Lindo Channel MTB/Cyclocross Results for Oct. 30th.......

Hi Everyone! So, yes, we had a rainy and somewhat muddy.....but not too muddy......Lindo Channel Cyclocross/Mountain Bike event tonight at 6pm. We had 8 riders take part in the event tonight - and a few spectators too. Tonight's race was just 6 laps, instead of the normal 8......and word of warning for future weeks - bring lights!! Even something cheap that can light your way is better than nothing. The rain made the course almost perfect for this event tonight, keeping the dust in check, but not creating tons of mud.

Okay, here are the results from tonight's event:

1. Nate Younie 32:00
2. Tom Embree 34:00
3. Greg DeGouveia
4. Dave Steindorf
5. Jeff Ochs
6. Charlie Pelton
7. Gino Zahnd
8. Roy Steves (Shoe mechanical)

Thursday Night Lindo Channel CX/MTB.........

Hi Everyone! This Thursday night - October 30th - at 6:00pm we will be having the Thursday Night Cyclocross/Mountain Bike race/ride! Thanks to James Plummer - he scouted out a great cross course in Lindo Channel here in Chico. The course has a little bit of everything - natural barriers, run-ups, single track, pavement, some rocks, a creek crossing, dirt and even a bike path! You can come out and ride it on your mountain bike or cyclocross bike - just whatever you might have. As of now, it is still light outside at 6:00pm.......but by 7:00pm it is dark........so lights are highly recommened, especially as we get further into Fall and Winter. Last week's event was great - looked like a TON of fun out there!!! And you don't have to "race" it - just come out and ride!!!

RAIN does NOT cancel - it just makes it more fun!!!

The Starting Point for the ride/race will be at the entrance to the bike path where Sheridan and Sherman Avenues meet, on East Lindo Avenue. See Map of Starting Point here:

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Starting-Point-for-Thursday-Night-Cyclocross

We're looking at anywhere between 8 and 10 laps for this event. James will show you the course on the warm-up lap......but we'll have cones and caution tape up too to remind you which direction to go on the course.

This promises to be a fun and very active event - hope you can make it out there!!

Sycamore Channel Cyclocross/Mountain Bike Results........

Hi Everyone! So, we had a fun ride this morning out at the 1st ever Sycamore Channel Mountain Bike/Cyclocross event. 15 riders showed up for this one, and we had a few spectators too! The Sycamore Channel Long Course this morning was 2 miles in length, and we did 5 laps......each lap included 4 creek crossings(no water in the channel.......yet), a few handmade barrier sections, and some steep banks to get up and over. But, the word of the day was FUN - and that's what we had! Well.........Fun....and the second word of the day was FLAT! There were a few flats out there too - good idea to stock up on some flat protection slime or something.

Overall, the event went very well, and was a lot of fun - and a great workout with minimal time. David Albrecht was the 1st place finisher today with a time of 37:41. Jeff Baylor was second - and let me tell you - it was a blast to watch Jeff BUNNY HOP over the 56cm high barriers on the course! Amazing! And Sandra Barton came in 1st in the Women's division!

Thank you all for coming out to this one - I really appreciate you coming out for this event!

A HUGE thank you goes out to Dave Steindorf, Denny McKenney and Caryn Jones for helping out with the race this morning - thank you so much!!

We'll be back out on the Sycamore Channel course on Tuesday night. However, we will be using the "Short" course Tuesday night, which is only .7 miles long......it will include hand-made barriers(lower than the 56cm ones!!) and two creek crossings per lap. We'll start out with a 12 lap event, for a total of 8.4 miles - with the main objective just to HAVE FUN, and get a good little workout in after work or school, and work on a little bike-handling skills. The race/ride will start at 6:00pm at the same start location - on Sycamore Channel, directly across the street from 695 Eaton Road(MUST enter through the gates on Eaton Road or Hicks Lane). Lights are HIGHLY recommended - for this course, you don't need anything too high-powered......just something basic will more than suffice. The Bikely.com map of the Tuesday course is here:

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Sycamore-Channel-CX-Course-1

And, again, Sycamore Channel runs between Cohasset Road and Hicks Lane......just north of Eaton Road......look for me at the Start/Finish location up on the levee(with the Orange Cones).

And, yes, we'll be out doing the Lindo Channel Cyclocross/MTB event on Thursday night at 6:00pm as well!

Okay, here are the results from this morning's ride/race:

1. David Albrecht 37:41
2. Jeff Baylor
3. Roy Steves (he even flatted during the race, fixed it....and still got 3rd!)
4. Ross Nayduch
5. Dave Steindorf
6. Jeff Ochs
7. Paul Price (flatted during race, fixed it and got back in)
8. Brooks Biertumpfel
10. Lau Ackerman (flatted twice)
11. Ray Bransky
12. Sandra Barton (1st place Woman!!)
13.Samuel Bransky
14. Renee Fiack
DNF - Mike Trowbridge (flatted)

Current Overall Standings in the Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series.........

Hi Everyone! So, today was Race #5 in the Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series - The Cohasset Gravel Time Trial - an "Hors" Category climb - 9.1 miles and 2900 feet of climbing. Below are the results for each category from today's Time Trial.....and below that are the Current Overall Standings for the Hill Climb Series. Next Saturday - November 1st - will be the Category 3 climb - the Centerville Time Trial. This one will start at the corner of Honey Run Road and Centerville Road - across the street from the Covered Bridge. A Bikely.com map of this course can be found here:

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

The Centerville course is about 6.5 miles in length and includes approximately 1,400 feet of climbing. Hope to see you there!

Okay, today's results:

MEN'S CATEGORY "A":
1. Mike Smith 42:42 = 40 Points
2. Greg Golet 44:15 = 36 Points
3. Kyle Hughes 44:33 = 34 Points
4. Jim Roberts 45:07 = 32 Points
5. Sean Molina 46:42 = 30 Points
6. Brad Foster 48:36 = 28 Points
7. Eric Ayars 49:36 = 26 Points
8. Greg Watkins 51:59 = 24 Points

MEN'S CATEGORY "B":
1. Kyle Hartelt 50:54 = 40 Points
2. Ross Nayduch 53:07 = 36 Points
3. Graham Maxwell 53:38 = 34 Points
4. Josh Rowe 56:00 = 32 Points
5. Clay Johnson 56:44 = 30 Points
6. Jeff Davis 1:07:24 = 28 Points

WOMEN'S MASTERS CATEGORY:
1. Kim Agur 54:52 = 40 Points
2. Elizabeth Brent 58:03 = 36 Points

WOMEN'S CATEGORY:
1. Kathie Thornton 56:25 = 40 Points
2. Janine Rood 59:00 = 36 Points

MEN'S MASTERS 50+ CATEGORY:
1. Mike Jamison 50:50 = 40 Points
2. Lee Altier 54:46 = 36 Points
3. Mike Trowbridge 54:59 = 34 Points
4. Greg Kallio 55:02 = 32 Points
5. Mike Watson 55:59 = 30 Points
6. Bill Brent 58:29 = 28 Points
7. Jim Mensching 61:51 = 26 Points
8. Skip Lees 1:04:28 = 24 Points

CLYDESDALE CATEGORY:
1. Kris Blee 49:36 = 40 Points
2. Tom Embree 53:45 = 36 Points
3. Tony Mainz 59:18 = 34 Points


AND THE CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS IN THE CHICO HILL CLIMB TIME TRIAL SERIES:


