left. Make your way down South Rim till you reach the notorious hike-a-bike section, “tennis-ball hill.” Half a mile after “tennis-ball hill” there will be a “Y” in the trail, verve left and be prepared for the last technical descent to the finish. The finish is located in the open area south of the golf course.
Sport/Beginner Course:
The race will start below the cross, in the parking lot of the North Rim Trail. The race starts with a 4 mile climb up North Rim to the start of B-trail. B-trail is a technical 1.5 mile rocky-switchback descent that goes down the canyon to the park road. Return on Middle trail to lower trail back to middle ending at the parking lot where you started!
There is a creek to jump in afterward (don't forget your swimsuit) and delicious restaurants downtown to grab some good food to get ready to go for the Super D later on! (Pro, Expert, Sport and Beginner Categories- NORBA)
Super D Race- 3:00 pm (Pro/Expert) 2:00pm (Sport/Beginner)
Expert/ Pro: at the top of Green Gate in minute intervals. This is a fast and technical course with a little bit of everything! This is for Pros and experts only! Knee pads are recommended! Shuttles will not be provided to go up Hwy 32 to green gate, so you will either need to bring a shuttle vehicle.
Course description: A fast and technical 99% single track trail with short climbs. The trail starts descending down 10 mile house road and connects to Guardian trail to south rim and finishes at the old shooting range. The fastest time should be around 20 minutes +/-. Trail length: 5 miles.
Beginner/Sport: starting up on North Rim and then heading DOWN north rim turning onto Maidu and then back on middle trail to finish at the parking lot. You will want to be at the start above the powerlines 15 minutes prior to your race start time!
* Please bring extra water, tubes, food and be prepared on the trail! Temperatures are known to reach in the 100's in late September!
Registration is at 5- mile recreation area in Bidwell Park and closes 30 minutes prior to each race!
Cross Country and Super D is in Bidwell Park, Chico!
Registration is going to be- at Five Mile recreation area for the Cross Country and the Super D!
Sunday September 27th, 2009
Downhill Race: 3:00pm Filled with flat turns and high speed. The downhill will also be in Oroville. It drops approximately 1000 feet in 1.5 miles*! (Pro, Expert, Sport and Beginner- NORBA)
Course description: A fast flowy 95% single track trail. The trail descends down about 1000’ through flat baby head filled turns and finishes with a bit of a pedal.Times should be around 4 minutes. Trail length: 1.5 miles.
Downhill registration on site at the cul-de-sac!
Downhill is in Oroville!
Registration for the Downhill is going to be in Oroville! Check under the directions tab(above).
Fees:
$20 for one event! $35 for two and $50 for all three!
Please make checks payable to University Foundation- Cycling or Cash accepted! Sorry no debit/credit cards!

Kyle Hughes

Forest Ranch Hill Climb Time Trial this Sunday - 9:00AM!

Hi Everyone! So, Race #2 is coming up in the 2009 Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series - and this one is a classic! This Sunday - September 27th - The Chico Velo Cycling Club will be hosting the Forest Ranch Hill Climb Time Trial - see the Event Highlight below! ALSO - I still need a Starter to help me start the riders off at the bottom of the hill - if you can help me, it's an additional 5-point bonus in the Series - and you can still race the Time Trial(just be the last one to start!).

Forest Ranch Hill Climb Time Trial! Join us on Sunday, September 27th for this annual Chico Velo Time Trial! Registration will open at 8:30am at the corner of Hwy. 32 and Bruce Road. First rider will start at 9:01AM and we will go in 1-minute intervals. Start line is at Bruce and Hwy. 32. This is a FREE event, so come on out to give it a shot. A case of Sierra Nevada if your time beats your age! However, you MUST be a Chico Velo Cycling Club member in order to win the beer. How do I join Chico Velo?? You can download an application form by clicking on this link:

http://www.chicovelo.org/pdf/membership.pdf

or visiting www.ChicoVelo.org.

This is a long-standing Hill Climb Time Trial here in Chico - and counts as a Category 1 climb in the 2009 Chico Hill Climb TT Series.

Hope to see you out there this Sunday!

2009 Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series:

Hi Everyone! So, we are doing a Fall/Winter Hill Climb Time Trial Series this year in Chico, with the climbs and dates below. There was a similar Series done years ago here in Chico - 1981 or 1982 - by Tom Devol and Jeff Smith, who owned Cyclesport bike shop at the time. And, of course, now there is that almost-famous Low Key Hillclimb Series in the Bay Area every fall. In any case, we decided to have our own and revive the old Chico Series.......with a couple of route changes. Below is a list of the tentative events with dates. It should be mentioned that these dates could change depending upon Galland Cross, the Cutty Series and other event dates this fall/winter. And, of course......the weather! Rain will not cancel - but snow and ice will.

How does it work???

Below are each of the 10 Hillclimbs in the Series. Each climb has been given a rank based upon feedback from some well-known riders in the area (and climbers in particular - yes, I know - everyone is different, but this is just a low-key have-fun series, so no big whoop). Hors Category & Category 1 climbs are the hardest, with Category 3 being.......let's not say easiest.......let's say........not quite as hard as Category 1! Points will be awarded to the top finishers in each Hill Climb Time Trial - the folks with the most points at the end of the Series, wins the overall title. The Point Breakdown is as follows:

Hors Category Climb = 40-36-34-32-30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1-1
Cat. 1 Climb = 30-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1 (In other words, 1st place in a Cat. 1 TT gets 30 points, 2nd place gets 26 and on down the line - every person who competes in the event gets at least 1 point).
Cat. 2 Climb = 24-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1(The winner of a Cat. 2 climb gets 24 points, 2nd place gets 20 points and on and on.)
Cat. 3 Climb = 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1

Also, EVERY competitor who starts and finishes an event receives an additonal 3 points PER event.

And here are the Time Trial courses, the tentative dates, and their listed difficulty category:

Cohasset to the Store (from Nicalog) - Sept. 6th - Cat. 2 - COMPLETED!
Forest Ranch - Sept. 27th - Cat. 1
Honey Run Rd. (from Covered Bridge) - Oct. 10th - Cat. 1
Pentz Road (from Spring Valley School) - Oct. 17th - Cat. 2
Cohasset to Gravel (from Nicalog to the end of Cohasset Road) - Oct. 24th - Hors Category
Centerville (from Covered Bridge to the gravel) - Nov. 7th - Cat. 3
Neal Road - Nov. 15th - Cat. 3
Table Mountain (Wildflower Side) - Nov. 21st - Cat. 1
Clark Road (from intersection with Durham Pentz) - Dec. 12th - Cat. 2
Humboldt Road - Dec. 27th - Cat. 3

10 Climbs, approximately 18,000 feet of climbing in total, held over a 4-month period from September through December. Consistency will be key in winning the Overall Series.

Participant Categories - the following categories will be offered for the Series event(see below) The winner in each category will receive the 2009 Chico Hillclimb Champion Trophy, along with Bragging Rights.........as well as any stuff we can get to give away as prizes:

Category "A" Men
Category "B" Men
Women's Category
Clydesdale Men (No no, I'm not gonna weigh you - just show up and tell me and I will give you a yes or no answer.....however, I'm looking for about 200 pound body weight or more)
Mens 50+ Category
Mens 60+ Category
Womens 40+ Category
Womens 50+ Category

As usual, sandbaggers are strongly discouraged (A Sandbagger would be a Category "A" rider entering a Category "B" event). Also, if there's a lot of folks in one particular category, we may split those up into sub-categories, if needed. In turn, if nobody - or very few folks are in one category, we may eliminate it and add an additional category where the numbers allow it.

This Series is FREE - so come on out and take advantage of some, or all, of these Time Trials in the Fall/Winter of 2009! Hope to see you out there - and I will have more details, maps and information as we get closer to the events.

Rodney............
R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA

Friday Night Chico Airport Criterium - 6:00pm!!

Yes, there's a Crit this Friday for those that didn't get enough on Sunday! This will be a Points Race format Criterium - the rider with the most points winning. Lots of point primes - and final sprint points:

FRIDAY, September 25th - FRIDAY Night Airport Criterium - 6:00PM (As & Bs) - Registration normally opens at 5:45pm on Convair avenue at the Airport - with the event starting promptly at 6:00pm. For the time being, we'll be using our standard Tuesday Night course starting/finishing at Convair Avenue - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Chico-Airport-Tuesday-Night-Crit-Course . Category "A" riders will go for 45 Minutes PLUS 3 laps, while Category "B" riders will go for 40 Minutes PLUS 3 laps - Women's Category picked separately. Must sign in and wear a helmet in order to compete. RAIN OR WET PAVEMENT WILL CANCEL THIS EVENT.

Final Sprint points:
1st = 20 points
2nd = 16 points
3rd = 14 points
4th = 12 points
and so on.
Primes will all be worth 5 points - one place Primes only in this one.
Lapping the field = and extra 20 points for each rider able to do it.

Rodney..........
R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Annoying Cycling Events
Chico, CA

Jack & Jill TEAM Time Trial - Sunday, October 4th!!

Jack & Jill TEAM Time Trial - Sunday, October 4th! Once again, Charlie Geshekter will be putting on the annual Jack & Jill Team Time Trial, and we hope to see you there!! One man, one woman, two bicycles - this TT will be held on the River Road Time Trial course - 5 miles out, 5 miles back in, all flat. Registration opens at 7:15AM with the first team going off at 8:01am. For more information, please contact Charlie Geshekter at chollygee@earthlink.net.

For last year's Results from the Jack & Jill TEAM Time Trial, please visit: http://chicocyclist.blogspot.com/2008/10/2008-jack-jill-time-trial-results.html

Final Thursday night Time Trial is tomorrow!!

Tomorrow night's River Road 10-Mile Time Trial will be the last Thursday night Time Trial of the season! Hope to see you out there!!

Thursday, September 17th - River Road 10-Mile Time Trial - 6:00pm - Registration opens at 5:40pm, with the first rider going off at 6:01pm. We will go in 1-minute intervals for this 5-miles out, 5-miles back, all-flat Time Trial. This classic Chico Time Trial course has been used for the last 29+ years. Come on out after work and give this one a shot! An extremely rough draft of this course can be found here - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/River-Road-10-Mile-TT-Course (yes, the course is really 10 miles, not 9.9). And if you look at the Elevation Profile......it might tell you why coming back always seems a bit tougher than going out! (Final race of the 2009 Chico 10-Mile Time Trial Series!)

Rodney..............
R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA

Chico Downtown Criterium this Sunday!!!

Just a reminder that today is the last day to pre-register for this Sunday's Chico Downtown Criterium! Also, Wednesday will be the last day to pre-register for Saturday's Henleyville Road Race. Registration links for both events can be found below:

2009 Chico Downtown Criterium - http://new.sportsbaseonline.com/events/index.xhtml?categoryId=12810

2009 Henleyville Road Race - http://new.sportsbaseonline.com/events/index.xhtml?categoryId=10550

Rodney Cox
Chico Corsa Cycling Club
Chico, CA

Final Tuesday Night Chico Airport Criterium!

Hi Everyone! Tonight is the Final Tuesday Night Airport Criterium! I would like to thank everyone for coming out to these events all year long - you have been AWESOME!! Thank you!! We'll be doing these again next season - bigger and better than ever. And, more than likely, we'll be doing some on the weekends now and then during the coming weeks/months. Thank you all again - y'all rock!!

Tuesday, September 15th - The FINAL Tuesday Night Airport Criterium - 6:00PM (As & Bs) & 7:00PM (Cs) Registration normally opens at 5:45pm on Convair avenue at the Airport - with the event starting promptly at 6:00pm. For the time being, we'll be using our standard Tuesday Night course starting/finishing at Convair Avenue - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Chico-Airport-Tuesday-Night-Crit-Course . Category "A" riders will go for 50 Minutes PLUS 3 laps, while Category "B" riders will go for 45 Minutes PLUS 3 laps - Women's Category picked separately. Lots of Point Primes offered in this one!! Must sign in and wear a helmet in order to compete. RAIN OR WET PAVEMENT WILL CANCEL THIS EVENT. (Final Race of the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series!)

Rodney...........
R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA

Bidwell Bump Practice R.A.C.E. Tomorrow!!

In honor of the upcoming Bidwell Bump mountain bike race taking place the weekend of September 26 & 27th, we'll be doing a "practice" mountain bike race of the course on Saturday morning at 9:00am. Meet at the North Rim Trail parking area(near the Easter Cross) for the start. Finish is at the old police pistol range on the other side of the creek(near the golf course). You MUST know the Bidwell Bump route - the course is not, and will not be, marked. I will be there at the Start and Finish to record your times. I won't have much in terms of supplies, so come prepared!

Rodney...........

Here is the original e-mail sent out by Kyle Hughes last week about the upcoming race - and course description is on Chico State's website:

Get out your mountain bikes!! Chico State will be hosting the Bidwell Bump on Saturday, September 26th at 8:00am. There will also be a Super-D, down Guardian trail at 3:00pm for experts and pros. Registration will be the day of the race at 5- mile recreation area and closes 30 minutes prior to each race.

For more information about the race go to:
http://bidwellbump.webs.com/raceinformation.htm

Tell your friends, hope to see you there!

Stage #3 Results from the Nutcracker Omnium.........

Below are the Stage #3 Results(The River Road 10-Mile Time Trial for Category "A" Only - also Stage 2 for Category "B" and Women's Category) from this week's Nutcracker Omnium - along with the Overall Standings after 3 stages(Remember - these are only the folks who are in the Omnium.....and didn't use aero equipment at the Time Trial last night. The 10-Mile TT Series Results will be out shortly). Tonight's event - the Friday Night Chico Airport Criterium counts only for Category "B" and the Women's Category.:

Category "A" Results from Stage #3:
1. Kevin Speacht 23:13 (30 points)
2. Greg Golet 24:13 (24 points)
3. Mike Cordova 24:30 (22 points)
4. Sean Molina 24:37 (20 points)
5. Scott Heather 25:59 (18 points)

Category "B" Results from Stage #2:
1. Tom Murphy 26:26 (30 points)
2. Jim Mensching 26:58 (24 points)
3. Bill Travers 27:43 (22 points)
4. Tony Mainz 27:48 (20 points)
5. Bob Millar 29:20 (18 points)
6. Dave McGrath 29:22 (16 points)
7. Skip Lees 29:36 (14 points)

Women's Category Results from Stage #2:
1. Forough Molina 28:48 (30 points)

OVERALL STANDINGS FOR CATEGORY "A" AFTER STAGE #3:
1. Kevin Speacht 85 points
2. Greg Golet 46 points
3. Sean Molina 36 points
4. Scott Heather 28 points
5. Mike Cordova 23 points
6. David Albrecht 21 points
6. Ian Boswell 21 points
8. Rich Quintero 16 points
8. Alex Blease 16 points
10. Rich Thurman 15 points
11. Tim Creswell 13 points
11. Mike Smith 13 points
13. Ryan Olson 10 points
14. Michael Painter 8 points
15. Geno Gruber 6 points
16. Jeff Galland 5 points
17. Shawn Hughes 4 points
18. Mike Thorpe 3 points
19. Charlie Pelton 2 points
20. David Palmeri 2 points
21. Maggie Jones 2 points
22. Roy Steves 2 points
23. Mike Castaldo 2 points
24. Randy Moon 1 point
25. James Plummer 1 point
26. Charlie Pelton 1 points
27. Mike Thorpe 1 point
28. Mike Peavy 1 point
29. Brad Foster 1 point
30. Jeff Ochs 1 point
31. Steve Vickery 1 point

OVERALL STANDINGS FOR CATEGORY "B" AFTER STAGE #2:
1. Tony Mainz 40 points
2. Tom Murphy 38 points
3. Jim Mensching 36 points
3. Bill Travers 36 points
5. Bob Millar 18 points
6. Dave McGrath 16 points
6. Greg Watkins 16 points
8. Skip Lees 14 points
9. Matt Davis 10 points
10. Denny McKenney 6 points
11. Barry DeWitt 4 points
12. Dan Spencer 2 points
13. Matt Carlson 1 point
14. Greg Melton 1 point
15. Jeff Larsen 1 point
16. Jeff Nye 1 point
17. Ross Nayduch 1 point
18. Michael Dufresne 1 point
19. Frank Marinello 1 point
20. Kareem Speake 1 point

OVERALL STANDINGS FOR WOMEN'S CATEGORY AFTER STAGE #2:
1. Forough Molina 30 points
2. Michelle Nye 20 points

Nutcracker Omnium Information:

Yep, it is that time of year again - time for the Nutcracker Omnium! The dates are from Sept. 1st through Sept. 6th, 2009. This was an event started a few years back by Tim Creswell, Mike Trowbridge and Rand Miller. It took a short break, but we brought it back again a couple years back......and it was a blast!! The riders really had a good time with this one. This year, it is back again - bigger and better than ever, with a couple of small changes.

The 5th Annual Nutcracker Omnium will consist of 5 Stages over 6 days this year for Categories "A", "B" and the Women's Category. In reality, there are a total of 6 stages - but only 5 count for Category "A" and 5 count for Category "B" and the Women's Category. There will also be a Men's Masters 45+ Category within the "B" Category. :

Tuesday, Sept. 1st - Chico Airport Criterium - 6:00PM - "Nutcracker" Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series - TRIPLE POINT EVENT for the "A" Category) - For Category "A" & "B"
Wednesday, Sept. 2nd - Fast 50 - 6:00PM - Nutcracker Omnium (Counts for the "A" Category ONLY)

Thursday, Sept. 3rd - River Road 10-Mile TT - 6:00PM - Nutcracker Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico 10-Mile Time Trial Series - DOUBLE POINT EVENT for the Series) - For Category "A" & "B"

Friday, Sept. 4th - Chico Airport Criterium - 6:00PM - Nutcracker Omnium (Counts for the "B" & Women's Category ONLY) (Part of the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series - TRIPLE POINT EVENT FOR THE "B" & Women's Categories) - For Category "B".

Saturday, Sept. 5th - Messilla Valley Circuit Race - 9:00AM - Nutcracker Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series - DOUBLE POINT EVENT for the Series) - For Category "A" & "B"

Sunday, Sept. 6th - Cohasset UPHILL Time Trial - 9:00AM - Final Stage of Nutcracker Omnium (1st Race in the 2009 Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series) - For Category "A" & "B"

How does it work??? Okay, in this scenario, an Omnium is just a stage race using points rather than time. You garner points for each stage depending upon how you did in the stage.......and, again, in this case.........the MOST points wins(many Omniums reverse this and have the least amount of points winning). There WILL be a Category "A", Category "B" and Women's Category - you must tell me at the start of the Tuesday Night Airport Criterium which Category you are entering.......and no downgrades during the Omnium once you're in. Categories may be combined, changed or eliminated if not enough folks come out. Most United States Cycling Federation rules will apply to ALL stages - including WEAR YOUR HELMET, don't ride too much like a nutcase, and so on and so forth. Please read the rules carefully at the bottom of this e-mail for all the rules pertaining to the Nutcracker Omnium. The River Road Time Trial - aero equipment WILL NOT be allowed for the Omnium! And remember - the only reasons we're doing this Omnium is for fun and fitness......and maybe a little competitiveness too, but nothing over-the-top please! Ride safe, have fun, try something new and challenge yourself. Anyone doing any of the stages is automatically entered in the Omnium..........but consistency in the events will be key. The Nutcracker Omnium Trophy will be awarded to the winner in each Category of the Omnium - but the Actual "Nutcracker" will go to the winner of the Mens "A" Division(trophy currently held by Kevin Speacht - last year's winner!).

So.....with that said, here are the Point Breakdowns for each of the Stages of the upcoming Nutcracker Omnium - and carefully read the rules listed below!:

Stage 1 - The Tuesday Night Airport Criterium - Tuesday, Sept. 1st - 6:00pm:
---Primes will not count towards the Omnium....and the 2009 Series points will be separate from the Omnium.
1st Place = 20 points
2nd = 16 points
3rd = 14 points
4th = 12 points
5th = 10 points
6th = 8 points
7th = 6 points
8th = 4 points
9th = 2 points
All other finishers = 1 point

Stage 2 - The Fast 50 - Wednesday, Sept. 2nd - 6:00pm at Rosedale Elementary: (Category "A" Stage ONLY!)
*There will be 3 Intermediate Sprints (Elk Avenue, Fimple Road and Duncan Road - ONLY 1 lap of Troxel for this event!!).

The Intermediate Sprints are scored to the Top 3 placings as follows:

1st Place = 5 points
2nd = 3 points
3rd = 1 point

*The Final Sprint on West Sac. Avenue is worth the following points:

1st Place = 25 points
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
All other finishers = 1 point

Stage 3 - River Road 10-Mile Time Trial - Thursday, September 3rd - 6:00pm:
*The use of Aero equipment is NOT allowed in this time trial!!! This includes - bikes, aero bars, frames, aero helmets and full-disc wheels. Deep dish wheels and skinsuits are okay though.
1st Place = 30 points
2nd = 24 points
3rd = 22 points
4th = 20 points
5th = 18 points
6th = 16 points
7th = 14 points
8th = 12 points
9th = 10 points
10th = 8 points
11th = 6 points
12th = 4 points
13th = 2 points
All other finishers = 1 point

Stage 4 - Friday Night Chico Airport Criterium - Friday, September 4th - 6:00pm (Category "B" & Women's Categories ONLY!):
---Primes will not count towards the Omnium....and the 2009 Series points will be separate from the Omnium.
1st Place = 20 points
2nd = 16 points
3rd = 14 points
4th = 12 points
5th = 10 points
6th = 8 points
7th = 6 points
8th = 4 points
9th = 2 points
All other finishers = 1 point

Stage 5 - Messilla Valley Circuit Race - Saturday, September 5th - 9:00am:
1st Place = 30 points
2nd = 24 points
3rd = 22 points
4th = 20 points
5th = 18 points
6th = 16 points
7th = 14 points
8th = 12 points
9th = 10 points
10th = 8 points
11th = 6 points
12th = 4 points
13th = 2 points
All other finishers = 1 point

Stage 6 - The Cohasset UPHILL Time Trial - Sunday, September 6th - 9:00am (1st Race in Chico Hill Climb TT Series too!):
*Registration opens at 8:30am at Cohasset and Nicalog Road. Must register for the Time Trial in order to receive points. Free event, as usual. First rider off at 9:01am, and we will go in 1-minute intervals. Start is at Nicalog Road - Finish is at the Cohasset Store. Aero equipment - not that you'll need it - IS allowed for this one!
1st Place = 26 points
2nd = 22 points
3rd = 20 points
4th = 18 points
5th = 16 points
6th = 14 points
7th = 12 points
8th = 10 points
9th = 8 points
10th = 6 points
11th = 4 points
12th = 2 points
All other finishers = 1 point

RULES - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!!!!:
1. Riders who do ALL 5 EVENTS WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE CATEGORIES WILL RECEIVE 30 BONUS POINTS!
2. No entry fee, no license required and NO WHINING! Whiners will be automatically scolded, so please be good!! ;)
3. If you are unable to make it to all of the events, your points will still be counted toward the overall standings.
4. Point totals will be posted before each event online and via e-mail.
5. Safety comes before bragging rights - so BE CAREFUL!!!
6. PLEASE - NO aero equipment to be used at the Airport Criterium, the Fast 50, the River Road Time Trial or the Messilla Valley Circuit Race!!!!!
7. Overall Points will be calculated by Sunday afternoon and trophies awarded after that time.
8. In the event of a tie, the competitor with the highest placing in the River Road Time Trial wins the overall. The winner will be presented with the Nutcracker Omnium Trophy.
9. Unless specifically modified by the above rules, all USCF racing rules apply to this event - including MANDATORY HELMETS IN ALL EVENTS! To find out more about USCF racing rules, please e-mail me.
10. Cycling is not a perfectly safe sport, so don't even kid yourself. By entering this event, YOU PERSONALLY ACCEPT THE RISKS INVOLVED. Any injuries or damages will not be covered by anyone else but you. This is merely a competitive group ride and is not affiliated in any way with any sanctioning body.
11. Results will be posted daily to the local e-mail groups and online.

Rodney..............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA

Stage #2 Results from the Nutcracker Omnium............

Below are the Stage #2 Results(The Fast 50 - for Category "A" Only) from this week's Nutcracker Omnium - along with the Overall Standings after 2 stages;

Sprint Point #1 = Elk Avenue:
1. Geno Gruber 5 points
2. Mike Thorpe 3 points
3. David Palmeri 1 point

Sprint Point #2 = Fimple Avenue:
1. Kevin Speacht 5 points
2. Ian Boswell 3 points
3. David Albrecht 1 point

Sprint Point #3 = Duncan Road:
1. Kevin Speacht 5 points
2. Jeff Galland 3 points
3. Rich Thurman 1 point

Final Sprint on West Sac. for Category "A" Men:
1. Kevin Speacht 25 points
2. David Albrecht 20 points
3. Ian Boswell 18 points
4. Rich Quintero 16 points
5. Rich Thurman 14 points
6. Tim Creswell 12 points
7. Ryan Olson 10 points
8. Greg Golet 8 points
9. Sean Molina 6 points
10. Scott Heather 4 points
11. Jeff Galland 2 points
Pack Finish:
Mike Smith 1 point
Geno Gruber 1 point
Charlie Pelton 1 point
David Palmeri 1 point
Mike Thorpe 1 point
Mike Peavy 1 point
Maggie Jones 1 point
Mike Castaldo 1 point
Randy Moon 1 point
James Plummer 1 point
Roy Steves 1 point

OVERALL STANDINGS FOR CATEGORY "A" AFTER STAGE #2:
1. Kevin Speacht 55 points
2. Greg Golet 22 points
3. David Albrecht 21 points
3. Ian Boswell 21 points
5. Rich Quintero 16 points
5. Sean Molina 16 points
5. Alex Blease 16 points
8. Rich Thurman 15 points
9. Tim Creswell 13 points
9. Mike Smith 13 points
11. Ryan Olson 10 points
11. Scott Heather 10 points
13. Michael Painter 8 points
14. Geno Gruber 6 points
15. Jeff Galland 5 points
16. Shawn Hughes 4 points
17. Mike Thorpe 3 points
18. Charlie Pelton 2 points
19. David Palmeri 2 points
20. Maggie Jones 2 points
21. Roy Steves 2 points
22. Mike Castaldo 2 points
23. Randy Moon 1 point
24. James Plummer 1 point
25. Charlie Pelton 1 points
26. Mike Thorpe 1 point
27. Mike Peavy 1 point
28. Mike Cordova 1 point
29. Brad Foster 1 point
30. Jeff Ochs 1 point
31. Steve Vickery 1 point

OVERALL STANDINGS FOR CATEGORY "B" AFTER STAGE #1:
1. Tony Mainz 20 points
2. Greg Watkins 16 points
3. Bill Travers 14 points
4. Jim Mensching 12 points
5. Matt Davis 10 points
6. Tom Murphy 8 points
7. Denny McKenney 6 points
8. Barry DeWitt 4 points
9. Dan Spencer 2 points
10. Matt Carlson 1 point
11. Greg Melton 1 point
Pack Finish:
Jeff Larsen 1 point
Jeff Nye 1 point
Ross Nayduch 1 point
Michael Dufresne 1 point
Frank Marinello 1 point
Kareem Speake 1 point

OVERALL STANDINGS FOR WOMEN'S CATEGORY AFTER STAGE #1:
1. Michelle Nye 20 points

Nutcracker Omnium Information:

Yep, it is that time of year again - time for the Nutcracker Omnium! The dates are from Sept. 1st through Sept. 6th, 2009. This was an event started a few years back by Tim Creswell, Mike Trowbridge and Rand Miller. It took a short break, but we brought it back again a couple years back......and it was a blast!! The riders really had a good time with this one. This year, it is back again - bigger and better than ever, with a couple of small changes.

The 5th Annual Nutcracker Omnium will consist of 5 Stages over 6 days this year for Categories "A", "B" and the Women's Category. In reality, there are a total of 6 stages - but only 5 count for Category "A" and 5 count for Category "B" and the Women's Category. There will also be a Men's Masters 45+ Category within the "B" Category. :

Tuesday, Sept. 1st - Chico Airport Criterium - 6:00PM - "Nutcracker" Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series - TRIPLE POINT EVENT for the "A" Category) - For Category "A" & "B"

Wednesday, Sept. 2nd - Fast 50 - 6:00PM - Nutcracker Omnium (Counts for the "A" Category ONLY)

Thursday, Sept. 3rd - River Road 10-Mile TT - 6:00PM - Nutcracker Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico 10-Mile Time Trial Series - DOUBLE POINT EVENT for the Series) - For Category "A" & "B"

Friday, Sept. 4th - Chico Airport Criterium - 6:00PM - Nutcracker Omnium (Counts for the "B" & Women's Category ONLY) (Part of the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series - TRIPLE POINT EVENT FOR THE "B" & Women's Categories) - For Category "B".

Saturday, Sept. 5th - Messilla Valley Circuit Race - 9:00AM - Nutcracker Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series - DOUBLE POINT EVENT for the Series) - For Category "A" & "B"

Sunday, Sept. 6th - Cohasset UPHILL Time Trial - 9:00AM - Final Stage of Nutcracker Omnium (1st Race in the 2009 Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series) - For Category "A" & "B"

How does it work??? Okay, in this scenario, an Omnium is just a stage race using points rather than time. You garner points for each stage depending upon how you did in the stage.......and, again, in this case.........the MOST points wins(many Omniums reverse this and have the least amount of points winning). There WILL be a Category "A", Category "B" and Women's Category - you must tell me at the start of the Tuesday Night Airport Criterium which Category you are entering.......and no downgrades during the Omnium once you're in. Categories may be combined, changed or eliminated if not enough folks come out. Most United States Cycling Federation rules will apply to ALL stages - including WEAR YOUR HELMET, don't ride too much like a nutcase, and so on and so forth. Please read the rules carefully at the bottom of this e-mail for all the rules pertaining to the Nutcracker Omnium. The River Road Time Trial - aero equipment WILL NOT be allowed for the Omnium! And remember - the only reasons we're doing this Omnium is for fun and fitness......and maybe a little competitiveness too, but nothing over-the-top please! Ride safe, have fun, try something new and challenge yourself. Anyone doing any of the stages is automatically entered in the Omnium..........but consistency in the events will be key. The Nutcracker Omnium Trophy will be awarded to the winner in each Category of the Omnium - but the Actual "Nutcracker" will go to the winner of the Mens "A" Division(trophy currently held by Kevin Speacht - last year's winner!).

So.....with that said, here are the Point Breakdowns for each of the Stages of the upcoming Nutcracker Omnium - and carefully read the rules listed below!:

Stage 1 - The Tuesday Night Airport Criterium - Tuesday, Sept. 1st - 6:00pm:
---Primes will not count towards the Omnium....and the 2009 Series points will be separate from the Omnium.
1st Place = 20 points
2nd = 16 points
3rd = 14 points
4th = 12 points
5th = 10 points
6th = 8 points
7th = 6 points
8th = 4 points
9th = 2 points
All other finishers = 1 point

Stage 2 - The Fast 50 - Wednesday, Sept. 2nd - 6:00pm at Rosedale Elementary: (Category "A" Stage ONLY!)
*There will be 3 Intermediate Sprints (Elk Avenue, Fimple Road and Duncan Road - ONLY 1 lap of Troxel for this event!!).

The Intermediate Sprints are scored to the Top 3 placings as follows:

1st Place = 5 points
2nd = 3 points
3rd = 1 point

*The Final Sprint on West Sac. Avenue is worth the following points:

1st Place = 25 points
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
All other finishers = 1 point

Stage 3 - River Road 10-Mile Time Trial - Thursday, September 3rd - 6:00pm:
*The use of Aero equipment is NOT allowed in this time trial!!! This includes - bikes, aero bars, frames, aero helmets and full-disc wheels. Deep dish wheels and skinsuits are okay though.
1st Place = 30 points
2nd = 24 points
3rd = 22 points
4th = 20 points
5th = 18 points
6th = 16 points
7th = 14 points
8th = 12 points
9th = 10 points
10th = 8 points
11th = 6 points
12th = 4 points
13th = 2 points
All other finishers = 1 point

Stage 4 - Friday Night Chico Airport Criterium - Friday, September 4th - 6:00pm (Category "B" & Women's Categories ONLY!):
---Primes will not count towards the Omnium....and the 2009 Series points will be separate from the Omnium.
1st Place = 20 points
2nd = 16 points
3rd = 14 points
4th = 12 points
5th = 10 points
6th = 8 points
7th = 6 points
8th = 4 points
9th = 2 points
All other finishers = 1 point

Stage 5 - Messilla Valley Circuit Race - Saturday, September 5th - 9:00am:
1st Place = 30 points
2nd = 24 points
3rd = 22 points
4th = 20 points
5th = 18 points
6th = 16 points
7th = 14 points
8th = 12 points
9th = 10 points
10th = 8 points
11th = 6 points
12th = 4 points
13th = 2 points
All other finishers = 1 point

Stage 6 - The Cohasset UPHILL Time Trial - Sunday, September 6th - 9:00am (1st Race in Chico Hill Climb TT Series too!):
*Registration opens at 8:30am at Cohasset and Nicalog Road. Must register for the Time Trial in order to receive points. Free event, as usual. First rider off at 9:01am, and we will go in 1-minute intervals. Start is at Nicalog Road - Finish is at the Cohasset Store. Aero equipment - not that you'll need it - IS allowed for this one!
1st Place = 26 points
2nd = 22 points
3rd = 20 points
4th = 18 points
5th = 16 points
6th = 14 points
7th = 12 points
8th = 10 points
9th = 8 points
10th = 6 points
11th = 4 points
12th = 2 points
All other finishers = 1 point

RULES - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!!!!:
1. Riders who do ALL 5 EVENTS WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE CATEGORIES WILL RECEIVE 30 BONUS POINTS!
2. No entry fee, no license required and NO WHINING! Whiners will be automatically scolded, so please be good!! ;)
3. If you are unable to make it to all of the events, your points will still be counted toward the overall standings.
4. Point totals will be posted before each event online and via e-mail.
5. Safety comes before bragging rights - so BE CAREFUL!!!
6. PLEASE - NO aero equipment to be used at the Airport Criterium, the Fast 50, the River Road Time Trial or the Messilla Valley Circuit Race!!!!!
7. Overall Points will be calculated by Sunday afternoon and trophies awarded after that time.
8. In the event of a tie, the competitor with the highest placing in the River Road Time Trial wins the overall. The winner will be presented with the Nutcracker Omnium Trophy.
9. Unless specifically modified by the above rules, all USCF racing rules apply to this event - including MANDATORY HELMETS IN ALL EVENTS! To find out more about USCF racing rules, please e-mail me.
10. Cycling is not a perfectly safe sport, so don't even kid yourself. By entering this event, YOU PERSONALLY ACCEPT THE RISKS INVOLVED. Any injuries or damages will not be covered by anyone else but you. This is merely a competitive group ride and is not affiliated in any way with any sanctioning body.
11. Results will be posted daily to the local e-mail groups and online.

Rodney..............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA

2009 Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series Starts Sunday!!!

Hi Everyone!! Hey, just wanted to give you a head's up that the 2009 Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series is coming up this weekend - the 1st race in the Series is the Cohasset Uphill Time Trial held on Sunday, September 6th, 2009!

Hi Everyone! So, we are doing a Fall/Winter Hill Climb Time Trial Series this year in Chico, with the climbs and dates below. There was a similar Series done years ago here in Chico - 1981 or 1982 - by Tom Devol and Jeff Smith, who owned Cyclesport bike shop at the time. And, of course, now there is that almost-famous Low Key Hillclimb Series in the Bay Area every fall. In any case, we decided to have our own and revive the old Chico Series.......with a couple of route changes. Below is a list of the tentative events with dates. It should be mentioned that these dates could change depending upon Galland Cross, the Cutty Series and other event dates this fall/winter. And, of course......the weather! Rain will not cancel - but snow and ice will.

2009 Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series:

How does it work???

Below are each of the 10 Hillclimbs in the Series. Each climb has been given a rank based upon feedback from some well-known riders in the area (and climbers in particular - yes, I know - everyone is different, but this is just a low-key have-fun series, so no big whoop). Hors Category & Category 1 climbs are the hardest, with Category 3 being.......let's not say easiest.......let's say........not quite as hard as Category 1! Points will be awarded to the top finishers in each Hill Climb Time Trial - the folks with the most points at the end of the Series, wins the overall title. The Point Breakdown is as follows:

Hors Category Climb = 40-36-34-32-30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1-1
Cat. 1 Climb = 30-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1 (In other words, 1st place in a Cat. 1 TT gets 30 points, 2nd place gets 26 and on down the line - every person who competes in the event gets at least 1 point).
Cat. 2 Climb = 24-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1(The winner of a Cat. 2 climb gets 24 points, 2nd place gets 20 points and on and on.)
Cat. 3 Climb = 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1

Also, EVERY competitor who starts and finishes an event receives an additonal 3 points PER event.

And here are the Time Trial courses, the tentative dates, and their listed difficulty category:

Cohasset to the Store (from Nicalog) - Sept. 6th - Cat. 2
Forest Ranch - Sept. 27th - Cat. 1
Honey Run Rd. (from Covered Bridge) - Oct. 10th - Cat. 1
Pentz Road (from Spring Valley School) - Oct. 17th - Cat. 2
Cohasset to Gravel (from Nicalog to the end of Cohasset Road) - Oct. 24th - Hors Category
Centerville (from Covered Bridge to the gravel) - Nov. 7th - Cat. 3
Neal Road - Nov. 15th - Cat. 3
Table Mountain (Wildflower Side) - Nov. 21st - Cat. 1
Clark Road (from intersection with Durham Pentz) - Dec. 12th - Cat. 2
Humboldt Road - Dec. 27th - Cat. 3

10 Climbs, approximately 18,000 feet of climbing in total, held over a 4-month period from September through December. Consistency will be key in winning the Overall Series.

Participant Categories - the following categories will be offered for the Series event(see below) The winner in each category will receive the 2009 Chico Hillclimb Champion Trophy, along with Bragging Rights.........as well as any stuff we can get to give away as prizes:

Category "A" Men
Category "B" Men
Women's Category
Clydesdale Men (No no, I'm not gonna weigh you - just show up and tell me and I will give you a yes or no answer.....however, I'm looking for about 200 pound body weight or more)
Mens 50+ Category
Mens 60+ Category
Womens 40+ Category
Womens 50+ Category

As usual, sandbaggers are strongly discouraged (A Sandbagger would be a Category "A" rider entering a Category "B" event). Also, if there's a lot of folks in one particular category, we may split those up into sub-categories, if needed. In turn, if nobody - or very few folks are in one category, we may eliminate it and add an additional category where the numbers allow it.

