Tonight's Meridian Road 10-Mile Time Trial Results.............

Hi Everyone! Well, the rain held off just long enough for us to get in the Meridian Road 10-Mile Time Trial tonight - this was a new course added for this year, and it looks like the reviews on it were pretty good........so, we'll be doing this one again at a later date. And, we had quite a few Junior riders out again for this one!!! That was great to see - and we hope to see y'all out there again!!

Next Thursday, we're headed back over to River Road for an early morning 10-Mile Time Trial (at 6:00am!) - and the normal 6:00pm 10-Mile Time Trial.

Below, you will find the Combined Results of tonight's 10-Mile TT, followed by the Category Results from tonight's TT......and below that are the Current Overall Standings in the 2009 Chico 10-Mile Time Trial Series. We have quite the battle going on in quite a few different Categories - and a 4-way tie for 1st Place in the Merckx Division!!

For some photos of tonight's event, please visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chicovelo/

Combined Results for the April 30th Meridian Road 10-Mile Time Trial:
1. Steve Vickery 22:28
2. Tim Olson 23:17
3. David Albrecht 25:08
3. Ken Petruzzelli 25:08
5. David Dura 25:33
6. Jeff Ochs 25:39
7. Jeanne O'Regan 27:19
8. Ben Mallory 27:52 (Age 13)
9. Tom Murphy 27:55
10. Jim Mensching 28:06
11. Jeff Nye 28:07
12. Margaret Jones 28:10
13. Brooks Biertumpfel 28:16
14. Jesse Mallory 28:33 (Age 15)
15. Skip Lees 30:01
16. Michelle Nye 31:32
17. Katelyn Nye 31:37 (Age 14)
18. Kevin Nye 36:55 (Age 12)

CATEGORY RESULTS FROM APRIL 30th MERIDIAN ROAD 10-MILE TIME TRIAL:

CATEGORY "A" MEN:
1. Steve Vickery 22:28 (10 Points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Tim Olson 23:17 (8 Points + 2 = 10 points)
3. David Albrecht 25:08 (6 Points + 2 = 8 points)
3. Ken Petruzzelli 25:08 (4 Points + 2 = 6 points)
5. Jeff Ochs 25:39 (2 Points + 2 = 4 points)

WOMEN'S CATEGORY:
1. Margaret Jones 28:10 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Michelle Nye 31:32 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
3. Katelyn Nye 31:37 (6 points + 2 = 8 points)

JUNIOR WOMEN'S CATEGORY:
1. Margaret Jones 28:10 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Katelyn Nye 31:37 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)

WOMEN'S MASTERS 45+ CATEGORY:
1. Jeanne O'Regan 27:19 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)

CATEGORY "B" MEN:
1. David Dura 25:33 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Jeff Nye 28:07 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
3. Brooks Biertumpfel 28:16 (6 points + 2 = 8 points)

MEN'S MASTERS 45+ CATEGORY:
1. Tom Murphy 27:55 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)

MEN'S MASTERS 55+ CATEGORY:
1. Jim Mensching 28:06 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Skip Lees 30:01 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)

JUNIOR MEN'S CATEGORY:
1. Ben Mallory 27:52 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Jesse Mallory 28:33 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
3. Kevin Nye 36:55 (6 points + 2 = 8 points)

MERCKX CATEGORY:
1. Tim Olson 23:17 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. David Albrecht 25:08 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
3. Ben Mallory 27:52 (6 points + 2 = 8 points)
4. Tom Murphy 27:55 (4 points + 2 = 6 points)
5. Jeff Nye 28:07 (2 points + 2 = 4 points)
6. Jesse Mallory 28:33 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)
7. Kevin Nye 36:55 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)

CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS IN THE 2009 CHICO 10-MILE TIME TRIAL SERIES:

Category "A" Men:
1. David Albrecht 28 points
2. Steve Vickery 24 points
3. Paul McIntyre 18 points
4. Tim Olson 16 points
5. Jeff Ochs 14 points
6. Rich Thurman 12 points
6. Jeff Galland 12 points
8. Weston Crumm 8 points
8. Jeff Tse 8 points
10. Ken Petruzzelli 6 points
11. Josh Rowe 3 points
12. Anthony Ferretti 3 points

Women's Category:
1. Margaret Jones 34 points
2. Joanne Gilchrist 22 points
3. Michelle Nye 18 points
4. Katelyn Nye 14 points
5. Michelle Rossman 12 points
6. Caryn Jones 8 points
7. Kim Lang 4 points
8. Megan Murphy 3 points
9. Megan Kurts 3 points
10. Christine Lewis 3 points
11. Mary Reyes 3 points
12. Claudia Avalos 3 points

Junior Women's Category:
1. Margaret Jones 24 points
2. Katelyn Nye 20 points

Women's Masters 45+ Category:
1. Jeanne O'regan 36 points
2. Mary Ann Bachus 18 points
3. Darlene Henderson 14 points
4. Sue Kamrar 12 points
5. Janine Rood 10 points
6. Teresa Long 6 points

Category "B" Men:
1. David Dura 48 points
2. Jeff Nye 20 points
3. Brooks Biertumpfel 16 points
4. Pat Beckley 10 points
4. Michael Dufresne 10 points
6. Shawn Hughes 8 points
7. Jeff Davis 6 points

Men's Masters 45+ Category:
1. Jim Greenlee 36 points
2. Tom Murphy 30 points
3. Charlie Pelton 10 points
3. Kenny Price 10 points
5. Clayton Anderson 8 points

Men's Masters 55+ Category:
1. Jim Mensching 44 points
2. Skip Lees 26 points
3. Mike Trowbridge 24 points
4. James Gilchrist 16 points

Junior Men's Category:
1. Jesse Mallory 22 points
1. Ben Mallory 22 points
3. Kevin Nye 8 points
3. Anthony Costello 8 points
5. Jonny Pierson 6 points
6. Nicolas King 4 points
7. Bernie Huffrogge 3 points
8. Jeff Weisener 3 points
9. Johnny Borg 3 points

Merckx Division:
1. Tim Olson 12 points
1. Ben Mallory 12 points
1. Jeff Nye 12 points
1. Weston Crumm 12 points
5. David Albrecht 10 points
5. Mike Trowbridge 10 points
7. Jesse Mallory 9 points
8. Tom Murphy 6 points
9. Kevin Nye 3 points
10. Anthony Costello 3 points
11. Jonny Pierson 3 points
12. Nicolas King 3 points
13. Bernie Huffrogge 3 points
14. Jeff Weisener 3 points
15. Johnny Borg 3 points

INFORMATION REGARDING THE 2009 CHICO 10-MILE TIME TRIAL SERIES:

1. There will be more than 1 course used for this year's 10-Mile Time Trial Series. The courses will be scattered around the Chico area - Chico River Road, River Road, Aguas Frias Road, 7-Mile Lane, Lassen Road, Meridian Road and others to be announced as the weeks go on. The idea is to get a feel for the various 10-Mile TT routes around the area.....and just to challenge yourself a bit! Many of these Time Trials will be on Thursday evenings at 6:00PM - however, there may be a few that are thrown in on a different weeknight - or on the weekend. ALL of these Time Trials will be flat to fairly flat. Most of the Thursday Night 10-Mile Time Trials WILL count towards the Series Overall Standings. (There will be a 25-Mile TT Series, as well as a 6-Mile TT Series, announced soon).

2. ALL riders must sign in this year - Like all the events so far this year, you just need to sign in at the start in order to enter the event. And, as usual in these Time Trials, we will be going in 1-minute Intervals. Again, donations are always accepted and appreciated - but all of the events are FREE!