Men's Category "A":
1. Mike Smith 20 points + 26 points + 30 points + 24 points + 40 points = 140 points
2. Jim Roberts 1 point + 24 points + 26 points + 20 points + 32 points = 103 points
3. Greg Golet 20 points + 24 points + 18 points + 36 points = 98 points
4. Sean Molina 10 points + 22 points + 16 points + 30 points = 78 points
5. Brad Foster 2 points + 14 points + 16 points + 12 points + 28 points = 72 points
6. Eric Ayars 1 point + 12 points + 14 points + 10 points + 26 points = 63 points
7. Greg Watkins 1 point + 6 points + 12 points + 6 points + 24 points = 49 points
8. Rich Thurman 16 points + 30 points = 46 points
9. Rob Bishop 1 point + 10 points + 20 points + 8 points = 39 points
10. Walter Lohse 14 points + 22 points = 36 points
11. Kyle Hughes 34 points
12. Kevin Speacht 24 points
13. James Plummer 12 points + 8 points = 20 points
14. Mike Castaldo 1 point + 18 points = 19 points
15. Josh Bullock 18 points
15. Tyler Honeyman 18 points
17. Mark Reimer 16 points
18. Roy Steves 1 point + 14 points = 15 points
18. Geno Gruber 1 point + 4 points + 10 points = 15 points
20. David Kyle 8 points
21. David Albrecht 6 points
22. Randy Moon 4 points
23. Boyd Sears 2 points
24. Charlie Dawson 1 point
25. Jason Zieginhirt 1 point
26. Jeff Galland 1 point


Women's Category:
1. Kathie Thornton 20 points + 24 points + 30 points + 24 points + 40 points = 138 points
2. Janine Rood 18 points + 30 points + 26 points + 20 points + 36 points = 130 points
3. Jeanne O'Regan 24 points + 26 points + 24 points = 74 points
4. Caryn Jones 12 points + 22 points + 22 points = 56 points
5. Sandra Barton 20 points
5. Tammie Watkins 20 points
7. Sarah Johnston 16 points
8. Ariana Altier 14 points
9. Sarah Kallio 10 points

Women's Masters Category:
1. Kim Agur 24 points + 26 points + 30 points + 24 points + 40 points = 144 points
2. Kristen Schonauer 18 points + 24 points = 42 points
3. Kate Cavell 20 points + 18 points = 38 points
4. Elizabeth Brent 36 points
5. Teresa Kludt 30 Points
6. Jamie Batha 22 points
7. Becky Blakely 20 points
8. Pam Hollis 16 points


Men's Category "B":
1. Kyle Hartelt 14 points + 30 points + 30 points + 24 points + 40 points = 138 points
2. Josh Rowe 24 points + 24 points + 20 points + 32 points = 100 points
3. Clay Johnson 18 points + 14 points + 30 points = 62 points
4. Graham Maxwell 26 points + 34 points = 60 points
5. Ross Nayduch 16 points + 36 points = 52 points
5. Jeff Davis 24 points + 28 points = 52 points
7. Jeff Dailey 26 points + 18 points = 44 points
8. Charlie Pelton 12 points + 16 points = 28 points
9. Ken Petruzzelli 20 points
9. BJ LaRossa 20 points
11. Bryan Osak 18 points
12. Barry DeWitt 16 points
13. Bill Travers 14 points
14. Terry Parsons 12 points
15. Jeff Ochs 10 points

Men's Masters 50+ Category:
1. Mike Jamison 18 points + 22 points + 26 points + 24 points + 40 points = 130 points
2. Lee Altier 12 points + 16 points + 24 points + 16 points + 36 points = 104 points
3. Mike Trowbridge 16 points + 10 points + 20 points + 20 points + 34 points = 100 points
4. Greg Kallio 8 points + 18 points + 22 points + 14 points + 32 points = 94 points
5. Bill Brent 14 points + 8 points + 16 points + 12 points + 28 points = 78 points
6. Mike Watson 18 points + 18 points + 30 points = 66 points
7. Jim Mensching 10 points + 6 points + 12 points + 10 points + 26 points = 64 points
8. Mark Bloom 24 points + 30 points = 54 points
9. Tom Tucker 20 points + 24 points = 44 points
10. Skip Lees 1 point + 1 point + 10 points + 6 points + 24 points = 42 points
11. Tom Regan 30 points
12. Dan Dominguez 4 points + 1 point + 14 points + 8 points = 27 points
13. Frank Winters 26 points
14. Dan Franden 20 points
15. Walt Schafer 14 points
16. Tom Reilly 12 points17. Jay Rawlins 6 points
18. Rob Evans 4 points
19. Byron Fountain 2 points + 1 point = 3 points
20. Gary Fowler 1 point + 1 point = 2 points
20. Greg Montgomery 2 points
22. Ken Gelatti 1 point
23. Carl Waters 1 point
24. Joe Sanders 1 point

Clydesdale Category:
1. Tom Embree 20 points + 30 points + 30 points + 24 points + 36 points = 140 points
2. Tony Mainz 18 points + 24 points + 24 points + 18 points + 34 points = 118 points
3. Lau Ackerman 26 points + 26 points + 20 points = 72 points
4. Kris Blee 24 points + 40 points = 64 points5. Don Miller 22 points
6. 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 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 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:

Hors Climb = 40-36-34-32-30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1
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

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 - COMPLETED!
Pentz Road (from Spring Valley School) - Oct. 19th - Cat. 2 - COMPLETED!
Cohasset to Gravel (from Nicalog Road) - Oct. 25th - Hors Category - COMPLETED!
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.

Upcoming Chico Cycling Skills Clinic.........

From Mike Trowbridge:

Hi Folks... Mark your calendar (if you haven't already) for the up coming Skills Clinic. I/we encourage everyone to come to these clinics.... NO MATTER what your levels are... from the novice to the 'experienced'. Even the pros review and practice some of these drills each year. They WILL make you a better rider! And most everyone will learn a thing or two. See the flyer below.

Because this is being offered by veteran cyclists who wish to give something back to the sport which has given us so much, there will be no charge for this clinic, BUT, if you are feeling generous we encourage you to make a donation to the Chico Cyclist Care Fund.

You can sign up by sending an email to: Dave Albrecht at: grafix_plus@hotmail.com OR you can visit one of the local bike shops and sign up there. To sign up at Cycle-Sports see Mike Peavey, at North Rim Adventure Sports see Mike Trowbridge, at Sports LTD see Kevin Speacht, at Pullins see Steve O'Bryan. You can also sign up at Campus Bicycles here in Chico.

So mark your calendar:

When: November 8th & 9th , Time: 8:30AM, Instruction @ 9:00AM, Where: Marsh Jr. High School

Hope to see you all out there.
Cheers,
Mike Trowbridge

Chico Cycling Skills Clinic
Who Should Attend: The curriculum will vary from newbie skills all the way up to the same drills the pros practice. All riders, regardless of experience will have an opportunity to learn and improve their confidence and bike handling. New riders are welcomed and we will not push you beyond your comfort level, but there will also be plenty of challenging drills for experienced riders
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Cost: Because this is being offered by veteran cyclists who wish to give something back to the sport which has given us so much, there will be no charge for this clinic, BUT, if you are feeling generous we encourage you to make a donation to the Chico Cyclist Care Fund.

Tentative Instructors: Dave Albrecht, Tim Creswell, Jeff Galland, Mike Peavy, Kevin Speacht, Mike Trowbridge

Day 1: Basic Skills
Discussion:
Spatial awareness, physical contact, auditory queues, predicting an accident, etc.
Parking lot Drills:
Riding a straight line
Riding no hands
Slow speed riding/turning
Correct braking
Basic cornering
Cornering - two by two, etc
Late and early apex cornering
Physical contact – awareness tap, looking behind, handle bar bump, etc.
Pylons and slalom
Ride Breakout:
Single and double pace lines and physical contact

Day 2: Advanced Skills
Discussion:
Bike control and evasive maneuvers, limits of traction, weight shift, and confidence
Drills:
Advance cornering
Weight transfer
Track stands
Picking up objects while riding
Curb and obstacle hopping
Pedal contact while cornering
Wheel contact while riding.
Ride breakout:
Cornering and slalom
Obstacle course and “last man standing”

When: November 8th & 9th , Time: 8:30AM, Instruction @ 9:00AM, Where: Marsh Jr. High School
An RSVP will be required so that we can manage breakout group sizes. You can RSVP via e-mail by sending your name and e-mail address to the following address: grafix_plus@ hotmail.com or you can RSVP via a signup sheet at North Rim Adventure Sports.

Results from the Cohasset Gravel Time Trial........

Top picture = Finish Line

Bottom picture = Start Line at Nicalog Road.