This Series is FREE - so come on out and take advantage of some, or all, of these Time Trials in the Fall/Winter of 2009! Hope to see you out there - and I will have more details, maps and information as we get closer to the events.

Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA

August 21st Chico Airport Criterium Results............

CATEGORY "A" RESULTS FROM THE August 21st CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. Jeff Galland (7 points + 36 Prime Points + 1 = 44 points)
2. Greg Golet (5 points + 22 Prime Points + 1 = 28 points)
3. Anthony Ferretti (4 points + 16 Prime Points + 1 = 21 points)
4. Mike Trowbridge (3 points + 12 Prime Points + 1 = 16 points)
5. Charlie Pelton (2 points + 1 = 3 points)
6. Scott Heather (1 point + 4 Prime Points + 1 = 6 points)
7. Brad Foster 1 point

CATEGORY "B" RESULTS FROM THE August 21st CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. Shawn Hughes (7 points + 28 Prime Points + 1 = 36 points)
2. Josh Rowe (5 points + 30 Prime Points + 1 = 36 points)
3. Gary Manwill (4 points + 18 Prime Points + 1 = 23 points)
4. Jim Mensching (3 points + 1 = 4 points)
5. Kareem Speake (2 points + 1 = 3 points)
6. Bill Travers (1 point + 1 = 2 points)
Pack Finish:
Dylan Golet 1 point
Daniel Law 1 point
Jeff Larson 1 point
Dan Spencer 1 point
Adam Vann 1 point
Skip Lees 1 point
Sandy Speake 1 point
Barry DeWitt 1 point

WOMEN'S CATEGORY RESULTS FROM THE August 21st CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. Janine Rood (7 points + 6 Prime Points + 1 = 14 points)

CATEGORY "C" RACERS FROM THE August 21st CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM - (Age 11 to 16 Division):
1. Dylan Golet (Age 13) - (14 points + 20 Prime Points + 2 = 36 points)
2. Sandy Speake (Age 12) - (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
3. Jasper Travers (Age 12) - (8 points + 10 Prime Points + 2 = 20 points)
4. Aliya Traficante (Age 12) - (14 points + 2 = 16 points)

Overall Standings:
1. Dylan Golet 42 points
1. Jasper Travers 42 points
3. David Watkins 36 points
4. Krissie Mensching 32 points
5. Aliya Traficante 28 points (1st Place for the Girls Division!)
6. Sandy Speake 22 points
6. Brandon Dudar 22 points

Age 10 and Under Division - Also the Current Standings:
1. Ben Travers (Age 9) - (14 points + 16 Prime Points + 2 = 32 points)
2. Ben Golet (Age 10) - (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
3. Kyle Golet (Age 8) - (8 points + 6 Prime Points + 2 = 16 points)
4. Jesse Travers (Age 6) - (6 points + 6 Prime Points + 2 = 14 points)
5. Marc Speake (Age 9) - (4 points + 2 = 6 points)
6. Kaleb Traficante (Age 8) - (2 points + 2 Prime Points + 2 = 6 points)

Overall Standings:
1. Ben Travers 58 points
2. Erika Dudar 22 points (1st Place in Girls Division!)
2. Ben Golet 22 points
4. Kyle Golet 20 points
5. Marc Speake 18 points
6. Jesse Travers 14 points
7. Kaleb Traficante 8 points
7. Caden Crumm 8 points
9. Creighton Gruber 6 points
10. Leo Bromelow 2 points
10. Max Bromelow 2 points
10. Liam Davis 2 points
10. Quinn Olson 2 points

AND A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR MENTORS FOR THE "C" CATEGORY RACE:

2009 CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM SERIES CURRENT OVERALL
STANDINGS:

CATEGORY "A" OVERALL:
1. David Albrecht 599 points
2. Jeff Galland 400 points
3. Greg Golet 297 points
4. Kevin Speacht 242 points
5. Mike Trowbridge 218 points
6. Anthony Ferretti 210 points
7. Mike Cordova 135 points
8. Roy Steves 132 points
9. Mike Smith 119 points
10. Josh Bullock 98 points
11. Alex Blease 88 points
12. Scott Heather 86 points
13. Mike Painter 69 points
14. Tim Creswell 58 points
15. Paul Sajben 55 points
16. Rob Bishop 46 points
17. James Plummer 39 points
18. Geno Gruber 38 points
19. Margaret Jones 34 points (1st Place Woman in Category "A")
20. Michael Jasinski 33 points
21. Brian Rouse 32 points
22. Steve Vickery 31 points
23. Jeff Ochs 30 points
24. Brad Foster 30 points
25. Charlie Pelton 30 points
26. Kyle Hartelt 23 points
27. Mike Castaldo 21 points
27. Paul McIntyre 21 points
29. Pedro Brown 19 points
30. Ryan Olson 17 points
31. Mike Thorpe 15 points
32. Weston Crumm 14 points
33. David Kyle 13 points
33. Janeen Thorpe 13 points (2nd Place Woman in Category "A")
35. Tyler Honeyman 11 points
35. Michael Dufresne 11 points
37. Ethan Black 10 points
37. Charlie Dawson 10 points
37. Aren Timmel 10 points
40. Jesse Rushing 9 points
40. Dave Steindorf 9 points
42. Jason Ziegenhirt 7 points
42. Jim Roberts 7 points
42. Evan Carroll 7 points
42. Ben Bryant 7 points
42. Dave Berman 7 points
47. Greg Melton 5 points
48. Kenny Price 4 points
49. CJ Humphries 3 points
49. Randy Moon 3 points
51. Jeff Seyfried 2 points
52. Sean Molina 2 points
53. Robin Van Valkenburgh 2 points
54. Dain Melton 2 points
55. David Thorley 1 point
56. Eric Ayars 1 point
57. Lindsay Myers 1 point
58. Jim Clark 1 point
59. Morgan Bonar 1 point
60. Dan Reymann 1 point
61. Kurt Haskins 1 point
62. Tom Embree 1 point

CATEGORY "B" OVERALL:
1. Shawn Hughes 729 points
2. Tom Embree 379 points
3. Matt Itamura 250 points
4. Charlie Pelton 249 points
5. Josh Rowe 168 points
6. Scott Heather 117 points
7. Jim Mensching 93 points
8. Matt Davis 88 points
9. Tom Murphy 74 points
10. Jeff Nye 68 points
11. Jon Keyzer 67 points
12. Frank Marinello 66 points
13. Gary Manwill 61 points
14. Michael Dufresne 60 points
15. Joe Schlesinger 57 points
16. David Klein 55 points
16. Mike Crumm 55 points
18. Colin Moakley 40 points
19. Dallas Thorpe 38 points
20. Greg Watkins 35 points
21. Denny McKenney 33 points
22. Ferdinand Batatan 32 points
23. Dan Spencer 27 points
24. Skip Lees 25 points
24. Matt Carlson 25 points
26. Ben Mallory 24 points
27. Bill Travers 19 points
28. Jim Clark 17 points
29. Jeff Larsen 16 points
29. Barry DeWitt 16 points
29. Samuel Bransky 16 points
29. Mike Rodriguez 16 points
29. David Weathers 16 points
34. Alex Albrecht 15 points
35. Leif Peterson 14 points
35. Jesse Mallory 14 points
35. Dain Melton 14 points
38. Jeff Ochs 13 points
38. Ray Bransky 13 points
40. Kareem Speake 11 points
41. Clay Johnson 10 points
42. Rob Glatthaar 9 points
43. Gary Fowler 8 points
43. BJ LaRossa 8 points
45. Christopher Cook 7 points
46. Sandy Speake 6 points
46. Evan LeVang 6 points
46. David Dura 6 points
46. Adam Tischler 6 points
50. Kevin Nye 5 points
50. Tripp Goldsberry 5 points
50. Walt Schafer 5 points
50. John Wiesinger 5 points
54. Steve Kodad 4 points
54. Brian Strukan 4 points
56. Daniel Law 3 points
56. Dylan Golet 3 points
56. Greg Hollis 3 points
56. Mark Wolford 3 points
56. Rylan Gustafson 3 points
56. Lawrence Livermore 3 points
56. Joshua Pasos 3 points
56. Derek Moffitt 3 points
56. Darrin Reichel 3 points
56. James Gilchrist 3 points
56. Jeff Davis 3 points
67. Tony Mainz 2 points
68. David Hernandez 2 points
69. Roy Holley 2 points
70. Nathan Coy 2 points
71. Jorge Ramirez 2 points
72. Jamison Watts 2 points
73. Marcos Ramirez 2 points
74. Charlie Geshekter 2 points
75. Mark Hendry 2 points
76. Adam Vann 1 point
77. Brett Baker 1 point
78. Steve Watson 1 point
79. Rich Hogan 1 point
80. Skip Latham 1 point
81. James Hefner 1 point
82. Ken Petruzzelli 1 point
83. Shawn Fisher 1 point
84. John D'Ewart 1 point
85. Johnny Jones 1 point
86. Greg Melton 1 point
87. Paul Begbie 1 point

WOMEN'S CATEGORY OVERALL:
1. Margaret Jones 160 points
2. Michelle Nye 104 points
3. Caryn Jones 99 points
4. Janine Rood 92 points
5. Krissie Mensching 72 points
6. Forough Molina 67 points
7. Lisa Martens 57 points
8. Jenn Gruber 44 points
9. Janeen Thorpe 35 points
10. Tracy Berman 33 points
11. Jamie Batha 30 points
12. Sara Kallio 24 points
12. Michelle Rossman 24 points
14. Christine Roberts 16 points
15. Christa Ritchey 14 points
16. Morgan Bonar 12 points
17. Aliya Traficante 11 points
18. Katelyn Nye 8 points
18. Ashley Erickson 8 points
18. Brenda Cranford 8 points
21. Lindsay Myers 6 points
22. Darlene Henderson 4 points
22. Vashty Kyle 4 points
22. Robin Pelton 4 points
22. Shannon Moakley 4 points
26. Michelle Thorpe 3 points
27. Amy Dawson 2 points
28. Shirley Huffman 2 points
29. Lori Cox 1 point
30. Peggy Selkirk 1 point
31. Teresa Kludt 1 point
32. Kristen Schonauer 1 point

AIRPORT CRITERIUM SERIES INFORMATION:

After the great turn-out at last year's Tuesday Night Chico Airport Criterium Series, we're going to be doing them again for 2009......but starting up a bit earlier this year. For those curious, the definition of "Criterium" is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criterium

This Series starts up next Tuesday, March 10th and will go through September 15th, 2009......just before our Chico Downtown Criterium on September 20th! Registration normally starts at 5:40pm - with the event starting at 6:00pm.

How does it work???

Okay, here are a few notes for this year's Airport "Crit" Series:

1. We will be using more than 1 course for the Crits this year......including throwing in some lefty-turn Crits to get a feel for those - and some Weekend Criteriums as well. For the time being, we'll be using our standard Tuesday Night righty-turn course starting/finishing at Convair Avenue - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Chico-Airport-Tuesday-Night-Crit-Course

2. ALL riders must sign in this year - There will be a small table on the sidewalk at the Start/Finish location on Convair Avenue - just sign in at the table and you are good to go! Sign-ins start at 5:40pm - the racing action starts at 6:00pm. We usually end the event by 7pm, at the latest - many times earlier than that - to get home before it gets too dark outside. RAIN AND WET PAVEMENT WILL ALWAYS CANCEL THE CRITERIUMS! In addition, last year we had some tremendous smoke from the Humboldt Fire in this area......which, in turn, would also cancel the Criteriums due to hazardous air quality.

3. The Category "B" races normally go for 45-50 minutes PLUS 3 laps.........while the Category "A" races go for 50-60 minutes PLUS 3 laps. There can be anywhere from 1 to 15+ Primes in the Airport Criteriums......just depends on the mood of the Dictator.....er......I mean, Director. ;)

4. Helmets are MANDATORY! So, please....please.....wear your helmet! Please!!

5. All are welcome - you don't have to do the Series - just come on out and give this Criterium training/riding a shot! It's amazing what kind of workout you can get in during a 45 to 60 minute practice event.

6. Points are used to calculate the Overall Standings in the Series. The point breakdown is as follows: 7-5-4-3-2-1, with an additional 1 point being given to each participant at each event. So, 7 points goes to the winner, 5 points goes to 2nd place, 4 points goes to 3rd place and so on.........in addition to 1 more point just for doing the event. The rider with the MOST points at the end of the Series wins the Overall Title - and the Chico Airport Series Championship Trophy, plus whatever goodies we can give you. Also, Prime points will be given out during each of the Crits - these are just lap prizes......but in this case, the prizes are points. We will also be having some product Primes out there this year!

7. Last year, we had just two categories during the races - Category A and Category B. However, the Series itself has even more Trophy Categories, including:

Category "A" Men
Women's Category
Women's Masters 40+ Category
Category "B" Men
Men's Masters 40+ Category
Men's Masters 50+ Category

These are the Categories which all qualify for a Series Championship Trophy. If nobody - or very few folks are in one category - we may eliminate it and add an additional category where the numbers allow it. As usual, sandbaggers are strongly discouraged ( A Sandbagger would be a Category "A" rider entering a Category "B" event).

8. Although donations to put on these events are always very appreciated and accepted, this Series is FREE - so come on out and take advantage of some, or all, of these Criteriums in 2009!

9. The Race Director reserves the right to DQ any rider for unsafe riding or unsportsmanlike conduct at ANY time. Also, PLEASE - NO colorful language will be used out there - especially with the little kids around watching the race(we have kids out there from ages 2 to 12 watching the racing action)!! ANY rider breaking these rules can be subject to Disqualification from - not only the race - but from the entire Series. So, please - just do what ya always do and just be cool!!!!

10. Finally, remember - these Criterium events are essentially for practice and exercise - we have fun out there and get a great little workout in, and we get to work on some quality cycling skills. But, overall, they're no big whoop....no World Championship/Olympic medals or million dollar contracts on the line. So, with that in mind, just treat 'em as such - a good training event to try some new things, gain some good fitness.....and maybe even get into a "real" sanctioned Criterium at some point in time. Or not. Just have fun with it!! We'll have trophies and hopefully some prizes for the Series winners - and definitely loads of fun....and pain and suffering. ;) But remember - it's all in good fun!

Hope to see you out there!!

Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA
www.ChicoBike.com

Nutcracker Omnium starts tomorrow!!!

Yep, it is that time of year again - time for the Nutcracker Omnium! The dates are from Sept. 1st through Sept. 6th, 2009. This was an event started a few years back by Tim Creswell, Mike Trowbridge and Rand Miller. It took a short break, but we brought it back again a couple years back......and it was a blast!! The riders really had a good time with this one. This year, it is back again - bigger and better than ever, with a couple of small changes.

The 5th Annual Nutcracker Omnium will consist of 5 Stages over 6 days this year for Categories "A", "B" and the Women's Category. In reality, there are a total of 6 stages - but only 5 count for Category "A" and 5 count for Category "B" and the Women's Category. There will also be a Men's Masters 45+ Category within the "B" Category. :

Tuesday, Sept. 1st - Chico Airport Criterium - 6:00PM - "Nutcracker" Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series - TRIPLE POINT EVENT for the "A" Category) - For Category "A" & "B"

Wednesday, Sept. 2nd - Fast 50 - 6:00PM - Nutcracker Omnium (Counts for the "A" Category ONLY)

Thursday, Sept. 3rd - River Road 10-Mile TT - 6:00PM - Nutcracker Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico 10-Mile Time Trial Series - DOUBLE POINT EVENT for the Series) - For Category "A" & "B"

Friday, Sept. 4th - Chico Airport Criterium - 6:00PM - Nutcracker Omnium (Counts for the "B" & Women's Category ONLY) (Part of the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series - TRIPLE POINT EVENT FOR THE "B" & Women's Categories) - For Category "B".

Saturday, Sept. 5th - Messilla Valley Circuit Race - 9:00AM - Nutcracker Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series - DOUBLE POINT EVENT for the Series) - For Category "A" & "B"

Sunday, Sept. 6th - Cohasset UPHILL Time Trial - 9:00AM - Final Stage of Nutcracker Omnium (1st Race in the 2009 Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series) - For Category "A" & "B"

How does it work??? Okay, in this scenario, an Omnium is just a stage race using points rather than time. You garner points for each stage depending upon how you did in the stage.......and, again, in this case.........the MOST points wins(many Omniums reverse this and have the least amount of points winning). There WILL be a Category "A", Category "B" and Women's Category - you must tell me at the start of the Tuesday Night Airport Criterium which Category you are entering.......and no downgrades during the Omnium once you're in. Categories may be combined, changed or eliminated if not enough folks come out. Most United States Cycling Federation rules will apply to ALL stages - including WEAR YOUR HELMET, don't ride too much like a nutcase, and so on and so forth. Please read the rules carefully at the bottom of this e-mail for all the rules pertaining to the Nutcracker Omnium. The River Road Time Trial - aero equipment WILL NOT be allowed for the Omnium! And remember - the only reasons we're doing this Omnium is for fun and fitness......and maybe a little competitiveness too, but nothing over-the-top please! Ride safe, have fun, try something new and challenge yourself. Anyone doing any of the stages is automatically entered in the Omnium..........but consistency in the events will be key. The Nutcracker Omnium Trophy will be awarded to the winner in each Category of the Omnium - but the Actual "Nutcracker" will go to the winner of the Mens "A" Division(trophy currently held by Kevin Speacht - last year's winner!).

So.....with that said, here are the Point Breakdowns for each of the Stages of the upcoming Nutcracker Omnium - and carefully read the rules listed below!:

Stage 1 - The Tuesday Night Airport Criterium - Tuesday, Sept. 1st - 6:00pm:
---Primes will not count towards the Omnium....and the 2009 Series points will be separate from the Omnium.
1st Place = 20 points
2nd = 16 points
3rd = 14 points
4th = 12 points
5th = 10 points
6th = 8 points
7th = 6 points
8th = 4 points
9th = 2 points
All other finishers = 1 point

Stage 2 - The Fast 50 - Wednesday, Sept. 2nd - 6:00pm at Rosedale Elementary: (Category "A" Stage ONLY!)
*There will be 3 Intermediate Sprints (Elk Avenue, Fimple Road and Duncan Road - ONLY 1 lap of Troxel for this event!!).

The Intermediate Sprints are scored to the Top 3 placings as follows:

1st Place = 5 points
2nd = 3 points
3rd = 1 point

*The Final Sprint on West Sac. Avenue is worth the following points:

1st Place = 25 points
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
All other finishers = 1 point

Stage 3 - River Road 10-Mile Time Trial - Thursday, September 3rd - 6:00pm:
*The use of Aero equipment is NOT allowed in this time trial!!! This includes - bikes, aero bars, frames, aero helmets and full-disc wheels. Deep dish wheels and skinsuits are okay though.
1st Place = 30 points
2nd = 24 points
3rd = 22 points
4th = 20 points
5th = 18 points
6th = 16 points
7th = 14 points
8th = 12 points
9th = 10 points
10th = 8 points
11th = 6 points
12th = 4 points
13th = 2 points
All other finishers = 1 point

Stage 4 - Friday Night Chico Airport Criterium - Friday, September 4th - 6:00pm (Category "B" & Women's Categories ONLY!):
---Primes will not count towards the Omnium....and the 2009 Series points will be separate from the Omnium.
1st Place = 20 points
2nd = 16 points
3rd = 14 points
4th = 12 points
5th = 10 points
6th = 8 points
7th = 6 points
8th = 4 points
9th = 2 points
All other finishers = 1 point

Stage 5 - Messilla Valley Circuit Race - Saturday, September 5th - 9:00am:
1st Place = 30 points
2nd = 24 points
3rd = 22 points
4th = 20 points
5th = 18 points
6th = 16 points
7th = 14 points
8th = 12 points
9th = 10 points
10th = 8 points
11th = 6 points
12th = 4 points
13th = 2 points
All other finishers = 1 point

Stage 6 - The Cohasset UPHILL Time Trial - Sunday, September 6th - 9:00am (1st Race in Chico Hill Climb TT Series too!):
*Registration opens at 8:30am at Cohasset and Nicalog Road. Must register for the Time Trial in order to receive points. Free event, as usual. First rider off at 9:01am, and we will go in 1-minute intervals. Start is at Nicalog Road - Finish is at the Cohasset Store. Aero equipment - not that you'll need it - IS allowed for this one!
1st Place = 26 points
2nd = 22 points
3rd = 20 points
4th = 18 points
5th = 16 points
6th = 14 points
7th = 12 points
8th = 10 points
9th = 8 points
10th = 6 points
11th = 4 points
12th = 2 points
All other finishers = 1 point

RULES - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!!!!:
1. Riders who do ALL 5 EVENTS WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE CATEGORIES WILL RECEIVE 30 BONUS POINTS!
2. No entry fee, no license required and NO WHINING! Whiners will be automatically scolded, so please be good!! ;)
3. If you are unable to make it to all of the events, your points will still be counted toward the overall standings.
4. Point totals will be posted before each event online at ChicoBike.com and via e-mail.
5. Safety comes before bragging rights - so BE CAREFUL!!!
6. PLEASE - NO aero equipment to be used at the Airport Criterium, the Fast 50, the River Road Time Trial or the Messilla Valley Circuit Race!!!!!
7. Overall Points will be calculated by Sunday afternoon and trophies awarded after that time.
8. In the event of a tie, the competitor with the highest placing in the River Road Time Trial wins the overall. The winner will be presented with the Nutcracker Omnium Trophy.
9. Unless specifically modified by the above rules, all USCF racing rules apply to this event - including MANDATORY HELMETS IN ALL EVENTS! To find out more about USCF racing rules, please visit www.usacycling.org or contact Rodney at lorrod7@comcast.net.
10. Cycling is not a perfectly safe sport, so don't even kid yourself. By entering this event, YOU PERSONALLY ACCEPT THE RISKS INVOLVED. Any injuries or damages will not be covered by anyone else but you. This is merely a competitive group ride and is not affiliated in any way with any sanctioning body.
11. Results will be posted daily to the local e-mail groups and online at ChicoBike.com.

Rodney..............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Annoying Cycling Events
Chico, CA
ChicoBike.com

3 R.A.C.E. Events this weekend!!

Hi Everyone!! Just a reminder that we are having 3 R.A.C.E. events this weekend - but NO Criteriums on Friday night or Sunday night(the Chico Air Show will be going on at the airport this weekend!). Been getting lots of questions about Saturday's BLOOM Circuit Race - There is parking at the Vista Lookout point at Hwy. 70......also the location of the Start/Finish Line. This is quite the course - very beautiful........but does have 4600 feet of climbing in 25.5 miles! Even if ya want to do just 1 lap, that's okay too!!

Saturday, August 29th - The BLOOM Circuit Race - 9:00AM - A NEW Circuit Race in the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series!! This event is named after our very own Mark Bloom - Mark told me about this Circuit and thought it might make a good R.A.C.E. Event - and man, he wasn't kidding!! This course has a little bit of everything - and it is quite beautiful too!! This Circuit Race will be 5 laps of a 5.1 mile long circuit off of Hwy. 70........for a total of 25.5 miles. However, the total elevation gain for this event will be approximately 4,600 feet.......that's more than double the Table Mountain Road Race climbing in the same distance. So......bring your climbing legs and climbing gears! There is a parking area at the Vista sight right on the course on Hwy. 70 - right at the Intersection with Lunt Road. Registration will open in the Vista Area at 8:30am.........with the Category "A" event starting at 9:00AM.........and the Category "B" event starting at 9:02AM. Women's Category will be scored separately. The race starts with a descent off of Hwy. 70, down Lunt Road - over to Nelson Bar Road - to Concow Road - and back to Hwy. 70. Each lap includes 920 feet of total climbing - with some good pitches in there for good measure! This is also a HUGE POINT Event for the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series, with 35 points going to the winner, 30 to 2nd, 28 to 3rd and so on and so forth. I will be there early, and will also bring a supply of water bottles for hand-ups during the race. For a map of this course, please visit: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Bloom-Circuit-Race (HUGE Point Event for the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series)

Saturday, August 29th - The "Kids ONLY" Humboldt Road Race - 1:00PM - From the bottom of the climb up to the main Power Lines (it's about half-way up Humboldt = 2 miles up, 400 feet of total climbing!) - For the kids under the Age of 16 who have been showing up to the Chico Airport Criteriums - now's your chance to experience a ROAD RACE!! Well.....at least a little one!! Registration will open at the bottom of the hill (near the intersection of Humboldt Road & Stilson Canyon Road) at 12:40pm. The RACE will start at 1:00pm. This one is 2 miles long and climbs approximately 400 feet - so bring your climbing legs!! I will have water at the Start & Finish - and probably watermelon at the top too. We're going just up to the Power Lines - not all the way up to the top. MENTORS are STRONGLY encouraged to attend - to keep an eye on our riders, help them out and encourage them up the hill. I will also be there with the SAG Vehicle, if needed. ***One Note - If enough older kids show, we may do a race up to the top of Humboldt too, depending upon help & logistics. For a map of the "Kids Only" course, please visit: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/The-Humboldt-Kids-Road-Race . HELMETS ARE MANDATORY! Rain cancels!

Sunday, August 30th - Butte City Road Race (Bringing back the old classic!!!) - 9:00AM - A 36-Mile Flat Road Race!! - The Chico Velo Cycling Club did this as a United States Cycling Federation Road Race back in.....what.....1982 or 1983. In fact, yours truly actually won the Junior race, believe it or not. Anyway, we decided to bring it back again, just to give it a test! This course is approximately 36 miles in length and includes a whopping 189 feet of total climbing! We'll be doing 1-lap only. We will have a Category "A" and a Category "B" group - Women's Category will be scored separately. The Start/Finish of this one is at the Ord Bend Park(the last Rest Stop of this year's Wildflower Century). Registration will open at 8:30am - with the Category "A" race going off at 9:00AM - the Category "B" race going off at 9:03am. The course follows a Clockwise direction - east on Ord Ferry Road, south on 7-Mile Lane, west on Hwy. 162, north on Hwy. 45.....then finishing up back on Ord Ferry Road at the Ord Bend Park. Route Arrows will mark the course - and there are bathrooms and plenty of parking at Ord Bend Park! I will be following the groups in a SAG Vehicle in case you have a problem out there - but will have to get back to the Finish Area at some point to score the event. A map of this course can be found here: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/The-Really-Old-Butte-City-RR-Course Hope you can come out to give this one a shot!! (Point Event for the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series)

Rodney............
R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA

5th Annual Nutcracker Omnium Starts NEXT WEEK!!!

Yep, it is that time of year again - time for the Nutcracker Omnium! The dates are from Sept. 1st through Sept. 6th, 2009. This was an event started a few years back by Tim Creswell, Mike Trowbridge and Rand Miller. It took a short break, but we brought it back again a couple years back......and it was a blast!! The riders really had a good time with this one. This year, it is back again - bigger and better than ever, with a couple of small changes.

The 5th Annual Nutcracker Omnium will consist of 5 Stages over 6 days this year for Categories "A", "B" and the Women's Category. In reality, there are a total of 6 stages - but only 5 count for Category "A" and 5 count for Category "B" and the Women's Category. There will also be a Men's Masters 45+ Category within the "B" Category. :

Tuesday, Sept. 1st - Chico Airport Criterium - 6:00PM - "Nutcracker" Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series - TRIPLE POINT EVENT for the "A" Category) - For Category "A" & "B"

Wednesday, Sept. 2nd - Fast 50 - 6:00PM - Nutcracker Omnium (Counts for the "A" Category ONLY)

Thursday, Sept. 3rd - River Road 10-Mile TT - 6:00PM - Nutcracker Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico 10-Mile Time Trial Series - DOUBLE POINT EVENT for the Series) - For Category "A" & "B"

Friday, Sept. 4th - Chico Airport Criterium - 6:00PM - Nutcracker Omnium (Counts for the "B" & Women's Category ONLY) (Part of the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series - TRIPLE POINT EVENT FOR THE "B" & Women's Categories) - For Category "B".

Saturday, Sept. 5th - Messilla Valley Circuit Race - 9:00AM - Nutcracker Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series - DOUBLE POINT EVENT for the Series) - For Category "A" & "B"

Sunday, Sept. 6th - Cohasset UPHILL Time Trial - 9:00AM - Final Stage of Nutcracker Omnium (1st Race in the 2009 Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series) - For Category "A" & "B"

How does it work??? Okay, in this scenario, an Omnium is just a stage race using points rather than time. You garner points for each stage depending upon how you did in the stage.......and, again, in this case.........the MOST points wins(many Omniums reverse this and have the least amount of points winning). There WILL be a Category "A", Category "B" and Women's Category - you must tell me at the start of the Tuesday Night Airport Criterium which Category you are entering.......and no downgrades during the Omnium once you're in. Categories may be combined, changed or eliminated if not enough folks come out. Most United States Cycling Federation rules will apply to ALL stages - including WEAR YOUR HELMET, don't ride too much like a nutcase, and so on and so forth. Please read the rules carefully at the bottom of this e-mail for all the rules pertaining to the Nutcracker Omnium. The River Road Time Trial - aero equipment WILL NOT be allowed for the Omnium! And remember - the only reasons we're doing this Omnium is for fun and fitness......and maybe a little competitiveness too, but nothing over-the-top please! Ride safe, have fun, try something new and challenge yourself. Anyone doing any of the stages is automatically entered in the Omnium..........but consistency in the events will be key. The Nutcracker Omnium Trophy will be awarded to the winner in each Category of the Omnium - but the Actual "Nutcracker" will go to the winner of the Mens "A" Division(trophy currently held by Kevin Speacht - last year's winner!).

So.....with that said, here are the Point Breakdowns for each of the Stages of the upcoming Nutcracker Omnium - and carefully read the rules listed below!:

Stage 1 - The Tuesday Night Airport Criterium - Tuesday, Sept. 1st - 6:00pm:
---Primes will not count towards the Omnium....and the 2009 Series points will be separate from the Omnium.
1st Place = 20 points
2nd = 16 points
3rd = 14 points
4th = 12 points
5th = 10 points
6th = 8 points
7th = 6 points
8th = 4 points
9th = 2 points
All other finishers = 1 point

Stage 2 - The Fast 50 - Wednesday, Sept. 2nd - 6:00pm at Rosedale Elementary: (Category "A" Stage ONLY!)
*There will be 3 Intermediate Sprints (Elk Avenue, Fimple Road and Duncan Road - ONLY 1 lap of Troxel for this event!!).

The Intermediate Sprints are scored to the Top 3 placings as follows:

1st Place = 5 points
2nd = 3 points
3rd = 1 point

*The Final Sprint on West Sac. Avenue is worth the following points:

1st Place = 25 points
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
All other finishers = 1 point

Stage 3 - River Road 10-Mile Time Trial - Thursday, September 3rd - 6:00pm:
*The use of Aero equipment is NOT allowed in this time trial!!! This includes - bikes, aero bars, frames, aero helmets and full-disc wheels. Deep dish wheels and skinsuits are okay though.
1st Place = 30 points
2nd = 24 points
3rd = 22 points
4th = 20 points
5th = 18 points
6th = 16 points
7th = 14 points
8th = 12 points
9th = 10 points
10th = 8 points
11th = 6 points
12th = 4 points
13th = 2 points
All other finishers = 1 point

Stage 4 - Friday Night Chico Airport Criterium - Friday, September 4th - 6:00pm (Category "B" & Women's Categories ONLY!):
---Primes will not count towards the Omnium....and the 2009 Series points will be separate from the Omnium.
1st Place = 20 points
2nd = 16 points
3rd = 14 points
4th = 12 points
5th = 10 points
6th = 8 points
7th = 6 points
8th = 4 points
9th = 2 points
All other finishers = 1 point

Stage 5 - Messilla Valley Circuit Race - Saturday, September 5th - 9:00am:
1st Place = 30 points
2nd = 24 points
3rd = 22 points
4th = 20 points
5th = 18 points
6th = 16 points
7th = 14 points
8th = 12 points
9th = 10 points
10th = 8 points
11th = 6 points
12th = 4 points
13th = 2 points
All other finishers = 1 point

Stage 6 - The Cohasset UPHILL Time Trial - Sunday, September 6th - 9:00am (1st Race in Chico Hill Climb TT Series too!):
*Registration opens at 8:30am at Cohasset and Nicalog Road. Must register for the Time Trial in order to receive points. Free event, as usual. First rider off at 9:01am, and we will go in 1-minute intervals. Start is at Nicalog Road - Finish is at the Cohasset Store. Aero equipment - not that you'll need it - IS allowed for this one!
1st Place = 26 points
2nd = 22 points
3rd = 20 points
4th = 18 points
5th = 16 points
6th = 14 points
7th = 12 points
8th = 10 points
9th = 8 points
10th = 6 points
11th = 4 points
12th = 2 points
All other finishers = 1 point

RULES - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!!!!:
1. Riders who do ALL 5 EVENTS WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE CATEGORIES WILL RECEIVE 30 BONUS POINTS!
2. No entry fee, no license required and NO WHINING! Whiners will be automatically scolded, so please be good!! ;)
3. If you are unable to make it to all of the events, your points will still be counted toward the overall standings.
4. Point totals will be posted before each event online and via e-mail.
5. Safety comes before bragging rights - so BE CAREFUL!!!
6. PLEASE - NO aero equipment to be used at the Airport Criterium, the Fast 50, the River Road Time Trial or the Messilla Valley Circuit Race!!!!!
7. Overall Points will be calculated by Sunday afternoon and trophies awarded after that time.
8. In the event of a tie, the competitor with the highest placing in the River Road Time Trial wins the overall. The winner will be presented with the Nutcracker Omnium Trophy.
9. Unless specifically modified by the above rules, all USCF racing rules apply to this event - including MANDATORY HELMETS IN ALL EVENTS! To find out more about USCF racing rules, please visit the USA Cycling website.
10. Cycling is not a perfectly safe sport, so don't even kid yourself. By entering this event, YOU PERSONALLY ACCEPT THE RISKS INVOLVED. Any injuries or damages will not be covered by anyone else but you. This is merely a competitive group ride and is not affiliated in any way with any sanctioning body.
11. Results will be posted daily to the local e-mail groups and www.ChicoBike.com.

Rodney..............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Annoying Cycling Events
Chico, CA

Registration NOW OPEN for the Chico Downtown Criterium!

Registration for the 2009 Chico Downtown Criterium is now open on SportsBaseOnline! This year's event is looking to be better than ever - hope to see you here on September 20th, 2009! And don't forget - the Henleyville Road Race the day before!

2009 Chico Downtown Criteirum - http://new.sportsbaseonline.com/events/index.xhtml?categoryId=12810

2009 Henleyville Road Race - http://new.sportsbaseonline.com/events/index.xhtml?categoryId=10550

Rodney Cox
Chico Corsa Cycling Club
Chico, CA

Dog Days Omnium FINAL Standings.............

Hi Everyone!! Okay, below are the Stage #4 Results(Table Mountain Road Race) and the FINAL Overall Standings in this week's Dog Days Omnium. I would like to thank everyone for your participation in this Annual Omnium - it will be back again next year!!

And, I would like to give a HUGE Congratulations to our Category Champions this year in the Dog Days Omnium!!:

Category "A" Winner = David Albrecht
Women's Category Winner = Janine Rood
Category "B" Winner = Shawn Hughes


CATEGORY "A" RESULTS FROM STAGE #4:
1. David Albrecht (25 points + 25 = 50 points)
2. Sean Molina (20 points)
3. James Plummer (18 points)
4. Rob Bishop (16 points + 25 = 41 points)
5. Brad Foster (14 points)
6. Mike Trowbridge (12 points + 25 = 37 points)
7. Scott Heather (10 points + 25 = 35 points)
8. Greg Golet (8 points)
9. Jeff Galland (6 points + 25 = 31 points)
10. Margaret Jones (4 points + 25 = 29 points)

CATEGORY "B" RESULTS FROM STAGE #4:
1. Preben Nielsen (25 points)
2. Nelson Frink (20 points)
3. Charlie Pelton (18 points + 25 = 43 points)
4. Shawn Hughes (16 points + 25 = 41 points)
5. Denny McKenney (14 points)
6. Jon Keyzer (12 points + 25 = 37 points)
7. Tony Mainz (10 points + 25 = 35 points)
8. Jim Mensching (8 points + 25 = 33 points)
9. Bill Travers (6 points)
10. Roy Holley (4 points + 25 = 29 points)
11. Bob Jones (2 points)
12. Dan Spencer (1 point + 25 = 26 points)
13. Michael Jamison (1 point)

WOMEN'S CATEGORY RESULTS FROM STAGE #4:
1. Teresa Kludt (25 points)
2. Forough Molina (20 points)
3. Kim Agur (18 points)
4. Janine Rood (16 points + 25 = 41 points)
5. Joanne Gilchrist (14 points)
6. Sandra Barton (12 points)
7. Gabrielle Walters (10 points)
8. Mary Ann Bachus (8 points)
9. Margaret Bomberg (6 points)

FINAL OVERALL STANDINGS IN THE DOG DAYS OMNIUM:

CATEGORY "A" FINAL STANDINGS:
1. David Albrecht 104 points
2. Jeff Galland 66 points
3. Scott Heather 61 points
3. Rob Bishop 61 points
5. Mike Trowbridge 53 points
6. Steve Vickery 45 points
7. James Plummer 36 points
7. Charlie Pelton 36 points
9. Maggie Jones 32 points
10. David Kyle 32 points
11. Jeff Ochs 25 points
11. Kevin Speacht 25 points
13. Sean Molina 21 points
14. Greg Golet 20 points
15. Anthony Ferretti 18 points
16. Brad Foster 14 points
16. Rich Quintero 14 points
16. Mike Castaldo 14 points
19. Andy Grayson 12 points
20. Geno Gruber 10 points
21. Ken Petruzzelli 8 points
22. Jeff Seyfried 6 points
23. Mike Thorpe 4 points
24. Robin Van Valkenburgh 1 point
25. Ethan Black 1 point
26. Ryan Olson 1 point
27. Mike Cordova 1 point
28. Janeen Thorpe 1 point

CATEGORY "B" FINAL STANDINGS:
1. Shawn Hughes 94 points
2. Tony Mainz 74 points
3. Roy Holley 66 points
4. Jim Mensching 61 points
5. Josh Rowe 57 points
6. Jon Keyzer 48 points
7. Dan Spencer 34 points
7. Greg Watkins 34 points
9. David Dura 33 points
10. Preben Nielsen 25 points
11. Nelson Frink 20 points
11. Rogelio Barrera 20 points
11. Ferdinand Batatan 20 points
14. Charlie Pelton 18 points
15. Gary Manwill 16 points
16. Denny McKenney 14 points
16. Matt Itamura 14 points
18. Kareem Speake 12 points
18. Bill Travers 12 points
20. Bill Travers 6 points
21. Leif Peterson 5 points
22. Sandy Speake 4 points
22. Evan LeVang 4 points
24. Bob Jones 2 points
24. Tom Embree 2 points
24. Tom Murphy 2 points
27. Michael Jamison 1 point
28. Jeff Larsen 1 point
29. Ben Mallory 1 point
30. Barry DeWitt 1 point
31. Daniel Law 1 point
32. Kerry Maxwell 1 point
33. Skip Lees 1 point
34. Troy Purdom 1 point
35. David Watkins 1 point
36. David Hernandez 1 point
37. David Klein 1 point
38. Matt Davis 1 point
39. Jeff Nye 1 point
40. Colin Moakley 1 point
41. Dylan Golet 1 point
42. Kareem Speake 1 point
43. Kevin Nye 1 point
44. Nathan Coy 1 point
45. Greg Hollis 1 point
46. Jesse Mallory 1 point
47. Jorge Ramirez 1 point

WOMEN'S CATEGORY FINAL STANDINGS:
1. Janine Rood 90 points
2. Teresa Kludt 50 points
3. Forough Molina 40 points
4. Kim Agur 38 points
5. Caryn Jones 34 points
6. Joanne Gilchrist 32 points
7. Maggie Jones 28 points
8. Gabrielle Walters 22 points
8. Darlene Henderson 22 points
10. Michelle Nye 18 points
11. Katelyn Nye 16 points
12. Sue Kamrar 14 points
12. Krissie Mensching 14 points
14. Sandra Barton 12 points
15. Margaret Bomberg 8 points
15. Mary Ann Bachus 8 points
15. Lorna Andreatta 8 points
18. Heather Millar 6 points

DOG DAYS OMNIUM INFORMATION:

Hi Everyone! The 2nd Annual "Dog Days" Omnium bicycling event is this week, in honor of the Dog Days of Summer:

Tues., Aug. 18th - Chico Airport Criterium - 1st Race "Dog Days" Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series - this is also a DOUBLE POINT EVENT!)

