Pentz Road TT & Aguas Frias RR this weekend!!

The next event in the Butte Hill Climb Series happens this Saturday - March 14th - the Pentz Road Time Trial - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Pentz-Road-TT . Registration for this event will take place at Spring Valley School on Pentz Road starting at 8:15am. The first rider will go off at 9:01am and we will go in 1-minute intervals. Pentz Road is considered another Category 2 climb - about 5.8 miles in length and climbing approximately 1,150 feet - and has a nice little kicker towards the beginning. The finish line for this event is just before the Malibu Drive and Pentz Road intersection.

Also on tap:

Friday the 13th, March 13th - TODAY - Cohasset Narrows Mini-Road Race - Registration will open at 5:45pm on Ryan Avenue on the north end of the airport - just to the west of the Fifth Sun parking lot(look for me on Ryan Avenue with the clipboard). Ride leaves at 6:00pm and will climb to just past the "Road Narrows" & "Share The Road" sign at the top of the "good" road - just go your own pace. The ride itself is only about 7 miles in length, but includes about 1,500 feet of climbing. I will be there with the sag vehicle if you run into a problem - and will be at the finish line to score you - will have water too. This is a great little after-work ride to stretch the legs a bit for the weekend! An approximate map of the course can be found here: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Friday-Night-Cohasset-Uphill-Race

The Aguas Frias Road Race - Sunday, March 15th - Registration will open at 8:30am, and the Race will start at 9:00AM, for this 33 mile FLAT route - south down Aguas Frias Road, west on Hwy. 162, north on 7-Mile Lane, east on Ord Ferry Road, with the finish back on Aguas Frias. Start/Finish line is located just south of Dayton 4-corners - across the street from the Stop Ahead Sign on Aguas Frias(where we also Start/Finish the Aguas Frias Time Trials). I'll be in the sag vehicle behind you, if you need anything - and will be at the finish to score you. Beautiful out there this time of year! A map of this course can be found here: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Aguas-Frias-RR-Course Total climbing = 128 feet!! Whoohoo!!

AND........THE CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS IN THE BUTTE HILL CLIMB TIME TRIAL SERIES AFTER 4 EVENTS:


MEN'S CATEGORY "A":
1. Jesse Rushing 19 points + 15 points + 27 points = 61 points
2. Jim Roberts 15 points + 13 points + 9 points + 23 points = 60 points
3. Rich Thurman 19 points + 17 points + 23 points = 59 points
4. Greg Golet 17 points + 15 points + 19 points = 51 points
5. Aren Timmel 13 points + 23 points = 36 points
6. Nathan Younie 7 points + 4 points + 5 points + 15 points = 31 points
7. Tim Olson 23 points
8. Mike Cordova 11 points + 11 points = 22 points
8. Brad Foster 11 points + 11 points = 22 points
10. Jason Ziegenhirt 21 points
11. Mike Smith 7 points + 13 points = 20 points
12. Rob Bishop 19 points
13. Josh Bullock 17 points
13. David Albrecht 17 points
15. Bryan Larson 13 points
16. Greg Watkins 4 points + 4 points + 4 points = 12 points
17. Mike Painter 9 points
17. Sean Dugan 9 points
17. Jeff Galland 9 points
20. JP Bergmann 7 points
20. James Plummer 7 points
22. Steve Vickery 5 points
22. Joe Shelburne 5 points
22. Eric Ayars 5 points

WOMEN'S CATEGORY:
1. Christine Roberts 23 points + 23 points + 27 points = 73 points
2. Margaret Jones 19 points + 19 points + 23 points = 61 points (1st Place in Junior Women's Division)
3. Diann Harger 17 points + 17 points + 13 points = 47 points
4. Renee Fiack 19 points + 23 points = 42 points
5. Meagan Yates 21 points
6. Caryn Jones 17 points
7. Tammy Watkins 15 points

WOMEN'S MASTERS 50+ CATEGORY:
1. Jeanne O'Regan 23 points + 23 points = 46 points
2. Elizabeth Brent 19 points


MEN'S CATEGORY "B":
1. Jim Greenlee 23 points + 23 points + 23 points + 27 points = 96 points
2. John Touchette 15 points + 17 points + 19 points + 23 points = 74 points
3. Jeff Davis 9 points + 9 points + 13 points + 17 points = 48 points
4. Brian Oppy 5 points + 13 points + 9 points + 15 points = 42 points
5. Samuel Bransky 17 points + 21 points = 38 points (1st Place in Junior Men's Division)
5. Clay Johnson 19 points + 19 points = 38 points
7. Ray Bransky 7 points + 11 points + 19 points = 37 points
8. David Dura 7 points + 15 points + 13 points = 35 points
9. Charlie Pelton 11 points + 15 points = 26 points
10. Jeff Nye 11 points + 7 points = 18 points
11. Andy Grayson 17 points
12. Andrew Merchant 4 points + 5 points + 5 points = 14 points
13. Alex Roberson 13 points
14. David Watkins 4 points + 4 points + 4 points = 12 points
15. Matt Itamura 4 points
15. Dennis Schmidt 4 points