Hi Everyone! This morning was the 1st Annual Cohasset Gravel Time Trial - from Nicalog Road up to the gravel road in Cohasset, California.......about 9.1 miles long and about 2,900 feet in elevation gain. We had 29 riders take part in the event this morning - thank you ALL for coming out to this one! And a HUGE Thank You goes out to Jay Rawlins for starting the riders off this morning - your help was greatly appreciated - thank you Jay!! And thanks to Mark Bloom and his wife Pat for driving up to the finish to cheer the riders on......even with his broken collarbone! Hope it heals up quickly and easily Mark - we're wishing you a super speedy recovery!!

Okay, below are this morning's Combined Results from the hill climb Time Trial this morning. This was Race #5 in the 10-race Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series. Next Saturday - November 1st - will be Race #6 - the Centerville Time Trial! This morning's climb was an "Hors" Category climb - the only one in the Series. Quite a few points were up for grabs today - but most of all, it was just a beautiful ride up there this morning!! I will send out another e-mail this afternoon with the updated Hill Climb Time Trial Standings. Hope to see some or all of you out at the Sycamore Channel MTB/Cyclocross event tomorrow morning! Remember too - anyone can come out to challenge themselves at these events - they're FREE and are great training!!

And......get ready for Chico's own Friday Night Fights cycling event.......details out soon!

Now, the Combined Results from this morning:

1. Mike Smith 42:42(1st Place Men's A Category!)
2. Greg Golet 44:15
3. Kyle Hughes 44:33
4. Jim Roberts 45:07
5. Sean Molina 46:42
6. Brad Foster 48:36
7. Eric Ayars 49:36(Tie)
7. Kris Blee 49:36 (1st Place Clydesdale Category!)
8. Mike Jamison 50:50 (1st Place Men's Masters 50+ Category)
9. Kyle Hartelt 50:54 (1st Place in Men's Category B)
10. Greg Watkins 51:59
11. Ross Nayduch 53:07
12. Graham Maxwell 53:38
13. Tom Embree 53:45
14. Lee Altier 54:46
15. Kim Agur 54:52 (1st Place Woman!!!)
16. Mike Trowbridge 54:59
17. Greg Kallio 55:02
18. Mike Watson 55:59
19. Josh Rowe 56:00
20. Kathie Thornton 56:25
21. Clay Johnson 56:44
22. Elizabeth Brent 58:03
23. Bill Brent 58:29
24. Janine Rood 59:00
25. Tony Mainz 59:18
26. Jim Mensching 61:51
27. Skip Lees 1:04:28
28. Jeff Davis 1:07:24

Thursday Night MTB/CX Results from Lindo Channel course.......

Hi Everyone! So, we had another fun night of Mountain Bike/Cyclocross riding/racing at the Lindo Channel course tonight. In all, we had 12 riders show up - and quite a few spectators too! The riders did 8 laps of the course tonight - last week we did 6. But, by the time we finished, it was getting dark........so, for the coming weeks, it would be a good idea to get a light for your bike or your helmet......just something so you can see where you're going! Anyway, it looked like a blast again out there last night - and we're looking forward to doing this one for at least the next few Thursday evenings. A HUGE thank you goes out to James Plummer and Jeff Ochs for setting the course up - and breaking it down - tonight - thanks guys!!

Okay, here are tonight's results:

1. Tyler Honeyman 37:37
2. Jeff Baylor 39:01
3. Nate Younie 39:29
4. Jim Leonard 40:09
5. Joe Shelburne 41:51
6. David Albrecht 42:32
7. Andy Grayson 43:42
8. Tom Embree 44:19
9. Dave Steindorf 46:15
10. James Plummer
11. Jeff Ochs
DNF - Steve Clipperton(Flatted)

We'll be out at the Sycamore Channel MTB/Cyclocross course this Sunday:

Hi Everyone! So, this month's Table Mountain Road Race has been postponed.......to next March! So, in its place, we are holding the Sycamore Channel Mountain Bike/Cyclcross Challenge on Sunday - October 26th. Registration will open at 8:45am, with the race/ride starting at 9:00am. The Start/Finish Line is located on the trail at Sycamore Channel in north Chico(in between Hicks Lane and Cohasset Road.....near the Chico Airport), almost directly across the street from my house(yes, I did this one out of convenience.....sorry about that!!). I live at 695 Eaton Road here in Chico - pink house next to Anchor Inn Storage between Godman Avenue and Morseman Avenue.......if you are at the house and look north, you'll see the Start/Finish location across the field. Also, you'll see me out on the Channel trail early in the AM. If you want to drive, you can park at my place - either front or back.......but better yet, ride your bike!!!

The Bikely.com map of this course can be found here - it is about 2 miles in length, includes 4 creek crossings per lap, some natural run-ups, dirt, rocks, water....and hopefully some man-made barriers on the straight sections:

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Sycamore-Channel-CX-Course-2

Some photos of the Hicks Lane creek crossing can be found here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chicovelo/sets/72157608252635877/

The location to ENTER the Sycamore Channel area from Eaton Road is here:

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Entry-to-Sycamore-Course

and the location to ENTER the Sycamore Channel area from Hicks Lane is here:

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Entry-2-to-Sycamore-course

This race/ride will be 5 laps - we'll see how this first one goes before we decide to do anymore.......or add or subtract....or eliminate entirely.....for this event. If it goes okay, there are options to extend or change this course.

Anyway, hope you can make it out there this Sunday morning!!

Chico's Updated Tentative Schedule for some local Race/Rides........

Thurs., Oct. 23rd - Lindo Channel Cyclocross/MTB race
Sat., Oct. 25th - Cohasset to Gravel, from Keefer Road (5th Race in Chico Hill Climb TT Series)
Sat., Oct. 25th - 1pm - First Aid and CPR Class for cyclists.
Sun., Oct. 26th - Sycamore Channel MTB/Cyclocross Race/Ride
Tue., Oct. 28th - Sycamore Channel MTB/Cyclocross Race/Ride
Thur., Oct. 30th - Lindo Channel MTB/Cyclocross Race/Ride
Sat., Nov. 1st - Centerville Time Trial (6th Race in Chico Hill Climb TT Series)
Sun., Nov. 2nd - Galland Halloween CycloCross!!!
Tue., Nov. 4th - Sycamore Channel MTB/Cyclocross Race/Ride
Thur., Nov. 6th - Lindo Channel MTB/Cyclocross Race/Ride
Sat., Nov. 8th - Chico Cycling Skills Clinic
Sun., Nov. 9th - Chico Cycling Skills Clinic
Tue., Nov. 11th - Sycamore Channel MTB/Cyclocross Race/Ride
Thur., Nov. 13th - Lindo Channel MTB/Cyclocross Race/Ride
Sat., Nov. 15th - Neal Road Time Trial (7th Race in Chico Hill Climb TT Series)
Sat., Nov. 15th - 24 Hours of Gold Mountain Bike Race in Oroville.
Sun., Nov. 16th - Vina Picnic Ride with Gino Zahnd!
Sun., Nov. 16th - 24 Hours of Gold Mountain Bike Race in Oroville.
Tue., Nov. 18th - Sycamore Channel MTB/Cyclocross Race/Ride
Thur., Nov. 20th - Lindo Channel MTB/Cyclocross Race/Ride
Sat., Nov. 22nd - Table Mountain Time Trial - Wildflower Side (8th Race in Chico Hill Climb TT Series)
Sun., Nov. 23rd -
Tue., Nov. 25th - Sycamore Channel MTB/Cyclocross Race/Ride
Thur., Nov. 27th - Thanksgiving!
Sat., Nov. 29th -
Sun., Nov. 30th -
Thur., Dec. 4th - Chico Velo Holiday DINNER/PARTY with Special Guest - BOBBY JULICH!!
Sat., Dec. 6th - The Team Chico CUTTY Series!
Sun., Dec. 7th - The Team Chico CUTTY Series!
Sat., Dec. 13th - Clark Road Time Trial (9th Race in Chico Hill Climb TT Series)
Sun., Dec. 14th -
Sat., Dec. 20th -
Sun., Dec. 21st -
Thur., Dec. 25th - Christmas Day!
Sat., Dec. 27th - Humboldt Rd. Time Trial (FINAL Race in Chico Hill Climb TT Series)
Sun., Dec. 28th -
Thur., Jan. 1st, 2009 - Humboldt Road Time Trial, Part 2 - If you were not able to do the one on the 27th, you'll have another chance on New Year's morning!
Sat., Jan. 3rd - Airport Practice Criterium
Sun., Jan. 4th -
Sat., Jan. 10th - Airport Practice Criterium
Sun., Jan. 11th -
Sat., Jan. 17th - The Team Chico TUNNELS Series
Sun., Jan. 18th - The Team Chico TUNNELS Series
Sat., Jan. 24th - Airport Practice Criterium
Sun., Jan. 25th -
Sat., Jan. 31st -
Sun., Feb. 1st - PASKENTA (100-mile Ride/Road Race)
Sat., Feb. 7th - River Road 10-Mile Time Trial.
Sun., Feb. 8th - Rice Valley Tandem Rally