Thurs., Aug. 20th - River Road 10-Mile TT - 2nd Race Dog Days Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico 10-Mile Time Trial Series)

Sat., Aug. 22nd - Cohasset DOWNHILL TT - 3rd Race Dog Days Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Downhill Time Trial Series)

Sun., Aug. 23rd - Table Mountain Road Race(1 lap) - Final Race Dog Days Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series)

Essentially, this will be run similar to the Nutcracker Omnium taking place in September, but with a couple of different stages. Again, in this scenario, an Omnium is just a stage race using points rather than time. You garner points for each stage depending upon how you did in the stage.......and, again, in this case.........the MOST points wins(many Omniums reverse this and have the least amount of points winning). There WILL be a Category "A" and Category "B", and a Women's Category which is scored separately - you must tell me at the start which Category you are entering.......and no downgrades during the Omnium once you're in. Most USCF rules will apply to ALL stages - including WEAR YOUR HELMET, don't ride like a silly person, and so on and so forth. The Time Trials - In the Dog Days Omnium, aero equipment WILL be allowed(it is NOT allowed in the Nutcracker Omnium River Road Time Trial). And remember - the only reasons we're doing this Omnium is for fun and fitness......and maybe a little competitiveness too, but nothing over-the-top please! Ride safe, have fun, try something new and challenge yourself. Dog Days Omnium Champion Trophies will be awarded to the Winners of each Category - we may also have a Masters Category for Men & Women if the budget allows for it.

So.....with that said, here are the Point Breakdowns for each of the Stages of the upcoming Dog Days Omnium - and details/descriptions of each stage will be announced shortly:

Tuesday, August 18th - Chico Airport Criterium:
1st = 25 points (NOT to be added to the season-long point standings in the Criterium Series....those points are separate from the Omnium. Prime Points NOT counted in the Overall Omnium Results.)
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
Everyone else = 1 point

Thursday, August 20th - River Road 10-Mile Time Trial:
1st = 25 points
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
Everyone else = 1 point

Saturday, August 22nd - Cohasset DOWNHILL Time Trial:
1st = 25 points
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
Everyone else = 1 point

Sunday, August 23rd - Table Mountain Road Race(1 Lap):
1st = 25 points
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
Everyone else = 1 point

And Finally - ANY rider participating in ALL 4 Stages receives an additional 25 points.
Do you have to do all the stages in order to compete in the Omnium?? No - you can even do just one event and your points will still be calculated and counted in the overall.
Tie-Breaker - If, by chance, it comes down to a TIE after the last stage of the Omnium, the highest placed finisher(of the tied competitors) in the Cohasset DOWNHILL Time Trial will be declared the Overall Winner.


Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA

R.A.C.E. Events for Aug. 24th - Aug. 30th.................

A pretty light R.A.C.E. week this next week - the Chico Air Show will be going on Friday, Saturday & Sunday at the airport. No Friday night Criterium and no Sunday night Criterium. However, 2 NEW Events will be making an appearance next weekend - the very hilly BLOOM Circuit Race on Saturday morning, and the very flat Butte City Road Race on Sunday morning! And remember - the following week is the Nutcracker Omnium!!

Tuesday, Aug. 25th - Chico Airport Criterium - 6:00PM & 7:00PM (Part of the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series)

Wednesday, August 26th - Fast 50 - 6:00PM

Thursday, Aug. 27th - Meridian Road 10-Mile Time Trial - 6:00PM (Part of the 2009 Chico 10-Mile Time Trial Series)

Friday, Aug. 28th - No events planned tonight - the Air Show is going on at the Chico Airport.

Saturday, Aug. 29th - The BLOOM Circuit Race - 9:00AM (HUGE Point Event for the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series) http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Bloom-Circuit-Race

Saturday, Aug. 29th - The "Kids Only" Humboldt Road Race - 1:00PM

Sunday, Aug. 30th - The Butte City Road Race - 9:00AM (Point Event for the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series) http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/The-Really-Old-Butte-City-RR-Course

Tuesday, August 25th - Tuesday Night Airport Criterium - 6:00PM (As & Bs) & 7:00PM (Cs) - Registration normally opens at 5:45pm on Convair avenue at the Airport - with the event starting promptly at 6:00pm. For the time being, we'll be using our standard Tuesday Night course starting/finishing at Convair Avenue - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Chico-Airport-Tuesday-Night-Crit-Course . Category "A" riders will go for 50 Minutes PLUS 3 laps, while Category "B" riders will go for 45 Minutes PLUS 3 laps - Women's Category picked separately. Lots of Point Primes offered in this one!! Must sign in and wear a helmet in order to compete. RAIN OR WET PAVEMENT WILL CANCEL THIS EVENT. (Part of the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series!)

**** One Note About This Tuesday Night's Airport Criterium - August 25th - 7:00PM - will also have a Category "C" race going off at 7:00PM. The "C" race will be 20 minutes + 3 laps. If you are intimidated by the Criterium and/or the speeds out there, this is the Category to get a feel for what's going on without the crazy speeds. No other Category races will be on the course - just Category "C" - so you can get used to the course, etc. The event MAY be mentored as well, depending upon whether ANY Category "A" or highly-ranked Category "B" riders(basically, any top 10 riders in the Current Standings in the "B" Category) are available to mentor. A mentor basically sits in with your group during the race, giving you basic pointers and helpful advice to keep you safe, skilled and sound during the event - and for future events. Mentors must meet with me prior to the event - so, if you would like to volunteer to be a Criterium Mentor, see me at the race on Tuesday Night or e-mail me prior to the Event - lorrod7@comcast.net . Also - If anyone would like to donate Prime Prizes for any of the events, please bring them out to the Criterium or e-mail me.

Wednesday, August 26th - FAST 50 - 6:00PM - The long-running independent "Fast 50" Wednesday night rides! The starting spot for this ride is in the parking lot of Rosedale Elementary School located at 100 Oak Street here in Chico. The ride leaves promptly at 6:00pm from the parking lot area. Many different levels of cyclists out there, so hook up with someone and enjoy the ride! A map of the course can be found here: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Fast-50255824 Rain does not cancel!

Thursday, August 27th - Meridian Road 10-Mile Time Trial - 6:00PM - A newer course to try out in the 10-Mile Time Trial Series. We'll be heading to Meridian Road, just north of Chico for this one. This is a straight 5-mile out, 5-mile back in Time Trial - the course has approximately 130 feet of total climbing....primarily on the way out. Registration will open at 5:40pm with the first rider going off at 6:01pm. We will be going in 1-Minute Intervals. You must sign in at the start! The Start/Finish Line is just past the left sweeper turn on Meridian Road......the turn-around is before you get to Lassen Road(this is the same section of Meridian used on the Paskenta Century). Riders will travel north for 5 miles, then back south for 5 miles. An approximate map of this course can be found here: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Meridian-Road-10-Mile-Time-Trial Look for me at the Starting location with the RACEmobile(the greenish Mitsubishi POS car) and the clipboard. (Part of the 2009 Chico 10-Mile Time Trial Series!)

Saturday, August 29th - The BLOOM Circuit Race - 9:00AM - A NEW Circuit Race in the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series!! This event is named after our very own Mark Bloom - Mark told me about this Circuit and thought it might make a good R.A.C.E. Event - and man, he wasn't kidding!! This course has a little bit of everything - and it is quite beautiful too!! This Circuit Race will be 5 laps of a 5.1 mile long circuit off of Hwy. 70........for a total of 25.5 miles. However, the total elevation gain for this event will be approximately 4,600 feet.......that's more than double the Table Mountain Road Race climbing in the same distance. So......bring your climbing legs and climbing gears! There is a parking area at the Vista sight right on the course on Hwy. 70 - right at the Intersection with Lunt Road. Registration will open in the Vista Area at 8:30am.........with the Category "A" event starting at 9:00AM.........and the Category "B" event starting at 9:02AM. Women's Category will be scored separately. The race starts with a descent off of Hwy. 70, down Lunt Road - over to Nelson Bar Road - to Concow Road - and back to Hwy. 70. Each lap includes 920 feet of total climbing - with some good pitches in there for good measure! This is also a HUGE POINT Event for the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series, with 35 points going to the winner, 30 to 2nd, 28 to 3rd and so on and so forth. I will be there early, and will also bring a supply of water bottles for hand-ups during the race. For a map of this course, please visit: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Bloom-Circuit-Race (HUGE Point Event for the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series)

Saturday, August 29th - The "Kids ONLY" Humboldt Road Race - 1:00PM - From the bottom of the climb up to the main Power Lines (it's about half-way up Humboldt = 2 miles up, 400 feet of total climbing!) - For the kids under the Age of 16 who have been showing up to the Chico Airport Criteriums - now's your chance to experience a ROAD RACE!! Well.....at least a little one!! Registration will open at the bottom of the hill (near the intersection of Humboldt Road & Stilson Canyon Road) at 12:40pm. The RACE will start at 1:00pm. This one is 2 miles long and climbs approximately 400 feet - so bring your climbing legs!! I will have water at the Start & Finish - and probably watermelon at the top too. We're going just up to the Power Lines - not all the way up to the top. MENTORS are STRONGLY encouraged to attend - to keep an eye on our riders, help them out and encourage them up the hill. I will also be there with the SAG Vehicle, if needed. ***One Note - If enough older kids show, we may do a race up to the top of Humboldt too, depending upon help & logistics. For a map of the "Kids Only" course, please visit: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/The-Humboldt-Kids-Road-Race . HELMETS ARE MANDATORY! Rain cancels!

Sunday, August 30th - Butte City Road Race (Bringing back the old classic!!!) - 9:00AM - A 36-Mile Flat Road Race!! - The Chico Velo Cycling Club did this as a United States Cycling Federation Road Race back in.....what.....1982 or 1983. In fact, yours truly actually won the Junior race, believe it or not. Anyway, we decided to bring it back again, just to give it a test! This course is approximately 36 miles in length and includes a whopping 189 feet of total climbing! We'll be doing 1-lap only. We will have a Category "A" and a Category "B" group - Women's Category will be scored separately. The Start/Finish of this one is at the Ord Bend Park(the last Rest Stop of this year's Wildflower Century). Registration will open at 8:30am - with the Category "A" race going off at 9:00AM - the Category "B" race going off at 9:03am. The course follows a Clockwise direction - east on Ord Ferry Road, south on 7-Mile Lane, west on Hwy. 162, north on Hwy. 45.....then finishing up back on Ord Ferry Road at the Ord Bend Park. Route Arrows will mark the course - and there are bathrooms and plenty of parking at Ord Bend Park! I will be following the groups in a SAG Vehicle in case you have a problem out there - but will have to get back to the Finish Area at some point to score the event. A map of this course can be found here: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/The-Really-Old-Butte-City-RR-Course Hope you can come out to give this one a shot!! (Point Event for the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series)

Rodney............
R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA

Aug. 23rd Table Mountain Road Race Results...........

Hi Everyone! We had some great conditions this morning for the Table Mountain Road Race(25 miles with 2,100 feet of climbing) - and a great turnout too!!! Thank you ALL for coming out to this one - it was AWESOME seeing you all out there!!

Okay, below are the Category Results from this morning's Road Race - followed by the Current Overall Standings in the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series. I will have the Dog Days Omnium Results out shortly too.......hopefully before tonight's Airport Criterium!

For some photos(no videos) of today's Road Race, please visit:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chicovelo/

Thank you all again for participating in thse little events - y'all rock!!!


Category "A" Men Results from the Aug. 23rd Table Mountain Road Race:
1. David Albrecht 1:07:03 (25 points + 4 = 29 points)
2. Sean Molina 1:07:57 (20 points + 4 = 24 points)
3. James Plummer 1:08:20 (18 points + 4 = 22 points)
4. Rob Bishop 1:08:28 (16 points + 4 = 20 points)
5. Brad Foster 1:09:23 (14 points + 4 = 18 points)
6. Mike Trowbridge 1:13:20 (12 points + 4 = 16 points)
7. Scott Heather 1:21:10 (10 points + 4 = 14 points)
8. Greg Golet 1:21:22 - Flatted (8 points + 4 = 12 points)
9. Jeff Galland 1:21:22 (6 points + 4 = 10 points)
10. Margaret Jones 1:31:23 (4 points + 4 = 8 points)

Women's Category Results from the Aug. 23rd Table Mountain Road Race:
1. Teresa Kludt 1:17:07 (25 points + 4 = 29 points)
2. Forough Molina 1:17:07 (20 points + 4 = 24 points)
3. Kim Agur 1:19:23 (18 points + 4 = 22 points)
4. Janine Rood 1:20:38 (16 points + 4 = 20 points)
5. Joanne Gilchrist 1:23:19 (14 points + 4 = 18 points)
6. Sandra Barton 1:26:03 (12 points + 4 = 16 points)
7. Gabrielle Walters 1:30:33 (10 points + 4 = 14 points)
8. Mary Ann Bachus 1:33:35 (8 points + 4 = 12 points)
9. Margaret Bomberg 1:57:32 (6 points + 4 = 10 points)

Category "B" Men Results from the Aug. 23rd Table Mountain Road Race:
1. Preben Nielsen 1:10:57 (25 points + 4 = 29 points)
2. Nelson Frink 1:11:00 (20 points + 4 = 24 points)
3. Charlie Pelton 1:11:03 (18 points + 4 = 22 points)
4. Shawn Hughes 1:14:54 (16 points + 4 = 20 points)
5. Denny McKenney 1:16:21 (14 points + 4 = 18 points)
6. Jon Keyzer 1:16:52 (12 points + 4 = 16 points)
7. Tony Mainz 1:17:55 (10 points + 4 = 14 points)
8. Jim Mensching 1:17:55 (8 points + 4 = 12 points)
9. Bill Travers 1:18:24 (6 points + 4 = 10 points)
10. Roy Holley 1:20:38 (4 points + 4 = 8 points)
11. Bob Jones 1:29:23 (2 points + 4 = 6 points)
12. Dan Spencer 1:29:47 (1 point + 4 = 5 points)
13. Michael Jamison 1:43:03 - Flatted (1 point + 4 = 5 points)

CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS IN THE 2009 CHICO ROAD R.A.C.E. SERIES:

Current Overall Standings for Category "A" Men:
1. Sean Molina 233 points
2. Brad Foster 196 points
2. Greg Golet 196 points
4. Kevin Speacht 168 points
5. Mike Castaldo 124 points
6. Aren Timmel 112 points
7. Scott Heather 97 points
8. Rich Thurman 95 points
9. Jesse Rushing 91 points
10. David Albrecht 87 points
11. Alex Blease 84 points
12. Anthony Ferretti 82 points
13. Jim Roberts 75 points
14. Mike Smith 74 points
15. Mike Thorpe 70 points
16. Jeff Galland 68 points
17. Josh Bullock 52 points
18. James Plummer 51 points
19. Charlie Dawson 46 points
20. Joe Shelburne 43 points
21. Paul Sajben 40 points
22. Kyle Hughes 39 points
22. Paul McIntyre 39 points
24. Mike Trowbridge 36 points
25. Roy Steves 34 points
26. Rob Bishop 30 points
26. Mike Painter 30 points
28. Brian Larson 22 points
29. Jeff Ochs 21 points
30. Brian Scanlon 20 points
30. David Kyle 20 points
30. Randy Moon 20 points
33. Tyler Honeyman 18 points
34. JP Bergmann 16 points
35. Joe Oliveri 14 points
36. Nelson Frink 12 points
37. Ethan Black 10 points
38. Weston Crumm 9 points
39. Kris Blee 6 points
40. Steve Vickery 5 points

Women's Category:
1. Forough Molina 306 points
2. Elizabeth Brent 153 points
3. Darlene Henderson 140 points
4. Kim Agur 131 points
5. Christine Bergmann 107 points
6. Janeen Thorpe 98 points
7. Jeanne O'Regan 87 points
8. Sandra Barton 75 points
9. Joanne Gilchrist 74 points
10. Teresa Kludt 58 points
11. Grace Twedt 48 points
12. Jamie Batha 45 points
13. Kim Lange 44 points
14. Caryn Jones 43 points
15. Mary Reyes 38 points
16. Jennifer Haffner 37 points
17. Anne Yates 36 points
18. Kristen Schonauer 32 points
19. Gabrielle Walters 28 points
20. Margaret Jones 26 points
21. Susan Clavey 24 points
21. Emily Fisher 24 points
23. Janine Rood 20 points
24. Sue Kamrar 19 points
25. Mary Ann Bachus 12 points
25. Teresa Long 12 points
25. Heather Miller 12 points
25. Heather Siles-Foster 12 points
29. Margaret Bomberg 10 points
29. Sheila Winter 10 points

Category "B" Men:
1. Charlie Pelton 323 points
2. Michael Crumm 240 points
3. Jim Mensching 183 points
4. Preben Nielsen 133 points
4. Denny McKenney 133 points
6. Shawn Hughes 104 points
7. Matt Carlson 101 points
7. Tom Embree 101 points
9. Jon Keyzer 83 points
10. Bill Brent 77 points
11. Mark Bloom 73 points
12. Michael Jamison 71 points
13. Tony Mainz 66 points
14. Gary Manwill 64 points
15. Ferdinand Batatan 61 points
16. Nelson Frink 58 points
16. Bill Bergmann 58 points
18. Roy Holley 46 points
19. Randy Will 40 points
19. Greg Watkins 40 points
19. Skip Lees 40 points
22. Frank Marinello 37 points
23. Geno Gruber 36 points
24. Brian Ray 34 points
24. Scott Heather 34 points
24. Chris Roots 34 points
24. Ken Petruzzelli 34 points
28. Rogelio Barrera 33 points
29. Rob Evans 31 points
30. Mike Thorpe 29 points
31. Steve Kodad 28 points
32. Dan Spencer 27 points
33. Tom Murphy 24 points
34. David Dura 18 points
34. Brian Strukan 18 points
36. Gary Swanson 16 points
36. Mike Candela 16 points
38. Dan Dominguez 15 points
39. Tim Mallen 14 points
39. Clayton Anderson 14 points
41. Bill Travers 13 points
42. Don Curtis 12 points
42. Ken Hughes 12 points
42. Alex Albrecht 12 points
45. Bob Jones 11 points
46. Dave Palmeri 10 points
47. Patrick Clark 9 points
48. Lloyd Leighton 6 points
49. David Hernandez 5 points
49. Dane Van Domelen 5 points
49. Tony Ruggle 5 points
49. Alex Roberson 5 points
49. Samuel Bransky 5 points
54. Jim Peplow 4 points
55. Ray Bransky 4 points
56. Norm Rosene 4 points
57. Gary Jacques 3 points
57. Andy Grayson 3 points
57. Josh Rowe 3 points
60. Mike Harper 2 points
60. Pete Cuneo 2 points
60. John Dewart 2 points
63. Norbert Richard 1 point

2009 CHICO ROAD R.A.C.E. SERIES INFORMATION:

After the great turn-out at last year's various Chico Road Races, we're going to be doing them again for 2009......but this time, they will ALSO be in a "Series" format. For those curious, the approximate definition of "Bicycle Road Races" can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_bicycle_racing

This Series will go from Saturday, May 30th through mid-September 2009......just before the Henleyville Road Race on September 19th, 2009! Most of these races will be starting at either 8:00AM or 9:00AM on the weekends - but some could be as early as 7:00AM.......and others starting as late as 10:00AM(highly unlikely).

Why have this event???

Looking at cycle racing from an international view, "road racing" is one of the most prestigious aspects of bicycle racing. The greatest racing champions in the hisotry of our great sport - Eddy Merckx, Lance Armstrong, Bernard Hinault, Fausto Coppi, Greg LeMond, Miguel Indurain, Gino Bartali - the list goes on and on and on. These riders were great "road racing" champions. The road race itself requires great stamina, strength, speed, skill and sense to win - or to place. To win a road race - or place highly in a road race consistently - is the epitome of a great cycle racing champion. This contest will track the most consistent riders in the area for road racing. The winner of this event will have a great opportunity for bragging rights - plus, they'll win the Series Championship Trophy!!

How does it work???

Okay, here are a few notes for 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series:

1. We will be using a variety of courses for this Series - including some flat courses, very hilly courses, somewhat hilly courses, circuit race courses(no Crits) and so forth. The idea is to get a variety of course profiles going for the Series to test the riders a bit. Next year - 2010 - this Series will also be starting much earlier in the year in order to get a feel for different weather conditions as well.

2. ALL riders must sign in this year at the start of EACH event - There will be a small table at the Start/Finish location - just sign in at the table and you are good to go! Sign-ins normally start 30 minutes before the event takes place and closes about 1-2 minutes before the event starts. Rain or wet weather will normally not cancel the events. However, last year we had some tremendous smoke from the Humboldt Fire in this area......which, in turn, may cancel some of the Road Races due to hazardous air quality.

3. There will normally be 2 Categories racing at the Road Races - the Category "A" Event and the Category "B" Event. However, EACH Series Category will be picked separately(Women's, Women's Masters, Men's Masters, Juniors, etc.). Category "A" races will normally start first, with the Category "B" races starting a couple of minutes later. If there are enough racers to have a separate category start after the "B" event, we will make that happen as well.

4. Helmets are MANDATORY! So, please....please.....wear your helmet! Please!!

5. All are welcome - you don't have to do the Series - just come on out and give this Road Race training/riding a shot! They're a GREAT workout!!!

6. Points are used to calculate the Overall Standings in the Series. The point breakdown is as follows: 25-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1, with an additional 4 points being given to each participant at each event. So, 25 points goes to the winner, 20 points goes to 2nd place, 18 points goes to 3rd place and so on.........in addition to 4 more points just for doing the event. The rider with the MOST points at the end of the Series wins the Overall Title - and the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series Championship Trophy, plus whatever goodies we can give you. If one race proves particularly harsh.........ex. - the Jonesville Road Race on June 7th..............the point breakdown MAY be increased(35 to the winner, 30 to 2nd and so forth). IN ADDITION - It is quite possible that some of the Mini-Road-Races held during the week MAY be counted towards the Overall Title, but with fewer points (think.......5 to the winner, 4 to 2nd, 3 to 3rd and so on.....with NO point bonuses for competing).

7. Although the races are advertised as having 2 Categories out on the course - Category A and Category B - the Series itself has more Trophy Categories, including:

Category "A" Men
Women's Category
Category "B" Men
And any others if there are enough riders!

These are the Categories which all qualify for a Series Championship Trophy - as of NOW. We will ADD Categories if enough riders show up out there - so tell your friends!! If nobody - or very few folks are in one category - we may eliminate it and add an additional category where the numbers allow it. As usual, sandbaggers are strongly discouraged ( A Sandbagger would be a Category "A" rider entering a Category "B" event - this would have to be completely obvious to the Race Director).

In addition, trophies will normally be given out at EACH event for the winners in various categories............depending upon the budget of the Race Director.

8. Although donations to put on these events are always very appreciated and accepted, this Series is FREE - so come on out and take advantage of some, or all, of these Road R.A.C.E.s in 2009!

9. The Race Director reserves the right to DQ any rider for unsafe riding or unsportsmanlike conduct at ANY time. Also, PLEASE - try not to use colorful language out there - especially with the little kids around watching the race at the finish line and so forth. ANY rider breaking these rules can be subject to Disqualification from - not only the race - but from the entire Series. So, please - just do what ya always do and just be cool!!!!

10. Finally, remember - these Road Race events are essentially for practice and exercise - we have fun out there and get a great little workout in, and we get to work on some quality cycling skills. But, overall, they're no big whoop....no World Championship/Olympic medals or million dollar contracts on the line. So, with that in mind, just treat 'em as such - a good training event to try some new things, gain some good fitness.....and maybe even get into a "real" sanctioned Road Race at some point in time. Or not. Just have fun with it!! We'll have trophies and hopefully some prizes for the Series winners - and definitely loads of fun....and pain and suffering. ;) But remember - it's all in good fun!

Hope to see you out there!!

Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA

Dog Days Omnium Current Overall Standings...........

Hi Everyone!! Okay, below are the Stage #3 Results(Cohasset Downhill Time Trial) and Current Overall Standings in this week's Dog Days Omnium. We have 3 stages down.........and 1 stage to go! And remember - if you do ALL 4 stages, it's a 25 point bonus. Hope to see you at the next stage!:

Sun., Aug. 23rd - Table Mountain Road Race(1 lap) - 9:00AM - Final Race Dog Days Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series)

CATEGORY "A" RESULTS FROM STAGE #3:
1. Jeff Ochs 5:37 (25 points)
2. Steve Vickery 5:39 (20 points)
3. James Plummer 5:40 (18 points)
4. Jeff Galland 5:41 (16 points)
5. David Albrecht 5:42 (14 points)
6. Andy Grayson 5:46 (12 points)
7. Geno Gruber 5:55 (10 points)
8. Mike Trowbridge 6:13 (8 points)
9. Charlie Pelton 6:18 (6 points)
10. Scott Heather 6:22 (4 points)
11. Rob Bishop 6:32 (2 points)

CATEGORY "B" RESULTS FROM STAGE #3:
1. Tony Mainz 6:14 (25 points)
2. Roy Holley 6:23 (20 points)
3. David Dura 6:27 (18 points)
4. Shawn Hughes 6:29 (16 points)
5. Josh Rowe 6:32 (14 points)
6. Kareem Speake 6:35 (12 points)
7. Jim Mensching 6:36 (10 points)
8. Jon Keyzer 6:45 (8 points)
9. Dan Spencer 7:10 (6 points)
10. Sandy Speake 7:47 (4 points)

WOMEN'S CATEGORY RESULTS FROM STAGE #3:
1. Maggie Jones 6:43 (25 points)
2. Janine Rood 6:51 (20 points)
3. Caryn Jones 7:08 (18 points)

CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS IN THE DOG DAYS OMNIUM:

CATEGORY "A" STANDINGS AFTER STAGE 3 OF THE DOG DAYS OMNIUM:
1. David Albrecht 54 points
2. Steve Vickery 45 points
3. Jeff Galland 35 points
4. David Kyle 32 points
5. Scott Heather 26 points
6. Jeff Ochs 25 points
7. Kevin Speacht 25 points
8. Rob Bishop 20 points
9. James Plummer 18 points
9. Anthony Ferretti 18 points
11. Mike Trowbridge 16 points
12. Rich Quintero 14 points
12. Mike Castaldo 14 points
14. Andy Grayson 12 points
14. Greg Golet 12 points
16. Charlie Pelton 11 points
17. Geno Gruber 10 points
18. Ken Petruzzelli 8 points
19. Jeff Seyfried 6 points
20. Mike Thorpe 4 points
21. Maggie Jones 3 points
22. Sean Molina 1 point
23. Robin Van Valkenburgh 1 point
24. Ethan Black 1 point
25. Ryan Olson 1 point
26. Mike Cordova 1 point
27. Janeen Thorpe 1 point

CATEGORY "B" STANDINGS AFTER STAGE 3 OF THE DOG DAYS OMNIUM:
1. Josh Rowe 57 points
2. Shawn Hughes 53 points
3. Tony Mainz 39 points
4. Roy Holley 37 points
5. Greg Watkins 34 points
6. David Dura 33 points
7. Jim Mensching 28 points
8. Rogelio Barrera 20 points
8. Ferdinand Batatan 20 points
10. Gary Manwill 16 points
11. Matt Itamura 14 points
12. Kareem Speake 12 points
12. Bill Travers 12 points
14. Jon Keyzer 11 points
15. Dan Spencer 8 points
16. Leif Peterson 5 points
17. Sandy Speake 4 points
17. Evan LeVang 4 points
19. Tom Embree 2 points
19. Tom Murphy 2 points
21. Jeff Larsen 1 point
22. Ben Mallory 1 point
23. Barry DeWitt 1 point
24. Daniel Law 1 point
25. Kerry Maxwell 1 point
26. Skip Lees 1 point
27. Troy Purdom 1 point
28. David Watkins 1 point
29. David Hernandez 1 point
30. David Klein 1 point
31. Matt Davis 1 point
32. Jeff Nye 1 point
33. Colin Moakley 1 point
34. Dylan Golet 1 point
35. Kareem Speake 1 point
36. Kevin Nye 1 point
37. Nathan Coy 1 point
38. Greg Hollis 1 point
39. Jesse Mallory 1 point
40. Jorge Ramirez 1 point

WOMEN'S CATEGORY STANDINGS AFTER STAGE 2 OF THE DOG DAYS OMNIUM:
1. Janine Rood 49 points
2. Caryn Jones 34 points
3. Maggie Jones 28 points
4. Teresa Kludt 25 points
5. Darlene Henderson 22 points
6. Kim Agur 20 points
6. Forough Molina 20 points
8. Joanne Gilchrist 18 points
8. Michelle Nye 18 points
10. Katelyn Nye 16 points
11. Sue Kamrar 14 points
11. Krissie Mensching 14 points
13. Gabrielle Walters 12 points
14. Lorna Andreatta 8 points
15. Heather Millar 6 points
16. Margaret Bomberg 2 points

DOG DAYS OMNIUM INFORMATION:

Hi Everyone! The 2nd Annual "Dog Days" Omnium bicycling event is this week, in honor of the Dog Days of Summer:

Tues., Aug. 18th - Chico Airport Criterium - 1st Race "Dog Days" Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series - this is also a DOUBLE POINT EVENT!)

Thurs., Aug. 20th - River Road 10-Mile TT - 2nd Race Dog Days Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico 10-Mile Time Trial Series)

Sat., Aug. 22nd - Cohasset DOWNHILL TT - 3rd Race Dog Days Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Downhill Time Trial Series)

Sun., Aug. 23rd - Table Mountain Road Race(1 lap) - Final Race Dog Days Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series)

Essentially, this will be run similar to the Nutcracker Omnium taking place in September, but with a couple of different stages. Again, in this scenario, an Omnium is just a stage race using points rather than time. You garner points for each stage depending upon how you did in the stage.......and, again, in this case.........the MOST points wins(many Omniums reverse this and have the least amount of points winning). There WILL be a Category "A" and Category "B", and a Women's Category which is scored separately - you must tell me at the start which Category you are entering.......and no downgrades during the Omnium once you're in. Most USCF rules will apply to ALL stages - including WEAR YOUR HELMET, don't ride like a silly person, and so on and so forth. The Time Trials - In the Dog Days Omnium, aero equipment WILL be allowed(it is NOT allowed in the Nutcracker Omnium River Road Time Trial). And remember - the only reasons we're doing this Omnium is for fun and fitness......and maybe a little competitiveness too, but nothing over-the-top please! Ride safe, have fun, try something new and challenge yourself. Dog Days Omnium Champion Trophies will be awarded to the Winners of each Category - we may also have a Masters Category for Men & Women if the budget allows for it.

So.....with that said, here are the Point Breakdowns for each of the Stages of the upcoming Dog Days Omnium - and details/descriptions of each stage will be announced shortly:

Tuesday, August 18th - Chico Airport Criterium:
1st = 25 points (NOT to be added to the season-long point standings in the Criterium Series....those points are separate from the Omnium. Prime Points NOT counted in the Overall Omnium Results.)
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
Everyone else = 1 point

Thursday, August 20th - River Road 10-Mile Time Trial:
1st = 25 points
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
Everyone else = 1 point

Saturday, August 22nd - Cohasset DOWNHILL Time Trial:
1st = 25 points
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
Everyone else = 1 point

Sunday, August 23rd - Table Mountain Road Race(1 Lap):
1st = 25 points
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
Everyone else = 1 point

And Finally - ANY rider participating in ALL 4 Stages receives an additional 25 points.
Do you have to do all the stages in order to compete in the Omnium?? No - you can even do just one event and your points will still be calculated and counted in the overall.
Tie-Breaker - If, by chance, it comes down to a TIE after the last stage of the Omnium, the highest placed finisher(of the tied competitors) in the Cohasset DOWNHILL Time Trial will be declared the Overall Winner.


Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA

Today's Cohasset Downhill Time Trial Results.............

Okay, below are the Combined Results from today's Cohasset Downhill Time Trial, followed by the Category Results and the FINAL Overall Standings in the 2009 Chico Downhill Time Trial Series. The Dog Days Omnium Standings will be out shortly too. I would like to thank everyone who took part in this year's Downhill Series. The Series will be back next summer, so hope to see you then!!

I would like to congratulate our 2009 Chico Downhill Time Trial Series Champions!:

Category "A" = Roy Holley
Women's Category = Lori Cox
Category "B" = Tony Mainz

COMBINED RESULTS FROM THE COHASSET DOWNHILL TIME TRIAL - AUGUST 22nd, 2009:
1. Jeff Ochs 5:37
2. Steve Vickery 5:39
3. James Plummer 5:40
4. Jeff Galland 5:41
5. David Albrecht 5:42
6. Andy Grayson 5:46
7. Geno Gruber 5:55
8. Mike Trowbridge 6:13
9. Tony Mainz 6:14
10. Charlie Pelton 6:18
11. Scott Heather 6:22
12. Roy Holley 6:23
13. David Dura 6:27
14. Shawn Hughes 6:29
15. Josh Rowe 6:32
15. Rob Bishop 6:32
17. Kareem Speake 6:35
18. Jim Mensching 6:36
19. Maggie Jones 6:43
20. Jon Keyzer 6:45
21. Janine Rood 6:51
22. Caryn Jones 7:08
23. Dan Spencer 7:10
24. Sandy Speake 7:47

CATEGORY RESULTS FROM THE COHASSET DOWNHILL TIME TRIAL - AUG. 22nd, 2009:

CATEGORY "A" RESULTS:
1. Jeff Ochs 5:37 (20 points + 1 = 21 points)
2. Steve Vickery 5:39 (18 points + 1 = 19 points)
3. James Plummer 5:40 (16 points + 1 = 17 points)
4. Jeff Galland 5:41 (14 points + 1 = 15 points)
5. David Albrecht 5:42 (12 points + 1 = 13 points)
6. Andy Grayson 5:46 (10 points + 1 = 11 points)
7. Geno Gruber 5:55 (8 points + 1 = 9 points)
8. Mike Trowbridge 6:13 (6 points + 1 = 7 points)
9. Charlie Pelton 6:18 (4 points + 1 = 5 points)
10. Scott Heather 6:22 (2 points + 1 = 3 points)
11. Roy Holley 6:23 (1 point + 1 = 2 points)
12. Rob Bishop 6:32 (1 point + 1 = 2 points)

WOMEN'S CATEGORY RESULTS:
1. Maggie Jones 6:43 (20 points + 1 = 21 points)
2. Janine Rood 6:51 (18 points + 1 = 19 points)
3. Caryn Jones 7:08 (16 points + 1 = 17 points)

CATEGORY "B" RESULTS:
1. Tony Mainz 6:14 (20 points + 1 = 21 points)
2. David Dura 6:27 (18 points + 1 = 19 points)
3. Shawn Hughes 6:29 (16 points + 1 = 17 points)
4. Josh Rowe 6:32 (14 points + 1 = 15 points)
5. Kareem Speake 6:35 (12 points + 1 = 13 points)
6. Jim Mensching 6:36 (10 points + 1 = 11 points)
7. Jon Keyzer 6:45 (8 points + 1 = 9 points)
8. Dan Spencer 7:10 (6 points + 1 = 7 points)
9. Sandy Speake 7:47 (4 points + 1 = 5 points)

FINAL OVERALL STANDINGS IN THE 2009 CHICO DOWNHILL TIME TRIAL SERIES:

CATEGORY "A" OVERALL STANDINGS:
1. Roy Holley 44 points
2. Jeff Ochs 38 points
3. Jeff Galland 36 points
3. James Plummer 36 points
5. Steve Vickery 19 points
5. Joe Shelburne 19 points
5. Brad Foster 19 points
8. David Albrecht 13 points
9. Andy Grayson 11 points
10. Geno Gruber 9 points
11. Mike Trowbridge 7 points
12. Charlie Pelton 5 points
13. Scott Heather 3 points
14. Rob Bishop 2 points

WOMEN'S CATEGORY OVERALL STANDINGS:
1. Lori Cox 42 points
2. Janine Rood 38 points
3. Maggie Jones 21 points
4. Caryn Jones 17 points
4. Patti Dugger 17 points

CATEGORY "B" OVERALL STANDINGS:
1. Tony Mainz 84 points
2. Jim Mensching 70 points
3. David Dura 19 points
4. Shawn Hughes 17 points
4. Ben Mallory 17 points
4. Tom Embree 17 points
7. Josh Rowe 15 points
7. Eric Dugger 15 points
7. Frank Marinello 15 points
10. Kareem Speake 13 points
10. Walt Schafer 13 points
12. Skip Lees 11 points
13. Jon Keyzer 9 points
13. Alex Albrecht 9 points
15. Dan Spencer 7 points
16. Sandy Speake 5 points

AND - THE 2009 CHICO DOWNHILL TIME TRIAL SERIES INFORMATION IS BELOW:

1. We will be using just 4 Events used for this Series:

--The Neal Road Downhill Time Trial - Completed!
--The Pentz Road Downhill Time Trial - July - Completed!
--The Hwy. 32 Downhill Time Trial - July - Completed!
--The Cohasset Downhill Time Trial - August - Completed!