3. Rain and Wind will not cancel the Time Trials, unless specified by the Race Director. However, crudy air conditions(ex. - last year's Humboldt Fire) will cancel them.

4. Helmets are MANDATORY! So, please....please.....wear your helmet! Please!! AND - Yes, Aero Equipment is allowed!! So.....wear an aero helmet!! Or just a regular one!!

5. All are welcome - you don't have to do the Series - just come on out and give one or two of these events a shot! It's amazing what kind of workout you can get in during a 20 to 45 minute 10-Mile Time Trial! And it's just you against the clock!!

6. Points are used to calculate the Overall Standings in this particular Series(makes it easier for the promoter - sorry!). The point breakdown is as follows: 10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1-1, with an additional 2 points being given to each participant who completes each event. So, 10 points goes to the winner, 8 points goes to 2nd place, 6 points goes to 3rd place and so on.........everyone who finishes 6th or beyond gets 1-point for completing the event. The rider with the MOST points at the end of the Series wins the Overall Title - and the Chico 10-MIle Time Trial Series Championship Trophy, plus whatever goodies we can give you. Points will be broken down by Category. Once you enter and finish an event, you are entered in the Series.

7. The following Categories are eligible for a Series Championship Trophy:

Merckxian Category - NO aero equipment!
Category "A" Men
Women's Category
Women's Masters 45+ Category
Category "B" Men
Men's Masters 45+ Category
Men's Masters 55+ Category
Junior Men
Junior Women
(If the numbers allow it, more Categories will be added!) (Can not enter more than 2 Categories per event).

These are the Categories which all qualify for a Series Championship Trophy. If nobody - or very few folks are in one category - we may eliminate it and add an additional category where the numbers allow it. As usual, sandbaggers are strongly discouraged ( A Sandbagger would be a Category "A" rider entering a Category "B" event). And, as usual, the Series Organizer reserves the right to re-classify you at any time(within reason and with plenty of notice though.....this isn't the UCI!!!)

8. Finally, remember - these Time Trial events are essentially for practice and exercise - we have fun out there and get a great little workout in, and we get to work on some quality cycling. But, overall, they're no big whoop....no World Championship/Olympic medals or million dollar contracts on the line. So, with that in mind, just treat 'em as such - a good training event to try some new things, gain some good fitness.....and maybe even get into a "real" sanctioned race at some point in time. Or not. Just have fun with it!! We'll have trophies and hopefully some prizes for the Series winners - and definitely loads of fun....and pain and suffering. ;) But remember - it's all in good fun!

9. Some articles on 10-Mile Time Trial Training & History:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_time_trial

http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/timetrials/training-for-a-10-mile-time-trial/

http://www.addiscombe.org/time_trial/time_trial.htm

http://www.bike-tt.clanwest.com/history.htm

http://www.flammerouge.je/content/3_factsheets/constant/ttstrat.htm

Hope to see you out there!!

Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Asinine Cycling Events
Chico, CA
www.ChicoBike.com

Tonight's Time Trial...............

Thursday, April 30th - Meridian Road 10-Mile Time Trial (a new course!) - A NEW course to try out in the 10-Mile Time Trial Series. We'll be heading to Meridian Road, just north of Chico for this one. This is a straight 5-mile out, 5-mile back in Time Trial - the course has approximately 130 feet of total climbing....primarily on the way out. Registration will open at 5:40pm with the first rider going off at 6:01pm. We will be going in 1-Minute Intervals. You must sign in at the start! The Start/Finish Line is just past the left sweeper turn on Meridian Road......the turn-around is before you get to Lassen Road(this is the same section of Meridian used on the Paskenta Century). Riders will travel north for 5 miles, then back south for 5 miles. A map of this course can be found here: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Meridian-Road-10-Mile-Time-Trial Look for me at the Starting location with the RACEmobile(the green Mitsubishi POS) and the clipboard. This Time Trial WILL count towards the 2009 Chico 10-Mile Time Trial Series!

CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS IN THE 2009 CHICO 10-MILE TIME TRIAL SERIES:

Category "A" Men
1. David Albrecht 20 points
2. Paul McIntyre 18 points
3. Steve Vickery 12 points
3. Rich Thurman 12 points
3. Jeff Galland 12 points
6. Jeff Ochs 10 points
7. Weston Crumm 8 points
7. Jeff Tse 8 points
9. Tim Olson 6 points
10. Josh Rowe 3 points
10. Anthony Ferretti 3 points

Women's Category
1. Margaret Jones 22 points
1. Joanne Gilchrist 22 points
3. Michelle Rossman 12 points
4. Caryn Jones 8 points
4. Michelle Nye 8 points
6. Katelyn Nye 6 points
7. Kim Lang 4 points
8. Megan Murphy 3 points
8. Megan Kurts 3 points
8. Christine Lewis 3 points
8. Mary Reyes 3 points
8. Claudia Avalos 3 points

Junior Women's Category:
1. Margaret Jones 12 points
2. Katelyn Nye 10 points

Women's Masters 45+ Category
1. Jeanne O'regan 24 points
2. Mary Ann Bachus 18 points
3. Darlene Henderson 14 points
4. Sue Kamrar 12 points
5. Janine Rood 10 points
6. Teresa Long 6 points

Category "B" Men
1. David Dura 36 points
2. Jeff Nye 10 points
2. Pat Beckley 10 points
2. Michael Dufresne 10 points
5. Shawn Hughes 8 points
5. Brooks Biertumpfel 8 points
7. Jeff Davis 6 points

Men's Masters 45+ Category
1. Jim Greenlee 36 points
2. Tom Murphy 18 points
3. Charlie Pelton 10 points
3. Kenny Price 10 points
5. Clayton Anderson 8 points

Men's Masters 55+ Category
1. Jim Mensching 32 points
2. Mike Trowbridge 24 points
3. James Gilchrist 16 points
3. Skip Lees 16 points

Junior Men's Category:
1. Jesse Mallory 12 points
2. Ben Mallory 10 points
3. Anthony Costello 8 points
4. Jonny Pierson 6 points
5. Nicolas King 4 points
6. Bernie Huffrogge 3 points
6. Jeff Weisener 3 points
6. Johnny Borg 3 points

Merckx Division:
1. Weston Crumm 12 points
2. Mike Trowbridge 10 points
3. Jeff Nye 28:34 8 points
4. Jesse Mallory 6 points
5. Ben Mallory 4 points
6. Anthony Costello 3 points
6. Jonny Pierson 3 points
6. Nicolas King 3 points
6. Bernie Huffrogge 3 points
6. Jeff Weisener 3 points
6. Johnny Borg 3 points

INFORMATION REGARDING THE 2009 CHICO 10-MILE TIME TRIAL SERIES:

1. There will be more than 1 course used for this year's 10-Mile Time Trial Series. The courses will be scattered around the Chico area - Chico River Road, River Road, Aguas Frias Road, 7-Mile Lane, Lassen Road, Meridian Road and others to be announced as the weeks go on. The idea is to get a feel for the various 10-Mile TT routes around the area.....and just to challenge yourself a bit! Many of these Time Trials will be on Thursday evenings at 6:00PM - however, there may be a few that are thrown in on a different weeknight - or on the weekend. ALL of these Time Trials will be flat to fairly flat. Most of the Thursday Night 10-Mile Time Trials WILL count towards the Series Overall Standings. (There will be a 25-Mile TT Series, as well as a 6-Mile TT Series, announced soon).