Other events likely coming up for 2008 and 2009: Fall & Winter Cyclocross events - including weeknight events, Tyler Cyclocross races, Chico Alley Cat, Wheelock Road Race, Grainland Road Race, Nimshew Cross Country Race, Durham Ruubay, Bidwell Park Cyclocross practice sessions, January Airport Criterium Series, North Rim TT, Upper Park Road TT, North Rim Circuit Race. And, word of warning - Chico's schedule for 2009 is gonna be off-the-hook!!!

Cycling Happenin's in Chico this week.......

Hi Everyone! Below is a list of some cycling oriented events going on this week in Chico:

Wednesday, Oct. 22nd - Fifth Sun Lunch Time Rides - 12:10pm in the Fifth Sun Parking Lot on Ryan Ave; Keefer Loop or brief Cohasset Ride.

Wednesday, Oct. 22nd - Euro Cafe Ride - 5:00pm at Euro Cafe on Cohasset Road - Bring Lights, just in case. 18-20mph pace.

Wednesday, Oct. 22nd - "The Way Bobby Sees It" - Documentary film at the BMW at 7pm. Bobby McMullen is a blind mountain bike racer and skier - he will be there to answer questions.

Thursday, Oct. 23rd - Fifth Sun Lunch Time Ride - 12:10pm in the Fifth Sun Parking Lot on Ryan Ave. out at the Chico Airport; Keefer Loop or brief Cohasset Ride.

Thursday, Oct. 23rd - Lindo Channel Cyclocross/Mountain Bike event - Meet at 6pm at the bike path on East Lindo Ave. and Sherman/Sheridan Ave. for this MTB/Cyclocross event in the Channel. Bring lights!!

Saturday, Oct. 25th - Cohasset Gravel Time Trial - Registration opens at 8:15am for this 9.1 mile uphill Time Trial to the Cohasset Gravel. First rider off at 9:01am.

Saturday, Oct. 25th - Meet at 9:00AM at the One Mile Recreation Area for a Decide & Ride.

Sunday, Oct. 26th - Sycamore Channel Cyclocross/MTB Challenge - Registration will open at 8:45am for this 9am Cyclocross/MTB "race/ride" in Sycamore Channel - between Hicks Lane and Cohasset Road........just north of 695 Eaton Road and Anchor Inn Storage.

Sunday, Oct. 26th - Meet at 9:00AM at the One Mile Recreation Area for a Decide & Ride.

Sycamore Channel Mountain Bike/Cyclocross Challenge this Sunday........

Hi Everyone! So, this month's Table Mountain Road Race has been postponed.......to next March! So, in its place, we are holding the Sycamore Channel Mountain Bike/Cyclcross Challenge on Sunday - October 26th. Registration will open at 8:45am, with the race/ride starting at 9:00am. The Start/Finish Line is located on the trail at Sycamore Channel in north Chico(in between Hicks Lane and Cohasset Road.....near the Chico Airport), almost directly across the street from my house(yes, I did this one out of convenience.....sorry about that!!). You'll see me out on the Channel trail early in the AM. If you want to drive, you can park at my place - either front or back.......but better yet, ride your bike!!!

The Bikely.com map of this course can be found here - it is about 2 miles in length, includes 4 creek crossings per lap, some natural run-ups, dirt, rocks, water....and hopefully some man-made barriers on the straight sections:

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Sycamore-Channel-CX-Course-2

Some photos of the Hicks Lane creek crossing can be found here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chicovelo/sets/72157608252635877/

The location to ENTER the Sycamore Channel area from Eaton Road is here:

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Entry-to-Sycamore-Course

and the location to ENTER the Sycamore Channel area from Hicks Lane is here:

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Entry-2-to-Sycamore-course

This race/ride will be 5 laps - we'll see how this first one goes before we decide to do anymore.......or add or subtract....or eliminate entirely.....for this event. If it goes okay, there are options to extend or change this course.

Anyway, hope you can make it out there this Sunday morning!!

Thursday Night Cyclocross/MTB this Thursday.....

Hi Everyone! This Thursday night - October 23rd - at 6:00pm we will be having the Thursday Night Cyclocross/Mountain Bike race/ride! Thanks to James Plummer - he scouted out a great cross course in Lindo Channel here in Chico. The course has a little bit of everything - natural barriers, run-ups, single track, pavement, some rocks, a creek crossing, dirt and even a bike path! You can come out and ride it on your mountain bike or cyclocross bike - just whatever you might have. As of now, it is still light outside at 6:00pm.......but by 7:00pm it is dark........so lights are highly recommened, especially as we get further into Fall and Winter. Last week's event was great - looked like a TON of fun out there!!! And you don't have to "race" it - just come out and ride!!!

The Starting Point for the ride/race will be at the entrance to the bike path where Sheridan and Sherman Avenues meet, on East Lindo Avenue. See Map of Starting Point here:

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Starting-Point-for-Thursday-Night-Cyclocross

We're looking at anywhere between 6 and 8 laps for this event. James will show you the course on the warm-up lap......but we'll have cones and caution tape up too to remind you which direction to go on the course.

This promises to be a fun and very active event - hope you can make it out there!!

Bigger climb this Saturday........

This Saturday - October 25th - is Race #5 in the Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series - the vicious Hors Category climb to the Cohasset Gravel. There has been one slight change in this particular Time Trial for Saturday - the Start Line for this event will be in our usual Cohasset TT spot on Nicalog Road.....NOT Keefer Road. So, the Cohasset Gravel Time Trial course will go from Nicalog Road up to the gravel. The gravel is about 4.5 miles past the Cohasset Store (stay on Cohasset Road, NOT Vilas Road). This climb is approximately 9.1 miles in length.......and climbs approximately 2,900 feet. The Bikely.com map of the Cohasset Gravel Time Trial course is here:

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Cohasset-Gravel-TT

Registration for this event will open at 8:15am at the corner of Nicalog Road and Cohasset Road(in the dirt parking lot) - the first rider will be off at 9:01am and we will go in 1-minute intervals.

Hope to see you out there on Saturday!

AND THE CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS IN THE CHICO HILL CLIMB TIME TRIAL SERIES:


Men's Category "A":
1. Mike Smith 20 points + 26 points + 30 points + 24 points = 100 points
2. Jim Roberts 1 point + 24 points + 26 points + 20 points = 71 points
3. Greg Golet 20 points + 24 points + 18 points = 62 points
4. Sean Molina 10 points + 22 points + 16 points = 48 points
5. Rich Thurman 16 points + 30 points = 46 points
6. Brad Foster 2 points + 14 points + 16 points + 12 points = 44 points
7. Rob Bishop 1 point + 10 points + 20 points + 8 points = 39 points
8. Eric Ayars 1 point + 12 points + 14 points + 10 points = 37 points
9. Walter Lohse 14 points + 22 points = 36 points
10. Greg Watkins 1 point + 6 points + 12 points + 6 points = 25 points
11. Kevin Speacht 24 points
12. James Plummer 12 points + 8 points = 20 points
13. Mike Castaldo 1 point + 18 points = 19 points
14. Josh Bullock 18 points
14. Tyler Honeyman 18 points
16. Mark Reimer 16 points
17. Roy Steves 1 point + 14 points = 15 points
17. Geno Gruber 1 point + 4 points + 10 points = 15 points
19. David Kyle 8 points
20. David Albrecht 6 points
21. Randy Moon 4 points
22. Boyd Sears 2 points
23. Charlie Dawson 1 point
24. Jason Zieginhirt 1 point
25. Jeff Galland 1 point