2. ALL riders must sign in this year at the start of EACH event - There will be a small table at the Start/Finish location - just sign in at the table and you are good to go! Sign-ins normally start 30 minutes before the event takes place and closes about 1-2 minutes before the event starts. RAIN OR WET ROADS WILL CANCEL/POSTPONE THESE DOWNHILL EVENTS.

3. There will normally be 2 Categories racing at the Downhill Time Trials - the Category "A" Event and the Category "B" Event. If there are enough racers to warrant a separate category, we will make that happen as well - so tell your friends! This will be conducted like a normal Time Trial - riders will start individually and will start in 1-Minute Intervals.

4. Helmets are MANDATORY! So, please....please.....wear your helmet! Please!!

5. All are welcome - you don't have to do the Series - just come on out and give this Downhill training/riding a shot! They're GREAT fun!!!

6. Points are used to calculate the Overall Standings in the Series. The point breakdown is as follows: 20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1, with an additional 1 point being given to each participant at each event. So, 20 points goes to the winner, 18 points goes to 2nd place, 16 points goes to 3rd place and so on.........in addition to 1 more point just for doing the event. The rider with the MOST points at the end of the Series wins the Overall Title - and the 2009 Chico DOWNHILL Time Trial Series Championship Trophy, plus whatever goodies we can give you.

7. Although the races are advertised as having 2 Categories out on the course - Category A and Category B - the Series itself has more Trophy Categories, including:

Category "A" Men
Women's Category
Category "B" Men
And any others if there are enough riders!

These are the Categories which all qualify for a Series Championship Trophy - as of NOW. We will ADD Categories if enough riders show up out there - so tell your friends!! If nobody - or very few folks are in one category - we may eliminate it and add an additional category where the numbers allow it. As usual, sandbaggers are strongly discouraged ( A Sandbagger would be a Category "A" rider entering a Category "B" event - this would have to be completely obvious to the Race Director).

8. Although donations to put on these events are always very appreciated and accepted, this Series is FREE - so come on out and take advantage of some, or all, of these DOWNHILL Time Trials in 2009!

9. The Race Director reserves the right to DQ any rider for unsafe riding or unsportsmanlike conduct at ANY time. Also, PLEASE - try not to use colorful language out there - especially with the little kids around watching the race at the finish line and so forth. ANY rider breaking these rules can be subject to Disqualification from - not only the race - but from the entire Series. So, please - just do what ya always do and just be cool!!!!

10. Finally, remember - these DOWNHILL Time Trial events are essentially for practice and exercise - we have fun out there and get a great little workout in, and we get to work on some quality cycling skills. But, overall, they're no big whoop....no World Championship/Olympic medals or million dollar contracts on the line. So, with that in mind, just treat 'em as such - a good training event to try some new things, gain some good fitness.....and maybe even get into a "real" sanctioned race at some point in time. Or not. Just have fun with it!! We'll have trophies and hopefully some prizes for the Series winners - and definitely loads of fun!

Hope to see you out there!!

Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA
www.ChicoBike.com

Dog Days Omnium Current Overall Standings..............

Hi Everyone!! Okay, below are the Stage #2 Results(River Road 10-Mile Time Trial) and Current Overall Standings in this week's Dog Days Omnium. We have 2 stages down.........and 2 stages to go! And remember - if you do ALL 4 stages, it's a 25 point bonus. Hope to see you at the next stage!:

Sat., Aug. 22nd - Cohasset DOWNHILL TT - 9:00AM - 3rd Race Dog Days Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Downhill Time Trial Series)

Sun., Aug. 23rd - Table Mountain Road Race(1 lap) - 9:00AM - Final Race Dog Days Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series)

CATEGORY "A" RESULTS FROM STAGE #2:
1. Steve Vickery 22:20 (25 points)
2. David Albrecht 22:40 (20 points)
3. Jeff Galland 23:38 (18 points)
4. David Kyle 24:08 (16 points)
5. Rich Quintero 24:43 (14 points)
6. Scott Heather 24:52 (12 points)
7. Rob Bishop 25:00 (10 points)
8. Ken Petruzzelli 25:04 (8 points)
9. Mike Trowbridge 25:52 (6 points)
10. Charlie Pelton 26:12 (4 points)
11. Margaret Jones 26:57 (2 points)

CATEGORY "B" RESULTS FROM STAGE #2:
1. Josh Rowe 24:54 (25 points)
2. Rogelio Barrera 25:32 (20 points)
3. Greg Watkins 25:40 (18 points)
4. Roy Holley 25:41 (16 points)
5. David Dura 25:50 (14 points)
6. Shawn Hughes 26:09 (12 points)
7. Jim Mensching 26:20 (10 points)
8. Tony Mainz 26:26 (8 points)
9. Gary Manwill 26:29 (6 points)
10. Leif Peterson 26:52 (4 points)
11. Tom Embree 27:01 (2 points)
12. Tom Murphy 27:06 (1 point)
13. Jon Keyzer 27:23 (1 point)
14. Kerry Maxwell 27:55 (1 point)
15. Dan Spencer 27:57 (1 point)
16. Skip Lees 29:11 (1 point)
17. Troy Purdom 30:11 (1 point)
18. David Watkins 33:24 (1 point)

WOMEN'S CATEGORY RESULTS FROM STAGE #2:
1. Teresa Kludt 26:45 (25 points)
2. Kim Agur 26:54 (20 points)
3. Joanne Gilchrist 27:21 (18 points)
4. Caryn Jones 30:13 (16 points)
5. Sue Kamrar 30:27 (14 points)
6. Gabrielle Walters 30:36 (12 points)
7. Darlene Henderson 32:13 (10 points)
8. Lorna Andreatta 34:04 (8 points)
9. Heather Millar 34:04 (6 points)
10. Janine Rood 35:02 (4 points)
11. Margaret Bomberg 38:41 (2 points)

CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS IN THE DOG DAYS OMNIUM:

CATEGORY "A" STANDINGS AFTER STAGE 2 OF THE DOG DAYS OMNIUM:
1. David Albrecht 40 points
2. David Kyle 32 points
3. Steve Vickery 25 points
3. Kevin Speacht 25 points
5. Scott Heather 22 points
6. Jeff Galland 19 points
7. Rob Bishop 18 points
7. Anthony Ferretti 18 points
9. Rich Quintero 14 points
9. Mike Castaldo 14 points
11. Greg Golet 12 points
12. Ken Petruzzelli 8 points
12. Mike Trowbridge 8 points
14. Jeff Seyfried 6 points
15. Charlie Pelton 5 points
16. Mike Thorpe 4 points
17. Maggie Jones 3 points
18. Sean Molina 1 point
19. Robin Van Valkenburgh 1 point
20. Ethan Black 1 point
21. Ryan Olson 1 point
22. Mike Cordova 1 point
23. Janeen Thorpe 1 point

CATEGORY "B" STANDINGS AFTER STAGE 2 OF THE DOG DAYS OMNIUM:
1. Josh Rowe 43 points
2. Shawn Hughes 37 points
3. Greg Watkins 34 points
4. Rogelio Barrera 20 points
4. Ferdinand Batatan 20 points
6. Jim Mensching 18 points
7. Roy Holley 17 points
8. Gary Manwill 16 points
9. David Dura 15 points
10. Tony Mainz 14 points
10. Matt Itamura 14 points
12. Bill Travers 12 points
13. Leif Peterson 5 points
14. Evan LeVang 4 points
15. Jon Keyzer 3 points
16. Tom Embree 2 points
16. Tom Murphy 2 points
16. Dan Spencer 2 points
19. Jeff Larsen 1 point
20. Ben Mallory 1 point
21. Barry DeWitt 1 point
22. Daniel Law 1 point
23. Kerry Maxwell 1 point
24. Skip Lees 1 point
25. Troy Purdom 1 point
26. David Watkins 1 point
27. David Hernandez 1 point
28. David Klein 1 point
29. Matt Davis 1 point
30. Jeff Nye 1 point
31. Colin Moakley 1 point
32. Dylan Golet 1 point
33. Kareem Speake 1 point
34. Kevin Nye 1 point
35. Nathan Coy 1 point
36. Greg Hollis 1 point
37. Jesse Mallory 1 point
38. Jorge Ramirez 1 point

WOMEN'S CATEGORY STANDINGS AFTER STAGE 2 OF THE DOG DAYS OMNIUM:
1. Janine Rood 29 points
2. Teresa Kludt 25 points
3. Darlene Henderson 22 points
4. Kim Agur 20 points
4. Forough Molina 20 points
6. Joanne Gilchrist 18 points
6. Michelle Nye 18 points
8. Caryn Jones 16 points
8. Katelyn Nye 16 points
10. Sue Kamrar 14 points
10. Krissie Mensching 14 points
12. Gabrielle Walters 12 points
13. Lorna Andreatta 8 points
14. Heather Millar 6 points
15. Margaret Bomberg 2 points

DOG DAYS OMNIUM INFORMATION:

Hi Everyone! The 2nd Annual "Dog Days" Omnium bicycling event is this week, in honor of the Dog Days of Summer:

Tues., Aug. 18th - Chico Airport Criterium - 1st Race "Dog Days" Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series - this is also a DOUBLE POINT EVENT!)
Thurs., Aug. 20th - River Road 10-Mile TT - 2nd Race Dog Days Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico 10-Mile Time Trial Series)
Sat., Aug. 22nd - Cohasset DOWNHILL TT - 3rd Race Dog Days Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Downhill Time Trial Series)
Sun., Aug. 23rd - Table Mountain Road Race(1 lap) - Final Race Dog Days Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series)

Essentially, this will be run similar to the Nutcracker Omnium taking place in September, but with a couple of different stages. Again, in this scenario, an Omnium is just a stage race using points rather than time. You garner points for each stage depending upon how you did in the stage.......and, again, in this case.........the MOST points wins(many Omniums reverse this and have the least amount of points winning). There WILL be a Category "A" and Category "B", and a Women's Category which is scored separately - you must tell me at the start which Category you are entering.......and no downgrades during the Omnium once you're in. Most USCF rules will apply to ALL stages - including WEAR YOUR HELMET, don't ride like a silly person, and so on and so forth. The Time Trials - In the Dog Days Omnium, aero equipment WILL be allowed(it is NOT allowed in the Nutcracker Omnium River Road Time Trial). And remember - the only reasons we're doing this Omnium is for fun and fitness......and maybe a little competitiveness too, but nothing over-the-top please! Ride safe, have fun, try something new and challenge yourself. Dog Days Omnium Champion Trophies will be awarded to the Winners of each Category - we may also have a Masters Category for Men & Women if the budget allows for it.

So.....with that said, here are the Point Breakdowns for each of the Stages of the upcoming Dog Days Omnium - and details/descriptions of each stage will be announced shortly:

Tuesday, August 18th - Chico Airport Criterium:
1st = 25 points (NOT to be added to the season-long point standings in the Criterium Series....those points are separate from the Omnium. Prime Points NOT counted in the Overall Omnium Results.)
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
Everyone else = 1 point

Thursday, August 20th - River Road 10-Mile Time Trial:
1st = 25 points
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
Everyone else = 1 point

Saturday, August 22nd - Cohasset DOWNHILL Time Trial:
1st = 25 points
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
Everyone else = 1 point

Sunday, August 23rd - Table Mountain Road Race(1 Lap):
1st = 25 points
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
Everyone else = 1 point

And Finally - ANY rider participating in ALL 4 Stages receives an additional 25 points.
Do you have to do all the stages in order to compete in the Omnium?? No - you can even do just one event and your points will still be calculated and counted in the overall.
Tie-Breaker - If, by chance, it comes down to a TIE after the last stage of the Omnium, the highest placed finisher(of the tied competitors) in the Cohasset DOWNHILL Time Trial will be declared the Overall Winner.


Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA

Last Night's River Road 10-Mile Time Trial Results...........

Hi Everyone!! Amazing turnout last night for the River Road 10-Mile Time Trial - in all, we had 40 riders take part in last night's event! Thank you ALL for coming out to this one!! It was awesome seeing you all out there!!

Okay, below are the Results from last night's 10-Mile Time Trial - along with the Current Overall Standings in the 2009 Chico 10-Mile Time Trial Series. Remember that the Series Points are different than the Dog Days Omnium Points/Categories. I will have the Current Standings in the Dog Days Omnium out shortly:

COMBINED RESULTS FROM THE AUGUST 20th RIVER ROAD 10-MILE TIME TRIAL:
1. Steve Vickery 22:20
2. David Albrecht 22:40
3. Jeff Galland 23:38
4. David Kyle 24:08
5. Rich Quintero 24:43
6. Scott Heather 24:52 (On a fixie!)
7. Josh Rowe 24:54
8. Rob Bishop 25:00 (New PR)
9. Ken Petruzzelli 25:04
10. Rogelio Barrera 25:32
11. Greg Watkins 25:40
12. Roy Holley 25:41
13. David Dura 25:50
14. Mike Trowbridge 25:52
15. Shawn Hughes 26:09 (New PR)
16. Charlie Pelton 26:12
17. Jim Mensching 26:20
18. Tony Mainz 26:26
19. Gary Manwill 26:29
20. Teresa Kludt 26:45
21. Leif Peterson 26:52
22. Kim Agur 26:54
23. Margaret Jones 26:57 (New PR)
24. Tom Embree 27:01
25. Tom Murphy 27:06
26. Joanne Gilchrist 27:21
27. Jon Keyzer 27:23
28. Kerry Maxwell 27:55
29. Dan Spencer 27:57
30. Skip Lees 29:11
31. Troy Purdom 30:11
32. Caryn Jones 30:13
33. Sue Kamrar 30:27
34. Gabrielle Walters 30:36
35. Darlene Henderson 32:13
36. Lorna Andreatta 34:04
36. Heather Millar 34:04
38. David Watkins 33:24 (New PR)
39. Janine Rood 35:02(Flatted)
40. Margaret Bomberg 38:41

CATEGORY RESULTS FROM AUGUST 20th RIVER ROAD 10-MILE TIME TRIAL:

CATEGORY "A" MEN:
1. Steve Vickery 22:20 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. David Albrecht 22:40 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
3. Jeff Galland 23:38 (6 points + 2 = 8 points)
4. David Kyle 24:08 (4 points + 2 = 6 points)
5. Rich Quintero 24:43 (2 points + 2 = 4 points)
6. Josh Rowe 24:54 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)
7. Rob Bishop 25:00 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)
8. Ken Petruzzelli 25:04 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)
9. Greg Watkins 25:40 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)

WOMEN'S CATEGORY:
1. Margaret Jones 26:57 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Joanne Gilchrist 27:21 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
3. Caryn Jones 30:13 (6 points + 2 = 8 points)
4. Gabrielle Walters 30:36 (4 points + 2 = 6 points)

WOMEN'S MASTERS 45+ CATEGORY:
1. Teresa Kludt 26:45 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Kim Agur 26:54 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
3. Sue Kamrar 30:27 (6 points + 2 = 8 points)
4. Darlene Henderson 32:13 (4 points + 2 = 6 points)
5. Lorna Andreatta 34:04 (2 points + 2 = 4 points)
5. Heather Millar 34:04 (2 points + 2 = 4 points)
7. Janine Rood 35:02 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)
8. Margaret Bomberg 38:41 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)

CATEGORY "B" MEN:
1. Scott Heather 24:52 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. David Dura 25:50 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
3. Shawn Hughes 26:09 (6 points + 2 = 8 points)
4. Charlie Pelton 26:12 (4 points + 2 = 6 points)
5. Leif Peterson 26:52 (2 points + 2 = 4 points)
6. Tom Embree 27:01 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)
7. Jon Keyzer 27:23 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)
8. Troy Purdom 30:11 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)

MEN'S MASTERS 45+ CATEGORY:
1. Rogelio Barrera 25:32 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Roy Holley 25:41 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
3. Tony Mainz 26:26 (6 points + 2 = 8 points)
4. Gary Manwill 26:29 (4 points + 2 = 6 points)
5. Tom Murphy 27:06 (2 points + 2 = 4 points)

MEN'S MASTERS 55+ CATEGORY:
1. Mike Trowbridge 25:52 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Jim Mensching 26:20 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
3. Kerry Maxwell 27:55 (6 points + 2 = 8 points)
4. Dan Spencer 27:57 (4 points + 2 = 6 points)
5. Skip Lees 29:11 (2 points + 2 = 4 points)

JUNIOR MEN'S CATEGORY:
1. David Watkins 33:24 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)

MERCKX CATEGORY:
1. Rich Quintero 24:43 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Josh Rowe 24:54 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
3. Rob Bishop 25:00 (6 points + 2 = 8 points)
4. Mike Trowbridge 25:52 (4 points + 2 = 6 points)
5. Shawn Hughes 26:09 (2 points + 2 = 4 points)
6. Charlie Pelton 26:12 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)
7. Tony Mainz 26:26 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)
8. Gary Manwill 26:29 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)
9. Tom Embree 27:01 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)
10. Tom Murphy 27:06 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)
11. Jon Keyzer 27:23 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)
12. Skip Lees 29:11 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)
13. David Watkins 33:24 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)

CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS IN THE 2009 CHICO 10-MILE TIME TRIAL SERIES:

Category "A" Men:
1. Steve Vickery 96 points
2. Ken Petruzzelli 71 points
3. Josh Rowe 70 points
4. Jeff Ochs 50 points
5. David Albrecht 48 points
6. Greg Watkins 31 points
7. Paul McIntyre 30 points
8. Josh Bullock 22 points
9. Jeff Galland 20 points
10. Tim Olson 16 points
11. David Kyle 14 points
12. Geno Gruber 12 points
12. Mike Painter 12 points
12. Mike Cordova 12 points
12. Rich Thurman 12 points
16. Weston Crumm 8 points
16. Jeff Tse 8 points
18. Eric Ayars 6 points
19. Rich Quintero 4 points
20. Rob Bishop 3 points
21. Anthony Ferretti 3 points

Women's Category:
1. Joanne Gilchrist 152 points
2. Michelle Nye 94 points
3. Margaret Jones 46 points
4. Kim Lange 22 points
4. Michelle Rossman 22 points
4. Katelyn Nye 22 points
7. Caryn Jones 16 points
8. Megan Murphy 11 points
9. Terri LaViolette 10 points
9. Emily Fisher 10 points
11. Mary Reyes 9 points
12. Megan Kurtz 7 points
13. Gabrielle Walters 6 points
13. Vashty Kyle 6 points
15. Jen Mojica 4 points
16. Wendy Souza 3 points
17. Christine Lewis 3 points
18. Claudia Avalos 3 points

Women's Masters 45+ Category:
1. Jeanne O'regan 82 points
2. Kim Agur 78 points
3. Darlene Henderson 74 points
4. Elizabeth Brent 40 points
5. Sue Kamrar 38 points
5. Margaret Bomberg 38 points
7. Teresa Kludt 24 points
7. Mary Ann Bachus 24 points
9. Janine Rood 13 points
10. Kate Cavell 12 points
11. Susan Clavey 11 points
12. Lorna Andreatta 10 points
13. Anne Yates 8 points
13. Grace Twedt 8 points
15. Heather Millar 7 points
16. Teresa Long 6 points
17. Leslie Clavey 4 points

Category "B" Men:
1. David Dura 116 points
2. Jeff Nye 94 points
3. Joaquin Garcia 24 points
4. Scott Heather 22 points
5. Michael Dufresne 20 points
6. Shawn Hughes 16 points
6. Brooks Biertumpfel 16 points
8. Andy Grayson 12 points
8. Brian Strukan 12 points
8. Matt Carlson 12 points
11. Don Curtis 10 points
11. Ferdinand Batatan 10 points
11. Jeff Via 10 points
11. Pat Beckley 10 points
15. Ray Bransky 8 points
16. Leif Peterson 6 points
16. Jeff Davis 6 points
18. Tom Embree 3 points
19. Jon Keyzer 3 points
20. Troy Purdom 3 points

Men's Masters 45+ Category:
1. Jim Greenlee 178 points
2. Tom Murphy 120 points
3. Roy Holley 72 points
4. Tom Tucker 58 points
5. Kenny Price 38 points
6. Rogelio Barrera 36 points
7. Hal Tacker 32 points
8. Charlie Pelton 18 points
9. John Cronin 10 points
9. Joe Sanders 10 points
11. Tony Mainz 8 points
11. Clay Johnson 8 points
13. Gary Manwill 6 points

Men's Masters 55+ Category:
1. Jim Mensching 240 points
2. Mike Trowbridge 84 points
3. Skip Lees 74 points
4. Kerry Maxwell 36 points
5. Dan Spencer 34 points
6. Walt Schafer 30 points
7. Clayton Anderson 16 points
7. James Gilchrist 16 points
9. Bill Brent 10 points
10. Gary Fowler 8 points

Junior Men's Category:
1. Ben Mallory 84 points
2. Jesse Mallory 42 points
3. Kevin Nye 28 points
4. David Watkins 24 points
5. Darius Vixie 16 points
6. Samuel Bransky 12 points
7. Bernie Huffrogge 9 points
8. Anthony Costello 8 points
9. Jonny Pierson 6 points
10. Nicolas King 4 points
11. Jeff Weisener 3 points
12. Johnny Borg 3 points

TEAM TIME TRIAL DIVISION:
1. Geno & Creighton Gruber 12 points

Merckx Division:
1. Tom Murphy 112 points
2. Jeff Nye 72 points
3. Josh Rowe 70 points
4. Mike Trowbridge 60 points
5. Skip Lees 49 points
6. Ben Mallory 46 points
7. Kenny Price 44 points
8. Joaquin Garcia 16 points
8. Jesse Mallory 16 points
10. Clayton Anderson 13 points
10. Kevin Nye 13 points
12. Rich Quintero 12 points
12. Andy Grayson 12 points
12. Mike Painter 12 points
12. Matt Carlson 12 points
12. Tim Olson 12 points
12. Weston Crumm 12 points
18. David Watkins 11 points
19. Don Curtis 10 points
19. Brian Strukan 10 points
19. Clay Johnson 10 points
19. Joe Sanders 10 points
19. Jeff Via 10 points
19. Michael Dufresne 10 points
19. David Albrecht 10 points
26. Rob Bishop 8 points
26. Ray Bransky 8 points
26. Gary Fowler 8 points
29. Samuel Bransky 6 points
29. Darius Vixie 6 points
29. Bernie Huffrogge 6 points
32. Shawn Hughes 4 points
32. John Cronin 4 points
32. Bill Brent 4 points
35. Charlie Pelton 3 points
36. Tony Mainz 3 points
37. Gary Manwill 3 points
38. Tom Embree 3 points
39. Jon Keyzer 3 points
40. Anthony Costello 3 points
41. Jonny Pierson 3 points
42. Nicolas King 3 points
43. Jeff Weisener 3 points
44. Johnny Borg 3 points

INFORMATION REGARDING THE 2009 CHICO 10-MILE TIME TRIAL SERIES:

1. There will be more than 1 course used for this year's 10-Mile Time Trial Series. The courses will be scattered around the Chico area - Chico River Road, River Road, Aguas Frias Road, 7-Mile Lane, Lassen Road, Meridian Road and others to be announced as the weeks go on. The idea is to get a feel for the various 10-Mile TT routes around the area.....and just to challenge yourself a bit! Many of these Time Trials will be on Thursday evenings at 6:00PM - however, there may be a few that are thrown in on a different weeknight - or on the weekend. ALL of these Time Trials will be flat to fairly flat. Most of the Thursday Night 10-Mile Time Trials WILL count towards the Series Overall Standings. (There will be a 25-Mile TT Series, as well as a 6-Mile TT Series, announced soon).

2. ALL riders must sign in this year - Like all the events so far this year, you just need to sign in at the start in order to enter the event. And, as usual in these Time Trials, we will be going in 1-minute Intervals. Again, donations are always accepted and appreciated - but all of the events are FREE!

3. Rain and Wind will not cancel the Time Trials, unless specified by the Race Director. However, crudy air conditions(ex. - last year's Humboldt Fire) will cancel them.

4. Helmets are MANDATORY! So, please....please.....wear your helmet! Please!! AND - Yes, Aero Equipment is allowed!! So.....wear an aero helmet!! Or just a regular one!!

5. All are welcome - you don't have to do the Series - just come on out and give one or two of these events a shot! It's amazing what kind of workout you can get in during a 20 to 45 minute 10-Mile Time Trial! And it's just you against the clock!!

6. Points are used to calculate the Overall Standings in this particular Series(makes it easier for the promoter - sorry!). The point breakdown is as follows: 10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1-1, with an additional 2 points being given to each participant who completes each event. So, 10 points goes to the winner, 8 points goes to 2nd place, 6 points goes to 3rd place and so on.........everyone who finishes 6th or beyond gets 1-point for completing the event. The rider with the MOST points at the end of the Series wins the Overall Title - and the Chico 10-MIle Time Trial Series Championship Trophy, plus whatever goodies we can give you. Points will be broken down by Category. Once you enter and finish an event, you are entered in the Series.

7. The following Categories are eligible for a Series Championship Trophy:

Merckxian Category - NO aero equipment!
Category "A" Men
Women's Category
Women's Masters 45+ Category
Category "B" Men
Men's Masters 45+ Category
Men's Masters 55+ Category
Junior Men
(If the numbers allow it, more Categories will be added!) (Can not enter more than 2 Categories per event).

These are the Categories which all qualify for a Series Championship Trophy. If nobody - or very few folks are in one category - we may eliminate it and add an additional category where the numbers allow it. As usual, sandbaggers are strongly discouraged ( A Sandbagger would be a Category "A" rider entering a Category "B" event). And, as usual, the Series Organizer reserves the right to re-classify you at any time(within reason and with plenty of notice though.....this isn't the UCI!!!)

8. Finally, remember - these Time Trial events are essentially for practice and exercise - we have fun out there and get a great little workout in, and we get to work on some quality cycling. But, overall, they're no big whoop....no World Championship/Olympic medals or million dollar contracts on the line. So, with that in mind, just treat 'em as such - a good training event to try some new things, gain some good fitness.....and maybe even get into a "real" sanctioned race at some point in time. Or not. Just have fun with it!! We'll have trophies and hopefully some prizes for the Series winners - and definitely loads of fun....and pain and suffering. ;) But remember - it's all in good fun!

9. Some articles on 10-Mile Time Trial Training & History:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_time_trial

http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/timetrials/training-for-a-10-mile-time-trial/

http://www.addiscombe.org/time_trial/time_trial.htm

http://www.bike-tt.clanwest.com/history.htm

http://www.flammerouge.je/content/3_factsheets/constant/ttstrat.htm

Hope to see you out there!!

Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA
www.ChicoBike.com

4 R.A.C.E. Events this weekend!!

Saturday, Aug. 22nd - Cohasset DOWNHILL Time Trial - 9:00AM - 3rd Race Dog Days Omnium (FINAL RACE in the 2009 Chico Downhill Time Trial Series)

Saturday, Aug. 22nd - Humboldt "Kids Only" Road Race - 1:00PM - Must be under the age of 16 in order to compete.

Sunday, Aug. 23rd - Table Mountain Road Race(1 lap) - 9:00AM - Final Race Dog Days Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series)

Sunday, August 23rd - Chico Airport "LONG-COURSE" Criterium - 6:00PM - 3-POINT EVERY LAP PRIME!! (Part of the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series)

Saturday, Aug. 22nd - Cohasset DOWNHILL Time Trial - 9:00AM - 3rd Race Dog Days Omnium - The 4th Annual Cohasset Downhill Time Trial is taking place this Saturday, August 22nd! This Downhill Time Trial starts just below the "Narrows" on Cohasset Road - look for me at registration at the top of the hill. Finish is at the 1st Rock Creek Road on the way down the hill. An approximation of the course can be found at Bikely.com here: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Cohasset-Downhill-TT This course is approximately 4.9 miles in length and drops approximately 1,900 feet!! Top speeds on this descent have reached 50+ miles per hour. Registration for this event will start at 8:30am at the top of the hill(near the Narrows) - and we will NOT be weighing you this year! The 1st rider will go off at 9:01am, and we will go in 1-minute intervals. Also, Tandems are welcome!!!! This is also the 3rd Stage of this week's Dog Days Omnium!! (FINAL RACE in the 2009 Chico Downhill Time Trial Series) (3rd Race Dog Days Omnium)

Saturday, August 22nd - The "Kids ONLY" Humboldt Road Race - 1:00PM - From the bottom of the climb up to the main Power Lines (it's about half-way up Humboldt = 2 miles up, 400 feet of total climbing!) - For the kids under the Age of 16 who have been showing up to the Chico Airport Criteriums - now's your chance to experience a ROAD RACE!! Well.....at least a little one!! Registration will open at the bottom of the hill (near the intersection of Humboldt Road & Stilson Canyon Road) at 12:40pm. The RACE will start at 1:00pm. This one is 2 miles long and climbs approximately 400 feet - so bring your climbing legs!! I will have water at the Start & Finish. We're going just up to the Power Lines - not all the way up to the top. MENTORS are STRONGLY encouraged to attend - to keep an eye on our riders, help them out and encourage them up the hill. I will also be there with the SAG Vehicle, if needed. ***One Note - If enough older kids show, we may do a race up to the top of Humboldt too, depending upon help & logistics. For a map of the "Kids Only" course, please visit: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/The-Humboldt-Kids-Road-Race . HELMETS ARE MANDATORY! Rain cancels!

Sunday, August 23rd - Table Mountain Road Race - 9:00AM - 1 Lap - Final Race Dog Days Omnium - This particular course was first used by the Chico Velo Cycling Club as a USCF RR course in 1984 during the Chico Omnium(which also included the 7-Mile Lane Time Trial and the Chico Downtown Criterium that year). Most groups did 2 laps of this course, but the Cat.1/2 guys did 3 or 4. However, I wouldn't do that to ya - we're only going to do 1 lap in this race - for a total of approximately 25 miles and approximately 2,100 feet of total climbing. (I wanted to make it just 1 lap too for those who ride out to the course and back to Chico - wouldn't wanna kill ya or anything!!) The course preview is located on Bikely.com here - and you can see the Course Profile by clicking on "Show" in the top left-hand corner........then clicking on "Elevation Profile": http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Old-Table-Mountain-Road-Race-Course
Like the Messilla Valley Circuit Race, this will have a Category "A" and a Category "B". The Start/Finish Line is located on Table Mountain Boulevard right by Table Mountain Ranch Road(see Bikely Map - this was the Start/Finish Line for the 1984 race as well - I'll be out there early, so look for the registration table). Each Category will do just 1 lap = 25 miles. Registration will open at 8:30AM with Category A going off at 9:00AM........and Category B going at 9:02AM. Women's Category will be scored separately. Parking is available on the unfinished freeway overpass at the Start/Finish Line.
****Now, a word of warning - This course goes in a clockwise direction - meaning that you will be climbing up to Cherokee from Hwy. 70. Although the hill does not seem quite as difficult as from the other side(the Wildflower Century side), the descent off Table Mountain will be quite tricky. Make certain that your bicycle is in good working order and that you are comfortable on technical descents. The Road Race course goes through amazingly diverse sections and is quite scenic - but please look out for one another and for yourselves, especially on the descent and on the Highway. All USCF rules apply, as usual - you know, don't do stupid stuff, wear a helmet, obey the centerline, etc. Route Arrows will mark the course as well. Bottle hand ups and Feed Zones will be solely dependent upon volunteers - Feed Zone is pretty much anywhere on the course. Sag vehicles will be solely dependent upon volunteers as well. I will be sweeping the course at the end as well - so if I don't see you back at the Finish, I'm coming to get you! (Part of the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series!) (Final Race Dog Days Omnium)

Sunday, August 23rd - Chico Airport LONG-COURSE Criterium(using the 1-Mile course for this evening Criterium) - 6:00PM - 3-POINT EVERY LAP PRIME!! - We'll be using the "other" Criterium Course for this event - the 1-Mile Chico Airport Long-Course. Registration will open at 5:45pm for this one, with the Start at 6:00pm. The course Starts & Finishes on Marauder Street.......over by the old Koret building on the north end of the Airport. A map of this course can be found here: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Airport-Criterium-Long-Course . This event DOES count towards the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series. NOTE: This Criterium will have a 3-point Prime to the winner of EACH LAP in EACH CATEGORY(As, Bs and Women's Categories) - so if you need to grab a few extra points for the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series, this might be the event to do it!!! This "other" course has a little elevation gain to it as well - not much, but just enough to feel it. Category "A" will go for 40 Minutes PLUS 3 laps(remember - the course is 1-mile in length). Category "B" will go for 35 Minutes PLUS 3 laps. HELMETS ARE MANDATORY! RAIN OR WET PAVEMENT WILL CANCEL THIS EVENT!! (Part of the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series!)

Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA
www.ChicoBike.com

Friday Night Airport Criterium at 6:00pm!

Hi Everyone! Just a reminder that we will be having the Friday Night Airport Criterium at 6pm & 7pm - 3-Place Prime Night (6 pts. to 1st place, 4 pts. to 2nd place, 2 pts. to 3rd place). Also, this will be a little fundraiser event for KZFR Radio - so, if you can donate a dollar or some change, that would be awesome!! All proceeds from this event will go to KZFR Radio - www.KZFR.org.

FRIDAY, August 21st - FRIDAY Night Airport Criterium - 6:00PM (As & Bs) & 7:00PM (Cs) - 3-Place Prime Night!!! Registration normally opens at 5:45pm on Convair avenue at the Airport - with the event starting promptly at 6:00pm. For the time being, we'll be using our standard Tuesday Night course starting/finishing at Convair Avenue - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Chico-Airport-Tuesday-Night-Crit-Course . Category "A" riders will go for 50 Minutes PLUS 3 laps, while Category "B" riders will go for 45 Minutes PLUS 3 laps - Women's Category picked separately. Lots of Point Primes offered in this one!! Must sign in and wear a helmet in order to compete. RAIN OR WET PAVEMENT WILL CANCEL THIS EVENT. (Part of the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series!)

**** One Note About This FRIDAY Night's Airport Criterium - August 21st - 7:00PM - will also have a Category "C" race going off at 7:00PM. The "C" race will be 20 minutes + 3 laps. If you are intimidated by the Criterium and/or the speeds out there, this is the Category to get a feel for what's going on without the crazy speeds. No other Category races will be on the course - just Category "C" - so you can get used to the course, etc. The event MAY be mentored as well, depending upon whether ANY Category "A" or highly-ranked Category "B" riders(basically, any top 10 riders in the Current Standings in the "B" Category) are available to mentor. A mentor basically sits in with your group during the race, giving you basic pointers and helpful advice to keep you safe, skilled and sound during the event - and for future events. Mentors must meet with me prior to the event - so, if you would like to volunteer to be a Criterium Mentor, see me at the race on Friday Night or e-mail me prior to the Event - lorrod7@comcast.net .

Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA
www.ChicoBike.com

River Road 10-Mile Time Trial tomorrow at 6:00pm!

This will also be Stage #2 in this week's Dog Days Omnium!