2. ALL riders must sign in this year - Like all the events so far this year, you just need to sign in at the start in order to enter the event. And, as usual in these Time Trials, we will be going in 1-minute Intervals. Again, donations are always accepted and appreciated - but all of the events are FREE!

3. Rain and Wind will not cancel the Time Trials, unless specified by the Race Director. However, crudy air conditions(ex. - last year's Humboldt Fire) will cancel them.

4. Helmets are MANDATORY! So, please....please.....wear your helmet! Please!! AND - Yes, Aero Equipment is allowed!! So.....wear an aero helmet!! Or just a regular one!!

5. All are welcome - you don't have to do the Series - just come on out and give one or two of these events a shot! It's amazing what kind of workout you can get in during a 20 to 45 minute 10-Mile Time Trial! And it's just you against the clock!!

6. Points are used to calculate the Overall Standings in this particular Series(makes it easier for the promoter - sorry!). The point breakdown is as follows: 10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1-1, with an additional 2 points being given to each participant who completes each event. So, 10 points goes to the winner, 8 points goes to 2nd place, 6 points goes to 3rd place and so on.........everyone who finishes 6th or beyond gets 1-point for completing the event. The rider with the MOST points at the end of the Series wins the Overall Title - and the Chico 10-MIle Time Trial Series Championship Trophy, plus whatever goodies we can give you. Points will be broken down by Category. Once you enter and finish an event, you are entered in the Series.

7. The following Categories are eligible for a Series Championship Trophy:

Merckxian Category - NO aero equipment!
Category "A" Men
Women's Category
Women's Masters 45+ Category
Category "B" Men
Men's Masters 45+ Category
Men's Masters 55+ Category
Junior Men
Junior Women
(If the numbers allow it, more Categories will be added!) (Can not enter more than 2 Categories per event).

These are the Categories which all qualify for a Series Championship Trophy. If nobody - or very few folks are in one category - we may eliminate it and add an additional category where the numbers allow it. As usual, sandbaggers are strongly discouraged ( A Sandbagger would be a Category "A" rider entering a Category "B" event). And, as usual, the Series Organizer reserves the right to re-classify you at any time(within reason and with plenty of notice though.....this isn't the UCI!!!)

8. Finally, remember - these Time Trial events are essentially for practice and exercise - we have fun out there and get a great little workout in, and we get to work on some quality cycling. But, overall, they're no big whoop....no World Championship/Olympic medals or million dollar contracts on the line. So, with that in mind, just treat 'em as such - a good training event to try some new things, gain some good fitness.....and maybe even get into a "real" sanctioned race at some point in time. Or not. Just have fun with it!! We'll have trophies and hopefully some prizes for the Series winners - and definitely loads of fun....and pain and suffering. ;) But remember - it's all in good fun!

9. Some articles on 10-Mile Time Trial Training & History:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_time_trial

http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/timetrials/training-for-a-10-mile-time-trial/

http://www.addiscombe.org/time_trial/time_trial.htm

http://www.bike-tt.clanwest.com/history.htm

http://www.flammerouge.je/content/3_factsheets/constant/ttstrat.htm

Hope to see you out there!!

Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateurish Cycling Events
Chico, CA
www.ChicoBike.com

R.A.C.E. Events for this week...................

.....some new events for this week!

Tuesday, April 28th - Tuesday Night Airport Criterium - 6:00PM
Wednesday, April 29th - Fast 50 - 6:00PM
Thursday, April 30th - Meridian Road 10-Mile Time Trial (a new course!) - 6:00PM
Friday, May 1st - Cohasset Mini-Road Race - 6:00pm
Saturday, May 2nd - Table Mountain Road Race - 9:00AMSunday, May 3rd - Butte City Road Race (Bringing back the old classic!!!) - 9:00AM

Tuesday, April 28th - Tuesday Night Chico Airport Criterium Series - Registration normally opens at 5:40pm on Convair avenue at the Airport - with the event starting at 6:00pm. For the time being, we'll be using our standard Tuesday Night course starting/finishing at Convair Avenue - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Chico-Airport-Tuesday-Night-Crit-Course . Must sign in and wear a helmet in order to compete!!

Wednesday, April 29th - FAST 50 - The long-running "Fast 50" Wednesday night rides! The starting spot for this ride is in the parking lot of Rosedale Elementary School located at 100 Oak Street here in Chico. The ride leaves promptly at 6:00pm from the parking lot area. Many different levels of cyclists out there, so hook up with someone and enjoy the ride! A map of the course can be found here: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Fast-50255824

Thursday, April 30th - Meridian Road 10-Mile Time Trial (a new course!) - A NEW course to try out in the 10-Mile Time Trial Series. We'll be heading to Meridian Road, just north of Chico for this one. This is a straight 5-mile out, 5-mile back in Time Trial - the course has approximately 130 feet of total climbing....primarily on the way out. Registration will open at 5:40pm with the first rider going off at 6:01pm. We will be going in 1-Minute Intervals. You must sign in at the start! The Start/Finish Line is just past the left sweeper turn on Meridian Road......the turn-around is before you get to Lassen Road(this is the same section of Meridian used on the Paskenta Century). Riders will travel north for 5 miles, then back south for 5 miles. A map of this course can be found here: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Meridian-Road-10-Mile-Time-Trial Look for me at the Starting location with the RACEmobile(the green Mitsubishi POS) and the clipboard. This Time Trial WILL count towards the 2009 Chico 10-Mile Time Trial Series!

Friday, May 1st - 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 - I 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

Saturday, May 2nd - Table Mountain Road Race - 9:00AM - This particular course was first used by the Chico Velo Cycling Club as a USCF RR course in 1984 during the Chico Omnium(which also included the 7-Mile Lane Time Trial and the Chico Downtown Criterium that year). Most groups did 2 laps of this course, but the Cat.1/2 guys did 3 or 4. However, I wouldn't do that to ya - we're only going to do 1 lap in this race - for a total of approximately 25 miles and approximately 2,100 feet of total climbing. The course preview is located on Bikely.com here - and you can see the Course Profile by clicking on "Show" in the top left-hand corner........then clicking on "Elevation Profile":

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Old-Table-Mountain-Road-Race-Course

Like the Messilla Valley Circuit Race, this will have a Category "A" and a Category "B". The Start/Finish Line is located on Table Mountain Boulevard right by Table Mountain Ranch Road(see Bikely Map - this was the Start/Finish Line for the 1984 race as well - I'll be out there early, so look for the registration table). Each Category will do just 1 lap = 25 miles. Registration will open at 8:30AM with Category A going off at 9:00AM........and Category B going at 9:03AM. Women's Category will be scored separately. Parking is available on the unfinished freeway overpass at the Start/Finish Line.

Now, a word of warning - This course goes in a clockwise direction - meaning that you will be climbing up to Cherokee from Hwy. 70. Although the hill does not seem quite as difficult as from the other side(the Wildflower Century side), the descent off Table Mountain will be quite tricky. Make certain that your bicycle is in good working order and that you are comfortable on technical descents. The Road Race course goes through amazingly diverse sections and is quite scenic - but please look out for one another and for yourselves, especially on the descent and on the Highway. All USCF rules apply, as usual - you know, don't do stupid stuff, wear a helmet, obey the centerline, etc. Route Arrows will mark the course as well. Bottle hand ups and Feed Zones will be solely dependent upon volunteers - Feed Zone is pretty much anywhere on the course. Sag vehicles will be solely dependent upon volunteers as well. I will be sweeping the course at the end as well - so if I don't see you back at the Finish, I'm coming to get you!

