Saturday, September 27, 2008

Chico Hill Climb TT Series Standings After Race #2.......


Hi Everyone! Okay, below are the Race #2 Results for the Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series.........and below that are the Current Overall Standings per Category in this Series. At the bottom of the e-mail, you will see the current rules and races left in the Hill Climb Series:

Race #2 Results - the Forest Ranch Time Trial:

MEN'S CATEGORY "A":
1. Rich Thurman 40:50 30 Points
2. Mike Smith 40:55 26 points
3. Jim Roberts 42:10 24 points
4. Walter Lohse 42:45 22 points
5. Greg Golet 43:27 20 points
6. Mike Castaldo 44:17 18 points
7. Mark Reimer 45:50 (flatted) 16 points
8. Brad Foster 46:09 14 points
9. Eric Ayars 46:51 12 points
10. Rob Bishop 46:52 10 points
11. James Plummer 47:21 8 points
12. Greg Watkins 48:29 6 points
13. Geno Gruber 50:25 4 points
14. Boyd Sears 53:47 2 points

WOMEN'S MASTERS CATEGORY:
1. Teresa Kludt 48:24 30 Points
2. Kim Agur 51:55 26 points
3. Kristen Schonauer 57:37 24 points
4. Jamie Batha 57:59 22 points
5. Becky Blakely 64:56 20 points
6. Kate Cavell 65:55 18 points
7. Pam Hollis 93:58 16 points

WOMEN'S CATEGORY:
1. Janine Rood 54:53 30 Points
2. Jeanne O'Regan 55:16 26 points
3. Kathie Thornton 56:03 24 points
4. Caryn Jones 61:18 22 points
5. Tammie Watkins 61:59 20 points

MEN'S MASTERS CATEGORY:
1. Mark Bloom 44:50 30 Points
2. Frank Winters 45:37 26 points
3. Tom Tucker 47:40 24 points
4. Mike Jamison 48:43 22 points
5. Dan Franden 51:32 20 points
6. Greg Kallio 51:46 18 points
7. Lee Altier 52:46 16 points
8. Walt Schafer 52:47 14 points
9. Tom Reilly 53:18 12 points
10. Mike Trowbridge 53:24 10 points
11. Bill Brent 53:48 8 points
12. Jim Mensching 54:04 6 points
13. Rob Evans 55:18 4 points
14. Greg Montgomery 55:48 2 points
15. Ken Gelatti 56:37 1 point
16. Dan Dominguez 57:31 1 point
17. Skip Lees 57:53 1 point
18. Gary Fowler 61:37 1 point
19. Byron Fountain 63:51 1 point
20. Carl Waters 66:49 1 point

MEN'S CATEGORY "B":
1. Kyle Hartelt 47:46 30 Points
2. Graham Maxwell 48:40 26 points
3. Josh Rowe 51:18 24 points
4. Don Miller 51:51 22 points
5. Ken Petruzzelli 52:07 20 points
6. Bryan Osak 52:23 18 points
7. Charlie Pelton 52:29 16 points
8. Bill Travers 55:15 14 points
9. Terry Parsons 55:17 12 points

CLYDESDALE CATEGORY:
1. Tom Embree 52:28 30 Points
2. Lau Ackerman 53:46 26 points
3. Tony Mainz 60:01 24 points


Current Overall Standings after Race #2(the Forest Ranch Hill Climb Time Trial):

Men's Category "A":
1. Rich Thurman 16 points + 30 points = 46 points
1. Mike Smith 20 points + 26 points = 46 points
3. Walter Lohse 14 points + 22 points = 36 points
4. Jim Roberts 1 point + 24 points = 25 points
5. Kevin Speacht 24 points
6. James Plummer 12 points + 8 points = 20 points
6. Greg Golet 20 points
8. Mike Castaldo 1 point + 18 points = 19 points
9. Tyler Honeyman 18 points
10. Brad Foster 2 points + 14 points = 16 points
10. Mark Reimer 16 points
12. Eric Ayars 1 point + 12 points = 13 points
13. Rob Bishop 1 point + 10 points = 11 points
14. Sean Molina 10 points
15. David Kyle 8 points
16. Greg Watkins 1 point + 6 points = 7 points
17. David Albrecht 6 points
18. Geno Gruber 1 point + 4 points = 5 points
19. Randy Moon 4 points
20. Boyd Sears 2 points
21. Roy Steves 1 point
22. Charlie Dawson 1 point
23. Jason Zieginhirt 1 point
24. Jeff Galland 1 point
Women's Category:
1. Jeanne O'Regan 24 points + 26 points = 50 points
2. Janine Rood 18 points + 30 points = 48 points
3. Kathie Thornton 20 points + 24 points = 44 points
4. Caryn Jones 12 points + 22 points = 34 points
5. Tammie Watkins 20 points
6. Sarah Johnston 16 points
7. Ariana Altier 14 points
8. Sarah Kallio 10 points