Women's Category:
1. Kathie Thornton 20 points + 24 points + 30 points + 24 points = 98 points
2. Janine Rood 18 points + 30 points + 26 points + 20 points = 94 points
3. Jeanne O'Regan 24 points + 26 points + 24 points = 74 points
4. Caryn Jones 12 points + 22 points + 22 points = 56 points
5. Sandra Barton 20 points
5. Tammie Watkins 20 points
7. Sarah Johnston 16 points
8. Ariana Altier 14 points
9. Sarah Kallio 10 points


Women's Masters Category:
1. Kim Agur 24 points + 26 points + 30 points + 24 points = 104 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. Kyle Hartelt 14 points + 30 points + 30 points + 24 points = 98 points
2. Josh Rowe 24 points + 24 points + 20 points = 68 points
3. Jeff Dailey 26 points + 18 points = 44 points
4. Clay Johnson 18 points + 14 points = 32 points
5. Charlie Pelton 12 points + 16 points = 28 points
6. Graham Maxwell 26 points
7. Jeff Davis 24 points
8. Ken Petruzzelli 20 points
8. BJ LaRossa 20 points
10. Bryan Osak 18 points
11. Ross Nayduch 16 points
11. Barry DeWitt 16 points
13. Bill Travers 14 points
14. Terry Parsons 12 points
15. Jeff Ochs 10 points

Men's Masters 50+ Category:
1. Mike Jamison 18 points + 22 points + 26 points + 24 points = 90 points
2. Lee Altier 12 points + 16 points + 24 points + 16 points = 68 points
3. Mike Trowbridge 16 points + 10 points + 20 points + 20 points = 66 points
4. Greg Kallio 8 points + 18 points + 22 points + 14 points = 62 points
5. Mark Bloom 24 points + 30 points = 54 points
6. Bill Brent 14 points + 8 points + 16 points + 12 points = 50 points
7. Tom Tucker 20 points + 24 points = 44 points
8. Jim Mensching 10 points + 6 points + 12 points + 10 points = 38 points
9. Mike Watson 18 points + 18 points = 36 points
10. Tom Regan 30 points
11. Dan Dominguez 4 points + 1 point + 14 points + 8 points = 27 points
12. Frank Winters 26 points
13. Dan Franden 20 points
14. Skip Lees 1 point + 1 point + 10 points + 6 points = 18 points
15. Walt Schafer 14 points
16. Tom Reilly 12 points17. Jay Rawlins 6 points
18. Rob Evans 4 points
19. Byron Fountain 2 points + 1 point = 3 points
20. Gary Fowler 1 point + 1 point = 2 points
20. Greg Montgomery 2 points
22. Ken Gelatti 1 point
23. Carl Waters 1 point24. Joe Sanders 1 point


Clydesdale Category:
1. Tom Embree 20 points + 30 points + 30 points + 24 points = 104 points
2. Tony Mainz 18 points + 24 points + 24 points + 18 points = 84 points
3. Lau Ackerman 26 points + 26 points + 20 points = 72 points
4. Kris Blee 24 points5. Don Miller 22 points
6. 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 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 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:

Hors Climb = 40-36-34-32-30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1
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

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 - COMPLETED!
Pentz Road (from Spring Valley School) - Oct. 19th - Cat. 2 - COMPLETED!
Cohasset to Gravel (from Nicalog Road) - Oct. 25th - Hors Category
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.

Old School.....New School.......

I'll tell ya, I hate politics - I really do. But when you combine politics into the cycling world.....geesh......that makes me barf.

We've got a quite a few old school folks riding around these parts. In a way, I love these folks - they're full of history and knowledge and experience - and I, myself, am part of that group too. But one thing that I accept - and which seems to get me into a lot of trouble now and again with certain old school folks - is that I fully and wholly embrace the new school rider/ideas. There are certain old school folks in these parts who don't like this - and don't embrace it. They feel it's a "challenge" to their "rightful" spot in the local cycling circles. They feel threatened. They don't like it.

To me, this is complete bullshit. How in the hell can new cycling folks and new cycling groups in your own town hurt? It can't - we're all in "this" together, for crissakes. It's a fukkin' recreational sport/activity/community we're in! And we're in it together. Yes, I am one of those Fred dorks who waves at everyone on a bicycle - I feel like they're my family. I don't need the elitist attitudes of the old days......and I don't need to view every new ride, rider, club, group, coalition or whathaveyou as being a "threat" or a stupid idea. They're an addition to a beautiful activity we're all involved in and I welcome them with open arms.

Yes, I have old school blood in me. But, so what? I love cycling - and the more people doing it, the better. Simple as that. As for politics - leave that to the politicians.

Current Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series Standings........

Hi Everyone! So, with Race #4 - the Pentz Road Time Trial - completed this morning, below are the current Race #4 placings.....and below that are the current Overall Standings in the Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series. There are 6 races left in the Series - the next race will be the Cohasset Gravel Time Trial on Saturday, October 25th.......next weekend! Today's Pentz Road Time Trial was a Category 2 climb, so the winners all get 24 points.....and it goes down from there.

**One Note - The Cohasset To The Gravel Hill Climb Time Trial (starts from Nicalog Road!!) on Saturday, October 25th has been officially moved to an Hors Category Climb. This means that the point breakdown for that one climb will look like this:

Hors Climb = 40-36-34-32-30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1 (So, 1st place gets 40.....2nd place gets 36....and on down the line.......every person gets at least 1 point).

Okay, here are the placings from this morning's Pentz Road Time Trial:

CATEGORY "A" MEN:
1. Mike Smith 21:13 = 24 points
2. Jim Roberts 21:32 = 20 points
3. Greg Golet 21:41 = 18 points
4. Sean Molina 22:42 = 16 points
5. Roy Steves 23:02 = 14 points
6. Brad Foster 23:21 = 12 points
7. Eric Ayars 23:53 = 10 points
8. Rob Bishop 24:20 = 8 points
9. Greg Watkins 24:21 = 6 points

CATEGORY "B" MEN:
1. Kyle Hartelt 23:13 = 24 points
2. Josh Rowe 24:17 = 20 points
3. Jeff Dailey 25:11 = 18 points
4. Ross Nayduch 25:32 = 16 points
5. Clay Johnson 26:25 = 14 points

WOMEN'S CATEGORY:
1. Kathie Thornton 28:34 = 24 points
2. Janine Rood 28:42 = 20 points

WOMEN'S MASTERS CATEGORY:
1. Kim Agur 25:35 = 24 points

MEN'S MASTERS 50+ CATEGORY:
1. Mike Jamison 24:10 = 24 points
2. Mike Trowbridge 24:59 = 20 points
3. Mike Watson 25:37 = 18 points
4. Lee Altier 25:45 = 16 points
5. Greg Kallio 25:50 = 14 points
6. Bill Brent 26:16 = 12 points
7. Jim Mensching 27:21 = 10 points
8. Dan Dominguez 27:52 = 8 points
9. Skip Lees 29:55 = 6 points

CLYDESDALE CATEGORY:
1. Tom Embree 25:10 = 24 points
2. Lau Ackerman 25:51 = 20 points
3. Tony Mainz 25:56 = 18 points


AND THE CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS IN THE CHICO HILL CLIMB TIME TRIAL SERIES:


Men's Category "A":
1. Mike Smith 20 points + 26 points + 30 points + 24 points = 100 points
2. Jim Roberts 1 point + 24 points + 26 points + 20 points = 71 points
3. Greg Golet 20 points + 24 points + 18 points = 62 points
4. Sean Molina 10 points + 22 points + 16 points = 48 points

5. Rich Thurman 16 points + 30 points = 46 points
6. Brad Foster 2 points + 14 points + 16 points + 12 points = 44 points
7. Rob Bishop 1 point + 10 points + 20 points + 8 points = 39 points
8. Eric Ayars 1 point + 12 points + 14 points + 10 points = 37 points
9. Walter Lohse 14 points + 22 points = 36 points
10. Greg Watkins 1 point + 6 points + 12 points + 6 points = 25 points
11. Kevin Speacht 24 points
12. James Plummer 12 points + 8 points = 20 points