Thursday, August 20th - River Road 10-Mile Time Trial - 6:00pm - 2nd Race of Dog Days Omnium - Registration opens at 5:40pm, with the first rider going off at 6:01pm. We will go in 1-minute intervals for this 5-miles out, 5-miles back, all-flat Time Trial. This classic Chico Time Trial course has been used for the last 29+ years. Come on out after work and give this one a shot! An extremely rough draft of this course can be found here - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/River-Road-10-Mile-TT-Course (yes, the course is really 10 miles, not 9.9). And if you look at the Elevation Profile......it might tell you why coming back always seems a bit tougher than going out! (Part of the 2009 Chico 10-Mile Time Trial Series!) (2nd Race Dog Days Omnium)

CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS IN THE 2009 CHICO 10-MILE TIME TRIAL SERIES:

Category "A" Men:
1. Steve Vickery 84 points
2. Ken Petruzzelli 68 points
3. Josh Rowe 67 points
4. Jeff Ochs 50 points
5. David Albrecht 38 points
6. Paul McIntyre 30 points
7. Greg Watkins 28 points
8. Josh Bullock 22 points
9. Tim Olson 16 points
10. Geno Gruber 12 points
10. Mike Painter 12 points
10. Mike Cordova 12 points
10. Rich Thurman 12 points
10. Jeff Galland 12 points
15. David Kyle 8 points
15. Weston Crumm 8 points
15. Jeff Tse 8 points
18. Eric Ayars 6 points
19. Anthony Ferretti 3 points

Women's Category:
1. Joanne Gilchrist 142 points
2. Michelle Nye 94 points
3. Margaret Jones 34 points
4. Kim Lange 22 points
4. Michelle Rossman 22 points
4. Katelyn Nye 22 points
7. Megan Murphy 11 points
8. Terri LaViolette 10 points
8. Emily Fisher 10 points
10. Mary Reyes 9 points
11. Caryn Jones 8 points
12. Megan Kurtz 7 points
13. Vashty Kyle 6 points
14. Jen Mojica 4 points
15. Wendy Souza 3 points
16. Christine Lewis 3 points
17. Claudia Avalos 3 points

Women's Masters 45+ Category:
1. Jeanne O'regan 82 points
2. Darlene Henderson 68 points
2. Kim Agur 68 points
4. Elizabeth Brent 40 points
5. Margaret Bomberg 35 points
6. Sue Kamrar 30 points
7. Mary Ann Bachus 24 points
8. Teresa Kludt 12 points
8. Kate Cavell 12 points
10. Susan Clavey 11 points
11. Janine Rood 10 points
12. Anne Yates 8 points
12. Grace Twedt 8 points
14. Lorna Andrette 6 points
14. Teresa Long 6 points
16. Leslie Clavey 4 points
17. Heather Miller 3 points

Category "B" Men:
1. David Dura 106 points
2. Jeff Nye 94 points
3. Joaquin Garcia 24 points
4. Michael Dufresne 20 points
5. Brooks Biertumpfel 16 points
6. Andy Grayson 12 points
6. Brian Strukan 12 points
6. Matt Carlson 12 points
9. Scott Heather 10 points
9. Don Curtis 10 points
9. Ferdinand Batatan 10 points
9. Jeff Via 10 points
9. Pat Beckley 10 points
14. Ray Bransky 8 points
14. Shawn Hughes 8 points
16. Jeff Davis 6 points

Men's Masters 45+ Category:
1. Jim Greenlee 178 points
2. Tom Murphy 116 points
3. Roy Holley 62 points
4. Tom Tucker 58 points
5. Kenny Price 38 points
6. Hal Tacker 32 points
7. Rogelio Barrera 24 points
8. John Cronin 10 points
8. Joe Sanders 10 points
8. Charlie Pelton 10 points
11. Clay Johnson 8 points

Men's Masters 55+ Category:
1. Jim Mensching 230 points
2. Mike Trowbridge 72 points
3. Skip Lees 70 points
4. Walt Schafer 30 points
5. Dan Spencer 28 points
5. Kerry Maxwell 28 points
7. Clayton Anderson 16 points
7. James Gilchrist 16 points
9. Bill Brent 10 points
10. Gary Fowler 8 points

Junior Men's Category:
1. Ben Mallory 84 points
2. Jesse Mallory 42 points
3. Kevin Nye 28 points
4. Darius Vixie 16 points
5. David Watkins 12 points
5. Samuel Bransky 12 points
7. Bernie Huffrogge 9 points
8. Anthony Costello 8 points
9. Jonny Pierson 6 points
10. Nicolas King 4 points
11. Jeff Weisener 3 points
12. Johnny Borg 3 points

TEAM TIME TRIAL DIVISION:
1. Geno & Creighton Gruber 12 points

Merckx Division:
1. Tom Murphy 109 points
2. Jeff Nye 72 points
3. Josh Rowe 60 points
4. Mike Trowbridge 54 points
5. Ben Mallory 46 points
5. Skip Lees 46 points
7. Kenny Price 44 points
8. Joaquin Garcia 16 points
8. Jesse Mallory 16 points
10. Clayton Anderson 13 points
10. Kevin Nye 13 points
12. Andy Grayson 12 points
12. Mike Painter 12 points
12. Matt Carlson 12 points
12. Tim Olson 12 points
12. Weston Crumm 12 points
17. Don Curtis 10 points
17. Brian Strukan 10 points
17. Clay Johnson 10 points
17. Joe Sanders 10 points
17. Jeff Via 10 points
17. Michael Dufresne 10 points
17. David Albrecht 10 points
24. David Watkins 8 points
24. Ray Bransky 8 points
24. Gary Fowler 8 points
27. Samuel Bransky 6 points
27. Darius Vixie 6 points
27. Bernie Huffrogge 6 points
30. John Cronin 4 points
30. Bill Brent 4 points
32. Anthony Costello 3 points
33. Jonny Pierson 3 points
34. Nicolas King 3 points
35. Jeff Weisener 3 points
36. Johnny Borg 3 points

INFORMATION REGARDING THE 2009 CHICO 10-MILE TIME TRIAL SERIES:

1. There will be more than 1 course used for this year's 10-Mile Time Trial Series. The courses will be scattered around the Chico area - Chico River Road, River Road, Aguas Frias Road, 7-Mile Lane, Lassen Road, Meridian Road and others to be announced as the weeks go on. The idea is to get a feel for the various 10-Mile TT routes around the area.....and just to challenge yourself a bit! Many of these Time Trials will be on Thursday evenings at 6:00PM - however, there may be a few that are thrown in on a different weeknight - or on the weekend. ALL of these Time Trials will be flat to fairly flat. Most of the Thursday Night 10-Mile Time Trials WILL count towards the Series Overall Standings. (There will be a 25-Mile TT Series, as well as a 6-Mile TT Series, announced soon).

2. ALL riders must sign in this year - Like all the events so far this year, you just need to sign in at the start in order to enter the event. And, as usual in these Time Trials, we will be going in 1-minute Intervals. Again, donations are always accepted and appreciated - but all of the events are FREE!

3. Rain and Wind will not cancel the Time Trials, unless specified by the Race Director. However, crudy air conditions(ex. - last year's Humboldt Fire) will cancel them.

4. Helmets are MANDATORY! So, please....please.....wear your helmet! Please!! AND - Yes, Aero Equipment is allowed!! So.....wear an aero helmet!! Or just a regular one!!

5. All are welcome - you don't have to do the Series - just come on out and give one or two of these events a shot! It's amazing what kind of workout you can get in during a 20 to 45 minute 10-Mile Time Trial! And it's just you against the clock!!

6. Points are used to calculate the Overall Standings in this particular Series(makes it easier for the promoter - sorry!). The point breakdown is as follows: 10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1-1, with an additional 2 points being given to each participant who completes each event. So, 10 points goes to the winner, 8 points goes to 2nd place, 6 points goes to 3rd place and so on.........everyone who finishes 6th or beyond gets 1-point for completing the event. The rider with the MOST points at the end of the Series wins the Overall Title - and the Chico 10-MIle Time Trial Series Championship Trophy, plus whatever goodies we can give you. Points will be broken down by Category. Once you enter and finish an event, you are entered in the Series.

7. The following Categories are eligible for a Series Championship Trophy:

Merckxian Category - NO aero equipment!
Category "A" Men
Women's Category
Women's Masters 45+ Category
Category "B" Men
Men's Masters 45+ Category
Men's Masters 55+ Category
Junior Men
(If the numbers allow it, more Categories will be added!) (Can not enter more than 2 Categories per event).

These are the Categories which all qualify for a Series Championship Trophy. If nobody - or very few folks are in one category - we may eliminate it and add an additional category where the numbers allow it. As usual, sandbaggers are strongly discouraged ( A Sandbagger would be a Category "A" rider entering a Category "B" event). And, as usual, the Series Organizer reserves the right to re-classify you at any time(within reason and with plenty of notice though.....this isn't the UCI!!!)

8. Finally, remember - these Time Trial events are essentially for practice and exercise - we have fun out there and get a great little workout in, and we get to work on some quality cycling. But, overall, they're no big whoop....no World Championship/Olympic medals or million dollar contracts on the line. So, with that in mind, just treat 'em as such - a good training event to try some new things, gain some good fitness.....and maybe even get into a "real" sanctioned race at some point in time. Or not. Just have fun with it!! We'll have trophies and hopefully some prizes for the Series winners - and definitely loads of fun....and pain and suffering. ;) But remember - it's all in good fun!

9. Some articles on 10-Mile Time Trial Training & History:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_time_trial

http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/timetrials/training-for-a-10-mile-time-trial/

http://www.addiscombe.org/time_trial/time_trial.htm

http://www.bike-tt.clanwest.com/history.htm

http://www.flammerouge.je/content/3_factsheets/constant/ttstrat.htm

Hope to see you out there!!

Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA

August 19th Humboldt Road Race Results.............

Hi Everyone! So, this morning was the last early Wednesday morning Humboldt Road Race - Results from this morning's event are below. We'll probably be doing this event again before the year is over.......but not at 6:00am on a Wednesday!

Category "A" Men Results from the Aug. 19th Humboldt Road Race:
1. Scott Heather 16:07 (5 points)

Category "B" Men Results from the Aug. 19th Humboldt Road Race:
1. Jon Keyzer 16:07 (5 points)
2. Don Curtis 16:35 (4 points)
3. Randy Will 18:53 (3 points)
4. Rob Evans 19:17 (2 points)
5. Jim Peplow 19:43 (1 point)
6. Jim Mensching 20:16 (1 point)

CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS IN THE 2009 CHICO ROAD R.A.C.E. SERIES:

Current Overall Standings for Category "A" Men:
1. Sean Molina 209 points
2. Greg Golet 184 points
3. Brad Foster 178 points
4. Kevin Speacht 168 points
5. Mike Castaldo 124 points
6. Aren Timmel 112 points
7. Rich Thurman 95 points
8. Jesse Rushing 91 points
9. Alex Blease 84 points
10. Scott Heather 83 points
11. Anthony Ferretti 82 points
12. Jim Roberts 75 points
13. Mike Smith 74 points
14. Mike Thorpe 70 points
15. Jeff Galland 58 points
15. David Albrecht 58 points
17. Josh Bullock 52 points
18. Charlie Dawson 46 points
19. Joe Shelburne 43 points
20. Paul Sajben 40 points
21. Kyle Hughes 39 points
21. Paul McIntyre 39 points
23. Roy Steves 34 points
24. Mike Painter 30 points
25. James Plummer 29 points
26. Brian Larson 22 points
27. Jeff Ochs 21 points
28. Brian Scanlon 20 points
28. David Kyle 20 points
28. Mike Trowbridge 20 points
28. Randy Moon 20 points
32. Tyler Honeyman 18 points
33. JP Bergmann 16 points
34. Joe Oliveri 14 points
35. Nelson Frink 12 points
36. Ethan Black 10 points
36. Rob Bishop 10 points
38. Weston Crumm 9 points
39. Kris Blee 6 points
40. Steve Vickery 5 points

Women's Category:
1. Forough Molina 282 points
2. Elizabeth Brent 153 points
3. Darlene Henderson 140 points
4. Kim Agur 109 points
5. Christine Bergmann 107 points
6. Janeen Thorpe 98 points
7. Jeanne O'Regan 87 points
8. Sandra Barton 59 points
9. Joanne Gilchrist 56 points
10. Grace Twedt 48 points
11. Jamie Batha 45 points
12. Kim Lange 44 points
13. Caryn Jones 43 points
14. Mary Reyes 38 points
15. Jennifer Haffner 37 points
16. Anne Yates 36 points
17. Kristen Schonauer 32 points
18. Teresa Kludt 29 points
19. Susan Clavey 24 points
19. Emily Fisher 24 points
21. Sue Kamrar 19 points
22. Margaret Jones 18 points
23. Gabrielle Walters 14 points
24. Teresa Long 12 points
24. Heather Miller 12 points
24. Heather Siles-Foster 12 points
27. Sheila Winter 10 points

Category "B" Men:
1. Charlie Pelton 301 points
2. Michael Crumm 240 points
3. Jim Mensching 171 points
4. Denny McKenney 115 points
5. Preben Nielsen 104 points
6. Matt Carlson 101 points
6. Tom Embree 101 points
8. Shawn Hughes 84 points
9. Bill Brent 77 points
10. Mark Bloom 73 points
11. Jon Keyzer 67 points
12. Michael Jamison 66 points
13. Gary Manwill 64 points
14. Ferdinand Batatan 61 points
15. Bill Bergmann 58 points
16. Tony Mainz 52 points
17. Randy Will 40 points
17. Greg Watkins 40 points
17. Skip Lees 40 points
20. Roy Holley 38 points
21. Frank Marinello 37 points
22. Geno Gruber 36 points
23. Nelson Frink 34 points
23. Brian Ray 34 points
23. Scott Heather 34 points
23. Chris Roots 34 points
23. Ken Petruzzelli 34 points
28. Rogelio Barrera 33 points
29. Rob Evans 31 points
30. Mike Thorpe 29 points
31. Steve Kodad 28 points
32. Tom Murphy 24 points
33. Dan Spencer 22 points
34. David Dura 18 points
34. Brian Strukan 18 points
36. Gary Swanson 16 points
36. Mike Candela 16 points
38. Dan Dominguez 15 points
39. Tim Mallen 14 points
39. Clayton Anderson 14 points
41. Don Curtis 12 points
41. Ken Hughes 12 points
41. Alex Albrecht 12 points
44. Dave Palmeri 10 points
45. Patrick Clark 9 points
46. Lloyd Leighton 6 points
47. Bob Jones 5 points
47. David Hernandez 5 points
47. Dane Van Domelen 5 points
47. Tony Ruggle 5 points
47. Alex Roberson 5 points
47. Samuel Bransky 5 points
53. Jim Peplow 4 points
53. Ray Bransky 4 points
53. Norm Rosene 4 points
56. Gary Jacques 3 points
56. Andy Grayson 3 points
56. Josh Rowe 3 points
56. Bill Travers 3 points
60. Mike Harper 2 points
60. Pete Cuneo 2 points
60. John Dewart 2 points
63. Norbert Richard 1 point

2009 CHICO ROAD R.A.C.E. SERIES INFORMATION:

After the great turn-out at last year's various Chico Road Races, we're going to be doing them again for 2009......but this time, they will ALSO be in a "Series" format. For those curious, the approximate definition of "Bicycle Road Races" can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_bicycle_racing

This Series will go from Saturday, May 30th through mid-September 2009......just before the Henleyville Road Race on September 19th, 2009! Most of these races will be starting at either 8:00AM or 9:00AM on the weekends - but some could be as early as 7:00AM.......and others starting as late as 10:00AM(highly unlikely).

Why have this event???

Looking at cycle racing from an international view, "road racing" is one of the most prestigious aspects of bicycle racing. The greatest racing champions in the hisotry of our great sport - Eddy Merckx, Lance Armstrong, Bernard Hinault, Fausto Coppi, Greg LeMond, Miguel Indurain, Gino Bartali - the list goes on and on and on. These riders were great "road racing" champions. The road race itself requires great stamina, strength, speed, skill and sense to win - or to place. To win a road race - or place highly in a road race consistently - is the epitome of a great cycle racing champion. This contest will track the most consistent riders in the area for road racing. The winner of this event will have a great opportunity for bragging rights - plus, they'll win the Series Championship Trophy!!

How does it work???

Okay, here are a few notes for 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series:

1. We will be using a variety of courses for this Series - including some flat courses, very hilly courses, somewhat hilly courses, circuit race courses(no Crits) and so forth. The idea is to get a variety of course profiles going for the Series to test the riders a bit. Next year - 2010 - this Series will also be starting much earlier in the year in order to get a feel for different weather conditions as well.

2. ALL riders must sign in this year at the start of EACH event - There will be a small table at the Start/Finish location - just sign in at the table and you are good to go! Sign-ins normally start 30 minutes before the event takes place and closes about 1-2 minutes before the event starts. Rain or wet weather will normally not cancel the events. However, last year we had some tremendous smoke from the Humboldt Fire in this area......which, in turn, may cancel some of the Road Races due to hazardous air quality.

3. There will normally be 2 Categories racing at the Road Races - the Category "A" Event and the Category "B" Event. However, EACH Series Category will be picked separately(Women's, Women's Masters, Men's Masters, Juniors, etc.). Category "A" races will normally start first, with the Category "B" races starting a couple of minutes later. If there are enough racers to have a separate category start after the "B" event, we will make that happen as well.

4. Helmets are MANDATORY! So, please....please.....wear your helmet! Please!!

5. All are welcome - you don't have to do the Series - just come on out and give this Road Race training/riding a shot! They're a GREAT workout!!!

6. Points are used to calculate the Overall Standings in the Series. The point breakdown is as follows: 25-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1, with an additional 4 points being given to each participant at each event. So, 25 points goes to the winner, 20 points goes to 2nd place, 18 points goes to 3rd place and so on.........in addition to 4 more points just for doing the event. The rider with the MOST points at the end of the Series wins the Overall Title - and the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series Championship Trophy, plus whatever goodies we can give you. If one race proves particularly harsh.........ex. - the Jonesville Road Race on June 7th..............the point breakdown MAY be increased(35 to the winner, 30 to 2nd and so forth). IN ADDITION - It is quite possible that some of the Mini-Road-Races held during the week MAY be counted towards the Overall Title, but with fewer points (think.......5 to the winner, 4 to 2nd, 3 to 3rd and so on.....with NO point bonuses for competing).

7. Although the races are advertised as having 2 Categories out on the course - Category A and Category B - the Series itself has more Trophy Categories, including:

Category "A" Men
Women's Category
Category "B" Men
And any others if there are enough riders!

These are the Categories which all qualify for a Series Championship Trophy - as of NOW. We will ADD Categories if enough riders show up out there - so tell your friends!! If nobody - or very few folks are in one category - we may eliminate it and add an additional category where the numbers allow it. As usual, sandbaggers are strongly discouraged ( A Sandbagger would be a Category "A" rider entering a Category "B" event - this would have to be completely obvious to the Race Director).

In addition, trophies will normally be given out at EACH event for the winners in various categories............depending upon the budget of the Race Director.

8. Although donations to put on these events are always very appreciated and accepted, this Series is FREE - so come on out and take advantage of some, or all, of these Road R.A.C.E.s in 2009!

9. The Race Director reserves the right to DQ any rider for unsafe riding or unsportsmanlike conduct at ANY time. Also, PLEASE - try not to use colorful language out there - especially with the little kids around watching the race at the finish line and so forth. ANY rider breaking these rules can be subject to Disqualification from - not only the race - but from the entire Series. So, please - just do what ya always do and just be cool!!!!

10. Finally, remember - these Road Race events are essentially for practice and exercise - we have fun out there and get a great little workout in, and we get to work on some quality cycling skills. But, overall, they're no big whoop....no World Championship/Olympic medals or million dollar contracts on the line. So, with that in mind, just treat 'em as such - a good training event to try some new things, gain some good fitness.....and maybe even get into a "real" sanctioned Road Race at some point in time. Or not. Just have fun with it!! We'll have trophies and hopefully some prizes for the Series winners - and definitely loads of fun....and pain and suffering. ;) But remember - it's all in good fun!

Hope to see you out there!!

Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA
www.ChicoBike.com

Dog Days Omnium Standings After Stage 1.............

Hi Everyone!! Okay, below are the Current Overall Standings in this week's Dog Days Omnium. We have 1 stage down(tonight's Airport Criterium).........and 3 stages to go! And remember - if you do ALL 4 stages, it's a 25 point bonus. Hope to see you at the next stage!:

Thurs., Aug. 20th - River Road 10-Mile TT - 6:00PM - 2nd Race Dog Days Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico 10-Mile Time Trial Series)

Sat., Aug. 22nd - Cohasset DOWNHILL TT - 9:00AM - 3rd Race Dog Days Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Downhill Time Trial Series)

Sun., Aug. 23rd - Table Mountain Road Race(1 lap) - 9:00AM - Final Race Dog Days Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series)

CATEGORY "A" STANDINGS AFTER STAGE 1 OF THE DOG DAYS OMNIUM:
1. Kevin Speacht 25 points
2. David Albrecht 20 points
3. Anthony Ferretti 18 points
4. David Kyle 16 points
5. Mike Castaldo 14 points
6. Greg Golet 12 points
7. Scott Heather 10 points
8. Rob Bishop 8 points
9. Jeff Seyfried 6 points
10. Mike Thorpe 4 points
11. Mike Trowbridge 2 points
12. Sean Molina 1 point
13. Jeff Galland 1 point
14. Robin Van Valkenburgh 1 point
15. Charlie Pelton 1 point
16. Maggie Jones 1 point
17. Ethan Black 1 point
18. Ryan Olson 1 point
19. Mike Cordova 1 point
20. Janeen Thorpe 1 point

CATEGORY "B" STANDINGS AFTER STAGE 1 OF THE DOG DAYS OMNIUM:
1. Shawn Hughes 25 points
2. Ferdinand Batatan 20 points
3. Josh Rowe 18 points
4. Greg Watkins 16 points
5. Matt Itamura 14 points
6. Bill Travers 12 points
7. Gary Manwill 10 points
8. Jim Mensching 8 points
9. Tony Mainz 6 points
10. Evan LeVang 4 points
11. Jon Keyzer 2 points
12. Tom Murphy 1 point
13. Jeff Larsen 1 point
14. Ben Mallory 1 point
15. Barry DeWitt 1 point
16. Daniel Law 1 point
17. David Dura 1 point
18. Leif Peterson 1 point
19. David Hernandez 1 point
20. Roy Holley 1 point
21. David Klein 1 point
22. Matt Davis 1 point
23. Jeff Nye 1 point
24. Colin Moakley 1 point
25. Dan Spencer 1 point
26. Dylan Golet 1 point
27. Kareem Speake 1 point
28. Kevin Nye 1 point
29. Nathan Coy 1 point
30. Greg Hollis 1 point
31. Jesse Mallory 1 point
32. Jorge Ramirez 1 point

WOMEN'S CATEGORY STANDINGS AFTER STAGE 1 OF THE DOG DAYS OMNIUM:
1. Janine Rood 25 points
2. Forough Molina 20 points
3. Michelle Nye 18 points
4. Katelyn Nye 16 points
5. Krissie Mensching 14 points
6. Darlene Henderson 12 points

DOG DAYS OMNIUM INFORMATION:

Hi Everyone! The 2nd Annual "Dog Days" Omnium bicycling event is this week, in honor of the Dog Days of Summer:

Tues., Aug. 18th - Chico Airport Criterium - 1st Race "Dog Days" Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series - this is also a DOUBLE POINT EVENT!)

Thurs., Aug. 20th - River Road 10-Mile TT - 2nd Race Dog Days Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico 10-Mile Time Trial Series)

Sat., Aug. 22nd - Cohasset DOWNHILL TT - 3rd Race Dog Days Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Downhill Time Trial Series)

Sun., Aug. 23rd - Table Mountain Road Race(1 lap) - Final Race Dog Days Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series)

Essentially, this will be run similar to the Nutcracker Omnium taking place in September, but with a couple of different stages. Again, in this scenario, an Omnium is just a stage race using points rather than time. You garner points for each stage depending upon how you did in the stage.......and, again, in this case.........the MOST points wins(many Omniums reverse this and have the least amount of points winning). There WILL be a Category "A" and Category "B", and a Women's Category which is scored separately - you must tell me at the start which Category you are entering.......and no downgrades during the Omnium once you're in. Most USCF rules will apply to ALL stages - including WEAR YOUR HELMET, don't ride like a silly person, and so on and so forth. The Time Trials - In the Dog Days Omnium, aero equipment WILL be allowed(it is NOT allowed in the Nutcracker Omnium River Road Time Trial). And remember - the only reasons we're doing this Omnium is for fun and fitness......and maybe a little competitiveness too, but nothing over-the-top please! Ride safe, have fun, try something new and challenge yourself. Dog Days Omnium Champion Trophies will be awarded to the Winners of each Category - we may also have a Masters Category for Men & Women if the budget allows for it.

So.....with that said, here are the Point Breakdowns for each of the Stages of the upcoming Dog Days Omnium - and details/descriptions of each stage will be announced shortly:

Tuesday, August 18th - Chico Airport Criterium:
1st = 25 points (NOT to be added to the season-long point standings in the Criterium Series....those points are separate from the Omnium. Prime Points NOT counted in the Overall Omnium Results.)
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
Everyone else = 1 point

Thursday, August 20th - River Road 10-Mile Time Trial:
1st = 25 points
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
Everyone else = 1 point

Saturday, August 22nd - Cohasset DOWNHILL Time Trial:
1st = 25 points
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
Everyone else = 1 point

Sunday, August 23rd - Table Mountain Road Race(1 Lap):
1st = 25 points
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
Everyone else = 1 point

And Finally - ANY rider participating in ALL 4 Stages receives an additional 25 points.
Do you have to do all the stages in order to compete in the Omnium?? No - you can even do just one event and your points will still be calculated and counted in the overall.
Tie-Breaker - If, by chance, it comes down to a TIE after the last stage of the Omnium, the highest placed finisher(of the tied competitors) in the Cohasset DOWNHILL Time Trial will be declared the Overall Winner.


Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA

Tonight's Chico Airport Criterium Results..............

Wow!!! Tonight's Airport Criterium was the biggest turn-out of riders and spectators we've ever had - thank you ALL for coming out to this one!! In all, we had a total of 74 riders taking part in tonight's events!!! Tonight's event was the 1st Stage in this week's Dog Days Omnium - and was also worth Double Points in the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series. For some photos and videos of tonight's event, please visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chicovelo/

I will have the Current Standings in the Dog Days Omnium out in just a little bit - but first, I wanted to give you the Results from tonight. Also, the "C" Category Kids Events are following a Series Points format for the next few weeks - and trophies will be awarded to the winners in each Category(Male rides from age 11 to 16........male riders age 10 and younger........female riders from age 11 to 16......and female riders age 10 and younger). (Remember - it's a work-in-progress, so be patient with me!!).

Okay, below are the Category Results from tonight's Chico Airport Criterium, followed by the Current Overall Standings in the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series. And remember - the Results are always Preliminary for the first 24-hours after posting.......so if you see any corrections, additions, subtractions, deletions, etc., please let me know!

CATEGORY "A" RESULTS FROM THE August 18th CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. Kevin Speacht (14 points + 40 Prime Points + 2 = 56 points)
2. David Albrecht (10 points + 40 Prime Points + 2 = 52 points)
3. Anthony Ferretti (8 points + 20 Prime Points + 2 = 30 points)
4. David Kyle (6 points + 2 = 8 points)
5. Mike Castaldo (4 points + 2 = 6 points)
6. Greg Golet (2 points + 2 = 4 points)
7. Scott Heather 2 points
8. Rob Bishop (20 Prime Points + 2 = 22 points)
9. Jeff Seyfried 2 points
10. Mike Thorpe 2 points
11. Mike Trowbridge (30 Prime Points + 2 = 32 points)
12. Sean Molina 2 points
13. Jeff Galland 2 points
14. Robin Van Valkenburgh 2 points
15. Charlie Pelton 2 points
16. Maggie Jones 2 points
17. Ethan Black 2 points
18. Ryan Olson 2 points
19. Mike Cordova (10 Prime Points + 2 = 12 points)
20. Janeen Thorpe 2 points

CATEGORY "B" RESULTS FROM THE August 18th CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. Shawn Hughes (14 points + 40 Prime Points + 2 = 56 points)
2. Ferdinand Batatan (10 points + 20 Prime Points + 2 = 32 points)
3. Josh Rowe (8 points + 20 Prime Points + 2 = 30 points)
4. Greg Watkins (6 points + 2 = 8 points)
5. Matt Itamura (4 points + 2 = 6 points)
6. Bill Travers (2 points + 2 = 4 points)
7. Gary Manwill (10 Prime Points + 2 = 12 points)
8. Jim Mensching 2 points
9. Tony Mainz 2 points
10. Evan LeVang 2 points
11. Jon Keyzer 2 points
12. Tom Murphy 2 points
13. Jeff Larsen 2 points
14. Ben Mallory 2 points
15. Barry DeWitt 2 points
16. Daniel Law 2 points
17. David Dura 2 points
18. Leif Peterson 2 points
19. David Hernandez 2 points
20. Roy Holley 2 points
Pack Finish:
David Klein (10 Prime Points + 2 = 12 points)
Matt Davis 2 points
Jeff Nye 2 points
Colin Moakley 2 points
Dan Spencer 2 points
Dylan Golet 2 points
Kareem Speake 2 points
Kevin Nye 2 points
Nathan Coy 2 points
Greg Hollis 2 points
Jesse Mallory 2 points
Jorge Ramirez 2 points

WOMEN'S CATEGORY RESULTS FROM THE August 18th CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. Janine Rood (14 points + 2 = 16 points)
2. Forough Molina (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
3. Michelle Nye (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
4. Katelyn Nye (6 points + 2 = 8 points)
5. Krissie Mensching (4 points + 2 = 6 points)
6. Darlene Henderson (2 points + 2 = 4 points)

CATEGORY "C" RACERS FROM THE August 18th CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM - (Age 11 to 16 Division) - Also the Current Standings:
1. David Watkins (Age 12) - (14 points + 20 Prime Points + 2 = 36 points)
2. Jasper Travers (Age 12) - (10 points + 10 Prime Points + 2 = 22 points)
3. Krissie Mensching (Age 13) - (14 points + 16 Prime Points + 2 = 32 points) - 1st Place Female
4. Sandy Speake (Age 12) - (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
5. Aliya Traficante (Age 11) - (10 points + 2 = 12 points) - 2nd Place Female
6. Brandon Dudar (Age 12) - (6 points + 14 Prime Points + 2 = 22 points)
7. Dylan Golet (Age 13) - (4 points + 2 = 6 points)

Age 10 and Under Division - Also the Current Standings:
1. Ben Travers (Age 9) - (14 points + 10 Prime Points + 2 = 26 points)
2. Erika Dudar (Age 10) - (14 points + 6 Prime Points + 2 = 22 points) - 1st Place Female
3. Marc Speake (Age 9) - (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
4. Ben Golet (Age 10) - (8 points + 2 points = 10 points)
5. Caden Crumm (Age 8) - (6 points + 2 = 8 points)
6. Creighton Gruber (Age 7) - (4 points + 2 = 6 points)
7. Kyle Golet (Age 8) - (2 points + 2 = 4 points)
8. Kaleb Traficante (Age 8) - (2 points)
9. Leo Bromelow (Age 9) - (2 points)
10. Max Bromelow (Age 7) - (2 points)
Pack Finish:
Liam Davis (Age 8) - (2 points)
Quinn Olson (Age 5) - (2 points)

AND A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR MENTORS FOR THE "C" CATEGORY RACE:
Jim Mensching
Tom Murphy
Greg Golet
David Albrecht
Maggie Jones
And everyone else I am forgetting!! I thank you!!!

2009 CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM SERIES CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS:CATEGORY "A" OVERALL:
1. David Albrecht 599 points
2. Jeff Galland 356 points
3. Greg Golet 269 points
4. Kevin Speacht 242 points
5. Mike Trowbridge 202 points
6. Anthony Ferretti 189 points
7. Mike Cordova 135 points
8. Roy Steves 132 points
9. Mike Smith 119 points
10. Josh Bullock 98 points
11. Alex Blease 88 points
12. Scott Heather 80 points
13. Mike Painter 69 points
14. Tim Creswell 58 points
15. Paul Sajben 55 points
16. Rob Bishop 46 points
17. James Plummer 39 points
18. Geno Gruber 38 points
19. Margaret Jones 34 points (1st Place Woman in Category "A")
20. Michael Jasinski 33 points
21. Brian Rouse 32 points
22. Steve Vickery 31 points
23. Jeff Ochs 30 points
24. Brad Foster 29 points
25. Charlie Pelton 27 points
26. Kyle Hartelt 23 points
27. Mike Castaldo 21 points
27. Paul McIntyre 21 points
29. Pedro Brown 19 points
30. Ryan Olson 17 points
31. Mike Thorpe 15 points
32. Weston Crumm 14 points
33. David Kyle 13 points
33. Janeen Thorpe 13 points (2nd Place Woman in Category "A")
35. Tyler Honeyman 11 points
35. Michael Dufresne 11 points
37. Ethan Black 10 points
37. Charlie Dawson 10 points
37. Aren Timmel 10 points
40. Jesse Rushing 9 points
40. Dave Steindorf 9 points
42. Jason Ziegenhirt 7 points
42. Jim Roberts 7 points
42. Evan Carroll 7 points
42. Ben Bryant 7 points
42. Dave Berman 7 points
47. Greg Melton 5 points
48. Kenny Price 4 points
49. CJ Humphries 3 points
49. Randy Moon 3 points
51. Jeff Seyfried 2 points
52. Sean Molina 2 points
53. Robin Van Valkenburgh 2 points
54. Dain Melton 2 points
55. David Thorley 1 point
56. Eric Ayars 1 point
57. Lindsay Myers 1 point
58. Jim Clark 1 point
59. Morgan Bonar 1 point
60. Dan Reymann 1 point
61. Kurt Haskins 1 point
62. Tom Embree 1 point

CATEGORY "B" OVERALL:
1. Shawn Hughes 693 points
2. Tom Embree 379 points
3. Matt Itamura 250 points
4. Charlie Pelton 249 points
5. Josh Rowe 132 points
6. Scott Heather 117 points
7. Jim Mensching 89 points
8. Matt Davis 88 points
9. Tom Murphy 74 points
10. Jeff Nye 68 points
11. Jon Keyzer 67 points
12. Frank Marinello 66 points
13. Michael Dufresne 60 points
14. Joe Schlesinger 57 points
15. David Klein 55 points
15. Mike Crumm 55 points
17. Colin Moakley 40 points
18. Gary Manwill 38 points
18. Dallas Thorpe 38 points
20. Greg Watkins 35 points
21. Denny McKenney 33 points
22. Ferdinand Batatan 32 points
23. Dan Spencer 26 points
24. Matt Carlson 25 points
25. Ben Mallory 24 points
25. Skip Lees 24 points
27. Bill Travers 17 points
27. Jim Clark 17 points
29. Samuel Bransky 16 points
29. Mike Rodriguez 16 points
29. David Weathers 16 points
32. Jeff Larsen 15 points
32. Barry DeWitt 15 points
32. Alex Albrecht 15 points
35. Leif Peterson 14 points
35. Jesse Mallory 14 points
35. Dain Melton 14 points
38. Jeff Ochs 13 points
38. Ray Bransky 13 points
40. Clay Johnson 9 points
40. Rob Glatthaar 9 points
42. Kareem Speake 8 points
42. Gary Fowler 8 points
42. BJ LaRossa 8 points
45. Christopher Cook 7 points
46. Evan LeVang 6 points
46. David Dura 6 points
46. Adam Tischler 6 points
49. Kevin Nye 5 points
49. Tripp Goldsberry 5 points
49. Walt Schafer 5 points
49. John Wiesinger 5 points
49. Sandy Speake 5 points
54. Steve Kodad 4 points
54. Brian Strukan 4 points
56. Mark Wolford 3 points
56. Rylan Gustafson 3 points
56. Lawrence Livermore 3 points
56. Joshua Pasos 3 points
56. Derek Moffitt 3 points
56. Darrin Reichel 3 points
56. James Gilchrist 3 points
56. Jeff Davis 3 points
64. Tony Mainz 2 points
65. Daniel Law 2 points
66. David Hernandez 2 points
67. Roy Holley 2 points
68. Dylan Golet 2 points
69. Nathan Coy 2 points
70. Jorge Ramirez 2 points
71. Jamison Watts 2 points
72. Marcos Ramirez 2 points
73. Charlie Geshekter 2 points
74. Mark Hendry 2 points
75. Brett Baker 1 point
76. Greg Hollis 3 points
77. Steve Watson 1 point
78. Rich Hogan 1 point
79. Skip Latham 1 point
80. James Hefner 1 point
81. Clay Johnson 1 point
82. Ken Petruzzelli 1 point
83. Shawn Fisher 1 point
84. John D'Ewart 1 point
85. Johnny Jones 1 point
86. Greg Melton 1 point
87. Paul Begbie 1 point

WOMEN'S CATEGORY OVERALL:
1. Margaret Jones 160 points
2. Michelle Nye 104 points
3. Caryn Jones 99 points
4. Janine Rood 78 points
5. Krissie Mensching 72 points
6. Forough Molina 67 points
7. Lisa Martens 57 points
8. Jenn Gruber 44 points
9. Janeen Thorpe 35 points
10. Tracy Berman 33 points
11. Jamie Batha 30 points
12. Sara Kallio 24 points
12. Michelle Rossman 24 points
14. Christine Roberts 16 points
15. Christa Ritchey 14 points
16. Morgan Bonar 12 points
17. Aliya Traficante 11 points
18. Katelyn Nye 8 points
18. Ashley Erickson 8 points
18. Brenda Cranford 8 points
21. Lindsay Myers 6 points
22. Darlene Henderson 4 points
22. Vashty Kyle 4 points
22. Robin Pelton 4 points
22. Shannon Moakley 4 points
26. Michelle Thorpe 3 points
27. Amy Dawson 2 points
28. Shirley Huffman 2 points
29. Lori Cox 1 point
30. Peggy Selkirk 1 point
31. Teresa Kludt 1 point
32. Kristen Schonauer 1 point

AIRPORT CRITERIUM SERIES INFORMATION:

After the great turn-out at last year's Tuesday Night Chico Airport Criterium Series, we're going to be doing them again for 2009......but starting up a bit earlier this year. For those curious, the definition of "Criterium" is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criterium

This Series starts up next Tuesday, March 10th and will go through September 15th, 2009......just before our Chico Downtown Criterium on September 20th! Registration normally starts at 5:40pm - with the event starting at 6:00pm.

How does it work???

Okay, here are a few notes for this year's Airport "Crit" Series:

1. We will be using more than 1 course for the Crits this year......including throwing in some lefty-turn Crits to get a feel for those - and some Weekend Criteriums as well. For the time being, we'll be using our standard Tuesday Night righty-turn course starting/finishing at Convair Avenue - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Chico-Airport-Tuesday-Night-Crit-Course

2. ALL riders must sign in this year - There will be a small table on the sidewalk at the Start/Finish location on Convair Avenue - just sign in at the table and you are good to go! Sign-ins start at 5:40pm - the racing action starts at 6:00pm. We usually end the event by 7pm, at the latest - many times earlier than that - to get home before it gets too dark outside. RAIN AND WET PAVEMENT WILL ALWAYS CANCEL THE CRITERIUMS! In addition, last year we had some tremendous smoke from the Humboldt Fire in this area......which, in turn, would also cancel the Criteriums due to hazardous air quality.

3. The Category "B" races normally go for 45-50 minutes PLUS 3 laps.........while the Category "A" races go for 50-60 minutes PLUS 3 laps. There can be anywhere from 1 to 15+ Primes in the Airport Criteriums......just depends on the mood of the Dictator.....er......I mean, Director. ;)

4. Helmets are MANDATORY! So, please....please.....wear your helmet! Please!!

5. All are welcome - you don't have to do the Series - just come on out and give this Criterium training/riding a shot! It's amazing what kind of workout you can get in during a 45 to 60 minute practice event.

6. Points are used to calculate the Overall Standings in the Series. The point breakdown is as follows: 7-5-4-3-2-1, with an additional 1 point being given to each participant at each event. So, 7 points goes to the winner, 5 points goes to 2nd place, 4 points goes to 3rd place and so on.........in addition to 1 more point just for doing the event. The rider with the MOST points at the end of the Series wins the Overall Title - and the Chico Airport Series Championship Trophy, plus whatever goodies we can give you. Also, Prime points will be given out during each of the Crits - these are just lap prizes......but in this case, the prizes are points. We will also be having some product Primes out there this year!

7. Last year, we had just two categories during the races - Category A and Category B. However, the Series itself has even more Trophy Categories, including:

Category "A" Men
Women's Category
Women's Masters 40+ Category
Category "B" Men
Men's Masters 40+ Category
Men's Masters 50+ Category

These are the Categories which all qualify for a Series Championship Trophy. If nobody - or very few folks are in one category - we may eliminate it and add an additional category where the numbers allow it. As usual, sandbaggers are strongly discouraged ( A Sandbagger would be a Category "A" rider entering a Category "B" event).

8. Although donations to put on these events are always very appreciated and accepted, this Series is FREE - so come on out and take advantage of some, or all, of these Criteriums in 2009!

9. The Race Director reserves the right to DQ any rider for unsafe riding or unsportsmanlike conduct at ANY time. Also, PLEASE - NO colorful language will be used out there - especially with the little kids around watching the race(we have kids out there from ages 2 to 12 watching the racing action)!! ANY rider breaking these rules can be subject to Disqualification from - not only the race - but from the entire Series. So, please - just do what ya always do and just be cool!!!!