MEN'S MASTERS 50+ CATEGORY:
1. Mike Crumm 23 points + 23 points + 23 points + 27 points = 96 points
2. Gary Fowler 11 points + 22 points + 28 points = 61 points
3. John D'ewart 13 points + 19 points + 15 points = 47 points
4. Steve O'Bryan 9 points + 17 points = 26 points
5. Bill Brent 19 points
5. Lee Altier 19 points
7. Greg Kallio 17 points
8. Dan Dominguez 15 points


MEN'S MASTERS 60+ CATEGORY:
1. Jay Rawlins 23 points + 19 points + 19 points + 27 points = 88 points
2. Jim Mensching 17 points + 17 points + 17 points + 23 points = 74 points
3. Walt Schafer 19 points + 23 points + 23 points = 65 points
4. Skip Lees 15 points + 21 points = 36 points

CLYDESDALE CATEGORY:
1. Tom Embree 23 points + 23 points + 23 points + 27 points = 96 points
2. Colin Moakley 15 points + 19 points + 19 points = 53 points
3. Lau Ackerman 19 points
4. David Miller 17 points
4. Tony Mainz 17 points
6. Brian Teal 13 points


AND - THE BUTTE SERIES HILL CLIMB INFORMATION IS BELOW:

Hi Everyone! So, we are starting a NEW Hill Climb Series this next Spring - The Butte Hill Climb Time Trial Series in Spring 2009 will visit various parts of Butte County, 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 Hill Climb Series.......with a few route changes. Below is a list of the tentative events with dates. It should be mentioned that these dates could change depending upon other events going on. And, of course......the weather! Rain will NOT cancel - but snow and ice will.

Note: The Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series will be back in the Fall/Winter of 2009 - starting in September! The Butte Series will go from January 1st, 2009 to May 31st, 2009. This Series follows a slow progression over 5 months - starting with the Category 3 climbs early to get your legs ready........and ending with the Category 1 climbs in May. This should help you take advantage of those springtime miles!! And, yes.....there will be a Summer Series as well.

How does it work??? Below are each of the 10 Hillclimbs in the Butte Hill Climb Time Trial 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 in their respective categories........along with the coveted Butte County Hill Climb Champion Trophy.

EVERY competitor who starts and finishes an event receives an additonal 3 points PER event. Also, if you volunteer to be the STARTER for an event, you receive an additional 5 points for doing that task.

The Point Breakdown for placings is as follows:

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:

Humboldt Road Time Trial - Jan. 1st - Cat. 3 - Definitely on January 1st. - COMPLETED!
Centerville to the Gravel - January 11 - Cat. 3 - COMPLETED!
Cherokee Time Trial - February 21 - Cat. 3 (Start at Coal Canyon Road @ Wheelock Rd. and go up 70, turn at Cherokee) - COMPLETED!
Cohasset to the Store - March 7 - Cat. 2 - COMPLETED!
Pentz Road - March 14 - Cat. 2
Coutelenc TT - April 5 - Cat. 2 (Just stay on Coutelenc)
Vilas Road Time Trial - April 18 - Cat. 1 (From Nicalog to the end of Vilas)
Honey Run Road - May 10 - Cat. 1
Forest Ranch to Lomo - May 16 - Cat. 1(starts at Forest Ranch Store; ends at entrance to Butte Meadows)
Lomo to Jonesville TT - May 31 - Cat. 1 (starts at Hwy. 32 at entrance to Butte Meadows; ends at the snowmobile parking lot)
(Yes, I have a Summer Series planned too!)

10 Climbs, approximately 18,000 feet of climbing in total, held over a 5-month period from January through May 2009. 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 Butte Hill Climb 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
Womens 50+ 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.....however, I'm looking for about 200 pound body weight or more)
Mens 50+ Category
Mens 60+ Category

As usual, sandbaggers are strongly discouraged ( A Sandbagger would be a Category "A" rider entering a Category "B" event). 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.

Although donations to put on these events are always very appreciated and accepted, this Series is FREE - so come on out and take advantage of some, or all, of these Time Trials in Spring 2009! Hope to see you out there - and I will have more details, maps and information as we get closer to the events.

Rodney........
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Absurd Cycling Events
Chico, CA