Current Overall Standings in the Chico Hill Climb TT Series.......

Hi Everyone! So, with Saturday's Race #7 - the Neal Road Time Trial - completed in the Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series, we only have 3 Hill Climb Time Trials remaining:

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

***(NOTE - WE WILL BE HAVING ANOTHER HUMBOLDT ROAD TIME TRIAL ON NEW YEAR'S DAY, BUT IT WILL NOT COUNT TOWARDS THE CHICO HILL CLIMB SERIES STANDINGS........HOWEVER, IT WILL BE RACE #1 IN THE NEW "BUTTE HILL CLIMB TIME TRIAL SERIES").

Below are the Category Results from Saturday's Neal Road Time Trial.......and below that are the Current Overall Standings in the Series.

Thank you all again for coming out to these events - and I hope to see you at the next one on Saturday, November 22nd - the Table Mountain Time Trial. A rough approximation of the Table Mountain Time Trial route can be found on Bikely.com here:

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

This is a Category 1 climb of about 5.4 miles and about 1650 feet of climbing(rough estimates). Registration will open at 8:15am, with the first rider going off at 9:01am....and we will go in 1-minute intervals. Everyone is welcome to come on out and give it a shot! I will have more details about this TT on Tuesday.

Okay, here are the Category Results from the Neal Road Time Trial yesterday, and the Overall Standings in the Chico Hill Climb Series:


MEN'S CATEGORY "A":
1. Greg Golet 28:34 = 20 points
2. Jim Roberts 28:57 = 16 points
3. Greg Watkins 32:30 = 14 points
4. Eric Ayars 32:39 = 12 points

WOMEN'S CATEGORY:
1. Christine Roberts 35:21 = 20 points
2. Jeanne O'Regan 37:24 = 16 points
3. Kathie Thornton 38:44 = 14 points
4. Sarah Johnson 39:42 = 12 points

MEN'S CATEGORY "B":
1. Marc Nix 32:03 = 20 points
2. Graham Maxwell 32:10 = 16 points
3. Kyle Hartelt 32:25 = 14 points
4. Josh Rowe 33:11 = 12 points
5. Clay Johnson 34:23 = 10 points
6. Andy Grayson 35:36 = 8 points
7. Jeff Davis 41:00 = 6 points

MEN'S MASTERS 50+ CATEGORY:
1. Mike Jamison 32:10 = 20 points
2. Steve Dennis 33:50 = 16 points
3. Mike Watson 33:54 = 14 points
4. Lee Altier 34:49 = 12 points
5. Greg Kallio 35:17 = 10 points
6. Mike Trowbridge 35:48 = 8 points
7. Walt Schafer 36:18 = 6 points
8. Bill Brent 36:28 = 4 points
9. Dan Dominguez 37:03 = 2 points
10. Jim Mensching 37:49 = 1 point
11. John Hoffman 38:53 = 1 point
12. Skip Lees 40:03 = 1 point

CLYDESDALE CATEGORY:
1. Kris Blee 31:00 = 20 points
2. Tom Embree 34:27 = 16 points
3. Tony Mainz 36:34 = 14 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 + 16 points = 156 points
2. Greg Golet 20 points + 24 points + 18 points + 36 points + 22 points + 20 points = 140 points
3. Jim Roberts 1 point + 24 points + 26 points + 20 points + 32 points + 18 points + 16 points = 137 points
4. Eric Ayars 1 point + 12 points + 14 points + 10 points + 26 points + 10 points + 12 points = 85 points
5. Brad Foster 2 points + 14 points + 16 points + 12 points + 28 points + 12 points = 84 points
6. Sean Molina 10 points + 22 points + 16 points + 30 points = 78 points
7. Greg Watkins 1 point + 6 points + 12 points + 6 points + 24 points + 8 points + 14 points = 71 points
8. Rich Thurman 16 points + 30 points + 14 points = 60 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 + 22 points + 14 points = 174 points
2. Janine Rood 18 points + 30 points + 26 points + 20 points + 36 points + 18 points = 148 points
3. Jeanne O'Regan 24 points + 26 points + 24 points + 16 points = 90 points
4. Caryn Jones 12 points + 22 points + 22 points = 56 points
5. Sarah Johnson 16 points + 12 points = 28 points
6. Christine Roberts 20 points
6. Sandra Barton 20 points
6. Tammie Watkins 20 points
9. Ariana Altier 14 points
11. Sarah Kallio 10 points

