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.