Women's Masters Category:
1. Kim Agur 24 points + 26 points = 50 points
2. Kristen Schonauer 18 points + 24 points = 42 points
3. Kate Cavell 20 points + 18 points = 38 points
4. Teresa Kludt 30 Points
5. Jamie Batha 22 points
6. Becky Blakely 20 points
7. Pam Hollis 16 points

Men's Category "B":
1. Josh Rowe 24 points + 24 points = 48 points
3. Kyle Hartelt 14 points + 30 points = 44 points
3. Charlie Pelton 12 points + 16 points = 28 points
4. Graham Maxwell 26 points
5. Don Miller 22 points
6. Ken Petruzzelli 20 points
6. BJ LaRossa 20 points
8. Clay Johnson 18 points
8. Bryan Osak 18 points
10. Barry DeWitt 16 points
11. Bill Travers 14 points
12. Terry Parsons 12 points
13. Jeff Ochs 10 points
Men's Masters 50+ Category:
1. Mark Bloom 24 points + 30 points = 54 points
2. Tom Tucker 20 points + 24 points = 44 points
3. Mike Jamison 18 points + 22 points = 40 points
4. Lee Altier 12 points + 16 points = 28 points
5. Greg Kallio 8 points + 18 points = 26 points
5. Mike Trowbridge 16 points + 10 points = 26 points
5. Frank Winters 26 points
8. Bill Brent 14 points + 8 points = 22 points
9. Dan Franden 20 points
10. Jim Mensching 10 points + 6 points = 16 points
11. Walt Schafer 14 points
12. Tom Reilly 12 points
13. Jay Rawlins 6 points
14. Dan Dominguez 4 points + 1 point = 5 points
15. Rob Evans 4 points
16. Byron Fountain 2 points + 1 point = 3 points
17. Gary Fowler 1 point + 1 point = 2 points
17. Skip Lees 1 point + 1 point = 2 points
17. Greg Montgomery 2 points
20. Ken Gelatti 1 point
21. Carl Waters 1 point
22. Joe Sanders 1 point

Clydesdale Category:
1. Tom Embree 20 points + 30 points = 50 points
2. Tony Mainz 18 points + 24 points = 42 points
3. Lau Ackerman 26 points
4. Kris Blee 24 points
5. Colin Moakley 16 points

AND - The Hill Climb Series Information is below:

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 the 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 Tyler Cross 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). 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 TT - the folks with the most points at the end of the Series, wins the overall title. The Point Breakdown is as follows:

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

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

Cohasset to Store (from Nicalog) - Sept. 7th - Cat. 2 - COMPLETED!
Forest Ranch (
Chico Velo event) - Sept. 27th - Cat. 1 - COMPLETED!
Honey Run Rd. (from Covered Bridge) - Oct. 11th - Cat. 1
Pentz Road (from Spring Valley School) - Oct. 19th - Cat. 2
Cohasset to Gravel (from Keefer Road) - Oct. 25th - Cat. 1
Centerville (from Covered Bridge to the gravel) - Nov. 1st - Cat. 3
Neal Road - Nov. 15th - Cat. 3
Table Mountain (Wildflower Side) - Nov. 22nd - Cat. 1
Clark Road (from intersection with Durham Pentz) - Dec. 13th - 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 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)
Mens 50+ Category
Womens 50+ Category

As usual, sandbaggers are strongly discouraged. 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 this fall and winter! Hope to see you out there - and I will have more details and information as we get closer to the events.