Sunday, May 3rd - Butte City Road Race (Bringing back the old classic!!!) - 9:00AM - The Chico Velo Cycling Club did this as a United States Cycling Federation Road Race back in.....what.....1982 or 1983. In fact, yours truly actually won the Junior race, believe it or not. Anyway, we decided to bring it back again, just to give it a test! This course is approximately 36 miles in length and includes a whopping 189 feet of total climbing! We'll be doing 1-lap only. Like yesterday's Road Race, we will have a Category "A" and a Category "B" group - Women's Category will be scored separately. The Start/Finish of this one is at the Ord Bend Park(the last Rest Stop of this year's Wildflower Century). Registration will open at 8:30am - with the Category "A" race going off at 9:00AM - the Category "B" race going off at 9:03am. The course follows a Clockwise direction - east on Ord Ferry Road, south on 7-Mile Lane, west on Hwy. 162, north on Hwy. 45.....then finishing up back on Ord Ferry Road at the Ord Bend Park. Route Arrows will mark the course - and there are bathrooms and plenty of parking at Ord Bend Park! A map of this course can be found here: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/The-Really-Old-Butte-City-RR-Course Hope you can come out to give this one a shot!!

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

Aguas Frias Road 25-Mile Time Trial Results...........

Hi Y'all!! So, in very breezy conditions tonight, we had 14 riders take part in the 1st 25-Mile Time Trial of the season - the Aguas Frias 25er! Thank you for coming out for this one, even with those nasty south winds. Made going out tough......but coming back in was quite quick!!

Below are the Combined Results of tonights Time Trial - the first number is the finishing time, with the number in parentheses is the time at the 12.5 mile marker....aka - the turn-around spot. Below the Combined Results are the Category Results & the Current Overall Standings in the 2009 Chico 25-Mile Time Trial Series:

COMBINED RESULTS OF THE AGUAS FRIAS ROAD 25-MILE TIME TRIAL - April 23rd, 2009:

1. Jeff Ochs 1:07:03 (Half-way split = 39:03)
2. Ken Petruzzelli 1:09:45 (Half-way split = 41:29)
3. Eric Ayars 1:09:48 (Half-way split = 40:54)
4. Jim Clark 1:09:56 (Half-way split = 40:10)
5. Greg Watkins 1:11:40 (Half-way split = 42:11)
6. David Dura 1:12:03 (Half-way split = 41:35)
7. Kenny Price 1:15:00 (Half-way split = 44:58)
8. Kim Agur 1:15:07 (Half-way split = 44:23)
9. Jim Mensching 1:15:50 (Half-way split = 44:50)
10. Tom Murphy 1:17:48 (Half-way split = 46:49)
11. James Gilchrist 1:18:51 (Half-way split = 46:19)
12. Joanne Gilchrist 1:19:24 (Half-way split = 47:16)
13. Skip Lees 1:21:59 (Half-way split = 48:27)
14. Margaret Bomberg 1:47:50

CATEGORY RESULTS FROM APRIL 23rd RIVER ROAD 25-MILE TIME TRIAL:

CATEGORY "A" MEN:
1. Jeff Ochs 1:07:03 (Half-way split = 39:03)
2. Ken Petruzzelli 1:09:45 (Half-way split = 41:29)
3. Eric Ayars 1:09:48 (Half-way split = 40:54)
4. Jim Clark 1:09:56 (Half-way split = 40:10)
5. Greg Watkins 1:11:40 (Half-way split = 42:11)

WOMEN'S CATEGORY:
1. Joanne Gilchrist 1:19:24 (Half-way split = 47:16)

JUNIOR WOMEN'S CATEGORY:
No competitors.

WOMEN'S MASTERS 45+ CATEGORY:
1. Kim Agur 1:15:07 (Half-way split = 44:23)
2. Margaret Bomberg 1:47:50

CATEGORY "B" MEN:
1. David Dura 1:12:03 (Half-way split = 41:35)

MEN'S MASTERS 45+ CATEGORY:
1. Kenny Price 1:15:00 (Half-way split = 44:58)
2. Tom Murphy 1:17:48 (Half-way split = 46:49)

MEN'S MASTERS 55+ CATEGORY:
1. Jim Mensching 1:15:50 (Half-way split = 44:50)
2. James Gilchrist 1:18:51 (Half-way split = 46:19)
3. Skip Lees 1:21:59 (Half-way split = 48:27)

JUNIOR MEN'S CATEGORY:
No competitors.

MERCKX CATEGORY:
1. Kenny Price 1:15:00 (Half-way split = 44:58)
2. Tom Murphy 1:17:48 (Half-way split = 46:49)
3. Skip Lees 1:21:59 (Half-way split = 48:27)
4. Margaret Bomberg 1:47:50

CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS IN THE 2009 CHICO 25-MILE TIME TRIAL SERIES:

Category "A" Men:
1. Jeff Ochs 14 points
2. Ken Petruzzelli 12 points
3. Eric Ayars 10 points
4. Jim Clark 8 points
5. Greg Watkins 6 points

Women's Category:
1. Joanne Gilchrist 14 points

Junior Women's Category:


Women's Masters 45+ Category:
1. Kim Agur 14 points
2. Margaret Bomberg 12 points

Category "B" Men:
1. David Dura 14 points

Men's Masters 45+ Category:
1. Kenny Price 14 points
2. Tom Murphy 12 ponits

Men's Masters 55+ Category
1. Jim Mensching 14 points
2. James Gilchrist 12 points
3. Skip Lees 10 points

Junior Men's Category:


MERCKX CATEGORY:
1. Kenny Price 14 points
2. Tom Murphy 12 points
3. Skip Lees 10 points
4. Margaret Bomberg 8 points

INFORMATION REGARDING THE 2009 CHICO 25-MILE TIME TRIAL SERIES:

1. There will be more than 1 course used for this year's 25-Mile Time Trial Series. The courses will be around the Chico area - Aguas Frias Road, 7-Mile Lane and possibly others. The idea is to get a feel for the various 25-Mile TT routes around the area.....and just to challenge yourself a bit! Many of these Time Trials will be on Thursday evenings at 6:00PM - however, there may be one that is thrown in on a different weeknight - or on the weekend. ALL of these Time Trials will be flat to fairly flat. There will be 6 Time Trials that count towards this Series - 1 per month from April through September 2009.

2. ALL riders must sign in this year - Like all the events so far this year, you just need to sign in at the start in order to enter the event. And, as usual in these Time Trials, we will be going in 1-minute Intervals. Again, donations are always accepted and appreciated - but all of the events are FREE!

3. Rain and Wind will not cancel the Time Trials, unless specified by the Race Director. However, crudy air conditions(ex. - last year's Humboldt Fire) will cancel them.

4. Helmets are MANDATORY! So, please....please.....wear your helmet! Please!! AND - Yes, Aero Equipment is allowed!! So.....wear an aero helmet!! Or just a regular one!!

5. All are welcome - you don't have to do the Series - just come on out and give one or two of these events a shot! It's amazing what kind of workout you can get in during a 25-Mile Time Trial! And it's just you against the clock!!

