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.