13. Mike Castaldo 1 point + 18 points = 19 points
14. Josh Bullock 18 points
14. Tyler Honeyman 18 points
16. Mark Reimer 16 points
17. Roy Steves 1 point + 14 points = 15 points
17. Geno Gruber 1 point + 4 points + 10 points = 15 points

19. David Kyle 8 points
20. David Albrecht 6 points

21. Randy Moon 4 points

22. Boyd Sears 2 points
23. Charlie Dawson 1 point

24. Jason Zieginhirt 1 point

25. Jeff Galland 1 point

Women's Category:

1. Kathie Thornton 20 points + 24 points + 30 points + 24 points = 98 points

2. Janine Rood 18 points + 30 points + 26 points + 20 points = 94 points
3. Jeanne O'Regan 24 points + 26 points + 24 points = 74 points

4. Caryn Jones 12 points + 22 points + 22 points = 56 points
5. Sandra Barton 20 points
5. Tammie Watkins 20 points

7. Sarah Johnston 16 points

8. Ariana Altier 14 points

9. Sarah Kallio 10 points

Women's Masters Category:
1. Kim Agur 24 points + 26 points + 30 points + 24 points = 104 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. Kyle Hartelt 14 points + 30 points + 30 points + 24 points = 98 points
2. Josh Rowe 24 points + 24 points + 20 points = 68 points
3. Jeff Dailey 26 points + 18 points = 44 points
4. Clay Johnson 18 points + 14 points = 32 points
5. Charlie Pelton 12 points + 16 points = 28 points
6. Graham Maxwell 26 points
7. Jeff Davis 24 points
8. Ken Petruzzelli 20 points
8. BJ LaRossa 20 points
10. Bryan Osak 18 points
11. Ross Nayduch 16 points
11. Barry DeWitt 16 points

13. Bill Travers 14 points

14. Terry Parsons 12 points

15. Jeff Ochs 10 points

Men's Masters 50+ Category:

1. Mike Jamison 18 points + 22 points + 26 points + 24 points = 90 points
2. Lee Altier 12 points + 16 points + 24 points + 16 points = 68 points
3. Mike Trowbridge 16 points + 10 points + 20 points + 20 points = 66 points
4. Greg Kallio 8 points + 18 points + 22 points + 14 points = 62 points
5. Mark Bloom 24 points + 30 points = 54 points
6. Bill Brent 14 points + 8 points + 16 points + 12 points = 50 points
7. Tom Tucker 20 points + 24 points = 44 points
8. Jim Mensching 10 points + 6 points + 12 points + 10 points = 38 points
9. Mike Watson 18 points + 18 points = 36 points
10. Tom Regan 30 points
11. Dan Dominguez 4 points + 1 point + 14 points + 8 points = 27 points
12. Frank Winters 26 points
13. Dan Franden 20 points
14. Skip Lees 1 point + 1 point + 10 points + 6 points = 18 points
15. Walt Schafer 14 points
16. Tom Reilly 12 points17. Jay Rawlins 6 points
18. Rob Evans 4 points
19. Byron Fountain 2 points + 1 point = 3 points
20. Gary Fowler 1 point + 1 point = 2 points
20. Greg Montgomery 2 points
22. Ken Gelatti 1 point
23. Carl Waters 1 point24. Joe Sanders 1 point

Clydesdale Category:

1. Tom Embree 20 points + 30 points + 30 points + 24 points = 104 points
2. Tony Mainz 18 points + 24 points + 24 points + 18 points = 84 points
3. Lau Ackerman 26 points + 26 points + 20 points = 72 points
4. Kris Blee 24 points5. Don Miller 22 points
6. 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 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 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:

Hors Climb = 40-36-34-32-30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1
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

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 - COMPLETED!
Pentz Road (from Spring Valley School) - Oct. 19th - Cat. 2 - COMPLETED!
Cohasset to Gravel (from Nicalog Road) - Oct. 25th - Hors Category
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.

Pentz Road Time Trial Results.......

Hi Everyone! We had another great turn-out today for this morning's Pentz Road Time Trial - thank you all for coming out to this one! We had 29 riders take part in this event - Race #4 in the 10-race Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series. This course was about 5.8 miles in length and included about 1100 feet of climbing up Pentz Road to Paradise.

The top photo is the Start Line.....and the bottom photos is the Finish Line up in Paradise, California.

I would like to thank Geno Gruber and Elizabeth Brent for helping out with the event this morning - thank you so much for your help and cheering on the riders!! That was great, and very appreciated!!

Below, you will find the combined results for the Pentz Road Time Trial - I will send out the updated Overall Standings for the Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series a bit later today.

Next Saturday - October 25th - is Race #5 in this Hill Climb Series - the vicious Hors Category climb to the Cohasset Gravel. There has been one slight change in this particular Time Trial next Saturday - the Start Line for this event will be in our usual Cohasset TT spot on Nicalog Road.....NOT Keefer Road. So, the Cohasset Gravel Time Trial course will go from Nicalog Road up to the gravel. The gravel is about 4.5 miles past the Cohasset Store (stay on Cohasset Road, NOT Vilas Road). This climb is approximately 9.1 miles in length.......and climbs approximately 2,900 feet. The Bikely.com map of the Cohasset Gravel Time Trial course is here:

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Cohasset-Gravel-TT

Hope to see you out at that one next Saturday!

Okay, below are this morning's Pentz Road Time Trial results:

1. Mike Smith 21:13 (1st Place in Men's Category A)
2. Jim Roberts 21:32
3. Greg Golet 21:41
4. Sean Molina 22:42
5. Roy Steves 23:02
6. Kyle Hartelt 23:13 (1st Place in Men's Category B!)
7. Brad Foster 23:21
8. Eric Ayars 23:53
9. Mike Jamison 24:10 (1st Place in Mens Masters 50+ Category!)
10. Josh Rowe 24:17
11. Rob Bishop 24:20
12. Greg Watkins 24:21
13. Mike Trowbridge 24:59
14. Tom Embree 25:10 (1st Place in Clydesdale division!)
15. Jeff Dailey 25:11
16. Ross Nayduch 25:32
17. Kim Agur 25:35 (1st Place Woman and 1st Place in Womens Masters 50+ Category!!)
18. Mike Watson 25:37
19. Lee Altier 25:45
20. Greg Kallio 25:50
21. Lau Ackerman 25:51
22. Tony Mainz 25:56
23. Bill Brent 26:16
24. Clay Johnson 26:25
25. Jim Mensching 27:21
26. Dan Dominguez 27:52
27. Kathie Thornton 28:34
28. Janine Rood 28:42
29. Skip Lees 29:55

Honey Run Road Clean-up.......

Hi Everyone! So, this morning was the Honey Run Road Clean-up - an event which the Chico Velo Cycling Club takes part in each year to help keep one of our greatest climbs clean. And, it looks like we got a ton of garbage off of Honey Run this morning, and just down of the side of the road too.......I mean, literally - at least one ton of garbage!!! Although this is one of those not-so-fun jobs, we still had a GREAT crew out there working this event - and that made it fun and made the time fly. So, with that said I want to give a HUGE and GINORMOUS Thank You to our volunteers this morning who took time out of their Saturday to help keep our Honey Run Road hillclimb clean. Thanks goes out to:

Byron Fountain
Cerena Storm
Neal Bordenave
Mark Bloom
Gordon Masur
Bill Brent
Elizabeth Brent
John D'ewart
Andy "Lawrence Livermore"

and all the other many many volunteers from the community who came out to help with the Butte Creek Canyon Clean-up today - thank you all!!

And........to those other 8 folks who should have been out there, but weren't.......shame on you.

"Yeah, you may have saved him, but........"

Warning.....Friday Rant ahead:

I love cycling. I mean, anyone who knows me or reads this here bloggy thing or sees my Flickr Pics or reads my Facebook page knows I love cycling. I grew up in it, I was raised in it, I have lived most of my 40-year-old life involved in cycling in some way or another.......primarily right here in Chico, California. And you know, there's not much that can put a damper on my enthusiasm for this sport. You might see or be involved in a crash now and again that puts a dent in your motivation for it......but overall, you still love it. Drug scandals and crazy drivers and everything else......but we still do this sport/activity we love.