6. Points are used to calculate the Overall Standings in this particular Series(makes it easier for the promoter - sorry!). The point breakdown is as follows: 10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1-1, with an additional 4 points being given to each participant who completes each event. So, 10 points goes to the winner, 8 points goes to 2nd place, 6 points goes to 3rd place and so on.........everyone who finishes 6th or beyond gets 1-point for completing the event. The rider with the MOST points at the end of the Series wins the Overall Title - and the Chico 25-MIle Time Trial Series Championship Trophy, plus whatever goodies we can give you. Points will be broken down by Category. Once you enter and finish an event, you are entered in the Series. However, the Race Director reserves the right to DQ anyone at any time - usually for flagrant violations of common sense. ;)

7. The following Categories are eligible for a Series Championship Trophy:

Merckxian Category - NO aero equipment!
Category "A" Men
Women's Category
Women's Masters 45+ Category
Category "B" Men
Men's Masters 45+ Category
Men's Masters 55+ Category
Junior Men
Junior Women
(If the numbers allow it, more Categories will be added!) (Can not enter more than 2 Categories per event).

These are the Categories which all qualify for a Series Championship Trophy. If nobody - or very few folks are in one category - we may eliminate it and add an additional category where the numbers allow it. As usual, sandbaggers are strongly discouraged ( A Sandbagger would be a Category "A" rider entering a Category "B" event). And, as usual, the Series Organizer reserves the right to re-classify you at any time(within reason and with plenty of notice though.....this isn't the UCI!!!)

8. Finally, remember - these Time Trial events are essentially for practice and exercise - we have fun out there and get a great little workout in, and we get to work on some quality cycling. But, overall, they're no big whoop....no World Championship/Olympic medals or million dollar contracts on the line. So, with that in mind, just treat 'em as such - a good training event to try some new things, gain some good fitness.....and maybe even get into a "real" sanctioned race at some point in time. Or not. Just have fun with it!! We'll have trophies and hopefully some prizes for the Series winners - and definitely loads of fun....and pain and suffering. ;) But remember - it's all in good fun!

9. Some articles on Time Trial Training & History:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_time_trial

http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/timetrials/training-for-a-10-mile-time-trial/

http://www.addiscombe.org/time_trial/time_trial.htm

http://www.bike-tt.clanwest.com/history.htm

http://www.flammerouge.je/content/3_factsheets/constant/ttstrat.htm

Hope to see you out there!!

Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateurish Cycling Events
Chico, CA
www.ChicoBike.com

Tonight's Chico Airport Criterium Results...........

Hi Everyone!! Well, it was a hot night out there for tonight's Chico Airport Criterium.......but even with the high temperatures, we had 23 riders take part in the event.....and a few spectators too!! Thank you ALL for coming out to this one!! I hope next week's Airport Criterium is a little bit cooler, in terms of air temperature!

We had a good race in both events - lots of 1-place Primes, and lots of points to be taken. The "A" Category saw the heat take a toll on the riders, but it was Jeff Galland just outsprinting Kevin Speacht and Alex Blease for the win! The "B" Category saw a good-working group stick together.......but in the end, it was Tom Embree taking the final sprint! We had a camera malfunction for the "B" race, so let me know if the results look odd!! Video of the Category "A" finish can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chicovelo/

Below are tonight's Results by Category - and below that are the Current Overall Standings in the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series:

CATEGORY "A" RESULTS FROM APRIL 21st, 2009 AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. Jeff Galland (7 points + 5 Prime Points + 1 = 13 points)
2. Kevin Speacht (5 points + 3 Prime Points + 1 = 9 points)
3. Alex Blease (4 points + 1 = 5 points)
4. Greg Golet (3 points + 5 Prime Points + 1 = 9 points)
5. Mike Cordova (2 points + 1 = 3 points)
6. Mike Trowbridge (1 point + 14 Prime Points!! + 1 = 16 points)
7. Mike Castaldo (1 Prime Point + 1 = 2 points)
8. Brad Foster 1 point
9. Jeff Ochs 1 point
10. Margaret Jones 1 point
Pack Finish:
Michael Dufresne 1 point
Kyle Hartelt 1 point
Ben Bryant 1 point
Michael Jasinski 1 point
Ryan Olson 1 point

CATEGORY "B" RESULTS FROM APRIL 21st, 2009 AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. Tom Embree (7 points + 4 Prime Points + 1 = 12 points)
2. Matt Itamura (5 points + 6 Prime Points + 1 = 12 points)
3. David Weathers (4 points + 4 Prime Points + 1 = 9 points)
4. Shawn Hughes (3 points + 7 Prime Points + 1 = 11 points)
5.Charlie Pelton (2 points + 3 Prime Points + 1 = 6 points)
6. Tracy Berman (7 points + 1 = 8 points)(Women's Category Winner!)
Pack Finish:
Michael Crumm (1 point + 1 = 2 points)
John D'Ewart 1 point

2009 AIRPORT CRITERIUM SERIES CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS:Category "A" OVERALL:

1. David Albrecht 89 points
2. Jeff Galland 87 points
3. Mike Trowbridge 69 points
4. Mike Smith 51 points
5. Alex Blease 31 points
6. Michael Jasinski 29 points
7. Mike Cordova 23 points
7. Roy Steves 23 points
9. Kevin Speacht 19 points
10. Margaret Jones 14 points (1st Place Woman in Category "A")
10. Tim Creswell 14 points
12. Greg Golet 13 points
12. James Plummer 13 points
14. Paul Sajben 12 points
15. Anthony Ferretti 9 points
15. Jeff Ochs 9 points
17. Kyle Hartelt 8 points
17. Ryan Olson 8 points
19. Josh Bullock 7 points
19. Rob Bishop 7 points
19. Dave Berman 7 points
22. Ben Bryant 6 points
22. Mike Painter 6 points
22. Evan Carroll 6 points
25. Weston Crumm 5 points
25. Greg Melton 5 points
27. Jesse Rushing 4 points
27. Charlie Dawson 4 points
29. Mike Castaldo 3 points
29. Brad Foster 3 points
29. Jason Ziegenhirt 3 points
29. Kenny Price 3 points
33. Geno Gruber 2 points
33. Janeen Thorpe 2 points
33. Michael Dufresne 2 points
36. Steve Vickery 1 point
37. Dain Melton 1 point
38. Dan Reymann 1 point
39. Kurt Haskins 1 point
40. Tom Embree 1 point

CATEGORY "B" OVERALL:
1. Shawn Hughes 70 points
2. Matt Itamura 51 points
3. Charlie Pelton 48 points
4. Frank Marinello 46 points
5. Mike Crumm 43 points
6. Tom Embree 31 points
7. David Klein 21 points
7. Michael Dufresne 21 points
9. David Weathers 16 points
9. Joe Schlesinger 16 points
11. Dain Melton 14 points
12. Colin Moakley 13 points
13. Denny McKenney 11 points
14. Rob Glatthaar 8 points
14. Ray Bransky 8 points
16. Adam Tischler 5 points
16. Samuel Bransky 5 points
16. BJ LaRossa 5 points
16. Jeff Ochs 5 points
20. Clay Johnson 4 points
20. Brian Strukan 4 points
22. James Gilchrist 3 points
22. Jeff Davis 3 points
24. Christopher Cook 2 points
24. Mark Hendry 2 points
26. John D'Ewart 1 point
27. Johnny Jones 1 point
28. Walt Schafer 1 point
29. Gary Fowler 1 point
30. John Wiesinger 1 point
31. Tom Murphy 1 point
32. Greg Melton 1 point
33. Paul Begbie 1 point

WOMEN'S CATEGORY OVERALL:
1. Lisa Martens 23 points
2. Tracy Berman 20 points
2. Janine Rood 20 points
4. Jenn Gruber 16 points
5. Christa Ritchey 7 points
5. Margaret Jones 7 points
7. Caryn Jones 5 points
8. Amy Dawson 1 point
9. Teresa Kludt 1 point
10. Kristen Schonauer 1 point
11. Shirley Huffman 1 point

AIRPORT CRITERIUM SERIES INFORMATION:

After the great turn-out at last year's Tuesday Night Chico Airport Criterium Series, we're going to be doing them again for 2009......but starting up a bit earlier this year. For those curious, the definition of "Criterium" is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criterium

This Series starts up next Tuesday, March 10th and will go through September 15th, 2009......just before our Chico Downtown Criterium on September 20th! Registration normally starts at 5:40pm - with the event starting at 6:00pm.

