Tentative R.A.C.E. Schedule..............

Pic above is from last Sunday's Paskenta Road Race here in Chico, CA. This is the first section of the 4 mile gravel road.

Hi Everyone!! So, after trying to figure out schedules and more schedules, I came up with a few very tentative dates for some of the local competitive(and a few non-competitive) cycling events for the next few months. Again, these are tentative for now, so the dates and events might change. As we start getting closer to some of them, I will put out more details to the e-mail lists, blog, Facebook, etc.

Tentative schedule for some of the local competitive(and a few non-competitive) cycling events through May 28th, 2009:

FEBRUARY 2009:
Sunday, Feb. 8th - Rice Valley Tandem Rally (Chico Velo event)
Saturday, Feb. 14th - Tour of California(I'll be in Sac. - Sorry)
Sunday, Feb. 15th - Tour of California (I'll be in Santa Rosa)
Saturday, Feb. 21st - Cherokee Time Trial (3rd Event in the Butte Hill Climb Time Trial Series)
Sunday, Feb. 22nd - Messilla Valley Circuit Race (1st one of the year!!!)
Saturday, Feb. 28th - Daytime Airport Criterium (Saturday morning Criterium PRACTICE)


MARCH 2009:
Sunday, Mar. 1st - Tour of the Unknown Valley South (Chico Velo event)
Tuesday, Mar. 3rd - Tuesday Night Airport Criterium
Wednesday, Mar. 4th - Fast 50
Saturday, Mar. 7th - Cohasset To The Store Time Trial (4th Event in the Butte Hill Climb Time Trial Series)
Sunday, Mar. 8th - Tour de Ed (Chico Cyclists Care Fund event)
Tuesday, Mar. 10th - Tuesday Night Airport Criterium
Wednesday, Mar. 11th - Fast 50
Thursday, Mar. 12th - Thursday Night River Road 10-Mile Time Trial (1st one of the year!!)
Saturday, Mar. 14th - Pentz Road Time Trial (5th Event in the Butte Hill Climb Time Trial Series)
Sunday, Mar. 15th - Aguas Frias Road Race (A flat one, to start the year off right)(May replace with the Italian Triple!)
Tuesday, Mar. 17th - Tuesday Night Airport Criterium
Wednesday, Mar. 18th - Fast 50
Thursday, Mar. 19th - Aguas Frias 10-Mile Time Trial
Saturday, Mar. 21st - Land Park Criterium in Sacramento (I'll be in Sac.)
Sunday, Mar. 22nd - Zamora Road Race(Bariani) (I'll be in Zamora)
Tuesday, Mar. 24th - Tuesday Night Airport Criterium (Stage 1 of the March "Rodneyum"!)
Wednesday, Mar. 25th - Fast 50 (Stage 2 of the March "Rodneyum"!)
Thursday, Mar. 26th - River Road 10-Mile Time Trial (Final Stage of the March "Rodneyum!")
Saturday, Mar. 28th - Daytime Airport Criterium (Look for an 8am start for this one)
Sunday, Mar. 29th - Tour of the Unknown Valley North (Chico Velo event)
Tuesday, Mar. 31st - Tuesday Night Airport Criterium


APRIL 2009:
Wednesday, April 1st - Fast 50(But on this one, you'll have to sprint for every Speed Limit sign, as well as all Stop Ahead signs and all Stop Signs!!).....note the date ;)
Thursday, April 2nd - River Road 10-Mile Time Trial
Saturday, April 4th - Messilla Valley Circuit Race
Sunday, April 5th - Coutelenc Time Trial (6th Event in the Butte Hill Climb Time Trial Series)
Tuesday, April 7th - Tuesday Night Airport Criterium(Stage 1 of the April Rodneyum!)
Wednesday, April 8th - Fast 50 (Stage 2 of the April Rodneyum!)
Thursday, April 9th - Aguas Frias 10-Mile Time Trial (Final Stage of the April Rodneyum!)
Saturday, April 11th - Grainland Road Race (Stay tuned for details - think Paris-Roubaix)
Sunday, April 12th - Field of Dreams Time Trial (a new flat/rolling course for Easter!)
Tuesday, April 14th - Tuesday Night Airport Criterium
Wednesday, April 15th - Fast 50
Thursday, April 16th - River Road 10-Mile Time Trial
Saturday, April 18th - Vilas Road Time Trial (7th Event in the Butte Hill Climb Time Trial Series)
Sunday, April 19th - Airport LONG-course Criterium(using the 1-Mile course for this daytime Criterium)
Tuesday, April 21st - Tuesday Night Airport Criterium - Devil Takes The Hindmost on this one!!
Wednesday, April 22nd - Fast 50
Thursday, April 23rd - Aguas Frias 25-MILE Time Trial (RACE #1 in the 2009 Chico 25-Mile Time Trial Series)
Saturday, April 25th - Um......I'm kinda busy this day and the next.
Sunday, April 26th - Wildflower Century (Chico Velo event)
Tuesday, April 28th - Tuesday Night Airport Criterium
Wednesday, April 29th - Fast 50
Thursday, April 30th - Meridian Road 10-Mile Time Trial (a new course!)


MAY 2009:
Friday, May 1st - Friday Night Fights - Sprint Competition (Details out soon - but look for about a 45-minute sprint workout!)
Saturday, May 2nd - Table Mountain Road Race
Sunday, May 3rd - Butte City Road Race (Bringing back the old classic!!!)
Sunday, May 3rd - Afternoon Airport Criterium
Tuesday, May 5th - Tuesday Night Airport Criterium
Wednesday, May 6th - Fast 50
Thursday, May 7th - River Road 10-Mile Time Trial
Friday, May 8th - Friday Night Fights - Sprint Competition
Saturday, May 9th - 7-Mile Lane 25-MILE Time Trial (Stage 1 of the Devil's Kick Omnium) (RACE #2 in the 2009 Chico 25-Mile Time Trial Series)
Saturday, May 9th - Saturday Evening Airport Criterium (Stage 2 of the Devil's Kick Omnium)
Sunday, May 10th - Honey Run Road Time Trial (Final Stage in the Devil's Kick Omnium.....and 8th Event in the Butte Hill Climb Time Trial Series)
Tuesday, May 12th - Tuesday Night Airport Criterium - GOING Long-Course on this one!
Wednesday, May 13th - Fast 50
Thursday, May 14th - Aguas Frias 10-Mile Time Trial
Friday, May 15th - Friday Night Fights - Sprint Competition
Saturday, May 16th - Forest Ranch To Lomo Time Trial (9th Event in the Butte Hill Climb Time Trial Series)
Sunday, May 17th - Messilla Valley Circuit Race
Tuesday, May 19th - Tuesday Night Airport Criterium (Stage 1 of the May Rodneyum)
Wednesday, May 20th - Fast 50 (Stage 2 of the May Rodneyum)
Thursday, May 21st - River Road 10-Mile Time Trial (Final Stage in the May Rodneyum)(I will be starting these in the EARLY morning hours as well!)
Friday, May 22nd - Friday Night Fights - Sprint Competition
Saturday, May 23rd - Nimshew Road Race (Bring sturdy tires for this one!)
Sunday, May 24th - Coal Canyon Circuit Race (A new Circuit Race!)
Tuesday, May 26th - Tuesday Night Airport Criterium
Wednesday, May 27th - Fast 50
Thursday, May 28th - Aguas Frias 25-MILE Time Trial (RACE #3 in the 2009 Chico 25-Mile Time Trial Series)
Last weekend of May - STAY TUNED!!

The Summer 2009 Schedule is still being pondered over, analyzed, studied and re-pondered.

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