10. Finally, remember - these Criterium events are essentially for practice and exercise - we have fun out there and get a great little workout in, and we get to work on some quality cycling skills. But, overall, they're no big whoop....no World Championship/Olympic medals or million dollar contracts on the line. So, with that in mind, just treat 'em as such - a good training event to try some new things, gain some good fitness.....and maybe even get into a "real" sanctioned Criterium at some point in time. Or not. Just have fun with it!! We'll have trophies and hopefully some prizes for the Series winners - and definitely loads of fun....and pain and suffering. ;) But remember - it's all in good fun!

Hope to see you out there!!

Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA
www.ChicoBike.com

Humboldt Road Race at 6:00AM tomorrow - last one of year..........

Just a reminder that this will be the LAST early Wednesday morning Humboldt Road Race of the year - hope you can make it out for this one!

Wednesday, August 19th - Humboldt Road Race - 6:00AM (3.4 miles and 751 feet of climbing - just an early morning leg burn!) - Beat the heat with this early morning ride up Humboldt! Registration will open at 5:45am at the bottom of Humboldt Road(right near Stilson Canyon Road), with the race starting promptly at 6:00AM. This will be a mass-start event for this short climb up Humboldt Road - starting near Stilson Canyon Road and finishing at the Stop Ahead Sign at the top of the hill. A map of this short-course Road Race can be found here: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Humboldt-Road-Race-AM-Racing (Point event for the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series)

Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA
www.ChicoBike.com

Overall R.A.C.E. Standings..............

Hi Everyone!! After last week's R.A.C.E. Events, we've had a few changes in the Overall Standings in some of the Series going on(see Current Overall Standings for each Series below). Thank you ALL for coming out to these events!!

For Event Results, please visit www.ChicoBike.com - and for photos and videos of the Events, please visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/chicovelo/ .

A few notes - The 2009 Chico Downhill Time Trial Series ends this Saturday with the Cohasset Downhill Time Trial. In addition, the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series & the 2009 Chico 10-Mile Time Trial Series will both end next month - September '09. The 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series will be completed in mid-October '09. However, the 2009 Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series and the 2009 MTB Series will be starting in September! And the kids events will be going on throughout the fall! Hope to see you out there!!

2009 CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM SERIES CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS:

CATEGORY "A" OVERALL:
1. David Albrecht 547 points
2. Jeff Galland 354 points
3. Greg Golet 265 points
4. Kevin Speacht 186 points
5. Mike Trowbridge 170 points
6. Anthony Ferretti 159 points
7. Roy Steves 132 points
8. Mike Cordova 123 points
9. Mike Smith 119 points
10. Josh Bullock 98 points
11. Alex Blease 88 points
12. Scott Heather 78 points
13. Mike Painter 69 points
14. Tim Creswell 58 points
15. Paul Sajben 55 points
16. James Plummer 39 points
17. Geno Gruber 38 points
18. Michael Jasinski 33 points
19. Margaret Jones 32 points (1st Place Woman in Category "A")
19. Brian Rouse 32 points
21. Steve Vickery 31 points
22. Jeff Ochs 30 points
23. Brad Foster 29 points
24. Charlie Pelton 25 points
25. Rob Bishop 24 points
26. Kyle Hartelt 23 points
27. Paul McIntyre 21 points
28. Pedro Brown 19 points
29. Ryan Olson 15 points
29. Mike Castaldo 15 points
31. Weston Crumm 14 points
32. Mike Thorpe 13 points
33. Janeen Thorpe 11 points (2nd Place Woman in Category "A")
33. Tyler Honeyman 11 points
33. Michael Dufresne 11 points
36. Charlie Dawson 10 points
36. Aren Timmel 10 points
38. Jesse Rushing 9 points
38. Dave Steindorf 9 points
40. Ethan Black 8 points
41. Jason Ziegenhirt 7 points
41. Jim Roberts 7 points
41. Evan Carroll 7 points
41. Ben Bryant 7 points
41. Dave Berman 7 points
46. David Kyle 5 points
46. Greg Melton 5 points
48. Kenny Price 4 points
49. CJ Humphries 3 points
49. Randy Moon 3 points
51. Dain Melton 2 points
52. David Thorley 1 point
53. Eric Ayars 1 point
54. Lindsay Myers 1 point
55. Jim Clark 1 point
56. Morgan Bonar 1 point
57. Dan Reymann 1 point
58. Kurt Haskins 1 point
59. Tom Embree 1 point

CATEGORY "B" OVERALL:
1. Shawn Hughes 637 points
2. Tom Embree 379 points
3. Charlie Pelton 249 points
4. Matt Itamura 244 points
5. Scott Heather 117 points
6. Josh Rowe 102 points
7. Jim Mensching 87 points
8. Matt Davis 86 points
9. Tom Murphy 72 points
10. Jeff Nye 66 points
10. Frank Marinello 66 points
12. Jon Keyzer 65 points
13. Michael Dufresne 60 points
14. Joe Schlesinger 57 points
15. Mike Crumm 55 points
16. David Klein 43 points
17. Colin Moakley 38 points
17. Dallas Thorpe 38 points
19. Denny McKenney 33 points
20. Greg Watkins 27 points
21. Gary Manwill 26 points
22. Matt Carlson 25 points
23. Skip Lees 24 points
23. Dan Spencer 24 points
25. Ben Mallory 22 points
26. Jim Clark 17 points
27. Samuel Bransky 16 points
27. Mike Rodriguez 16 points
27. David Weathers 16 points
30. Alex Albrecht 15 points
31. Dain Melton 14 points
32. Jeff Larsen 13 points
32. Bill Travers 13 points
32. Barry DeWitt 13 points
32. Jeff Ochs 13 points
32. Ray Bransky 13 points
37. Leif Peterson 12 points
37. Jesse Mallory 12 points
39. Clay Johnson 9 points
39. Rob Glatthaar 9 points
41. Gary Fowler 8 points
41. BJ LaRossa 8 points
43. Christopher Cook 7 points
44. Adam Tischler 6 points
44. Kareem Speake 6 points
46. Tripp Goldsberry 5 points
46. Walt Schafer 5 points
46. John Wiesinger 5 points
46. Sandy Speake 5 points
50. Evan LeVang 4 points
50. Steve Kodad 4 points
50. David Dura 4 points
50. Brian Strukan 4 points
54. Kevin Nye 3 points
54. Mark Wolford 3 points
54. Rylan Gustafson 3 points
54. Lawrence Livermore 3 points
54. Joshua Pasos 3 points
54. Derek Moffitt 3 points
54. Darrin Reichel 3 points
54. James Gilchrist 3 points
54. Jeff Davis 3 points
63. Jamison Watts 2 points
63. Marcos Ramirez 2 points
63. Charlie Geshekter 2 points
63. Mark Hendry 2 points
67. Brett Baker 1 point
68. Greg Hollis 1 point
69. Steve Watson 1 point
70. Rich Hogan 1 point
71. Skip Latham 1 point
72. James Hefner 1 point
73. Clay Johnson 1 point
74. Ken Petruzzelli 1 point
75. Shawn Fisher 1 point
76. John D'Ewart 1 point
77. Johnny Jones 1 point
78. Greg Melton 1 point
79. Paul Begbie 1 point

WOMEN'S CATEGORY OVERALL:
1. Margaret Jones 158 points
2. Caryn Jones 99 points
3. Michelle Nye 94 points
4. Krissie Mensching 66 points
5. Janine Rood 62 points
6. Lisa Martens 57 points
7. Forough Molina 55 points
8. Jenn Gruber 44 points
9. Janeen Thorpe 33 points
9. Tracy Berman 33 points
11. Jamie Batha 30 points
12. Sara Kallio 24 points
12. Michelle Rossman 24 points
14. Christine Roberts 16 points
15. Christa Ritchey 14 points
16. Morgan Bonar 12 points
17. Aliya Traficante 11 points
18. Ashley Erickson 8 points
18. Brenda Cranford 8 points
20. Lindsay Myers 6 points
21. Vashty Kyle 4 points
21. Robin Pelton 4 points
21. Shannon Moakley 4 points
24. Michelle Thorpe 3 points
25. Amy Dawson 2 points
25. Shirley Huffman 2 points
27. Lori Cox 1 point
28. Peggy Selkirk 1 point
29. Teresa Kludt 1 point
30. Kristen Schonauer 1 point

CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS IN THE 2009 CHICO ROAD R.A.C.E. SERIES:

Category "A" Men:
1. Sean Molina 209 points
2. Greg Golet 184 points
3. Brad Foster 178 points
4. Kevin Speacht 168 points
5. Mike Castaldo 124 points
6. Aren Timmel 112 points
7. Rich Thurman 95 points
8. Jesse Rushing 91 points
9. Alex Blease 84 points
10. Anthony Ferretti 82 points
11. Scott Heather 78 points
12. Jim Roberts 75 points
13. Mike Smith 74 points
14. Mike Thorpe 70 points
15. Jeff Galland 58 points
15. David Albrecht 58 points
17. Josh Bullock 52 points
18. Charlie Dawson 46 points
19. Joe Shelburne 43 points
20. Paul Sajben 40 points
21. Kyle Hughes 39 points
21. Paul McIntyre 39 points
23. Roy Steves 34 points
24. Mike Painter 30 points
25. James Plummer 29 points
26. Brian Larson 22 points
27. Jeff Ochs 21 points
28. Brian Scanlon 20 points
28. David Kyle 20 points
28. Mike Trowbridge 20 points
28. Randy Moon 20 points
32. Tyler Honeyman 18 points
33. JP Bergmann 16 points
34. Joe Oliveri 14 points
35. Nelson Frink 12 points
36. Ethan Black 10 points
36. Rob Bishop 10 points
38. Weston Crumm 9 points
39. Kris Blee 6 points
40. Steve Vickery 5 points

Women's Category:
1. Forough Molina 282 points
2. Elizabeth Brent 153 points
3. Darlene Henderson 140 points
4. Kim Agur 109 points
5. Christine Bergmann 107 points
6. Janeen Thorpe 98 points
7. Jeanne O'Regan 87 points
8. Sandra Barton 59 points
9. Joanne Gilchrist 56 points
10. Grace Twedt 48 points
11. Jamie Batha 45 points
12. Kim Lange 44 points
13. Caryn Jones 43 points
14. Mary Reyes 38 points
15. Jennifer Haffner 37 points
16. Anne Yates 36 points
17. Kristen Schonauer 32 points
18. Teresa Kludt 29 points
19. Susan Clavey 24 points
19. Emily Fisher 24 points
21. Sue Kamrar 19 points
22. Margaret Jones 18 points
23. Gabrielle Walters 14 points
24. Teresa Long 12 points
24. Heather Miller 12 points
24. Heather Siles-Foster 12 points
27. Sheila Winter 10 points

Category "B" Men:
1. Charlie Pelton 301 points
2. Michael Crumm 240 points
3. Jim Mensching 170 points
4. Denny McKenney 115 points
5. Preben Nielsen 104 points
6. Matt Carlson 101 points
6. Tom Embree 101 points
8. Shawn Hughes 84 points
9. Bill Brent 77 points
10. Mark Bloom 73 points
11. Michael Jamison 66 points
12. Gary Manwill 64 points
13. Jon Keyzer 62 points
14. Ferdinand Batatan 61 points
15. Bill Bergmann 58 points
16. Tony Mainz 52 points
17. Greg Watkins 40 points
17. Skip Lees 40 points
19. Roy Holley 38 points
20. Randy Will 37 points
20. Frank Marinello 37 points
22. Geno Gruber 36 points
23. Nelson Frink 34 points
23. Brian Ray 34 points
23. Scott Heather 34 points
23. Chris Roots 34 points
23. Ken Petruzzelli 34 points
28. Rogelio Barrera 33 points
29. Mike Thorpe 29 points
29. Rob Evans 29 points
31. Steve Kodad 28 points
32. Tom Murphy 24 points
33. Dan Spencer 22 points
34. David Dura 18 points
34. Brian Strukan 18 points
36. Gary Swanson 16 points
36. Mike Candela 16 points
38. Dan Dominguez 15 points
39. Tim Mallen 14 points
39. Clayton Anderson 14 points
41. Ken Hughes 12 points
41. Alex Albrecht 12 points
43. Dave Palmeri 10 points
44. Patrick Clark 9 points
45. Don Curtis 8 points
46. Lloyd Leighton 6 points
47. Bob Jones 5 points
47. David Hernandez 5 points
47. Dane Van Domelen 5 points
47. Tony Ruggle 5 points
47. Alex Roberson 5 points
47. Samuel Bransky 5 points
53. Ray Bransky 4 points
53. Norm Rosene 4 points
55. Gary Jacques 3 points
55. Andy Grayson 3 points
55. Josh Rowe 3 points
55. Jim Peplow 3 points
55. Bill Travers 3 points
60. Mike Harper 2 points
60. Pete Cuneo 2 points
60. John Dewart 2 points
63. Norbert Richard 1 point

CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS IN THE 2009 CHICO 10-MILE TIME TRIAL SERIES:

Category "A" Men:
1. Steve Vickery 84 points
2. Ken Petruzzelli 68 points
3. Josh Rowe 67 points
4. Jeff Ochs 50 points
5. David Albrecht 38 points
6. Paul McIntyre 30 points
7. Greg Watkins 28 points
8. Josh Bullock 22 points
9. Tim Olson 16 points
10. Geno Gruber 12 points
10. Mike Painter 12 points
10. Mike Cordova 12 points
10. Rich Thurman 12 points
10. Jeff Galland 12 points
15. David Kyle 8 points
15. Weston Crumm 8 points
15. Jeff Tse 8 points
18. Eric Ayars 6 points
19. Anthony Ferretti 3 points

Women's Category:
1. Joanne Gilchrist 142 points
2. Michelle Nye 94 points
3. Margaret Jones 34 points
4. Kim Lange 22 points
4. Michelle Rossman 22 points
4. Katelyn Nye 22 points
7. Megan Murphy 11 points
8. Terri LaViolette 10 points
8. Emily Fisher 10 points
10. Mary Reyes 9 points
11. Caryn Jones 8 points
12. Megan Kurtz 7 points
13. Vashty Kyle 6 points
14. Jen Mojica 4 points
15. Wendy Souza 3 points
16. Christine Lewis 3 points
17. Claudia Avalos 3 points

Women's Masters 45+ Category:
1. Jeanne O'regan 82 points
2. Darlene Henderson 68 points
2. Kim Agur 68 points
4. Elizabeth Brent 40 points
5. Margaret Bomberg 35 points
6. Sue Kamrar 30 points
7. Mary Ann Bachus 24 points
8. Teresa Kludt 12 points
8. Kate Cavell 12 points
10. Susan Clavey 11 points
11. Janine Rood 10 points
12. Anne Yates 8 points
12. Grace Twedt 8 points
14. Lorna Andrette 6 points
14. Teresa Long 6 points
16. Leslie Clavey 4 points
17. Heather Miller 3 points

Category "B" Men:
1. David Dura 106 points
2. Jeff Nye 94 points
3. Joaquin Garcia 24 points
4. Michael Dufresne 20 points
5. Brooks Biertumpfel 16 points
6. Andy Grayson 12 points
6. Brian Strukan 12 points
6. Matt Carlson 12 points
9. Scott Heather 10 points
9. Don Curtis 10 points
9. Ferdinand Batatan 10 points
9. Jeff Via 10 points
9. Pat Beckley 10 points
14. Ray Bransky 8 points
14. Shawn Hughes 8 points
16. Jeff Davis 6 points

Men's Masters 45+ Category:
1. Jim Greenlee 178 points
2. Tom Murphy 116 points
3. Roy Holley 62 points
4. Tom Tucker 58 points
5. Kenny Price 38 points
6. Hal Tacker 32 points
7. Rogelio Barrera 24 points
8. John Cronin 10 points
8. Joe Sanders 10 points
8. Charlie Pelton 10 points
11. Clay Johnson 8 points

Men's Masters 55+ Category:
1. Jim Mensching 230 points
2. Mike Trowbridge 72 points
3. Skip Lees 70 points
4. Walt Schafer 30 points
5. Dan Spencer 28 points
5. Kerry Maxwell 28 points
7. Clayton Anderson 16 points
7. James Gilchrist 16 points
9. Bill Brent 10 points
10. Gary Fowler 8 points

Junior Men's Category:
1. Ben Mallory 84 points
2. Jesse Mallory 42 points
3. Kevin Nye 28 points
4. Darius Vixie 16 points
5. David Watkins 12 points
5. Samuel Bransky 12 points
7. Bernie Huffrogge 9 points
8. Anthony Costello 8 points
9. Jonny Pierson 6 points
10. Nicolas King 4 points
11. Jeff Weisener 3 points
12. Johnny Borg 3 points

TEAM TIME TRIAL DIVISION:
1. Geno & Creighton Gruber 12 points

Merckx Division:
1. Tom Murphy 109 points
2. Jeff Nye 72 points
3. Josh Rowe 60 points
4. Mike Trowbridge 54 points
5. Ben Mallory 46 points
5. Skip Lees 46 points
7. Kenny Price 44 points
8. Joaquin Garcia 16 points
8. Jesse Mallory 16 points
10. Clayton Anderson 13 points
10. Kevin Nye 13 points
12. Andy Grayson 12 points
12. Mike Painter 12 points
12. Matt Carlson 12 points
12. Tim Olson 12 points
12. Weston Crumm 12 points
17. Don Curtis 10 points
17. Brian Strukan 10 points
17. Clay Johnson 10 points
17. Joe Sanders 10 points
17. Jeff Via 10 points
17. Michael Dufresne 10 points
17. David Albrecht 10 points
24. David Watkins 8 points
24. Ray Bransky 8 points
24. Gary Fowler 8 points
27. Samuel Bransky 6 points
27. Darius Vixie 6 points
27. Bernie Huffrogge 6 points
30. John Cronin 4 points
30. Bill Brent 4 points
32. Anthony Costello 3 points
33. Jonny Pierson 3 points
34. Nicolas King 3 points
35. Jeff Weisener 3 points
36. Johnny Borg 3 points

CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS IN THE 2009 CHICO DOWNHILL TIME TRIAL SERIES:

CATEGORY "A" OVERALL STANDINGS:
1. Roy Holley 42 points
2. Jeff Galland 21 points
3. Joe Shelburne 19 points
3. Brad Foster 19 points
3. James Plummer 19 points
6. Jeff Ochs 17 points

WOMEN'S CATEGORY OVERALL STANDINGS:
1. Lori Cox 42 points
2. Janine Rood 19 points
3. Patti Dugger 17 points

CATEGORY "B" OVERALL STANDINGS:
1. Tony Mainz 63 points
2. Jim Mensching 59 points
3. Ben Mallory 17 points
3. Tom Embree 17 points
5. Eric Dugger 15 points
5. Frank Marinello 15 points
7. Walt Schafer 13 points
8. Skip Lees 11 points
9. Alex Albrecht 9 points

Rodney............
R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA

August 16th Chico Airport Long-Course Criterium Results...............

Okay, below are the Category Results from the August 16th Chico Airport Long-Course Criterium, followed by the Current Overall Standings in the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series. And remember - the Results are always Preliminary for the first 24-hours after posting.......so if you see any corrections, additions, subtractions, deletions, etc., please let me know!

CATEGORY "A" RESULTS FROM THE August 16th CHICO AIRPORT LONG-COURSE CRITERIUM:
1. Kevin Speacht (7 points + 55 Prime Points + 1 = 63 points)
2. Jeff Galland (5 points + 18 Prime Points + 1 = 24 points)
3. Jesse Rushing (4 points + 1 = 5 points)
4. Josh Bullock (3 points + 3 Prime Points + 1 = 7 points)
5. Jason Ziegenhirt (2 points + 1 = 3 points)
6. Scott Heather (1 point + 1 = 2 points)

CATEGORY "B" RESULTS FROM THE August 16th CHICO AIRPORT LONG-COURSE CRITERIUM:
1. Shawn Hughes (7 points + 36 Prime Points + 1 = 44 points)
2. Matt Davis (5 points + 30 Prime Points + 1 = 36 points)
3. Jon Keyzer (4 points + 6 Prime Points + 1 = 11 points)
4. Jim Mensching (3 points + 3 Prime Points + 1 = 7 points)
5. Colin Moakley (2 points + 1 = 3 points)
6. Tom Murphy (1 point + 1 = 2 points)
7. Jeff Larsen 1 point
8. Skip Lees 1 point

WOMEN'S CATEGORY RESULTS FROM THE August 16th CHICO AIRPORT LONG-COURSE CRITERIUM:
1. Krissie Mensching (7 points + 39 Prime Points + 1 = 47 points)

CATEGORY "C" RACERS FROM THE August 16th CHICO AIRPORT LONG-COURSE CRITERIUM:
Ben Geise (Age 10)
Liam Davis (Age 8)
Winner of the Prime #1 = Liam Davis
Winner of the Prime #2 = Brad Geise
Winner of the Prime #3 = Ben Geise
Winner of the Final Sprint Prize = Ben Geise

AND A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR MENTORS FOR THE "C" CATEGORY RACE:
Brad Geise

2009 CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM SERIES CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS:

CATEGORY "A" OVERALL:
1. David Albrecht 547 points
2. Jeff Galland 354 points
3. Greg Golet 265 points
4. Kevin Speacht 186 points
5. Mike Trowbridge 170 points
6. Anthony Ferretti 159 points
7. Roy Steves 132 points
8. Mike Cordova 123 points
9. Mike Smith 119 points
10. Josh Bullock 98 points
11. Alex Blease 88 points
12. Scott Heather 78 points
13. Mike Painter 69 points
14. Tim Creswell 58 points
15. Paul Sajben 55 points
16. James Plummer 39 points
17. Geno Gruber 38 points
18. Michael Jasinski 33 points
19. Margaret Jones 32 points (1st Place Woman in Category "A")
19. Brian Rouse 32 points
21. Steve Vickery 31 points
22. Jeff Ochs 30 points
23. Brad Foster 29 points
24. Charlie Pelton 25 points
25. Rob Bishop 24 points
26. Kyle Hartelt 23 points
27. Paul McIntyre 21 points
28. Pedro Brown 19 points
29. Ryan Olson 15 points
29. Mike Castaldo 15 points
31. Weston Crumm 14 points
32. Mike Thorpe 13 points
33. Janeen Thorpe 11 points (2nd Place Woman in Category "A")
33. Tyler Honeyman 11 points
33. Michael Dufresne 11 points
36. Charlie Dawson 10 points
36. Aren Timmel 10 points
38. Jesse Rushing 9 points
38. Dave Steindorf 9 points
40. Ethan Black 8 points
41. Jason Ziegenhirt 7 points
41. Jim Roberts 7 points
41. Evan Carroll 7 points
41. Ben Bryant 7 points
41. Dave Berman 7 points
46. David Kyle 5 points
46. Greg Melton 5 points
48. Kenny Price 4 points
49. CJ Humphries 3 points
49. Randy Moon 3 points
51. Dain Melton 2 points
52. David Thorley 1 point
53. Eric Ayars 1 point
54. Lindsay Myers 1 point
55. Jim Clark 1 point
56. Morgan Bonar 1 point
57. Dan Reymann 1 point
58. Kurt Haskins 1 point
59. Tom Embree 1 point

CATEGORY "B" OVERALL:
1. Shawn Hughes 637 points
2. Tom Embree 379 points
3. Charlie Pelton 249 points
4. Matt Itamura 244 points
5. Scott Heather 117 points
6. Josh Rowe 102 points
7. Jim Mensching 87 points
8. Matt Davis 86 points
9. Tom Murphy 72 points
10. Jeff Nye 66 points
10. Frank Marinello 66 points
12. Jon Keyzer 65 points
13. Michael Dufresne 60 points
14. Joe Schlesinger 57 points
15. Mike Crumm 55 points
16. David Klein 43 points
17. Colin Moakley 38 points
17. Dallas Thorpe 38 points
19. Denny McKenney 33 points
20. Greg Watkins 27 points
21. Gary Manwill 26 points
22. Matt Carlson 25 points
23. Skip Lees 24 points
23. Dan Spencer 24 points
25. Ben Mallory 22 points
26. Jim Clark 17 points
27. Samuel Bransky 16 points
27. Mike Rodriguez 16 points
27. David Weathers 16 points
30. Alex Albrecht 15 points
31. Dain Melton 14 points
32. Jeff Larsen 13 points
32. Bill Travers 13 points
32. Barry DeWitt 13 points
32. Jeff Ochs 13 points
32. Ray Bransky 13 points
37. Leif Peterson 12 points
37. Jesse Mallory 12 points
39. Clay Johnson 9 points
39. Rob Glatthaar 9 points
41. Gary Fowler 8 points
41. BJ LaRossa 8 points
43. Christopher Cook 7 points
44. Adam Tischler 6 points
44. Kareem Speake 6 points
46. Tripp Goldsberry 5 points
46. Walt Schafer 5 points
46. John Wiesinger 5 points
46. Sandy Speake 5 points
50. Evan LeVang 4 points
50. Steve Kodad 4 points
50. David Dura 4 points
50. Brian Strukan 4 points
54. Kevin Nye 3 points
54. Mark Wolford 3 points
54. Rylan Gustafson 3 points
54. Lawrence Livermore 3 points
54. Joshua Pasos 3 points
54. Derek Moffitt 3 points
54. Darrin Reichel 3 points
54. James Gilchrist 3 points
54. Jeff Davis 3 points
63. Jamison Watts 2 points
63. Marcos Ramirez 2 points
63. Charlie Geshekter 2 points
63. Mark Hendry 2 points
67. Brett Baker 1 point
68. Greg Hollis 1 point
69. Steve Watson 1 point
70. Rich Hogan 1 point
71. Skip Latham 1 point
72. James Hefner 1 point
73. Clay Johnson 1 point
74. Ken Petruzzelli 1 point
75. Shawn Fisher 1 point
76. John D'Ewart 1 point77. Johnny Jones 1 point
78. Greg Melton 1 point79. Paul Begbie 1 point

WOMEN'S CATEGORY OVERALL:
1. Margaret Jones 158 points
2. Caryn Jones 99 points
3. Michelle Nye 94 points
4. Krissie Mensching 66 points
5. Janine Rood 62 points
6. Lisa Martens 57 points
7. Forough Molina 55 points
8. Jenn Gruber 44 points
9. Janeen Thorpe 33 points
9. Tracy Berman 33 points
11. Jamie Batha 30 points
12. Sara Kallio 24 points
12. Michelle Rossman 24 points
14. Christine Roberts 16 points
15. Christa Ritchey 14 points
16. Morgan Bonar 12 points
17. Aliya Traficante 11 points
18. Ashley Erickson 8 points
18. Brenda Cranford 8 points
20. Lindsay Myers 6 points
21. Vashty Kyle 4 points
21. Robin Pelton 4 points
21. Shannon Moakley 4 points
24. Michelle Thorpe 3 points
25. Amy Dawson 2 points
25. Shirley Huffman 2 points
27. Lori Cox 1 point
28. Peggy Selkirk 1 point
29. Teresa Kludt 1 point
30. Kristen Schonauer 1 point

AIRPORT CRITERIUM SERIES INFORMATION:

After the great turn-out at last year's Tuesday Night Chico Airport Criterium Series, we're going to be doing them again for 2009......but starting up a bit earlier this year. For those curious, the definition of "Criterium" is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criterium

This Series starts up next Tuesday, March 10th and will go through September 15th, 2009......just before our Chico Downtown Criterium on September 20th! Registration normally starts at 5:40pm - with the event starting at 6:00pm.

How does it work???

Okay, here are a few notes for this year's Airport "Crit" Series:

1. We will be using more than 1 course for the Crits this year......including throwing in some lefty-turn Crits to get a feel for those - and some Weekend Criteriums as well. For the time being, we'll be using our standard Tuesday Night righty-turn course starting/finishing at Convair Avenue - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Chico-Airport-Tuesday-Night-Crit-Course

2. ALL riders must sign in this year - There will be a small table on the sidewalk at the Start/Finish location on Convair Avenue - just sign in at the table and you are good to go! Sign-ins start at 5:40pm - the racing action starts at 6:00pm. We usually end the event by 7pm, at the latest - many times earlier than that - to get home before it gets too dark outside. RAIN AND WET PAVEMENT WILL ALWAYS CANCEL THE CRITERIUMS! In addition, last year we had some tremendous smoke from the Humboldt Fire in this area......which, in turn, would also cancel the Criteriums due to hazardous air quality.

3. The Category "B" races normally go for 45-50 minutes PLUS 3 laps.........while the Category "A" races go for 50-60 minutes PLUS 3 laps. There can be anywhere from 1 to 15+ Primes in the Airport Criteriums......just depends on the mood of the Dictator.....er......I mean, Director. ;)

4. Helmets are MANDATORY! So, please....please.....wear your helmet! Please!!

5. All are welcome - you don't have to do the Series - just come on out and give this Criterium training/riding a shot! It's amazing what kind of workout you can get in during a 45 to 60 minute practice event.

6. Points are used to calculate the Overall Standings in the Series. The point breakdown is as follows: 7-5-4-3-2-1, with an additional 1 point being given to each participant at each event. So, 7 points goes to the winner, 5 points goes to 2nd place, 4 points goes to 3rd place and so on.........in addition to 1 more point just for doing the event. The rider with the MOST points at the end of the Series wins the Overall Title - and the Chico Airport Series Championship Trophy, plus whatever goodies we can give you. Also, Prime points will be given out during each of the Crits - these are just lap prizes......but in this case, the prizes are points. We will also be having some product Primes out there this year!

7. Last year, we had just two categories during the races - Category A and Category B. However, the Series itself has even more Trophy Categories, including:

Category "A" Men
Women's Category
Women's Masters 40+ Category
Category "B" Men
Men's Masters 40+ Category
Men's Masters 50+ Category

These are the Categories which all qualify for a Series Championship Trophy. If nobody - or very few folks are in one category - we may eliminate it and add an additional category where the numbers allow it. As usual, sandbaggers are strongly discouraged ( A Sandbagger would be a Category "A" rider entering a Category "B" event).

8. Although donations to put on these events are always very appreciated and accepted, this Series is FREE - so come on out and take advantage of some, or all, of these Criteriums in 2009!

9. The Race Director reserves the right to DQ any rider for unsafe riding or unsportsmanlike conduct at ANY time. Also, PLEASE - NO colorful language will be used out there - especially with the little kids around watching the race(we have kids out there from ages 2 to 12 watching the racing action)!! ANY rider breaking these rules can be subject to Disqualification from - not only the race - but from the entire Series. So, please - just do what ya always do and just be cool!!!!

10. Finally, remember - these Criterium events are essentially for practice and exercise - we have fun out there and get a great little workout in, and we get to work on some quality cycling skills. But, overall, they're no big whoop....no World Championship/Olympic medals or million dollar contracts on the line. So, with that in mind, just treat 'em as such - a good training event to try some new things, gain some good fitness.....and maybe even get into a "real" sanctioned Criterium at some point in time. Or not. Just have fun with it!! We'll have trophies and hopefully some prizes for the Series winners - and definitely loads of fun....and pain and suffering. ;) But remember - it's all in good fun!

Hope to see you out there!!

Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA
www.ChicoBike.com

Final Results from 2009 Chico 25-Mile Time Trial Series.............

With the completion of yesterday's 25-Mile Time Trial out on 7-Mile Lane, we have finally completed the 2009 Chico 25-Mile Time Trial Series! I would like to thank ALL of the competitors who took part in this event - y'all rock!!! Thank you so much. We will be back again for the 25-Mile Time Trial Series in 2010 - bigger, better and badder than ever. Hope to see you out there!!

Our 2009 Chico 25-Mile Time Trial Series Champions are:

Men's Category "A" = JEFF OCHS
Women's Category = JOANNE GILCHRIST
Women's Masters 45+ Category = MARGARET BOMBERG
Men's Category "B" = DAVID DURA
Men's Masters 45+ Category = TOM MURPHY
Men's Masters 55+ Category = JIM MENSCHING
The Merckx Category = TOM MURPHY

I will give you your Series Champion Trophies the next time I see ya!! Or just come on over to pick 'em up on Thursday or beyond.

Combined Results from the August 16th 7-Mile Lane 25-Mile Time Trial:
1. Jim Mensching 1:06:08 (New PR)..............Split = 32:43
2. David Dura 1:06:09 (New PR).................Split = 33:35
3. Kim Agur 1:07:15 (Brake rub the whole way)............Split = 33:14
4. Tony Mainz 1:08:22...............Split = 33:46
5. Tom Murphy 1:10:03 (New PR)................Split = 35:13
6. Skip Lees 1:14:20 (New PR)................Split = 37:18
7. Dan Spencer 1:14:40 (New PR)..............Split = 36:35
8. Sue Kamrar 1:15:56 (New PR)...............Split = 37:19
9. Margaret Bomberg 1:39:07

CATEGORY RESULTS FROM THE August 16th 7-Mile Lane 25-MILE TIME TRIAL:

Category "A" Men:
No competitors.

Women's Category:
No competitors.

Women's Masters 45+ Category:
1. Kim Agur 1:07:15 (10 points + 4 = 14 points)
2. Sue Kamrar 1:15:56 (8 points + 4 = 12 points)
3. Margaret Bomberg 1:39:07 (6 points + 4 = 10 points)

Category "B" Men:
1. David Dura 1:06:09 (10 points + 4 = 14 points)

Men's Masters 45+ Category:
1. Tony Mainz 1:08:22 (10 points + 4 = 14 points)
2. Tom Murphy 1:10:03 (8 points + 4 = 12 points)

Men's Masters 55+ Category:
1. Jim Mensching 1:06:08 (10 points + 4 = 14 points)
2. Skip Lees 1:14:20 (8 points + 4 = 12 points)
3. Dan Spencer 1:14:40 (6 points + 4 = 10 points)

MERCKX CATEGORY:
1. Tom Murphy 1:10:03 (10 points + 4 = 14 points)
2. Skip Lees 1:14:20 (8 points + 4 = 12 points)

FINAL STANDINGS IN THE 2009 CHICO 25-MILE TIME TRIAL SERIES:

Category "A" Men:
1. Jeff Ochs 44 points
2. Ken Petruzzelli 38 points
3. Greg Watkins 16 points
4. Josh Bullock 14 points
4. Mike Smith 14 points
6. Josh Rowe 10 points
6. Eric Ayars 10 points
8. Jim Clark 8 points

2-Person Team Time Trial Category:
1. Mike Trowbridge & Maggie Jones 14 points

Women's Category:
1. Joanne Gilchrist 42 points
2. Vashty Kyle 4 points

Women's Masters 45+ Category:
1. Margaret Bomberg 48 points
2. Kim Agur 42 points
3. Sue Kamrar 22 points
4. MaryAnn Bachus 14 points
5. Grace Twedt 12 points

Category "B" Men:
1. David Dura 42 points
2. Alex Albrecht 14 points
3. Brian Ray 12 points

Men's Masters 45+ Category:
1. Tom Murphy 52 points
2. Jim Greenlee 40 points
3. Kenny Price 38 points
4. Roy Holley 22 points
5. Tony Mainz 14 points
5. Jim Roberts 14 points
7. Hal Tacker 10 points

Men's Masters 55+ Category:
1. Jim Mensching 84 points
2. Skip Lees 56 points
3. Dan Spencer 32 points
4. Bill Brent 12 points
4. James Gilchrist 12 points

MERCKX CATEGORY:
1. Tom Murphy 62 points
2. Skip Lees 52 points
3. Kenny Price 38 points
4. Josh Rowe 14 points
4. Jim Roberts 14 points
4. Mike Smith 14 points
7. Brian Ray 10 points
8. Alex Albrecht 8 points

INFORMATION REGARDING THE 2009 CHICO 25-MILE TIME TRIAL SERIES:

1. There will be more than 1 course used for this year's 25-Mile Time Trial Series. The courses will be around the Chico area - Aguas Frias Road, 7-Mile Lane and possibly others. The idea is to get a feel for the various 25-Mile TT routes around the area.....and just to challenge yourself a bit! Many of these Time Trials will be on Thursday evenings at 6:00PM - however, there may be one that is thrown in on a different weeknight - or on the weekend. ALL of these Time Trials will be flat to fairly flat. There will be 6 Time Trials that count towards this Series - 1 per month from April through September 2009.

2. ALL riders must sign in this year - Like all the events so far this year, you just need to sign in at the start in order to enter the event. And, as usual in these Time Trials, we will be going in 1-minute Intervals. Again, donations are always accepted and appreciated - but all of the events are FREE!

3. Rain and Wind will not cancel the Time Trials, unless specified by the Race Director. However, crudy air conditions(ex. - last year's Humboldt Fire) will cancel them.

4. Helmets are MANDATORY! So, please....please.....wear your helmet! Please!! AND - Yes, Aero Equipment is allowed!! So.....wear an aero helmet!! Or just a regular one!!

5. All are welcome - you don't have to do the Series - just come on out and give one or two of these events a shot! It's amazing what kind of workout you can get in during a 25-Mile Time Trial! And it's just you against the clock!!

6. Points are used to calculate the Overall Standings in this particular Series(makes it easier for the promoter - sorry!). The point breakdown is as follows: 10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1-1, with an additional 4 points being given to each participant who completes each event. So, 10 points goes to the winner, 8 points goes to 2nd place, 6 points goes to 3rd place and so on.........everyone who finishes 6th or beyond gets 1-point for completing the event. The rider with the MOST points at the end of the Series wins the Overall Title - and the Chico 25-MIle Time Trial Series Championship Trophy, plus whatever goodies we can give you. Points will be broken down by Category. Once you enter and finish an event, you are entered in the Series. However, the Race Director reserves the right to DQ anyone at any time - usually for flagrant violations of common sense. ;)

7. The following Categories are eligible for a Series Championship Trophy:

Merckxian Category - NO aero equipment!
Category "A" Men
Women's Category
Women's Masters 45+ Category
Category "B" Men
Men's Masters 45+ Category
Men's Masters 55+ Category

These are the Categories which all qualify for a Series Championship Trophy. If nobody - or very few folks are in one category - we may eliminate it and add an additional category where the numbers allow it. As usual, sandbaggers are strongly discouraged ( A Sandbagger would be a Category "A" rider entering a Category "B" event). And, as usual, the Series Organizer reserves the right to re-classify you at any time(within reason and with plenty of notice though.....this isn't the UCI!!!)