How does it work???

Okay, here are a few notes for this year's Airport "Crit" Series:

1. We will be using more than 1 course for the Crits this year......including throwing in some lefty-turn Crits to get a feel for those - and some Weekend Criteriums as well. For the time being, we'll be using our standard Tuesday Night righty-turn course starting/finishing at Convair Avenue - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Chico-Airport-Tuesday-Night-Crit-Course

2. ALL riders must sign in this year - There will be a small table on the sidewalk at the Start/Finish location on Convair Avenue - just sign in at the table and you are good to go! Sign-ins start at 5:40pm - the racing action starts at 6:00pm. We usually end the event by 7pm, at the latest - many times earlier than that - to get home before it gets too dark outside. RAIN AND WET PAVEMENT WILL ALWAYS CANCEL THE CRITERIUMS! In addition, last year we had some tremendous smoke from the Humboldt Fire in this area......which, in turn, would also cancel the Criteriums due to hazardous air quality.

3. The Category "B" races normally go for 45 minutes PLUS 3 laps.........while the Category "A" races go for 50-60 minutes PLUS 3 laps. There can be anywhere from 1 to 15+ Primes in the Airport Criteriums......just depends on the mood of the Dictator.....er......I mean, Director. ;)

4. Helmets are MANDATORY! So, please....please.....wear your helmet! Please!!

5. All are welcome - you don't have to do the Series - just come on out and give this Criterium training/riding a shot! It's amazing what kind of workout you can get in during a 45 to 60 minute practice event.

6. Points are used to calculate the Overall Standings in the Series. The point breakdown is as follows: 7-5-4-3-2-1, with an additional 1 point being given to each participant at each event. So, 7 points goes to the winner, 5 points goes to 2nd place, 4 points goes to 3rd place and so on.........in addition to 1 more point just for doing the event. The rider with the MOST points at the end of the Series wins the Overall Title - and the Chico Airport Series Championship Trophy, plus whatever goodies we can give you. Also, Prime points will be given out during each of the Crits - these are just lap prizes......but in this case, the prizes are points. We will also be having some product Primes out there this year!

7. Last year, we had just two categories during the races - Category A and Category B. However, the Series itself has even more Trophy Categories, including:

Category "A" Men
Women's Category
Women's Masters 40+ Category
Category "B" Men
Men's Masters 40+ Category
Men's Masters 50+ Category

These are the Categories which all qualify for a Series Championship Trophy. If nobody - or very few folks are in one category - we may eliminate it and add an additional category where the numbers allow it. As usual, sandbaggers are strongly discouraged ( A Sandbagger would be a Category "A" rider entering a Category "B" event).

8. 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 Criteriums in 2009!

9. Finally, remember - these Criterium events are essentially for practice and exercise - we have fun out there and get a great little workout in, and we get to work on some quality cycling skills. But, overall, they're no big whoop....no World Championship/Olympic medals or million dollar contracts on the line. So, with that in mind, just treat 'em as such - a good training event to try some new things, gain some good fitness.....and maybe even get into a "real" sanctioned Criterium at some point in time. Or not. Just have fun with it!! We'll have trophies and hopefully some prizes for the Series winners - and definitely loads of fun....and pain and suffering. ;) But remember - it's all in good fun!

Hope to see you out there!!

Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Antiestablishmentarianistic Cycling Events
Chico, CA
www.ChicoBike.com

Chico Airport Criterium Results................

........from yesterday's new Long-Course Airport Criterium! Thank you all for coming out to the sweltering afternoon Criterium yesterday out at the Airport. The new 1-Mile long course was great to use, but it was very warm yesterday! Still, we had 11 riders show up for this one - thank you all for coming out! 2 videos of yesterday's finishes can be found here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chicovelo/

We'll be doing the Long-Course Airport Criterium again in the future........but, in the meantime, we'll still be doing our regular Airport Course Criterium tomorrow night.

****One note about tomorrow night's Criterium - there will be 1-place Primes ONLY in this race........NO multi-placed primes. What does this mean??? It means....only 1-person can win the Prime, whether it be 1-point, 2-point, 3-points or more. 1-place Primes ONLY.....just for this one race......for now. Yes, chase packs "may" get Primes offered up as well.

Tuesday, April 21st - Tuesday Night Chico Airport Criterium Series - Registration normally opens at 5:40pm on Convair Avenue at the Chico Airport - with the event starting at 6:00pm. For the time being, we'll be using our standard Tuesday Night course starting/finishing at Convair Avenue - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Chico-Airport-Tuesday-Night-Crit-Course . Must sign in and wear a helmet in order to compete!! 50 Minutes PLUS 3 laps for the "A" Category..........45 Minutes PLUS 3 laps for the "B" Category.

CATEGORY "A" RESULTS for the 4-19-2009 Airport Long-Course Criterium:
1. David Albrecht (7 points + 9 Prime Points + 1 = 17 points)
2. Jeff Galland (5 points + 12 Prime Points + 1 = 18 points)
3. Mike Smith (4 points + 6 Prime Points + 1 = 11 points)
4. Mike Trowbridge (3 points + 5 Prime Points + 1 = 9 points)
5. Jeff Ochs (2 points + 1 Prime Point + 1 = 4 points)
6. Margaret Jones (1 point + 1 = 2 points)

CATEGORY "B" RESULTS for the 4-19-2009 Airport Long-Course Criterium:
1. Frank Marinello (7 points + 8 Prime Points + 1 = 16 points)
2. Tom Embree (5 points + 4 Prime Points + 1 = 10 points)
3. Shawn Hughes (4 points + 6 Prime Points + 1 = 11 points)
4. Janine Rood (3 points + 4 Prime Points + 1 = 8 points)
5. Adam Tischler (2 points + 1 = 3 points)

2009 AIRPORT CRITERIUM SERIES CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS:

Category "A" OVERALL:
1. David Albrecht 89 points
2. Jeff Galland 74 points
3. Mike Trowbridge 53 points
4. Mike Smith 51 points
5. Michael Jasinski 28 points
6. Alex Blease 26 points
7. Roy Steves 23 points
8. Mike Cordova 20 points
9. Tim Creswell 14 points
10. Margaret Jones 13 points (1st Place Woman in Category "A")
10. James Plummer 13 points
12. Paul Sajben 12 points
13. Kevin Speacht 10 points
14. Anthony Ferretti 9 points
15. Jeff Ochs 8 points
16. Josh Bullock 7 points
16. Rob Bishop 7 points
16. Dave Berman 7 points
16. Kyle Hartelt 7 points
16. Ryan Olson 7 points
21. Mike Painter 6 points
21. Evan Carroll 6 points
23. Weston Crumm 5 points
23. Ben Bryant 5 points
23. Greg Melton 5 points
26. Jesse Rushing 4 points
26. Charlie Dawson 4 points
26. Greg Golet 4 points
29. Jason Ziegenhirt 3 points
29. Kenny Price 3 points
31. Geno Gruber 2 points
31. Janeen Thorpe 2 points
31. Brad Foster 2 points
34. Michael Dufresne 1 point
35. Steve Vickery 1 point
36. Dain Melton 1 point
37. Dan Reymann 1 point
38. Kurt Haskins 1 point
39. Mike Castaldo 1 point
40. Tom Embree 1 point

