Yes, even if it is raining, the Clark Road Uphill Time Trial is still ON for this Saturday..........

Hi Everyone! So, race #9 in the Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series will be this Saturday morning - December 13th. It is the Clark Road Time Trial! Registration will open at 8:15am near the corner of Clark Road and Durham Pentz Road - with the first rider going off at 9:01am. We will go in 1-minute intervals for this Time Trial. If you are going to drive out to the course, please park at Butte College rather than the corner store. This course is a Category 2 climb - climbing 1,740 feet in 7.9 miles. A map of the Clark Road Time Trial Course can be found here:

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

We have 2 Time Trials remaining in the Chico Hill Climb TT Series:

Clark Road (from intersection with Durham Pentz) - Dec. 13th - Cat. 2
Humboldt Road - Dec. 27th - Cat. 3

AND - for this particular race - we will have treats at the top of the climb provided by Brad Foster and Foster Chiropractic Clinic in Paradise - www.Fosteringwellness.com ! Thank you Brad for hooking us up with the goodies!!

Below are the Current Overall Standings in the Chico Series thus far:

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 + 22 points = 178 points
2. Greg Golet 20 points + 24 points + 18 points + 36 points + 22 points + 20 points + 26 points = 166 points
3. Jim Roberts 1 point + 24 points + 26 points + 20 points + 32 points + 18 points + 16 points + 18 points = 155 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. Greg Watkins 1 point + 6 points + 12 points + 6 points + 24 points + 8 points + 14 points + 10 points = 81 points
7. Rich Thurman 16 points + 30 points + 14 points + 20 points = 80 points
8. Sean Molina 10 points + 22 points + 16 points + 30 points = 78 points
9. Kyle Hughes 34 points + 16 points = 50 points
10. Rob Bishop 1 point + 10 points + 20 points + 8 points = 39 points
11. Walter Lohse 14 points + 22 points = 36 points
12. Josh Bullock 18 points + 12 points = 30 points
12. Tim Olson 30 points
14. Aren Timmel 24 points
14. Kevin Speacht 24 points
16. James Plummer 12 points + 8 points = 20 points
17. Mike Castaldo 1 point + 18 points = 19 points
18. Tyler Honeyman 18 points
19. Mark Reimer 16 points
20. Roy Steves 1 point + 14 points = 15 points
20. Geno Gruber 1 point + 4 points + 10 points = 15 points
22. Nathan Younie 14 points
23. David Kyle 8 points
24. David Albrecht 6 points
25. Randy Moon 4 points
26. Boyd Sears 2 points
27. Charlie Dawson 1 point
28. Jason Zieginhirt 1 point
29. Jeff Galland 1 point

Women's Category:
1. Kathie Thornton 20 points + 24 points + 30 points + 24 points + 40 points + 22 points + 14 points + 26 points = 200 points
2. Janine Rood 18 points + 30 points + 26 points + 20 points + 36 points + 18 points + 22 points = 170 points
3. Jeanne O'Regan 24 points + 26 points + 24 points + 16 points + 24 points = 114 points
4. Caryn Jones 12 points + 22 points + 22 points = 56 points
5. Christine Roberts 20 points + 30 points = 50 points
6. Sarah Johnson 16 points + 12 points = 28 points
7. Diann Harger 20 points
7. Sandra Barton 20 points
7. Tammie Watkins 20 points
10. 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 + 30 points = 196 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 + 26 points = 190 points
2. Josh Rowe 24 points + 24 points + 20 points + 32 points + 12 points + 24 points = 136 points
3. Clay Johnson 18 points + 14 points + 30 points + 18 points + 10 points + 20 points = 110 points
4. Graham Maxwell 26 points + 34 points + 22 points + 16 points = 98 points
5. Jeff Davis 24 points + 28 points + 14 points + 6 points + 16 points = 88 points
6. Ross Nayduch 16 points + 36 points = 52 points
7. Marc Nix 20 points + 30 points = 50 points
8. Jeff Dailey 26 points + 18 points = 44 points
9. Andy Grayson 8 points + 22 points = 30 points
10. Charlie Pelton 12 points + 16 points = 28 points
11. Ken Petruzzelli 20 points
11. BJ LaRossa 20 points
13. Alex Roberson 18 points
13. Bryan Osak 18 points
15. Gino Zahnd 16 points
15. Barry DeWitt 16 points
17. Bill Travers 14 points
18. Terry Parsons 12 points
19. Jeff Ochs 10 points


Men's Masters 50+ Category:
1. Mike Jamison 18 points + 22 points + 26 points + 24 points + 40 points + 20 points + 30 points = 180 points
2. Lee Altier 12 points + 16 points + 24 points + 16 points + 36 points + 18 points + 12 points + 22 points = 156 points
3. Mike Trowbridge 16 points + 10 points + 20 points + 20 points + 34 points + 22 points + 8 points + 24 points = 154 points
4. Greg Kallio 8 points + 18 points + 22 points + 14 points + 32 points + 14 points + 10 points + 20 points = 138 points
5. Bill Brent 14 points + 8 points + 16 points + 12 points + 28 points + 16 points + 4 points + 18 points = 116 points
6. Mike Watson 18 points + 18 points + 30 points + 14 points + 26 points = 106 points
7. Jim Mensching 10 points + 6 points + 12 points + 10 points + 26 points + 12 points + 1 point = 77 points
8. Skip Lees 1 point + 1 point + 10 points + 6 points + 24 points + 8 points + 1 point + 10 points = 61 points
9. Mark Bloom 24 points + 30 points = 54 points
10. Dan Dominguez 4 points + 1 point + 14 points + 8 points + 10 points + 2 points + 14 points = 53 points
11. Tom Tucker 20 points + 24 points = 44 points
12. Walt Schafer 14 points + 6 points + 16 points = 36 points
13. Tom Regan 30 points
14. Frank Winters 26 points
15. Dan Franden 20 points
16. Steve Dennis 16 points
17. John Hoffman 1 point + 12 points = 13 points
18. Tom Reilly 12 points
19. Jay Rawlins 6 points
20. Rob Evans 4 points
21. Byron Fountain 2 points + 1 point = 3 points
22. Gary Fowler 1 point + 1 point = 2 points
22. Greg Montgomery 2 points
24. Ken Gelatti 1 point
25. Carl Waters 1 point
26. Joe Sanders 1 point

Clydesdale Category:
1. Tom Embree 20 points + 30 points + 30 points + 24 points + 36 points + 18 points + 16 points + 24 points = 198 points
2. Tony Mainz 18 points + 24 points + 24 points + 18 points + 34 points + 16 points + 14 points + 26 points = 174 points
3. Kris Blee 24 points + 40 points + 22 points + 20 points + 30 points = 136 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 - COMPLETED!
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