Women's Masters Category:
1. Kim Agur 24 points + 26 points + 30 points + 24 points + 40 points + 22 points = 166 points
2. Elizabeth Brent 36 points + 18 points = 54 points
3. Kristen Schonauer 18 points + 24 points = 42 points
4. Kate Cavell 20 points + 18 points = 38 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 + 12 points + 14 points = 164 points
2. Josh Rowe 24 points + 24 points + 20 points + 32 points + 12 points = 112 points
3. Graham Maxwell 26 points + 34 points + 22 points + 16 points = 98 points
4. Clay Johnson 18 points + 14 points + 30 points + 18 points + 10 points = 90 points
5. Jeff Davis 24 points + 28 points + 14 points + 6 points = 72 points
6. Ross Nayduch 16 points + 36 points = 52 points
7. Jeff Dailey 26 points + 18 points = 44 points
8. Charlie Pelton 12 points + 16 points = 28 points
9. Marc Nix 20 points
9. Ken Petruzzelli 20 points
9. BJ LaRossa 20 points
12. Bryan Osak 18 points
13. Gino Zahnd 16 points
13. Barry DeWitt 16 points
15. Bill Travers 14 points
16. Terry Parsons 12 points
17. Jeff Ochs 10 points
18. Andy Grayson 8 points

Men's Masters 50+ Category:
1. Mike Jamison 18 points + 22 points + 26 points + 24 points + 40 points + 20 points = 150 points
2. Lee Altier 12 points + 16 points + 24 points + 16 points + 36 points + 18 points + 12 points = 134 points
3. Mike Trowbridge 16 points + 10 points + 20 points + 20 points + 34 points + 22 points + 8 points = 130 points
4. Greg Kallio 8 points + 18 points + 22 points + 14 points + 32 points + 14 points + 10 points = 118 points
5. Bill Brent 14 points + 8 points + 16 points + 12 points + 28 points + 16 points + 4 points = 98 points
6. Mike Watson 18 points + 18 points + 30 points + 14 points = 80 points
7. Jim Mensching 10 points + 6 points + 12 points + 10 points + 26 points + 12 points + 1 point = 77 points
8. Mark Bloom 24 points + 30 points = 54 points
9. Skip Lees 1 point + 1 point + 10 points + 6 points + 24 points + 8 points + 1 point = 51 points
10. Tom Tucker 20 points + 24 points = 44 points
11. Dan Dominguez 4 points + 1 point + 14 points + 8 points + 10 points + 2 points = 39 points
12. Tom Regan 30 points
13. Frank Winters 26 points
14. Walt Schafer 14 points + 6 points = 20 points
14. Dan Franden 20 points
16. Steve Dennis 16 points
17. Tom Reilly 12 points
18. Jay Rawlins 6 points
19. Rob Evans 4 points
20. Byron Fountain 2 points + 1 point = 3 points
21. Gary Fowler 1 point + 1 point = 2 points
21. Greg Montgomery 2 points
23. John Hoffman 1 point
24. Ken Gelatti 1 point
25. Carl Waters 1 point26. Joe Sanders 1 point

Clydesdale Category:
1. Tom Embree 20 points + 30 points + 30 points + 24 points + 36 points + 18 points + 16 points = 174 points
2. Tony Mainz 18 points + 24 points + 24 points + 18 points + 34 points + 16 points + 14 points = 148 points
3. Kris Blee 24 points + 40 points + 22 points + 20 points = 106 points
4. Lau Ackerman 26 points + 26 points + 20 points = 72 points
5. 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 - COMPLETED!
Neal Road - Nov. 15th - Cat. 3 - COMPLETED!
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 each of the events.

Rodney........
R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Annoying Cycling Events
Chico, CA