CATEGORY "B" OVERALL:
1. Shawn Hughes 59 points
2. Frank Marinello 46 points
3. Charlie Pelton 42 points
4. Mike Crumm 41 points
5. Matt Itamura 39 points
6. David Klein 21 points
6. Michael Dufresne 21 points
8. Tom Embree 19 points
9. Joe Schlesinger 16 points
10. Dain Melton 14 points
11. Colin Moakley 13 points
12. Denny McKenney 11 points
13. Rob Glatthaar 8 points
13. Ray Bransky 8 points
15. David Weathers 7 points
16. Adam Tischler 5 points
16. Samuel Bransky 5 points
16. BJ LaRossa 5 points
16. Jeff Ochs 5 points
19. Clay Johnson 4 points
19. Brian Strukan 4 points
21. James Gilchrist 3 points
21. Jeff Davis 3 points
23. Christopher Cook 2 points
23. Mark Hendry 2 points
26. Johnny Jones 1 point
27. Walt Schafer 1 point
28. Gary Fowler 1 point
29. John Wiesinger 1 point
30. Tom Murphy 1 point
31. Greg Melton 1 point
32. Paul Begbie 1 point

WOMEN'S CATEGORY OVERALL:
1. Lisa Martens 23 points
2. Janine Rood 20 points
3. Jenn Gruber 16 points
4. Tracy Berman 12 points
5. Christa Ritchey 7 points
5. Margaret Jones 7 points
7. Caryn Jones 5 points
8. Amy Dawson 1 point
9. Teresa Kludt 1 point
10. Kristen Schonauer 1 point
11. Shirley Huffman 1 point

AIRPORT CRITERIUM SERIES INFORMATION:

After the great turn-out at last year's Tuesday Night Chico Airport Criterium Series, we're going to be doing them again for 2009......but starting up a bit earlier this year. For those curious, the definition of "Criterium" is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criterium

This Series starts up next Tuesday, March 10th and will go through September 15th, 2009......just before our Chico Downtown Criterium on September 20th! Registration normally starts at 5:40pm - with the event starting at 6:00pm.

How does it work???

Okay, here are a few notes for this year's Airport "Crit" Series:

1. We will be using more than 1 course for the Crits this year......including throwing in some lefty-turn Crits to get a feel for those - and some Weekend Criteriums as well. For the time being, we'll be using our standard Tuesday Night righty-turn course starting/finishing at Convair Avenue - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Chico-Airport-Tuesday-Night-Crit-Course

2. ALL riders must sign in this year - There will be a small table on the sidewalk at the Start/Finish location on Convair Avenue - just sign in at the table and you are good to go! Sign-ins start at 5:40pm - the racing action starts at 6:00pm. We usually end the event by 7pm, at the latest - many times earlier than that - to get home before it gets too dark outside. RAIN AND WET PAVEMENT WILL ALWAYS CANCEL THE CRITERIUMS! In addition, last year we had some tremendous smoke from the Humboldt Fire in this area......which, in turn, would also cancel the Criteriums due to hazardous air quality.

3. The Category "B" races normally go for 45 minutes PLUS 3 laps.........while the Category "A" races go for 50-60 minutes PLUS 3 laps. There can be anywhere from 1 to 15+ Primes in the Airport Criteriums......just depends on the mood of the Dictator.....er......I mean, Director. ;)

4. Helmets are MANDATORY! So, please....please.....wear your helmet! Please!!

5. All are welcome - you don't have to do the Series - just come on out and give this Criterium training/riding a shot! It's amazing what kind of workout you can get in during a 45 to 60 minute practice event.

6. Points are used to calculate the Overall Standings in the Series. The point breakdown is as follows: 7-5-4-3-2-1, with an additional 1 point being given to each participant at each event. So, 7 points goes to the winner, 5 points goes to 2nd place, 4 points goes to 3rd place and so on.........in addition to 1 more point just for doing the event. The rider with the MOST points at the end of the Series wins the Overall Title - and the Chico Airport Series Championship Trophy, plus whatever goodies we can give you. Also, Prime points will be given out during each of the Crits - these are just lap prizes......but in this case, the prizes are points. We will also be having some product Primes out there this year!

7. Last year, we had just two categories during the races - Category A and Category B. However, the Series itself has even more Trophy Categories, including:

Category "A" Men
Women's Category
Women's Masters 40+ Category
Category "B" Men
Men's Masters 40+ Category
Men's Masters 50+ Category

These are the Categories which all qualify for a Series Championship Trophy. If nobody - or very few folks are in one category - we may eliminate it and add an additional category where the numbers allow it. As usual, sandbaggers are strongly discouraged ( A Sandbagger would be a Category "A" rider entering a Category "B" event).

8. 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 Criteriums in 2009!

9. Finally, remember - these Criterium events are essentially for practice and exercise - we have fun out there and get a great little workout in, and we get to work on some quality cycling skills. But, overall, they're no big whoop....no World Championship/Olympic medals or million dollar contracts on the line. So, with that in mind, just treat 'em as such - a good training event to try some new things, gain some good fitness.....and maybe even get into a "real" sanctioned Criterium at some point in time. Or not. Just have fun with it!! We'll have trophies and hopefully some prizes for the Series winners - and definitely loads of fun....and pain and suffering. ;) But remember - it's all in good fun!

Hope to see you out there!!

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

Current Standings in the Butte Hill Climb Time Trial Series.........

With 3 Category 1 climbs left in the Butte Hill Climb Time Trial Series, we still have quite a bit of action left - and we have some close battles going on in the various categories for this Series! The Category Results from the Vilas Road Uphill Time Trial are below.......and below that section are the Current Overall Standings in the Butte Hill Climb Series.

Thank you ALL again for taking part in the event on Saturday - and all of the events!! And a HUGE thank you goes out to Gary Fowler for being the Starter again for the Vilas Road Time Trial - thank you Gary!!

The next event in the Butte Series is the classic Honey Run Road Time Trial taking place on Sunday, May 10th. Registration will open at 8:15am at the corner of Honey Run Road & Centerville Road - with the first rider going off at 9:01am. We will be going in 1-minute intervals in this 5.4 mile Time Trial, climbing approximately 2,400 feet. A map of this course can be found on Bikely.com here: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Honey-Run-TT

EVENTS REMAINING IN THE BUTTE HILL CLIMB TIME TRIAL SERIES:

Honey Run Road Time Trial - Sunday, May 10 - Cat. 1 climb
Forest Ranch to Lomo Time Trial - Saturday, May 16 - Cat. 1 climb (starts at Forest Ranch Store; ends at entrance to Butte Meadows on Hwy. 32)
Lomo to Jonesville Time Trial - Sunday, May 24 - Cat. 1 climb (starts at Hwy. 32 at entrance to Butte Meadows; ends at the snowmobile parking lot in Jonesville)
(The Summer Series Event Schedule should be out shortly)


RESULTS BY CATEGORY FOR THE VILAS ROAD UPHILL TIME TRIAL FROM APRIL 18TH, 2009:

MEN'S CATEGORY "A":
1. Aren Timmel 30:11 (30 points + 3 = 33 points)
2. Rich Thurman 30:12 (26 points + 3 = 29 points)
3. Jesse Rushing 30:36 (24 points + 3 = 27 points)
4. Greg Golet 31:11 (22 points + 3 = 25 points)
5. Ethan Black 35:52 (20 points + 3 = 23 points)
6. Steve Vickery 38:41 (18 points + 3 = 21 points)

