Race #1 - Hill Climb Time Trial Series..........

One hill climb time trial down.......9 to go!! This morning was the 1st of 10 events in the 2008 Fall/Winter Hill Climb Time Trial Series - the Cohasset Time Trial! Below you will find the current results split up by category. There may be some changes within the next 24 hours with regard to categories......so let me know if you have any additions, subtractions, corrections, deletions, etc. This morning's Cohasset Time Trial was considered a "Category 2" climb......so the point breakdown for that one was as follows: 24-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1. You get at least one point for completing the Time Trial. Next up is a "Category 1" climb - The Forest Ranch Time Trial on Saturday, September 27th. More details about that event will be out soon! At the bottom of this e-mail is the e-mail that went out about the Hill Climb Time Trial Series, and the events involved. Hope to see you all at the next event!!

Men's Category "A":
1. Kevin Speacht 20:02 24 points
2. Mike Smith 20:45 20 points
3. Tyler Honeyman 21:04 18 points
4. Rich Thurman 21:22 16 points
5. Walter Lohse 21:30 14 points
6. James Plummer 21:33 12 points
7. Sean Molina 22:20 10 points
8. David Kyle 22:22 8 points
9. David Albrecht 22:36 6 points
10. Randy Moon 23:05 4 points
11. Brad Foster 23:06 2 points
12. Roy Steves 23:13 1 point
13. Mike Castaldo 23:15 1 point
14. Charlie Dawson 23:25 1 point
15. Jason Zieginhirt 23:39 1 point
16. Jim Roberts 23:58(on his MTB) 1 point
17. Rob Bishop 24:34 1 point
18. Eric Ayars 25:16 1 point
19. Geno Gruber 25:18 1 point
20. Greg Watkins 25:42 1 point
21. Jeff Galland 28:25 1 point

Women's Category:
1. Kim Agur 27:03 24 points
2. Jeanne O'Regan 28:09 20 points
3. Kathie Thornton 28:32 18 points
4. Kristen Schonauer 29:22 16 points
5. Janine Rood 30:04 14 points
6. Sarah Johnston 31:42 12 points
7. Ariana Altier 33:07 10 points
8. Caryn Jones 33:25 8 points
9. Sarah Kallio 33:58 6 points
10. Kate Cavell 36:06 4 points

Men's Category "B":
1. Josh Rowe 26:19 24 points
2. BJ LaRossa 26:57 20 points
3. Clay Johnson 27:03 18 points
4. Barry DeWitt 27:34 16 points
5. Kyle Hartelt 27:42 14 points
6. Charlie Pelton 29:02 12 points
7. Jeff Ochs 29:37 10 points
8. Byron Fountain 31:33 8 points

Men's Masters 50+ Category:
1. Mark Bloom 23:14 24 points
2. Tom Tucker 23:19 20 points
3. Mike Jamison 26:04 18 points
4. Mike Trowbridge 26:47 16 points
5. Bill Brent 27:02 14 points
6. Lee Altier 27:13 12 points
7. Jim Mensching 28:33 10 points
8. Greg Kallio 28:37 8 points
9. Jay Rawlins 29:50 6 points
10. Dan Dominguez 30:45 4 points
11. Gary Fowler 31:54 2 points
12. Skip Lees 33:38 1 point
13. Joe Sanders 35:06 1 point

Clydesdale Category:
1. Kris Blee 23:59 24 points
2. Tom Embree 26:35 20 points
3. Tony Mainz 28:31 18 points
4. Colin Moakley 34:56 16 points

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
Honey Run Rd. (from Covered Bridge) - Oct. 11th - Cat. 1
Pentz Road (from Spring Valley School) - Oct. 18th - Cat. 2
Cohasset to Gravel (from Keefer Road) - Oct. 25th - Cat. 1
Centerville (from Covered Bridge to the gravel) - Nov. 2nd - 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.