But I'll tell you the one thing that really does squish my excitement for this great activity. It's people who are so anal, they can't see what others are doing to help. It's like, Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon........his student is watching Bruce's hand pointing up to the moon.....but Bruce slaps him and says "Don't think; feel. It's like a finger pointing away to the moon. Don't concentrate on the finger, or you will miss all that heavenly glory." It's like saying to someone "Yeah, you may have saved that guy from dying with your CPR skills......but in the process, you busted one of the buttons on his shirt."

Fuk. Are you kidding me?? THAT is what you are going to complain to me about?? Please....get a perspective on things. Look around you - do you see what is going on in Chico cycling at the moment?? It's called a "resurgence".....look it up.

So, yeah, I busted one of the buttons on the shirt. BFD.

Okay, Friday rant over - thanx for letting me vent!!

Cross Time in Chico.......

Hi Everyone! So, this Thursday night - October 16th - at 6:00pm we will be starting the Thursday Night Cyclocross race/ride! Thanks to James Plummer - he scouted out a great cross course in Lindo Channel here in Chico. The course has a little bit of everything - natural barriers, run-ups, single track, pavement, some rocks, a creek crossing, dirt and even a bike path! You can come out and ride it on your mountain bike or cyclocross bike - just whatever you might have. As of now, it is still light outside at 6:00pm.......but by 7:00pm it is dark........so lights are recommened, especially as we get further into Fall and Winter.

The Starting Point for the ride/race will be at the entrance to the bike path where Sheridan and Sherman Avenues meet, on East Lindo Avenue. See Map of Starting Point here:

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Starting-Point-for-Thursday-Night-Cyclocross

We're looking at anywhere between 5 and 10 laps for this event - but we'll see how this first race goes. James will show you the course on the warm-up lap......but we'll have cones and caution tape up too to remind you which direction to go on the course. I will be scoring the event at the Start/Finish location at the bike path.

This promises to be a fun and very active event - hope you can make it out there!!

Current Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series Standings.......

Hi Everyone! So, with Race #3 completed this morning, below are the current Race #3 placings.....and below that are the current Overall Standings in the Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series. There are 7 races left in the Series - the next race will be the Pentz Road Time Trial on Sunday, October 19th.......next weekend! Today's Honey Run Road Time Trial was a Category 1 climb, so the winners all get 30 points.....and it goes down from there. Pentz Road is classified as a Category 2 climb, so the winner will get 24 points....and on from there.

**One Note - The Cohasset To The Gravel Hill Climb Time Trial (from Keefer Road) on Saturday, October 25th has been officially moved to an Hors Category Climb. This means that the point breakdown for that one climb will look like this:

Hors Climb = 40-36-34-32-30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1 (So, 1st place gets 40.....2nd place gets 36....and on down the line.......every person gets at least 1 point).

We have some interesting developments in the Current Overall Standings - Mike Smith has now taken over the lead in the Men's Category "A" Division.....with Jim Roberts, Rich Thurman and Greg Golet competing for the top spot. But the Women's Category - what a battle!!! We have a 3-way tie for 1st Place between Kathie Thornton, Jeanne O'Regan and Janine Rood, followed closely by Caryn Jones! The new leader in the Men's Masters 50+ Category is Michael Jamison(GREAT to have Mike back riding the local hills again!!)......followed by Mark Bloom, Lee Altier and Greg Kallio. Kyle Hartelt is leading the Men's Category "B" Division, Tom Embree is holding his lead in the Clydesdale Division......and Kim Agur has a solid lead in the Women's Masters Category!

Hope to see some or all of you out at the Messilla Valley Circuit Race tomorrow morning - Remember, it is abbreviated this time......6 laps!! Registration will open at 8:00am with the As going off at 8:31am and the Bs going off at 8:33am.

Okay, here are the placings from this morning's Honey Run Road Time Trial:

CATEGORY "A" MEN:
1. Mike Smith 23:44 = 30 points
2. Jim Roberts 24:03 = 26 points
3. Greg Golet 24:28 = 24 points
4. Sean Molina 25:49 = 22 points
5. Rob Bishop 26:40 = 20 points
6. Josh Bullock 26:51 = 18 points
7. Brad Foster 26:55 = 16 points
8. Eric Ayars 26:57 = 14 points
9. Greg Watkins 27:42 = 12 points
10. Geno Gruber 30:18 = 10 points

WOMEN'S CATEGORY:
1. Kathie Thornton 31:55 = 30 points
2. Janine Rood 32:02 = 26 points
3. Jeanne O'Regan 33:16 = 24 points
4. Caryn Jones 35:23 = 22 points
5. Sandra Barton 36:12 = 20 points


WOMEN'S MASTERS CATEGORY:
1. Kim Agur 29:10 = 30 points


CATEGORY "B" MEN:
1. Kyle Hartelt 28:02 = 30 points
2. Jeff Dailey 29:15 = 26 points
3. Jeff Davis 36:56 = 24 points

MEN'S MASTERS 50+ CATEGORY:
1. Tom Regan 27:10 = 30 points
2. Mike Jamison 27:37 = 26 points
3. Lee Altier 29:09 = 24 points
4. Greg Kallio 29:20 = 22 points
5. Mike Trowbridge 29:24 = 20 points
6. Mike Watson 30:20 = 18 points
7. Bill Brent 31:08 = 16 points
8. Dan Dominguez 31:18 = 14 points
9. Jim Mensching 32:30 = 12 points
10. Skip Lees 35:20 = 10 points

CLYDESDALE DIVISION:
1. Tom Embree 29:14 = 30 points
2. Lau Ackerman 29:34 = 26 points
3. Tony Mainz 30:02 = 24 points

AND THE CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS IN THE CHICO HILL CLIMB TIME TRIAL SERIES:


Men's Category "A":
1. Mike Smith 20 points + 26 points + 30 points = 76 points
2. Jim Roberts 1 point + 24 points + 26 points = 51 points
3. Rich Thurman 16 points + 30 points = 46 points
4. Greg Golet 20 points + 24 points = 44 points
5. Walter Lohse 14 points + 22 points = 36 points
6. Brad Foster 2 points + 14 points + 16 points = 32 points
6. Sean Molina 10 points + 22 points = 32 points
8. Rob Bishop 1 point + 10 points + 20 points = 31 points
9. Eric Ayars 1 point + 12 points + 14 points = 27 points
10. Kevin Speacht 24 points
11. James Plummer 12 points + 8 points = 20 points
12. Greg Watkins 1 point + 6 points + 12 points = 19 points
12. Mike Castaldo 1 point + 18 points = 19 points
14. Josh Bullock 18 points
14. Tyler Honeyman 18 points
16. Mark Reimer 16 points
17. Geno Gruber 1 point + 4 points + 10 points = 15 points
18. David Kyle 8 points
19. David Albrecht 6 points
20. Randy Moon 4 points
21. Boyd Sears 2 points
22. Roy Steves 1 point
23. Charlie Dawson 1 point
24. Jason Zieginhirt 1 point
25. Jeff Galland 1 point

Women's Category:
1. Jeanne O'Regan 24 points + 26 points + 24 points = 74 points
1. Janine Rood 18 points + 30 points + 26 points = 74 points
1. Kathie Thornton 20 points + 24 points + 30 points = 74 points
4. Caryn Jones 12 points + 22 points + 22 points = 56 points
5. Sandra Barton 20 points
5. Tammie Watkins 20 points
7. Sarah Johnston 16 points
8. Ariana Altier 14 points9. Sarah Kallio 10 points

Women's Masters Category:
1. Kim Agur 24 points + 26 points + 30 points = 80 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. Kyle Hartelt 14 points + 30 points + 30 points = 74 points
2. Josh Rowe 24 points + 24 points = 48 points
3. Charlie Pelton 12 points + 16 points = 28 points
4. Jeff Dailey 26 points
4. Graham Maxwell 26 points
6. Jeff Davis 24 points
7. Ken Petruzzelli 20 points
7. BJ LaRossa 20 points9. Clay Johnson 18 points
9. Bryan Osak 18 points
11. Barry DeWitt 16 points
12. Bill Travers 14 points
13. Terry Parsons 12 points
14. Jeff Ochs 10 points