8. Finally, remember - these Time Trial events are essentially for practice and exercise - we have fun out there and get a great little workout in, and we get to work on some quality cycling. But, overall, they're no big whoop....no World Championship/Olympic medals or million dollar contracts on the line. So, with that in mind, just treat 'em as such - a good training event to try some new things, gain some good fitness.....and maybe even get into a "real" sanctioned race at some point in time. Or not. Just have fun with it!! We'll have trophies and hopefully some prizes for the Series winners - and definitely loads of fun....and pain and suffering. ;) But remember - it's all in good fun!

Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA
www.ChicoBike.com

August 15th Humboldt "Kids Only" Road Race Results...............

This is turning out to be quite the event - could NOT believe how many kids showed up for this one!!! We actually had two events out there - one from the bottom to half-way to the top...........and the other from the mid-way point all the way to the top of Humboldt Road. GREAT seeing so many young folks into this bicycle racing stuff!!! Thank you ALL for coming out to this one!!

I would like to give a HUGE Thank You to Brad Foster at Foster Chiropractic - www.FosteringWellness.com for donating $50 in prizes for this event!! AND - to Holly & Brian at The Bicycle Shop in Paradise, California - www.SiberianBikers.com - for the Gift Certificates for the Kids Race!!! You three are AWESOME!!! Thank you so much!!

August 15th Humboldt "Kids Only" Road Race Results:
1. Dylan Golet (Age 13) 9:36 - Won a $25 Gift Certificate for The Bicycle Shop in Paradise, CA, courtesy of www.FosteringWellness.com!
2. Jasper Travers (Age 12) 9:46 - Won a $15 Gift Certificate for The Bicycle Shop in Paradise, CA, courtesy of www.FosteringWellness.com!
3. Ben Travers (Age 9) 10:49 - Won a $10 Gift Certificate for The Bicycle Shop in Paradise, CA, courtesy of www.FosteringWellness.com!
4. Ryan Neuman (Age 9) 11:02 - Won a $10 Gift Certificate for The Bicycle Shop in Paradise, CA, courtesy of www.FosteringWellness.com!
5. Sandy Speake (Age 12) 11:19
6. Davis Foster (Age 9) 11:42
7. Kyle Golet (Age 8) 11:44
8. Krissie Mensching (Age 13) 11:47
9. Aliya Traficante (Age 11) 11:50
10. Ben Golet (Age 10) 12:18
11. Beg Geise (Age 10) 13:11
12. Caden Crumm (Age 8) 14:55

August 15th Humboldt "Kids Only" Road Race PART 2 Results:
1. Dylan Golet (Age 13) 10:29
2. Ryan Neuman (Age 9) 11:07
3. Jasper Travers (Age 12) 11:38

Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA
www.ChicoBike.com

August 15th Coal Canyon Circuit Race Results.............

Category "A" Men Results from the Aug. 15th Coal Canyon Circuit Race:
1. Greg Golet 1:36:17 (25 points + 4 = 29 points)
2. Brad Foster 1:37:20 (20 points + 4 = 24 points)

Women's Category Results from the Aug. 15th Coal Canyon Circuit Race:
1. Forough Molina 1:46:26 (25 points + 4 = 29 points)
2. Jeanne O'Regan 1:57:16 (20 points + 4 = 24 points)
3. Elizabeth Brent 2:10:51 - Flatted (18 points + 4 = 22 points)
4. Anne Yates (16 points + 4 = 20 points)
5. Jen Haffner (14 points + 4 = 18 points)
6. Darlene Henderson (12 points + 4 = 16 points)
7. Gabrielle Walters (10 points + 4 = 14 points)
8. Teresa Long (8 points + 4 = 12 points)

Category "B" Men Results from the Aug. 15th Coal Canyon Circuit Race:
1. Preben Nielsen 1:38:25 (25 points + 4 = 29 points)
2. Mike Crumm 1:39:01 (20 points + 4 = 24 points)
3. Denny McKenney 1:39:03 (18 points + 4 = 22 points)
4. Michael Jamison 1:41:50 (16 points + 4 = 20 points)
5. Jim Mensching 1:52:46 (14 points + 4 = 18 points)
6. Randy Will 1:56:29 (12 points + 4 = 16 points)
7. Bill Brent (10 points + 4 = 14 points)

CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS IN THE 2009 CHICO ROAD R.A.C.E. SERIES:

Current Overall Standings for Category "A" Men:
1. Sean Molina 209 points
2. Greg Golet 184 points
3. Brad Foster 178 points
4. Kevin Speacht 168 points
5. Mike Castaldo 124 points
6. Aren Timmel 112 points
7. Rich Thurman 95 points
8. Jesse Rushing 91 points
9. Alex Blease 84 points
10. Anthony Ferretti 82 points
11. Scott Heather 78 points
12. Jim Roberts 75 points
13. Mike Smith 74 points
14. Mike Thorpe 70 points
15. Jeff Galland 58 points
15. David Albrecht 58 points
17. Josh Bullock 52 points
18. Charlie Dawson 46 points
19. Joe Shelburne 43 points
20. Paul Sajben 40 points
21. Kyle Hughes 39 points
21. Paul McIntyre 39 points
23. Roy Steves 34 points
24. Mike Painter 30 points
25. James Plummer 29 points
26. Brian Larson 22 points
27. Jeff Ochs 21 points
28. Brian Scanlon 20 points
28. David Kyle 20 points
28. Mike Trowbridge 20 points
28. Randy Moon 20 points
32. Tyler Honeyman 18 points
33. JP Bergmann 16 points
34. Joe Oliveri 14 points
35. Nelson Frink 12 points
36. Ethan Black 10 points
36. Rob Bishop 10 points
38. Weston Crumm 9 points
39. Kris Blee 6 points
40. Steve Vickery 5 points

Women's Category:
1. Forough Molina 282 points
2. Elizabeth Brent 153 points
3. Darlene Henderson 140 points
4. Kim Agur 109 points
5. Christine Bergmann 107 points
6. Janeen Thorpe 98 points
7. Jeanne O'Regan 87 points
8. Sandra Barton 59 points
9. Joanne Gilchrist 56 points
10. Grace Twedt 48 points
11. Jamie Batha 45 points
12. Kim Lange 44 points
13. Caryn Jones 43 points
14. Mary Reyes 38 points
15. Jennifer Haffner 37 points
16. Anne Yates 36 points
17. Kristen Schonauer 32 points
18. Teresa Kludt 29 points
19. Susan Clavey 24 points
19. Emily Fisher 24 points
21. Sue Kamrar 19 points
22. Margaret Jones 18 points
23. Gabrielle Walters 14 points
24. Teresa Long 12 points
24. Heather Miller 12 points
24. Heather Siles-Foster 12 points
27. Sheila Winter 10 points

Category "B" Men:
1. Charlie Pelton 301 points
2. Michael Crumm 240 points
3. Jim Mensching 170 points
4. Denny McKenney 115 points
5. Preben Nielsen 104 points
6. Matt Carlson 101 points
6. Tom Embree 101 points
8. Shawn Hughes 84 points
9. Bill Brent 77 points
10. Mark Bloom 73 points
11. Michael Jamison 66 points
12. Gary Manwill 64 points
13. Jon Keyzer 62 points
14. Ferdinand Batatan 61 points
15. Bill Bergmann 58 points
16. Tony Mainz 52 points
17. Greg Watkins 40 points
17. Skip Lees 40 points
19. Roy Holley 38 points
20. Randy Will 37 points
20. Frank Marinello 37 points
22. Geno Gruber 36 points
23. Nelson Frink 34 points
23. Brian Ray 34 points
23. Scott Heather 34 points
23. Chris Roots 34 points
23. Ken Petruzzelli 34 points
28. Rogelio Barrera 33 points
29. Mike Thorpe 29 points
29. Rob Evans 29 points
31. Steve Kodad 28 points
32. Tom Murphy 24 points
33. Dan Spencer 22 points
34. David Dura 18 points
34. Brian Strukan 18 points
36. Gary Swanson 16 points
36. Mike Candela 16 points
38. Dan Dominguez 15 points
39. Tim Mallen 14 points
39. Clayton Anderson 14 points
41. Ken Hughes 12 points
41. Alex Albrecht 12 points
43. Dave Palmeri 10 points
44. Patrick Clark 9 points
45. Don Curtis 8 points
46. Lloyd Leighton 6 points
47. Bob Jones 5 points
47. David Hernandez 5 points
47. Dane Van Domelen 5 points
47. Tony Ruggle 5 points
47. Alex Roberson 5 points
47. Samuel Bransky 5 points
53. Ray Bransky 4 points
53. Norm Rosene 4 points
55. Gary Jacques 3 points
55. Andy Grayson 3 points
55. Josh Rowe 3 points
55. Jim Peplow 3 points
55. Bill Travers 3 points
60. Mike Harper 2 points
60. Pete Cuneo 2 points
60. John Dewart 2 points
63. Norbert Richard 1 point

2009 CHICO ROAD R.A.C.E. SERIES INFORMATION:

After the great turn-out at last year's various Chico Road Races, we're going to be doing them again for 2009......but this time, they will ALSO be in a "Series" format. For those curious, the approximate definition of "Bicycle Road Races" can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_bicycle_racing

This Series will go from Saturday, May 30th through mid-September 2009......just before the Henleyville Road Race on September 19th, 2009! Most of these races will be starting at either 8:00AM or 9:00AM on the weekends - but some could be as early as 7:00AM.......and others starting as late as 10:00AM(highly unlikely).

Why have this event???

Looking at cycle racing from an international view, "road racing" is one of the most prestigious aspects of bicycle racing. The greatest racing champions in the hisotry of our great sport - Eddy Merckx, Lance Armstrong, Bernard Hinault, Fausto Coppi, Greg LeMond, Miguel Indurain, Gino Bartali - the list goes on and on and on. These riders were great "road racing" champions. The road race itself requires great stamina, strength, speed, skill and sense to win - or to place. To win a road race - or place highly in a road race consistently - is the epitome of a great cycle racing champion. This contest will track the most consistent riders in the area for road racing. The winner of this event will have a great opportunity for bragging rights - plus, they'll win the Series Championship Trophy!!

How does it work???

Okay, here are a few notes for 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series:

1. We will be using a variety of courses for this Series - including some flat courses, very hilly courses, somewhat hilly courses, circuit race courses(no Crits) and so forth. The idea is to get a variety of course profiles going for the Series to test the riders a bit. Next year - 2010 - this Series will also be starting much earlier in the year in order to get a feel for different weather conditions as well.

2. ALL riders must sign in this year at the start of EACH event - There will be a small table at the Start/Finish location - just sign in at the table and you are good to go! Sign-ins normally start 30 minutes before the event takes place and closes about 1-2 minutes before the event starts. Rain or wet weather will normally not cancel the events. However, last year we had some tremendous smoke from the Humboldt Fire in this area......which, in turn, may cancel some of the Road Races due to hazardous air quality.

3. There will normally be 2 Categories racing at the Road Races - the Category "A" Event and the Category "B" Event. However, EACH Series Category will be picked separately(Women's, Women's Masters, Men's Masters, Juniors, etc.). Category "A" races will normally start first, with the Category "B" races starting a couple of minutes later. If there are enough racers to have a separate category start after the "B" event, we will make that happen as well.

4. Helmets are MANDATORY! So, please....please.....wear your helmet! Please!!

5. All are welcome - you don't have to do the Series - just come on out and give this Road Race training/riding a shot! They're a GREAT workout!!!

6. Points are used to calculate the Overall Standings in the Series. The point breakdown is as follows: 25-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1, with an additional 4 points being given to each participant at each event. So, 25 points goes to the winner, 20 points goes to 2nd place, 18 points goes to 3rd place and so on.........in addition to 4 more points just for doing the event. The rider with the MOST points at the end of the Series wins the Overall Title - and the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series Championship Trophy, plus whatever goodies we can give you. If one race proves particularly harsh.........ex. - the Jonesville Road Race on June 7th..............the point breakdown MAY be increased(35 to the winner, 30 to 2nd and so forth). IN ADDITION - It is quite possible that some of the Mini-Road-Races held during the week MAY be counted towards the Overall Title, but with fewer points (think.......5 to the winner, 4 to 2nd, 3 to 3rd and so on.....with NO point bonuses for competing).

7. Although the races are advertised as having 2 Categories out on the course - Category A and Category B - the Series itself has more Trophy Categories, including:

Category "A" Men
Women's Category
Category "B" Men
And any others if there are enough riders!

These are the Categories which all qualify for a Series Championship Trophy - as of NOW. We will ADD Categories if enough riders show up out there - so tell your friends!! If nobody - or very few folks are in one category - we may eliminate it and add an additional category where the numbers allow it. As usual, sandbaggers are strongly discouraged ( A Sandbagger would be a Category "A" rider entering a Category "B" event - this would have to be completely obvious to the Race Director).

In addition, trophies will normally be given out at EACH event for the winners in various categories............depending upon the budget of the Race Director.

8. Although donations to put on these events are always very appreciated and accepted, this Series is FREE - so come on out and take advantage of some, or all, of these Road R.A.C.E.s in 2009!

9. The Race Director reserves the right to DQ any rider for unsafe riding or unsportsmanlike conduct at ANY time. Also, PLEASE - try not to use colorful language out there - especially with the little kids around watching the race at the finish line and so forth. ANY rider breaking these rules can be subject to Disqualification from - not only the race - but from the entire Series. So, please - just do what ya always do and just be cool!!!!

10. Finally, remember - these Road Race events are essentially for practice and exercise - we have fun out there and get a great little workout in, and we get to work on some quality cycling skills. But, overall, they're no big whoop....no World Championship/Olympic medals or million dollar contracts on the line. So, with that in mind, just treat 'em as such - a good training event to try some new things, gain some good fitness.....and maybe even get into a "real" sanctioned Road Race at some point in time. Or not. Just have fun with it!! We'll have trophies and hopefully some prizes for the Series winners - and definitely loads of fun....and pain and suffering. ;) But remember - it's all in good fun!

Hope to see you out there!!

Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA
www.ChicoBike.com

August 14th Chico Airport Criterium Results..........

Okay, below are the Category Results from the August 14th Chico Airport Criterium, followed by the Current Overall Standings in the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series. And remember - the Results are always Preliminary for the first 24-hours after posting.......so if you see any corrections, additions, subtractions, deletions, etc., please let me know!

CATEGORY "A" RESULTS FROM THE August 14th CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. Greg Golet (7 points + 32 Prime Points + 1 = 40 points)
2. Scott Heather (5 points + 16 Prime Points + 1 = 22 points)

CATEGORY "B" RESULTS FROM THE August 14th CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. Tom Embree (7 points + 20 Prime Points + 1 = 28 points)
2. Shawn Hughes (5 points + 22 Prime Points + 1 = 28 points)
3. Josh Rowe (4 points + 18 Prime Points + 1 = 23 points)
4. Jim Mensching (3 points + 1 = 4 points)
5. Colin Moakley (2 points + 6 Prime Points + 1 = 9 points)
6. Bill Travers (1 point + 1 = 2 points)
Pack Finish:
Jon Keyzer (5 Prime Points + 1 = 6 points)
Jeff Larsen (4 Prime Points + 1 = 5 points)
Barry DeWitt (6 Prime Points + 1 = 7 points)
Skip Lees 1 point

WOMEN'S CATEGORY RESULTS FROM THE August 14th CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. Caryn Jones (7 points + 4 Prime Points + 1 = 12 points)

CATEGORY "C" RACERS FROM THE August 14th CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
Dylan Golet (Age 13)
Krissie Mensching (Age 13)
Caden Crumm (Age 8)
Kyle Golet (Age 8)
Leo Bromelow (Age 9)
Ben Golet (Age 10)
Aliya Traficante (Age 12)
Kaleb Traficante (Age 8)
Ryan Neuman (Age 9)
Ben Travers (Age 9)
Jasper Travers (Age 12)
Winner of the Prime #1 = Dylan Golet
Winner of the Prime #2 = Ryan Neuman
Winner of the Prime #3 = Kyle Golet
Winner of the Prime #4 = Ben Travers
Winner of the Prime #5 = Dylan Golet
Winner of the Prime #6 = Aliya Traficante
Winner of the Final Sprint Prize = Dylan Golet

AND A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR MENTORS FOR THE "C" CATEGORY RACE:
Jim Mensching
Mark Wolford
Mike Crumm
Bill Travers
Greg Golet

2009 CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM SERIES CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS:

CATEGORY "A" OVERALL:
1. David Albrecht 547 points
2. Jeff Galland 330 points
3. Greg Golet 265 points
4. Mike Trowbridge 170 points
5. Anthony Ferretti 159 points
6. Roy Steves 132 points
7. Mike Cordova 123 points
7. Kevin Speacht 123 points
9. Mike Smith 119 points
10. Josh Bullock 91 points
11. Alex Blease 88 points
12. Scott Heather 76 points
13. Mike Painter 69 points
14. Tim Creswell 58 points
15. Paul Sajben 55 points
16. James Plummer 39 points
17. Geno Gruber 38 points
18. Michael Jasinski 33 points
19. Margaret Jones 32 points (1st Place Woman in Category "A")
19. Brian Rouse 32 points
21. Steve Vickery 31 points
22. Jeff Ochs 30 points
23. Brad Foster 29 points
24. Charlie Pelton 25 points
25. Rob Bishop 24 points
26. Kyle Hartelt 23 points
27. Paul McIntyre 21 points
28. Pedro Brown 19 points
29. Ryan Olson 15 points
29. Mike Castaldo 15 points
31. Weston Crumm 14 points
32. Mike Thorpe 13 points
33. Janeen Thorpe 11 points (2nd Place Woman in Category "A")
33. Tyler Honeyman 11 points
33. Michael Dufresne 11 points
36. Charlie Dawson 10 points
36. Aren Timmel 10 points
38. Dave Steindorf 9 points
39. Ethan Black 8 points
40. Jim Roberts 7 points
40. Evan Carroll 7 points
40. Ben Bryant 7 points
40. Dave Berman 7 points
44. David Kyle 5 points
44. Greg Melton 5 points
46. Kenny Price 4 points
46. Jason Ziegenhirt 4 points
46. Jesse Rushing 4 points
49. CJ Humphries 3 points
49. Randy Moon 3 points
51. Dain Melton 2 points
52. David Thorley 1 point
53. Eric Ayars 1 point
54. Lindsay Myers 1 point
55. Jim Clark 1 point
56. Morgan Bonar 1 point
57. Dan Reymann 1 point
58. Kurt Haskins 1 point
59. Tom Embree 1 point

CATEGORY "B" OVERALL:
1. Shawn Hughes 593 points
2. Tom Embree 379 points
3. Charlie Pelton 249 points
4. Matt Itamura 244 points
5. Scott Heather 117 points
6. Josh Rowe 102 points
7. Jim Mensching 80 points
8. Tom Murphy 70 points
9. Jeff Nye 66 points
9. Frank Marinello 66 points
11. Michael Dufresne 60 points
12. Joe Schlesinger 57 points
13. Mike Crumm 55 points
14. Jon Keyzer 54 points
15. Matt Davis 50 points
16. David Klein 43 points
17. Dallas Thorpe 38 points
18. Colin Moakley 35 points
19. Denny McKenney 33 points
20. Greg Watkins 27 points
21. Gary Manwill 26 points
22. Matt Carlson 25 points
23. Dan Spencer 24 points
24. Skip Lees 23 points
25. Ben Mallory 22 points
26. Jim Clark 17 points
27. Samuel Bransky 16 points
27. Mike Rodriguez 16 points
27. David Weathers 16 points
30. Alex Albrecht 15 points
31. Dain Melton 14 points
32. Bill Travers 13 points
32. Barry DeWitt 13 points
32. Jeff Ochs 13 points
32. Ray Bransky 13 points
36. Jeff Larsen 12 points
36. Leif Peterson 12 points
36. Jesse Mallory 12 points
39. Clay Johnson 9 points
39. Rob Glatthaar 9 points
41. Gary Fowler 8 points
41. BJ LaRossa 8 points
43. Christopher Cook 7 points
44. Adam Tischler 6 points
44. Kareem Speake 6 points
46. Tripp Goldsberry 5 points
46. Walt Schafer 5 points
46. John Wiesinger 5 points
46. Sandy Speake 5 points
50. Evan LeVang 4 points
50. Steve Kodad 4 points
50. David Dura 4 points
50. Brian Strukan 4 points
54. Kevin Nye 3 points
54. Mark Wolford 3 points
54. Rylan Gustafson 3 points
54. Lawrence Livermore 3 points
54. Joshua Pasos 3 points
54. Derek Moffitt 3 points
54. Darrin Reichel 3 points
54. James Gilchrist 3 points
54. Jeff Davis 3 points
63. Jamison Watts 2 points
63. Marcos Ramirez 2 points
63. Charlie Geshekter 2 points
63. Mark Hendry 2 points
67. Brett Baker 1 point
68. Greg Hollis 1 point
69. Steve Watson 1 point
70. Rich Hogan 1 point
71. Skip Latham 1 point
72. James Hefner 1 point
73. Clay Johnson 1 point
74. Ken Petruzzelli 1 point
75. Shawn Fisher 1 point
76. John D'Ewart 1 point
77. Johnny Jones 1 point
78. Greg Melton 1 point
79. Paul Begbie 1 point

WOMEN'S CATEGORY OVERALL:
1. Margaret Jones 158 points
2. Caryn Jones 99 points
3. Michelle Nye 94 points
4. Janine Rood 62 points
5. Lisa Martens 57 points
6. Forough Molina 55 points
7. Jenn Gruber 44 points
8. Janeen Thorpe 33 points
8. Tracy Berman 33 points
10. Jamie Batha 30 points
11. Sara Kallio 24 points
11. Michelle Rossman 24 points
13. Krissie Mensching 19 points
14. Christine Roberts 16 points
15. Christa Ritchey 14 points
16. Morgan Bonar 12 points
17. Aliya Traficante 11 points
18. Ashley Erickson 8 points
18. Brenda Cranford 8 points
20. Lindsay Myers 6 points
21. Vashty Kyle 4 points
21. Robin Pelton 4 points
21. Shannon Moakley 4 points
24. Michelle Thorpe 3 points
25. Amy Dawson 2 points
25. Shirley Huffman 2 points
27. Lori Cox 1 point
28. Peggy Selkirk 1 point
29. Teresa Kludt 1 point
30. Kristen Schonauer 1 point

AIRPORT CRITERIUM SERIES INFORMATION:

After the great turn-out at last year's Tuesday Night Chico Airport Criterium Series, we're going to be doing them again for 2009......but starting up a bit earlier this year. For those curious, the definition of "Criterium" is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criterium

This Series starts up next Tuesday, March 10th and will go through September 15th, 2009......just before our Chico Downtown Criterium on September 20th! Registration normally starts at 5:40pm - with the event starting at 6:00pm.

How does it work???

Okay, here are a few notes for this year's Airport "Crit" Series:

1. We will be using more than 1 course for the Crits this year......including throwing in some lefty-turn Crits to get a feel for those - and some Weekend Criteriums as well. For the time being, we'll be using our standard Tuesday Night righty-turn course starting/finishing at Convair Avenue - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Chico-Airport-Tuesday-Night-Crit-Course

2. ALL riders must sign in this year - There will be a small table on the sidewalk at the Start/Finish location on Convair Avenue - just sign in at the table and you are good to go! Sign-ins start at 5:40pm - the racing action starts at 6:00pm. We usually end the event by 7pm, at the latest - many times earlier than that - to get home before it gets too dark outside. RAIN AND WET PAVEMENT WILL ALWAYS CANCEL THE CRITERIUMS! In addition, last year we had some tremendous smoke from the Humboldt Fire in this area......which, in turn, would also cancel the Criteriums due to hazardous air quality.

3. The Category "B" races normally go for 45-50 minutes PLUS 3 laps.........while the Category "A" races go for 50-60 minutes PLUS 3 laps. There can be anywhere from 1 to 15+ Primes in the Airport Criteriums......just depends on the mood of the Dictator.....er......I mean, Director. ;)

4. Helmets are MANDATORY! So, please....please.....wear your helmet! Please!!

5. All are welcome - you don't have to do the Series - just come on out and give this Criterium training/riding a shot! It's amazing what kind of workout you can get in during a 45 to 60 minute practice event.

6. Points are used to calculate the Overall Standings in the Series. The point breakdown is as follows: 7-5-4-3-2-1, with an additional 1 point being given to each participant at each event. So, 7 points goes to the winner, 5 points goes to 2nd place, 4 points goes to 3rd place and so on.........in addition to 1 more point just for doing the event. The rider with the MOST points at the end of the Series wins the Overall Title - and the Chico Airport Series Championship Trophy, plus whatever goodies we can give you. Also, Prime points will be given out during each of the Crits - these are just lap prizes......but in this case, the prizes are points. We will also be having some product Primes out there this year!

7. Last year, we had just two categories during the races - Category A and Category B. However, the Series itself has even more Trophy Categories, including:

Category "A" Men
Women's Category
Women's Masters 40+ Category
Category "B" Men
Men's Masters 40+ Category
Men's Masters 50+ Category

These are the Categories which all qualify for a Series Championship Trophy. If nobody - or very few folks are in one category - we may eliminate it and add an additional category where the numbers allow it. As usual, sandbaggers are strongly discouraged ( A Sandbagger would be a Category "A" rider entering a Category "B" event).

8. Although donations to put on these events are always very appreciated and accepted, this Series is FREE - so come on out and take advantage of some, or all, of these Criteriums in 2009!

9. The Race Director reserves the right to DQ any rider for unsafe riding or unsportsmanlike conduct at ANY time. Also, PLEASE - NO colorful language will be used out there - especially with the little kids around watching the race(we have kids out there from ages 2 to 12 watching the racing action)!! ANY rider breaking these rules can be subject to Disqualification from - not only the race - but from the entire Series. So, please - just do what ya always do and just be cool!!!!

10. Finally, remember - these Criterium events are essentially for practice and exercise - we have fun out there and get a great little workout in, and we get to work on some quality cycling skills. But, overall, they're no big whoop....no World Championship/Olympic medals or million dollar contracts on the line. So, with that in mind, just treat 'em as such - a good training event to try some new things, gain some good fitness.....and maybe even get into a "real" sanctioned Criterium at some point in time. Or not. Just have fun with it!! We'll have trophies and hopefully some prizes for the Series winners - and definitely loads of fun....and pain and suffering. ;) But remember - it's all in good fun!

Hope to see you out there!!

Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA
www.ChicoBike.com

August 13th Aguas Frias 10-Mile Time Trial Results.........

Almost perfect conditions for this Time Trial on Thursday night - no wind, warm temperatures......and fast people!! Tons of Personal Records(PR) were set on this night - great job to everyone who came out for this one!!

Below are the Results from the August 13th 10-Mile Time Trial held on Aguas Frias Road:

COMBINED RESULTS FROM THE AUGUST 13th AGUAS FRIAS ROAD 10-MILE TIME TRIAL - 6:00PM:
1. Steve Vickery 22:42
2. Tom Tucker 24:32 (New PR)
3. Josh Rowe 24:59
4. Roy Holley 25:06 (New PR)
5. David Dura 25:14 (New PR)
6. Scott Heather 25:28 (On a fixie!!)
7. Greg Watkins 25:36
8. Jim Mensching 25:54 (New PR)
9. Tom Murphy 26:34 (New PR)
9. Jeff Ochs 26:34
11. Joanne Gilchrist 27:22
12. Walt Schafer 27:23
13. Dan Spencer 27:37 (New PR)
14. Sue Kamrar 32:28
15. Darlene Henderson 32:33
16. Susan Clavey 37:03
17. Terri LaViolette 37:15
18. Margaret Bomberg 39:16
David Watkins DNF - Flatted

CATEGORY RESULTS FROM AUGUST 13th AGUAS FRIAS ROAD 10-MILE TIME TRIAL - 6:00PM:

CATEGORY "A" MEN:
1. Steve Vickery 22:42 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Josh Rowe 24:59 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
3. Greg Watkins 25:36 (6 points + 2 = 8 points)
4. Jeff Ochs 26:34 (4 points + 2 = 6 points)

WOMEN'S CATEGORY:
1. Joanne Gilchrist 27:22 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Terri LaViolette 37:15 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)

WOMEN'S MASTERS 45+ CATEGORY:
1. Sue Kamrar 32:28 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Darlene Henderson 32:33 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
3. Susan Clavey 37:03 (6 points + 2 = 8 points)
4. Margaret Bomberg 39:16 (4 points + 2 = 6 points)

CATEGORY "B" MEN:
1. David Dura 25:14 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Scott Heather 25:28 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)

MEN'S MASTERS 45+ CATEGORY:
1. Tom Tucker 24:32 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Roy Holley 25:06 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
3. Tom Murphy 26:34 (6 points + 2 = 8 points)

MEN'S MASTERS 55+ CATEGORY:
1. Jim Mensching 25:54 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Walt Schafer 27:23 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
3. Dan Spencer 27:37 (6 points + 2 = 8 points)

JUNIOR MEN'S CATEGORY:
David Watkins DNF - Flatted (2 points)

TEAM TIME TRIAL DIVISION:
No competitors.

MERCKX CATEGORY:
1. Josh Rowe 24:59 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Tom Murphy 26:34 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
David Watkins DNF - Flatted (2 points)

CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS IN THE 2009 CHICO 10-MILE TIME TRIAL SERIES:

Category "A" Men:
1. Steve Vickery 84 points
2. Ken Petruzzelli 68 points
3. Josh Rowe 67 points
4. Jeff Ochs 50 points
5. David Albrecht 38 points
6. Paul McIntyre 30 points
7. Greg Watkins 28 points
8. Josh Bullock 22 points
9. Tim Olson 16 points
10. Geno Gruber 12 points
10. Mike Painter 12 points
10. Mike Cordova 12 points
10. Rich Thurman 12 points
10. Jeff Galland 12 points
15. David Kyle 8 points
15. Weston Crumm 8 points
15. Jeff Tse 8 points
18. Eric Ayars 6 points
19. Anthony Ferretti 3 points

Women's Category:
1. Joanne Gilchrist 142 points
2. Michelle Nye 94 points
3. Margaret Jones 34 points
4. Kim Lange 22 points
4. Michelle Rossman 22 points
4. Katelyn Nye 22 points
7. Megan Murphy 11 points
8. Terri LaViolette 10 points
8. Emily Fisher 10 points
10. Mary Reyes 9 points
11. Caryn Jones 8 points
12. Megan Kurtz 7 points
13. Vashty Kyle 6 points
14. Jen Mojica 4 points
15. Wendy Souza 3 points
16. Christine Lewis 3 points
17. Claudia Avalos 3 points

Women's Masters 45+ Category:
1. Jeanne O'regan 82 points
2. Darlene Henderson 68 points
2. Kim Agur 68 points
4. Elizabeth Brent 40 points
5. Margaret Bomberg 35 points
6. Sue Kamrar 30 points
7. Mary Ann Bachus 24 points
8. Teresa Kludt 12 points
8. Kate Cavell 12 points
10. Susan Clavey 11 points
11. Janine Rood 10 points
12. Anne Yates 8 points
12. Grace Twedt 8 points
14. Lorna Andrette 6 points
14. Teresa Long 6 points
16. Leslie Clavey 4 points
17. Heather Miller 3 points

Category "B" Men:
1. David Dura 106 points
2. Jeff Nye 94 points
3. Joaquin Garcia 24 points
4. Michael Dufresne 20 points
5. Brooks Biertumpfel 16 points
6. Andy Grayson 12 points
6. Brian Strukan 12 points
6. Matt Carlson 12 points
9. Scott Heather 10 points
9. Don Curtis 10 points
9. Ferdinand Batatan 10 points
9. Jeff Via 10 points
9. Pat Beckley 10 points
14. Ray Bransky 8 points
14. Shawn Hughes 8 points
16. Jeff Davis 6 points

Men's Masters 45+ Category:
1. Jim Greenlee 178 points
2. Tom Murphy 116 points
3. Roy Holley 62 points
4. Tom Tucker 58 points
5. Kenny Price 38 points
6. Hal Tacker 32 points
7. Rogelio Barrera 24 points
8. John Cronin 10 points
8. Joe Sanders 10 points
8. Charlie Pelton 10 points
11. Clay Johnson 8 points

Men's Masters 55+ Category:
1. Jim Mensching 230 points
2. Mike Trowbridge 72 points
3. Skip Lees 70 points
4. Walt Schafer 30 points
5. Dan Spencer 28 points
5. Kerry Maxwell 28 points
7. Clayton Anderson 16 points
7. James Gilchrist 16 points
9. Bill Brent 10 points
10. Gary Fowler 8 points

Junior Men's Category:
1. Ben Mallory 84 points
2. Jesse Mallory 42 points
3. Kevin Nye 28 points
4. Darius Vixie 16 points
5. David Watkins 12 points
5. Samuel Bransky 12 points
7. Bernie Huffrogge 9 points
8. Anthony Costello 8 points
9. Jonny Pierson 6 points
10. Nicolas King 4 points
11. Jeff Weisener 3 points
12. Johnny Borg 3 points

TEAM TIME TRIAL DIVISION:
1. Geno & Creighton Gruber 12 points

Merckx Division:
1. Tom Murphy 109 points
2. Jeff Nye 72 points
3. Josh Rowe 60 points
4. Mike Trowbridge 54 points
5. Ben Mallory 46 points
5. Skip Lees 46 points
7. Kenny Price 44 points
8. Joaquin Garcia 16 points
8. Jesse Mallory 16 points
10. Clayton Anderson 13 points
10. Kevin Nye 13 points
12. Andy Grayson 12 points
12. Mike Painter 12 points
12. Matt Carlson 12 points
12. Tim Olson 12 points
12. Weston Crumm 12 points
17. Don Curtis 10 points
17. Brian Strukan 10 points
17. Clay Johnson 10 points
17. Joe Sanders 10 points
17. Jeff Via 10 points
17. Michael Dufresne 10 points
17. David Albrecht 10 points
24. David Watkins 8 points
24. Ray Bransky 8 points
24. Gary Fowler 8 points
27. Samuel Bransky 6 points
27. Darius Vixie 6 points
27. Bernie Huffrogge 6 points
30. John Cronin 4 points
30. Bill Brent 4 points
32. Anthony Costello 3 points
33. Jonny Pierson 3 points
34. Nicolas King 3 points
35. Jeff Weisener 3 points
36. Johnny Borg 3 points

INFORMATION REGARDING THE 2009 CHICO 10-MILE TIME TRIAL SERIES:

1. There will be more than 1 course used for this year's 10-Mile Time Trial Series. The courses will be scattered around the Chico area - Chico River Road, River Road, Aguas Frias Road, 7-Mile Lane, Lassen Road, Meridian Road and others to be announced as the weeks go on. The idea is to get a feel for the various 10-Mile TT routes around the area.....and just to challenge yourself a bit! Many of these Time Trials will be on Thursday evenings at 6:00PM - however, there may be a few that are thrown in on a different weeknight - or on the weekend. ALL of these Time Trials will be flat to fairly flat. Most of the Thursday Night 10-Mile Time Trials WILL count towards the Series Overall Standings. (There will be a 25-Mile TT Series, as well as a 6-Mile TT Series, announced soon).

2. ALL riders must sign in this year - Like all the events so far this year, you just need to sign in at the start in order to enter the event. And, as usual in these Time Trials, we will be going in 1-minute Intervals. Again, donations are always accepted and appreciated - but all of the events are FREE!

3. Rain and Wind will not cancel the Time Trials, unless specified by the Race Director. However, crudy air conditions(ex. - last year's Humboldt Fire) will cancel them.

4. Helmets are MANDATORY! So, please....please.....wear your helmet! Please!! AND - Yes, Aero Equipment is allowed!! So.....wear an aero helmet!! Or just a regular one!!

5. All are welcome - you don't have to do the Series - just come on out and give one or two of these events a shot! It's amazing what kind of workout you can get in during a 20 to 45 minute 10-Mile Time Trial! And it's just you against the clock!!

6. Points are used to calculate the Overall Standings in this particular Series(makes it easier for the promoter - sorry!). The point breakdown is as follows: 10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1-1, with an additional 2 points being given to each participant who completes each event. So, 10 points goes to the winner, 8 points goes to 2nd place, 6 points goes to 3rd place and so on.........everyone who finishes 6th or beyond gets 1-point for completing the event. The rider with the MOST points at the end of the Series wins the Overall Title - and the Chico 10-MIle Time Trial Series Championship Trophy, plus whatever goodies we can give you. Points will be broken down by Category. Once you enter and finish an event, you are entered in the Series.

7. The following Categories are eligible for a Series Championship Trophy:

Merckxian Category - NO aero equipment!
Category "A" Men
Women's Category
Women's Masters 45+ Category
Category "B" Men
Men's Masters 45+ Category
Men's Masters 55+ Category
Junior Men
(If the numbers allow it, more Categories will be added!) (Can not enter more than 2 Categories per event).

These are the Categories which all qualify for a Series Championship Trophy. If nobody - or very few folks are in one category - we may eliminate it and add an additional category where the numbers allow it. As usual, sandbaggers are strongly discouraged ( A Sandbagger would be a Category "A" rider entering a Category "B" event). And, as usual, the Series Organizer reserves the right to re-classify you at any time(within reason and with plenty of notice though.....this isn't the UCI!!!)

8. Finally, remember - these Time Trial events are essentially for practice and exercise - we have fun out there and get a great little workout in, and we get to work on some quality cycling. But, overall, they're no big whoop....no World Championship/Olympic medals or million dollar contracts on the line. So, with that in mind, just treat 'em as such - a good training event to try some new things, gain some good fitness.....and maybe even get into a "real" sanctioned race at some point in time. Or not. Just have fun with it!! We'll have trophies and hopefully some prizes for the Series winners - and definitely loads of fun....and pain and suffering. ;) But remember - it's all in good fun!

9. Some articles on 10-Mile Time Trial Training & History:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_time_trial

http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/timetrials/training-for-a-10-mile-time-trial/

http://www.addiscombe.org/time_trial/time_trial.htm

http://www.bike-tt.clanwest.com/history.htm

http://www.flammerouge.je/content/3_factsheets/constant/ttstrat.htm

Hope to see you out there!!

Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA
www.ChicoBike.com

August 12th Humboldt Road Race Results..........

Category "A" Men Results from the Aug. 12th Humboldt Road Race:
1. Steve Vickery 16:38 (5 points)

Category "B" Men Results from the Aug. 12th Humboldt Road Race:
1. Randy Will 18:44 (5 points)
2. Jim Mensching 19:03 (4 points)

CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS IN THE 2009 CHICO ROAD R.A.C.E. SERIES:

Current Overall Standings for Category "A" Men:
1. Sean Molina 209 points
2. Kevin Speacht 168 points
3. Greg Golet 155 points
4. Brad Foster 154 points
5. Mike Castaldo 124 points
6. Aren Timmel 112 points
7. Rich Thurman 95 points
8. Jesse Rushing 91 points
9. Alex Blease 84 points
10. Anthony Ferretti 82 points
11. Scott Heather 78 points
12. Jim Roberts 75 points
13. Mike Smith 74 points
14. Mike Thorpe 70 points
15. Jeff Galland 58 points
15. David Albrecht 58 points
17. Josh Bullock 52 points
18. Charlie Dawson 46 points
19. Joe Shelburne 43 points
20. Paul Sajben 40 points
21. Kyle Hughes 39 points
21. Paul McIntyre 39 points
23. Roy Steves 34 points
24. Mike Painter 30 points
25. James Plummer 29 points
26. Brian Larson 22 points
27. Jeff Ochs 21 points
28. Brian Scanlon 20 points
28. David Kyle 20 points
28. Mike Trowbridge 20 points
28. Randy Moon 20 points
32. Tyler Honeyman 18 points
33. JP Bergmann 16 points
34. Joe Oliveri 14 points
35. Nelson Frink 12 points
36. Ethan Black 10 points
36. Rob Bishop 10 points
38. Weston Crumm 9 points
39. Kris Blee 6 points
40. Steve Vickery 5 points

Women's Category:
1. Forough Molina 253 points
2. Elizabeth Brent 131 points
3. Darlene Henderson 124 points
4. Kim Agur 109 points
5. Christine Bergmann 107 points
6. Janeen Thorpe 98 points
7. Jeanne O'Regan 63 points
8. Sandra Barton 59 points
9. Joanne Gilchrist 56 points
10. Grace Twedt 48 points
11. Jamie Batha 45 points
12. Kim Lange 44 points
13. Caryn Jones 43 points
14. Mary Reyes 38 points
15. Kristen Schonauer 32 points
16. Teresa Kludt 29 points
17. Susan Clavey 24 points
17. Emily Fisher 24 points
19. Sue Kamrar 19 points
19. Jennifer Haffner 19 points
21. Margaret Jones 18 points
22. Anne Yates 16 points
23. Heather Siles-Foster 12 points
24. Sheila Winter 10 points

Category "B" Men:
1. Charlie Pelton 301 points
2. Michael Crumm 216 points
3. Jim Mensching 152 points
4. Matt Carlson 101 points
4. Tom Embree 101 points
6. Denny McKenney 93 points
7. Shawn Hughes 84 points
8. Preben Nielsen 75 points
9. Mark Bloom 73 points
10. Gary Manwill 64 points
11. Bill Brent 63 points
12. Jon Keyzer 62 points
13. Ferdinand Batatan 61 points
14. Bill Bergmann 58 points
15. Tony Mainz 52 points
16. Michael Jamison 46 points
17. Greg Watkins 40 points
17. Skip Lees 40 points
19. Roy Holley 38 points
20. Frank Marinello 37 points
21. Geno Gruber 36 points
22. Nelson Frink 34 points
22. Brian Ray 34 points
22. Scott Heather 34 points
22. Chris Roots 34 points
22. Ken Petruzzelli 34 points
27. Rogelio Barrera 33 points
28. Mike Thorpe 29 points
28. Rob Evans 29 points
30. Steve Kodad 28 points
31. Tom Murphy 24 points
32. Dan Spencer 22 points
33. Randy Will 21 points
34. David Dura 18 points
34. Brian Strukan 18 points
36. Gary Swanson 16 points
36. Mike Candela 16 points
38. Dan Dominguez 15 points
39. Tim Mallen 14 points
39. Clayton Anderson 14 points
41. Ken Hughes 12 points
41. Alex Albrecht 12 points
43. Dave Palmeri 10 points
44. Patrick Clark 9 points
45. Don Curtis 8 points
46. Lloyd Leighton 6 points
47. Bob Jones 5 points
47. David Hernandez 5 points
47. Dane Van Domelen 5 points
47. Tony Ruggle 5 points
47. Alex Roberson 5 points
47. Samuel Bransky 5 points
53. Ray Bransky 4 points
53. Norm Rosene 4 points
55. Gary Jacques 3 points
55. Andy Grayson 3 points
55. Josh Rowe 3 points
55. Jim Peplow 3 points
55. Bill Travers 3 points
60. Mike Harper 2 points
60. Pete Cuneo 2 points
60. John Dewart 2 points
63. Norbert Richard 1 point

2009 CHICO ROAD R.A.C.E. SERIES INFORMATION:

After the great turn-out at last year's various Chico Road Races, we're going to be doing them again for 2009......but this time, they will ALSO be in a "Series" format. For those curious, the approximate definition of "Bicycle Road Races" can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_bicycle_racing

This Series will go from Saturday, May 30th through mid-September 2009......just before the Henleyville Road Race on September 19th, 2009! Most of these races will be starting at either 8:00AM or 9:00AM on the weekends - but some could be as early as 7:00AM.......and others starting as late as 10:00AM(highly unlikely).

Why have this event???

Looking at cycle racing from an international view, "road racing" is one of the most prestigious aspects of bicycle racing. The greatest racing champions in the hisotry of our great sport - Eddy Merckx, Lance Armstrong, Bernard Hinault, Fausto Coppi, Greg LeMond, Miguel Indurain, Gino Bartali - the list goes on and on and on. These riders were great "road racing" champions. The road race itself requires great stamina, strength, speed, skill and sense to win - or to place. To win a road race - or place highly in a road race consistently - is the epitome of a great cycle racing champion. This contest will track the most consistent riders in the area for road racing. The winner of this event will have a great opportunity for bragging rights - plus, they'll win the Series Championship Trophy!!

How does it work???

Okay, here are a few notes for 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series:

1. We will be using a variety of courses for this Series - including some flat courses, very hilly courses, somewhat hilly courses, circuit race courses(no Crits) and so forth. The idea is to get a variety of course profiles going for the Series to test the riders a bit. Next year - 2010 - this Series will also be starting much earlier in the year in order to get a feel for different weather conditions as well.

2. ALL riders must sign in this year at the start of EACH event - There will be a small table at the Start/Finish location - just sign in at the table and you are good to go! Sign-ins normally start 30 minutes before the event takes place and closes about 1-2 minutes before the event starts. Rain or wet weather will normally not cancel the events. However, last year we had some tremendous smoke from the Humboldt Fire in this area......which, in turn, may cancel some of the Road Races due to hazardous air quality.

3. There will normally be 2 Categories racing at the Road Races - the Category "A" Event and the Category "B" Event. However, EACH Series Category will be picked separately(Women's, Women's Masters, Men's Masters, Juniors, etc.). Category "A" races will normally start first, with the Category "B" races starting a couple of minutes later. If there are enough racers to have a separate category start after the "B" event, we will make that happen as well.

4. Helmets are MANDATORY! So, please....please.....wear your helmet! Please!!

5. All are welcome - you don't have to do the Series - just come on out and give this Road Race training/riding a shot! They're a GREAT workout!!!

6. Points are used to calculate the Overall Standings in the Series. The point breakdown is as follows: 25-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1, with an additional 4 points being given to each participant at each event. So, 25 points goes to the winner, 20 points goes to 2nd place, 18 points goes to 3rd place and so on.........in addition to 4 more points just for doing the event. The rider with the MOST points at the end of the Series wins the Overall Title - and the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series Championship Trophy, plus whatever goodies we can give you. If one race proves particularly harsh.........ex. - the Jonesville Road Race on June 7th..............the point breakdown MAY be increased(35 to the winner, 30 to 2nd and so forth). IN ADDITION - It is quite possible that some of the Mini-Road-Races held during the week MAY be counted towards the Overall Title, but with fewer points (think.......5 to the winner, 4 to 2nd, 3 to 3rd and so on.....with NO point bonuses for competing).

7. Although the races are advertised as having 2 Categories out on the course - Category A and Category B - the Series itself has more Trophy Categories, including:

Category "A" Men
Women's Category
Category "B" Men
And any others if there are enough riders!

These are the Categories which all qualify for a Series Championship Trophy - as of NOW. We will ADD Categories if enough riders show up out there - so tell your friends!! If nobody - or very few folks are in one category - we may eliminate it and add an additional category where the numbers allow it. As usual, sandbaggers are strongly discouraged ( A Sandbagger would be a Category "A" rider entering a Category "B" event - this would have to be completely obvious to the Race Director).

In addition, trophies will normally be given out at EACH event for the winners in various categories............depending upon the budget of the Race Director.

8. Although donations to put on these events are always very appreciated and accepted, this Series is FREE - so come on out and take advantage of some, or all, of these Road R.A.C.E.s in 2009!

9. The Race Director reserves the right to DQ any rider for unsafe riding or unsportsmanlike conduct at ANY time. Also, PLEASE - try not to use colorful language out there - especially with the little kids around watching the race at the finish line and so forth. ANY rider breaking these rules can be subject to Disqualification from - not only the race - but from the entire Series. So, please - just do what ya always do and just be cool!!!!

10. Finally, remember - these Road Race events are essentially for practice and exercise - we have fun out there and get a great little workout in, and we get to work on some quality cycling skills. But, overall, they're no big whoop....no World Championship/Olympic medals or million dollar contracts on the line. So, with that in mind, just treat 'em as such - a good training event to try some new things, gain some good fitness.....and maybe even get into a "real" sanctioned Road Race at some point in time. Or not. Just have fun with it!! We'll have trophies and hopefully some prizes for the Series winners - and definitely loads of fun....and pain and suffering. ;) But remember - it's all in good fun!

Hope to see you out there!!

Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA
www.ChicoBike.com

August 11th Chico Airport Criterium Results.............

Okay, below are the Category Results from the August 11th Chico Airport Criterium, followed by the Current Overall Standings in the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series. And remember - the Results are always Preliminary for the first 24-hours after posting.......so if you see any corrections, additions, subtractions, deletions, etc., please let me know!

CATEGORY "A" RESULTS FROM THE August 11th CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. David Albrecht (7 points + 62 Prime Points + 1 = 70 points)
2. Paul Sajben (5 points + 1 = 6 points)
3. Anthony Ferretti (4 points + 1 = 5 points)
4. Mike Cordova (3 points + 1 = 4 points)
5. Greg Golet (2 points + 12 Prime Points + 1 = 15 points)
6. Mike Trowbridge (1 point + 1 = 2 points)
Pack Finish:
Geno Gruber (2 Prime Points + 1 = 3 points)
Maggie Jones 1 point
Mike Thorpe 1 point
Charlie Pelton 1 point
Janeen Thorpe 1 point
Ryan Olson 1 point
Mike Painter 1 point
David Kyle 1 point
Alex Blease 1 point

CATEGORY "B" RESULTS FROM THE August 11th CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. Jeff Ochs (7 points + 1 = 8 points)
2. Shawn Hughes (5 points + 26 Prime Points + 1 = 32 points)
3. Dallas Thorpe (4 points + 24 Prime Points + 1 = 29 points)
4. Josh Rowe (3 points + 12 Prime Points + 1 = 16 points)
5. Greg Watkins (2 points + 1 = 3 points)
6. Mike Crumm (1 point + 1 = 2 points)
7. Tom Embree 1 point
8. Evan LeVang 1 point
9. Jeff Larsen 1 point
10. Jim Mensching 1 point
11. Tom Murphy 1 point
12. Samuel Bransky 1 point
Pack Finish:
Dan Spencer 1 point
Denny McKenney 1 point
Colin Moakley 1 point
Barry DeWitt 1 point

WOMEN'S CATEGORY RESULTS FROM THE August 11th CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. Forough Molina (7 points + 1 = 8 points)
2. Caryn Jones (5 points + 3 Prime Points + 1 = 9 points)
3. Jenn Gruber (4 points + 2 Prime Points + 1 = 7 points)
4. Vashty Kyle (3 points + 1 = 4 points)
5. Maggie Jones (2 points + 1 = 3 points)

CATEGORY "C" RACERS FROM THE August 11th CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
Dylan Golet (Age 13)
Liam Davis (Age 8)
Chloe Davis (Age 10)
Krissie Mensching (Age 13)
Caden Crumm (Age 8)
David Watkins (Age 12)
Kyle Golet (Age 8)
Creighton Gruber (Age 7)
Michele Thorpe (Age 13)
Ben Golet (Age 10)
Aliya Traficante (Age 12)
Kaleb Traficante (Age 8)
Ethan Kyle (Age 7)
Ryan Neuman (Age 9)
Brandon Dudar
Erika Dudar
Winner of the Prime #1 = Brandon Dudar
Winner of the Prime #2 = Creighton Gruber
Winner of the Prime #3 = Ryan Neuman
Winner of the Prime #4 = Aliya Traficante
Winner of the Prime #5 = Dylan Golet
Winner of the Prime #6 = Krissie Mensching
Winner of the Final Sprint Prize = Dylan Golet

AND A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR MENTORS FOR THE "C" CATEGORY RACE:
Mark Wolford
Mike Cordova
Tom Murphy
David Albrecht
Geno Gruber
Maggie Jones
Greg Golet
Mike Crumm
Dallas Thorpe

2009 CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM SERIES CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS:

CATEGORY "A" OVERALL:
1. David Albrecht 547 points
2. Jeff Galland 330 points
3. Greg Golet 225 points
4. Mike Trowbridge 170 points
5. Anthony Ferretti 159 points
6. Roy Steves 132 points
7. Mike Cordova 123 points
7. Kevin Speacht 123 points
9. Mike Smith 119 points
10. Josh Bullock 91 points
11. Alex Blease 88 points
12. Mike Painter 69 points
13. Tim Creswell 58 points
14. Paul Sajben 55 points
15. Scott Heather 54 points
16. James Plummer 39 points
17. Geno Gruber 38 points
18. Michael Jasinski 33 points
19. Margaret Jones 32 points (1st Place Woman in Category "A")
19. Brian Rouse 32 points
21. Steve Vickery 31 points
22. Jeff Ochs 30 points
23. Brad Foster 29 points
24. Charlie Pelton 25 points
25. Rob Bishop 24 points
26. Kyle Hartelt 23 points
27. Paul McIntyre 21 points
28. Pedro Brown 19 points
29. Ryan Olson 15 points
29. Mike Castaldo 15 points
31. Weston Crumm 14 points
32. Mike Thorpe 13 points
33. Janeen Thorpe 11 points (2nd Place Woman in Category "A")
33. Tyler Honeyman 11 points
33. Michael Dufresne 11 points
36. Charlie Dawson 10 points
36. Aren Timmel 10 points
38. Dave Steindorf 9 points
39. Ethan Black 8 points
40. Jim Roberts 7 points
40. Evan Carroll 7 points
40. Ben Bryant 7 points
40. Dave Berman 7 points
44. David Kyle 5 points
44. Greg Melton 5 points
46. Kenny Price 4 points
46. Jason Ziegenhirt 4 points
46. Jesse Rushing 4 points
49. CJ Humphries 3 points
49. Randy Moon 3 points
51. Dain Melton 2 points
52. David Thorley 1 point
53. Eric Ayars 1 point
54. Lindsay Myers 1 point
55. Jim Clark 1 point
56. Morgan Bonar 1 point
57. Dan Reymann 1 point
58. Kurt Haskins 1 point
59. Tom Embree 1 point

CATEGORY "B" OVERALL:
1. Shawn Hughes 565 points
2. Tom Embree 351 points
3. Charlie Pelton 249 points
4. Matt Itamura 244 points
5. Scott Heather 117 points
6. Josh Rowe 79 points
7. Jim Mensching 76 points
8. Tom Murphy 70 points
9. Jeff Nye 66 points
9. Frank Marinello 66 points
11. Michael Dufresne 60 points
12. Joe Schlesinger 57 points
13. Mike Crumm 55 points
14. Matt Davis 50 points
15. Jon Keyzer 48 points
16. David Klein 43 points
17. Dallas Thorpe 38 points
18. Denny McKenney 33 points
19. Greg Watkins 27 points
20. Gary Manwill 26 points
20. Colin Moakley 26 points
22. Matt Carlson 25 points
23. Dan Spencer 24 points
24. Skip Lees 22 points
24. Ben Mallory 22 points
26. Jim Clark 17 points
27. Mike Rodriguez 16 points
27. David Weathers 16 points
27. Samuel Bransky 16 points
30. Alex Albrecht 15 points
31. Dain Melton 14 points
32. Jeff Ochs 13 points
32. Ray Bransky 13 points
34. Leif Peterson 12 points
34. Jesse Mallory 12 points
36. Bill Travers 11 points
37. Clay Johnson 9 points
37. Rob Glatthaar 9 points
39. Gary Fowler 8 points
39. BJ LaRossa 8 points
41. Jeff Larsen 7 points
41. Christopher Cook 7 points
43. Barry DeWitt 6 points
43. Adam Tischler 6 points
43. Kareem Speake 6 points
46. Tripp Goldsberry 5 points
46. Walt Schafer 5 points
46. John Wiesinger 5 points
46. Sandy Speake 5 points
50. Evan LeVang 4 points
50. Steve Kodad 4 points
50. David Dura 4 points
50. Brian Strukan 4 points
54. Kevin Nye 3 points
54. Mark Wolford 3 points
54. Rylan Gustafson 3 points
54. Lawrence Livermore 3 points
54. Joshua Pasos 3 points
54. Derek Moffitt 3 points
54. Darrin Reichel 3 points
54. James Gilchrist 3 points
54. Jeff Davis 3 points
63. Jamison Watts 2 points
63. Marcos Ramirez 2 points
63. Charlie Geshekter 2 points
63. Mark Hendry 2 points
67. Brett Baker 1 point
68. Greg Hollis 1 point
69. Steve Watson 1 point
70. Rich Hogan 1 point
71. Skip Latham 1 point
72. James Hefner 1 point
73. Clay Johnson 1 point
74. Ken Petruzzelli 1 point
75. Shawn Fisher 1 point
76. John D'Ewart 1 point
77. Johnny Jones 1 point
78. Greg Melton 1 point
79. Paul Begbie 1 point

WOMEN'S CATEGORY OVERALL:
1. Margaret Jones 158 points
2. Michelle Nye 94 points
3. Caryn Jones 87 points
4. Janine Rood 62 points
5. Lisa Martens 57 points
6. Forough Molina 55 points
7. Jenn Gruber 44 points
8. Janeen Thorpe 33 points
8. Tracy Berman 33 points
10. Jamie Batha 30 points
11. Sara Kallio 24 points
11. Michelle Rossman 24 points
13. Krissie Mensching 19 points
14. Christine Roberts 16 points
15. Christa Ritchey 14 points
16. Morgan Bonar 12 points
17. Aliya Traficante 11 points
18. Ashley Erickson 8 points
18. Brenda Cranford 8 points
20. Lindsay Myers 6 points
21. Vashty Kyle 4 points
21. Robin Pelton 4 points
21. Shannon Moakley 4 points
24. Michelle Thorpe 3 points
25. Amy Dawson 2 points
25. Shirley Huffman 2 points
27. Lori Cox 1 point
28. Peggy Selkirk 1 point
29. Teresa Kludt 1 point
30. Kristen Schonauer 1 point

AIRPORT CRITERIUM SERIES INFORMATION:

After the great turn-out at last year's Tuesday Night Chico Airport Criterium Series, we're going to be doing them again for 2009......but starting up a bit earlier this year. For those curious, the definition of "Criterium" is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criterium

This Series starts up next Tuesday, March 10th and will go through September 15th, 2009......just before our Chico Downtown Criterium on September 20th! Registration normally starts at 5:40pm - with the event starting at 6:00pm.

How does it work???

Okay, here are a few notes for this year's Airport "Crit" Series:

1. We will be using more than 1 course for the Crits this year......including throwing in some lefty-turn Crits to get a feel for those - and some Weekend Criteriums as well. For the time being, we'll be using our standard Tuesday Night righty-turn course starting/finishing at Convair Avenue - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Chico-Airport-Tuesday-Night-Crit-Course

2. ALL riders must sign in this year - There will be a small table on the sidewalk at the Start/Finish location on Convair Avenue - just sign in at the table and you are good to go! Sign-ins start at 5:40pm - the racing action starts at 6:00pm. We usually end the event by 7pm, at the latest - many times earlier than that - to get home before it gets too dark outside. RAIN AND WET PAVEMENT WILL ALWAYS CANCEL THE CRITERIUMS! In addition, last year we had some tremendous smoke from the Humboldt Fire in this area......which, in turn, would also cancel the Criteriums due to hazardous air quality.

3. The Category "B" races normally go for 45-50 minutes PLUS 3 laps.........while the Category "A" races go for 50-60 minutes PLUS 3 laps. There can be anywhere from 1 to 15+ Primes in the Airport Criteriums......just depends on the mood of the Dictator.....er......I mean, Director. ;)

4. Helmets are MANDATORY! So, please....please.....wear your helmet! Please!!

5. All are welcome - you don't have to do the Series - just come on out and give this Criterium training/riding a shot! It's amazing what kind of workout you can get in during a 45 to 60 minute practice event.

6. Points are used to calculate the Overall Standings in the Series. The point breakdown is as follows: 7-5-4-3-2-1, with an additional 1 point being given to each participant at each event. So, 7 points goes to the winner, 5 points goes to 2nd place, 4 points goes to 3rd place and so on.........in addition to 1 more point just for doing the event. The rider with the MOST points at the end of the Series wins the Overall Title - and the Chico Airport Series Championship Trophy, plus whatever goodies we can give you. Also, Prime points will be given out during each of the Crits - these are just lap prizes......but in this case, the prizes are points. We will also be having some product Primes out there this year!

7. Last year, we had just two categories during the races - Category A and Category B. However, the Series itself has even more Trophy Categories, including:

Category "A" Men
Women's Category
Women's Masters 40+ Category
Category "B" Men
Men's Masters 40+ Category
Men's Masters 50+ Category

These are the Categories which all qualify for a Series Championship Trophy. If nobody - or very few folks are in one category - we may eliminate it and add an additional category where the numbers allow it. As usual, sandbaggers are strongly discouraged ( A Sandbagger would be a Category "A" rider entering a Category "B" event).

8. Although donations to put on these events are always very appreciated and accepted, this Series is FREE - so come on out and take advantage of some, or all, of these Criteriums in 2009!

9. The Race Director reserves the right to DQ any rider for unsafe riding or unsportsmanlike conduct at ANY time. Also, PLEASE - NO colorful language will be used out there - especially with the little kids around watching the race(we have kids out there from ages 2 to 12 watching the racing action)!! ANY rider breaking these rules can be subject to Disqualification from - not only the race - but from the entire Series. So, please - just do what ya always do and just be cool!!!!

10. Finally, remember - these Criterium events are essentially for practice and exercise - we have fun out there and get a great little workout in, and we get to work on some quality cycling skills. But, overall, they're no big whoop....no World Championship/Olympic medals or million dollar contracts on the line. So, with that in mind, just treat 'em as such - a good training event to try some new things, gain some good fitness.....and maybe even get into a "real" sanctioned Criterium at some point in time. Or not. Just have fun with it!! We'll have trophies and hopefully some prizes for the Series winners - and definitely loads of fun....and pain and suffering. ;) But remember - it's all in good fun!

Hope to see you out there!!

Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA
www.ChicoBike.com

R.A.C.E. Events for Aug. 17th - Aug. 23rd.............

Just a note that the Tuesday Night Airport Criterium and Friday Night Airport Criterium will have the Kids Races at 7:00pm - and the Humboldt "Kids Only" Road Race will take place on Saturday at 1:00pm. We may do a "C" Category at the Sunday Night Criterium if enough folks show up(and mentors too!).

Tuesday, Aug. 18th - Chico Airport Criterium - 6:00PM & 7:00PM - 1st Race "Dog Days" Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series - this is also a DOUBLE POINT EVENT!)

Wednesday, August 19th - Humboldt Road Race - 6:00AM (Point event for the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series) - Final Early Morning Humboldt Race of the Year!!!

Wednesday, August 19th - Fast 50 - 6:00PM

Thursday, Aug. 20th - River Road 10-Mile Time Trial - 6:00PM - 2nd Race Dog Days Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico 10-Mile Time Trial Series)

Friday, August 21st - Chico Airport Criterium - 6:00PM & 7:00PM - 3-PLACE PRIME Night!!! (Part of the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series)

Saturday, Aug. 22nd - Cohasset DOWNHILL Time Trial - 9:00AM - 3rd Race Dog Days Omnium (FINAL RACE in the 2009 Chico Downhill Time Trial Series)

Saturday, Aug. 22nd - Humboldt "Kids Only" Road Race - 1:00PM - Must be under the age of 16 in order to compete.

Sunday, Aug. 23rd - Table Mountain Road Race(1 lap) - 9:00AM - Final Race Dog Days Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series)

Sunday, August 23rd - Chico Airport "LONG-COURSE" Criterium - 6:00PM - 3-POINT EVERY LAP PRIME!! (Part of the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series)

Tuesday, August 18th - Tuesday Night Airport Criterium - 6:00PM (As & Bs) & 7:00PM (Cs) 1st Race "Dog Days" Omnium - DOUBLE POINT EVENT!!!! Registration normally opens at 5:45pm on Convair avenue at the Airport - with the event starting promptly at 6:00pm. For the time being, we'll be using our standard Tuesday Night course starting/finishing at Convair Avenue - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Chico-Airport-Tuesday-Night-Crit-Course . Category "A" riders will go for 50 Minutes PLUS 3 laps, while Category "B" riders will go for 45 Minutes PLUS 3 laps - Women's Category picked separately. Lots of Point Primes offered in this one!! Must sign in and wear a helmet in order to compete. RAIN OR WET PAVEMENT WILL CANCEL THIS EVENT. (Part of the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series!) (1st Race "Dog Days" Omnium) DOUBLE POINT EVENT!

**** One Note About This Tuesday Night's Airport Criterium - August 18th - 7:00PM - will also have a Category "C" race going off at 7:00PM. The "C" race will be 20 minutes + 3 laps. If you are intimidated by the Criterium and/or the speeds out there, this is the Category to get a feel for what's going on without the crazy speeds. No other Category races will be on the course - just Category "C" - so you can get used to the course, etc. The event MAY be mentored as well, depending upon whether ANY Category "A" or highly-ranked Category "B" riders(basically, any top 10 riders in the Current Standings in the "B" Category) are available to mentor. A mentor basically sits in with your group during the race, giving you basic pointers and helpful advice to keep you safe, skilled and sound during the event - and for future events. Mentors must meet with me prior to the event - so, if you would like to volunteer to be a Criterium Mentor, see me at the race on Tuesday Night or e-mail me prior to the Event - mhtml:%7B8A03335F-1038-44F1-AB51-F598423C3329%7Dmid://00008931/!x-usc:mailto:lorrod7@comcast.net . Also - If anyone would like to donate Prime Prizes for any of the events, please bring them out to the Criterium or e-mail me.

Wednesday, August 19th - Humboldt Road Race - 6:00AM (3.4 miles and 751 feet of climbing - just an early morning leg burn!) - Beat the heat with this early morning ride up Humboldt! Registration will open at 5:45am at the bottom of Humboldt Road(right near Stilson Canyon Road), with the race starting promptly at 6:00AM. This will be a mass-start event for this short climb up Humboldt Road - starting near Stilson Canyon Road and finishing at the Stop Ahead Sign at the top of the hill. A map of this short-course Road Race can be found here: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Humboldt-Road-Race-AM-Racing (Point event for the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series)

Wednesday, August 19th - FAST 50 - 6:00PM - The long-running independent "Fast 50" Wednesday night rides! The starting spot for this ride is in the parking lot of Rosedale Elementary School located at 100 Oak Street here in Chico. The ride leaves promptly at 6:00pm from the parking lot area. Many different levels of cyclists out there, so hook up with someone and enjoy the ride! A map of the course can be found here: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Fast-50255824 Rain does not cancel!

Thursday, August 20th - River Road 10-Mile Time Trial - 6:00pm - 2nd Race Dog Days Omnium - Registration opens at 5:40pm, with the first rider going off at 6:01pm. We will go in 1-minute intervals for this 5-miles out, 5-miles back, all-flat Time Trial. This classic Chico Time Trial course has been used for the last 29+ years. Come on out after work and give this one a shot! An extremely rough draft of this course can be found here - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/River-Road-10-Mile-TT-Course (yes, the course is really 10 miles, not 9.9). And if you look at the Elevation Profile......it might tell you why coming back always seems a bit tougher than going out! (Part of the 2009 Chico 10-Mile Time Trial Series!) (2nd Race Dog Days Omnium)

FRIDAY, August 21st - FRIDAY Night Airport Criterium - 6:00PM (As & Bs) & 7:00PM (Cs) - 3-Place Prime Night!!! Registration normally opens at 5:45pm on Convair avenue at the Airport - with the event starting promptly at 6:00pm. For the time being, we'll be using our standard Tuesday Night course starting/finishing at Convair Avenue - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Chico-Airport-Tuesday-Night-Crit-Course . Category "A" riders will go for 50 Minutes PLUS 3 laps, while Category "B" riders will go for 45 Minutes PLUS 3 laps - Women's Category picked separately. Lots of Point Primes offered in this one!! Must sign in and wear a helmet in order to compete. RAIN OR WET PAVEMENT WILL CANCEL THIS EVENT. (Part of the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series!)

**** One Note About This FRIDAY Night's Airport Criterium - August 21st - 7:00PM - will also have a Category "C" race going off at 7:00PM. The "C" race will be 20 minutes + 3 laps. If you are intimidated by the Criterium and/or the speeds out there, this is the Category to get a feel for what's going on without the crazy speeds. No other Category races will be on the course - just Category "C" - so you can get used to the course, etc. The event MAY be mentored as well, depending upon whether ANY Category "A" or highly-ranked Category "B" riders(basically, any top 10 riders in the Current Standings in the "B" Category) are available to mentor. A mentor basically sits in with your group during the race, giving you basic pointers and helpful advice to keep you safe, skilled and sound during the event - and for future events. Mentors must meet with me prior to the event - so, if you would like to volunteer to be a Criterium Mentor, see me at the race on Friday Night or e-mail me prior to the Event - mhtml:%7B8A03335F-1038-44F1-AB51-F598423C3329%7Dmid://00008931/!x-usc:mailto:lorrod7@comcast.net .

Saturday, Aug. 22nd - Cohasset DOWNHILL Time Trial - 9:00AM - 3rd Race Dog Days Omnium - The 4th Annual Cohasset Downhill Time Trial is taking place this Saturday, August 22nd! This Downhill Time Trial starts just below the "Narrows" on Cohasset Road - look for me at registration at the top of the hill. Finish is at the 1st Rock Creek Road on the way down the hill. An approximation of the course can be found at Bikely.com here: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Cohasset-Downhill-TT This course is approximately 4.9 miles in length and drops approximately 1,900 feet!! Top speeds on this descent have reached 50+ miles per hour. Registration for this event will start at 8:30am at the top of the hill(near the Narrows) - and we will NOT be weighing you this year! The 1st rider will go off at 9:01am, and we will go in 1-minute intervals. Also, Tandems are welcome!!!! This is also the 3rd Stage of this week's Dog Days Omnium!! (FINAL RACE in the 2009 Chico Downhill Time Trial Series) (3rd Race Dog Days Omnium)

Saturday, August 22nd - The "Kids ONLY" Humboldt Road Race - 1:00PM - From the bottom of the climb up to the main Power Lines (it's about half-way up Humboldt = 2 miles up, 400 feet of total climbing!) - For the kids under the Age of 16 who have been showing up to the Chico Airport Criteriums - now's your chance to experience a ROAD RACE!! Well.....at least a little one!! Registration will open at the bottom of the hill (near the intersection of Humboldt Road & Stilson Canyon Road) at 12:40pm. The RACE will start at 1:00pm. This one is 2 miles long and climbs approximately 400 feet - so bring your climbing legs!! I will have water at the Start & Finish - and probably watermelon at the top too. We're going just up to the Power Lines - not all the way up to the top. MENTORS are STRONGLY encouraged to attend - to keep an eye on our riders, help them out and encourage them up the hill. I will also be there with the SAG Vehicle, if needed. ***One Note - If enough older kids show, we may do a race up to the top of Humboldt too, depending upon help & logistics. For a map of the "Kids Only" course, please visit: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/The-Humboldt-Kids-Road-Race . HELMETS ARE MANDATORY! Rain cancels!

Saturday, August 23rd - Table Mountain Road Race - 9:00AM - 1 Lap - Final Race Dog Days Omnium - This particular course was first used by the Chico Velo Cycling Club as a USCF RR course in 1984 during the Chico Omnium(which also included the 7-Mile Lane Time Trial and the Chico Downtown Criterium that year). Most groups did 2 laps of this course, but the Cat.1/2 guys did 3 or 4. However, I wouldn't do that to ya - we're only going to do 1 lap in this race - for a total of approximately 25 miles and approximately 2,100 feet of total climbing. (I wanted to make it just 1 lap too for those who ride out to the course and back to Chico - wouldn't wanna kill ya or anything!!) The course preview is located on Bikely.com here - and you can see the Course Profile by clicking on "Show" in the top left-hand corner........then clicking on "Elevation Profile": http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Old-Table-Mountain-Road-Race-Course
Like the Messilla Valley Circuit Race, this will have a Category "A" and a Category "B". The Start/Finish Line is located on Table Mountain Boulevard right by Table Mountain Ranch Road(see Bikely Map - this was the Start/Finish Line for the 1984 race as well - I'll be out there early, so look for the registration table). Each Category will do just 1 lap = 25 miles. Registration will open at 8:30AM with Category A going off at 9:00AM........and Category B going at 9:02AM. Women's Category will be scored separately. Parking is available on the unfinished freeway overpass at the Start/Finish Line.
****Now, a word of warning - This course goes in a clockwise direction - meaning that you will be climbing up to Cherokee from Hwy. 70. Although the hill does not seem quite as difficult as from the other side(the Wildflower Century side), the descent off Table Mountain will be quite tricky. Make certain that your bicycle is in good working order and that you are comfortable on technical descents. The Road Race course goes through amazingly diverse sections and is quite scenic - but please look out for one another and for yourselves, especially on the descent and on the Highway. All USCF rules apply, as usual - you know, don't do stupid stuff, wear a helmet, obey the centerline, etc. Route Arrows will mark the course as well. Bottle hand ups and Feed Zones will be solely dependent upon volunteers - Feed Zone is pretty much anywhere on the course. Sag vehicles will be solely dependent upon volunteers as well. I will be sweeping the course at the end as well - so if I don't see you back at the Finish, I'm coming to get you! (Part of the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series!) (Final Race Dog Days Omnium)

Sunday, August 23rd - Chico Airport LONG-COURSE Criterium(using the 1-Mile course for this evening Criterium) - 6:00PM - 3-POINT EVERY LAP PRIME!! - We'll be using the "other" Criterium Course for this event - the 1-Mile Chico Airport Long-Course. Registration will open at 5:45pm for this one, with the Start at 6:00pm. The course Starts & Finishes on Marauder Street.......over by the old Koret building on the north end of the Airport. A map of this course can be found here: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Airport-Criterium-Long-Course . This event DOES count towards the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series. NOTE: This Criterium will have a 3-point Prime to the winner of EACH LAP in EACH CATEGORY(As, Bs and Women's Categories) - so if you need to grab a few extra points for the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series, this might be the event to do it!!! This "other" course has a little elevation gain to it as well - not much, but just enough to feel it. Category "A" will go for 40 Minutes PLUS 3 laps(remember - the course is 1-mile in length). Category "B" will go for 35 Minutes PLUS 3 laps. HELMETS ARE MANDATORY! RAIN OR WET PAVEMENT WILL CANCEL THIS EVENT!! (Part of the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series!)

DOG DAYS OMNIUM DETAILS:

Hi Everyone! The 2nd Annual "Dog Days" Omnium bicycling event is coming up in Chico in August, in honor of the Dog Days of Summer:

Tues., Aug. 18th - Chico Airport Criterium - 1st Race "Dog Days" Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series - this is also a DOUBLE POINT EVENT!)

Thurs., Aug. 20th - River Road 10-Mile TT - 2nd Race Dog Days Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico 10-Mile Time Trial Series)

Sat., Aug. 22nd - Cohasset DOWNHILL TT - 3rd Race Dog Days Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Downhill Time Trial Series)

Sun., Aug. 23rd - Table Mountain Road Race(1 lap) - Final Race Dog Days Omnium (Part of the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series)

Essentially, this will be run similar to the Nutcracker Omnium taking place in September, but with a couple of different stages. Again, in this scenario, an Omnium is just a stage race using points rather than time. You garner points for each stage depending upon how you did in the stage.......and, again, in this case.........the MOST points wins(many Omniums reverse this and have the least amount of points winning). There WILL be a Category "A" and Category "B", and a Women's Category which is scored separately - you must tell me at the start which Category you are entering.......and no downgrades during the Omnium once you're in. Most USCF rules will apply to ALL stages - including WEAR YOUR HELMET, don't ride like a silly person, and so on and so forth. The Time Trials - In the Dog Days Omnium, aero equipment WILL be allowed(it is NOT allowed in the Nutcracker Omnium River Road Time Trial). And remember - the only reasons we're doing this Omnium is for fun and fitness......and maybe a little competitiveness too, but nothing over-the-top please! Ride safe, have fun, try something new and challenge yourself. Dog Days Omnium Champion Trophies will be awarded to the Winners of each Category - we may also have a Masters Category for Men & Women if the budget allows for it.

So.....with that said, here are the Point Breakdowns for each of the Stages of the upcoming Dog Days Omnium:

Tuesday, August 18th - Chico Airport Criterium:
1st = 25 points (NOT to be added to the season-long point standings in the Criterium Series....those points are separate from the Omnium. Prime Points NOT counted in the Overall Omnium Results.)
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
Everyone else = 1 point

Thursday, August 20th - River Road 10-Mile Time Trial:
1st = 25 points
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
Everyone else = 1 point

Saturday, August 22nd - Cohasset DOWNHILL Time Trial:
1st = 25 points
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
Everyone else = 1 point

Sunday, August 23rd - Table Mountain Road Race(1 Lap):
1st = 25 points
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
Everyone else = 1 point

And Finally - ANY rider participating in ALL 4 Stages receives an additional 25 points.
Do you have to do all the stages in order to compete in the Omnium?? No - you can even do just one event and your points will still be calculated and counted in the overall.
Tie-Breaker - If, by chance, it comes down to a TIE after the last stage of the Omnium, the highest placed finisher(of the tied competitors) in the Cohasset DOWNHILL Time Trial will be declared the Overall Winner.

Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA
http://www.chicobike.com/