Men's Masters 50+ Category:
1. Mike Jamison 18 points + 22 points + 26 points = 66 points
2. Mark Bloom 24 points + 30 points = 54 points
3. Lee Altier 12 points + 16 points + 24 points = 52 points
4. Greg Kallio 8 points + 18 points + 22 points = 48 points
5. Mike Trowbridge 16 points + 10 points + 20 points = 46 points
6. Tom Tucker 20 points + 24 points = 44 points
7. Bill Brent 14 points + 8 points + 16 points = 38 points
8. Tom Regan 30 points
9. Jim Mensching 10 points + 6 points + 12 points = 28 points
10. Frank Winters 26 points
11. Dan Franden 20 points
12. Dan Dominguez 4 points + 1 point + 14 points = 19 points
13. Mike Watson 18 points
14. Walt Schafer 14 points
15. Skip Lees 1 point + 1 point + 10 points = 12 points
15. Tom Reilly 12 points
17. Jay Rawlins 6 points
18. Rob Evans 4 points
19. Byron Fountain 2 points + 1 point = 3 points
20. Gary Fowler 1 point + 1 point = 2 points
20. Greg Montgomery 2 points
22. Ken Gelatti 1 point
23. Carl Waters 1 point24. Joe Sanders 1 point

Clydesdale Category:
1. Tom Embree 20 points + 30 points + 30 points = 80 points
2. Tony Mainz 18 points + 24 points + 24 points = 66 points
3. Lau Ackerman 26 points + 26 points = 52 points
4. Kris Blee 24 points5. Don Miller 22 points
6. 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 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 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:

Hors Climb = 40-36-34-32-30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1
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

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 - COMPLETED!
Pentz Road (from Spring Valley School) - Oct. 19th - Cat. 2
Cohasset to Gravel (from Keefer Road) - Oct. 25th - Hors Category
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.

Chico's Updated Tentative Racing/Ride Schedule.....

Yes, there have been some changes to the local cycling/ride/race-oriented Updated Tentative Schedule........and more events(particularly Cyclocross) will be added very shortly.......including the Cornucopia Omnium (1 Road Stage, 1 Mountain Bike stage, 1 Cyclocross stage):

Sun., Oct. 12th - Messilla Valley Circuit Race - Last One for 2008!
Sat., Oct. 18th - Honey Run Road Clean-Up!
Sun., Oct. 19th - Pentz Road Time Trial (4th Race in Chico Hill Climb TT Series)
Sat., Oct. 25th - Cohasset to Gravel, from Keefer Road (5th Race in Chico Hill Climb TT Series) - "Dracula's Tooth" Halloween Omnium
Sat., Oct. 25th - 1pm - First Aid and CPR Class for us.
Sun., Oct. 26th - Table Mountain Road Race - Last One for 2008! - "Dracula's Tooth" Halloween Omnium
Sat., Nov. 1st - Centerville Time Trial (6th Race in Chico Hill Climb TT Series)
Sun., Nov. 2nd - Galland Halloween CycloCross!!!
Sat., Nov. 8th - Chico Cycling Skills Clinic
Sun., Nov. 9th - Chico Cycling Skills Clinic
Sat., Nov. 15th - Neal Road Time Trial (7th Race in Chico Hill Climb TT Series)
Sat., Nov. 15th - 24 Hours of Gold Mountain Bike Race in Oroville.
Sun., Nov. 16th - Vina Picnic Ride!
Sun., Nov. 16th - 24 Hours of Gold Mountain Bike Race in Oroville.
Sat., Nov. 22nd - Table Mountain Time Trial - Wildflower Side (8th Race in Chico Hill Climb TT Series)
Sun., Nov. 23rd -
Sat., Nov. 29th -
Sun., Nov. 30th -
Thur., Dec. 4th - Chico Velo Holiday DINNER/PARTY with Special Guest - BOBBY JULICH!!Sat., Dec. 6th - The Team Chico CUTTY Series!
Sun., Dec. 7th - The Team Chico CUTTY Series!
Sat., Dec. 13th - Clark Road Time Trial (9th Race in Chico Hill Climb TT Series)
Sun., Dec. 14th -
Sat., Dec. 20th -
Sun., Dec. 21st -
Sat., Dec. 27th - Humboldt Rd. Time Trial (FINAL Race in Chico Hill Climb TT Series)
Sun., Dec. 28th -
Sat., Jan. 3rd -
Sun., Jan. 4th - Airport Practice Criterium
Sat., Jan. 10th -
Sun., Jan. 11th - Airport Practice Criterium
Sat., Jan. 17th - The Team Chico TUNNELS Series
Sun., Jan. 18th - The Team Chico TUNNELS Series
Sun., Jan. 18th - Airport Practice Criterium
Sat., Jan. 24th - Paskenta Warm-Up Race - will include a sag vehicle.
Sun., Jan. 25th - Airport Practice Criterium
Sat., Jan. 31st -
Sun., Feb. 1st - PASKENTA (100-mile Ride/Road Race)

Other events likely coming up for 2008 and 2009: Fall & Winter Cyclocross events - including weeknight events, Tyler Cyclocross races, Chico Alley Cat, Wheelock Road Race, Grainland Road Race, Nimshew Cross Country Race, Durham Ruubay, Bidwell Park Cyclocross practice sessions, January Airport Criterium Series, North Rim TT, North Rim Circuit Race. And, word of warning - 2009 is gonna be off-the-hook!!!

Results from the Honey Run Road Hill Climb Time Trial.......

Hi Everyone!! So, we had another great turn-out this morning for race #3 in the Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series - the Honey Run Road Time Trial. In all, we had 32 riders take part in this event - thank you all for coming out to this one! The conditions this morning were quite cold, with the temperature at the start line hovering around 39-40 degrees.....but not much wind at that time. It definitely feels like the time of year to break out the wool socks!!

A HUGE thank you goes out to Christa Ritchey for volunteering to help with this event - Thank you Christa!! Without you, we would not have been able to do this event, so thank you so much!

Okay, below are the combined results from this morning's Time Trial. I will be sending out another e-mail a bit later with the Standings of the Chico Hill Climb Series:

1. Mike Smith 23:44
2. Jim Roberts 24:03
3. Greg Golet 24:28
4. Sean Molina 25:49
5. Rob Bishop 26:40
6. Josh Bullock 26:51
7. Brad Foster 26:55
8. Eric Ayars 26:57
9. Tom Regan 27:10 (1st Place Masters 50+ Men!)
10. Mike Jamison 27:37
11. Greg Watkins 27:42
12. Kyle Hartelt 28:02
13. Lee Altier 29:09
14. Kim Agur 29:10 (1st Place Woman!!)
15. Tom Embree 29:14 (1st Place Clydesdale Division!)
16. Jeff Dailey 29:15
17. Greg Kallio 29:20
18. Mike Trowbridge 29:24
19. Lau Ackerman 29:34
20. Tony Mainz 30:02
21. Geno Gruber 30:18
22. Mike Watson 30:20
23. Bill Brent 31:08
24. Dan Dominguez 31:18
25. Kathie Thornton 31:55
26. Janine Rood 32:02
27. Jim Mensching 32:30
28. Jeanne O'Regan 33:16
29. Skip Lees 35:20
30. Caryn Jones 35:23
31. Sandra Barton 36:12
32. Jeff Davis 36:56

Honey Run Road Time Trial this Saturday......

Hi Everyone!! So, the 3rd race in the Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series is this Saturday - October 11th - the Honey Run Road Time Trial! Registration will open at 8:15am at the corner of Centerville Road and Honey Run Road......right across the street from the 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!

Below are the Current Overall Standings in the Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series........there are 2 races down, and 8 left to go during the next 3 months......with the Honey Run Road Time Trial coming up next week(October 11th!):

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. Ken Petruzzelli 20 points
5. BJ LaRossa 20 points
7. Clay Johnson 18 points
7. Bryan Osak 18 points
9. Barry DeWitt 16 points
10. Bill Travers 14 points
11. Terry Parsons 12 points
12. 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 points5. Don Miller 22 points
6. 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 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 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.