WOMEN'S CATEGORY:
1. Reene Fiack 48:22 (30 points + 3 = 33 points)

WOMEN'S MASTERS 50+ CATEGORY:
1. Jeanne O'regan 43:31 (30 points + 3 = 33 points)

MEN'S CATEGORY "B":
1. Jim Greenlee 37:14 (30 points + 3 = 33 points)
2. Charlie Pelton 41:32 (26 points + 3 = 29 points)
3. Frank Marinello 42:04 (24 points + 3 = 27 points)
4. Clay Johnson 42:25 (22 points + 3 = 25 points)
5. David Dura 43:47 (20 points + 3 = 23 points)
6. Jeff Davis 44:38 (18 points + 3 = 21 points)

MEN'S MASTERS 50+ CATEGORY:
1. Michael Crumm 40:50 (30 points + 3 = 33 points)
2. Gary Fowler 42:15 (26 points + 5 + 3 = 34 points)

MEN'S MASTERS 60+ CATEGORY:
1. Jim Mensching 49:54 (30 points + 3 = 33 points)

CLYDESDALE CATEGORY:
1. Paul Sajben 34:46 (30 points + 3 = 33 points)
2. Tom Embree 40:59 (26 + 3 = 29 points)

AND........THE CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS IN THE BUTTE HILL CLIMB TIME TRIAL SERIES AFTER 7 EVENTS:

MEN'S CATEGORY "A":
1. Rich Thurman 19 points + 17 points + 23 points + 23 points + 27 points + 29 points = 138 points
1. Jesse Rushing 19 points + 15 points + 27 points + 27 points + 23 points + 27 points = 138 points
3. Greg Golet 17 points + 15 points + 19 points + 21 points + 21 points + 25 points = 118 points
4. Jim Roberts 15 points + 13 points + 9 points + 23 points + 15 points + 17 points = 92 points
5. Aren Timmel 13 points + 23 points + 33 points = 69 points
6. Brad Foster 11 points + 11 points + 13 points + 19 points = 54 points
7. Nathan Younie 7 points + 4 points + 5 points + 15 points + 11 points = 42 points
8. Mike Cordova 11 points + 11 points + 19 points = 41 points
9. Mike Smith 7 points + 13 points + 17 points = 37 points
10. Steve Vickery 5 points + 21 points = 26 points
11. Ethan Black 23 points
11. Tim Olson 23 points
13. Jason Ziegenhirt 21 points
14. Rob Bishop 19 points
15. Mike Painter 9 points + 9 points = 18 points
16. Josh Bullock 17 points
16. David Albrecht 17 points
18. Bryan Larson 13 points
19. Greg Watkins 4 points + 4 points + 4 points = 12 points
20. Sean Dugan 9 points
20. Jeff Galland 9 points
22. JP Bergmann 7 points
22. James Plummer 7 points
24. Joe Shelburne 5 points
24. Eric Ayars 5 points

WOMEN'S CATEGORY:
1. Christine Roberts 23 points + 23 points + 27 points + 27 points + 23 points = 123 points
2. Renee Fiack 19 points + 23 points + 23 points + 21 points + 33 points = 119 points
3. Margaret Jones 19 points + 19 points + 23 points = 61 points (1st Place in Junior Women's Division)
4. Diann Harger 17 points + 17 points + 13 points = 47 points
5. Lindsay Myers 27 points
6. Meagan Yates 21 points
7. Sue Kamrar 19 points
8. Joanne Gilchrist 17 points
8. Caryn Jones 17 points
10. Jenn Haffner 15 points
10. Tammy Watkins 15 points
12. Peggy Selkirk 5 points
12. Lori Cox 5 points

WOMEN'S MASTERS 50+ CATEGORY:
1. Jeanne O'Regan 23 points + 23 points + 27 points + 23 points + 33 points = 129 points
2. Teresa Kludt 27 points
3. Mik Ruga 21 points
4. Elizabeth Brent 19 points

MEN'S CATEGORY "B":
1. Jim Greenlee 23 points + 23 points + 23 points + 27 points + 27 points + 27 points + 33 points = 183 points
2. John Touchette 15 points + 17 points + 19 points + 23 points + 23 points + 23 points = 120 points
3. Jeff Davis 9 points + 9 points + 13 points + 17 points + 15 points + 15 points + 21 points = 99 points
4. Charlie Pelton 11 points + 15 points + 17 points + 21 points + 29 points = 93 points
5. Samuel Bransky 17 points + 21 points + 21 points + 19 points = 78 points (1st Place in Junior Men's Division)
6. Clay Johnson 19 points + 19 points + 25 points = 63 points
7. Ray Bransky 7 points + 11 points + 19 points + 13 points + 13 points = 63 points
8. David Dura 7 points + 15 points + 13 points + 23 points = 58 points
9. Brian Oppy 5 points + 13 points + 9 points + 15 points + 7 points = 49 points
10. Jeff Nye 11 points + 7 points + 19 points = 37 points
11. Frank Marinello 27 points
12. Andrew Merchant 4 points + 5 points + 5 points + 5 points = 19 points
13. Shawn Hughes 17 points
13. Andy Grayson 17 points
15. Alex Roberson 13 points
16. David Watkins 4 points + 4 points + 4 points = 12 points (2nd Place In Junior Men's Division)
17. Jeff Ochs 11 points
18. Joseph Lee 9 points
19. Dennis Schmidt 4 points + 4 points = 8 points
20. Matt Itamura 4 points

MEN'S MASTERS 50+ CATEGORY:
1. Mike Crumm 23 points + 23 points + 23 points + 27 points + 23 points + 33 points = 152 points
2. Gary Fowler 11 points + 22 points + 28 points + 27 points + 26 points + 34 points = 148 points
3. John D'ewart 13 points + 19 points + 15 points + 23 points = 70 points
4. Bill Brent 19 points + 27 points = 46 points
5. Steve O'Bryan 9 points + 17 points = 26 points
6. 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 + 27 points + 23 points = 138 points
2. Jim Mensching 17 points + 17 points + 17 points + 23 points + 21 points + 33 points = 128 points
3. Walt Schafer 19 points + 23 points + 23 points + 27 points = 92 points
4. Skip Lees 15 points + 21 points + 23 points + 19 points = 78 points

CLYDESDALE CATEGORY:
1. Tom Embree 23 points + 23 points + 23 points + 27 points + 27 points + 27 points + 29 points = 179 points
2. Colin Moakley 15 points + 19 points + 19 points + 23 points + 23 points = 99 points
3. Paul Sajben 33 points
4. Lau Ackerman 19 points
5. David Miller 17 points
5. Tony Mainz 17 points
7. 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 - COMPLETED!
Coutelenc TT - April 5 - Cat. 2 (Just stay on Coutelenc Road) - COMPLETED!
Vilas Road Time Trial - April 18 - Cat. 1 (From Nicalog to the end of Vilas) - COMPLETED!
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 24 - 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 Agonizing Cycling Events
Chico, CA
www.ChicoBike.com

R.A.C.E. Events for the week of April 20th - April 26th....................

Below are some R.A.C.E. Events for this week - and Chico Velo's Wildflower Century on Sunday!!

Tuesday, April 21st - Tuesday Night Airport Criterium
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 (A Chico Velo event!!)

Tuesday, April 21st - Tuesday Night Chico Airport Criterium Series - Registration normally opens at 5:40pm on Convair avenue at the Airport - with the event starting at 6:00pm. For the time being, we'll be using our standard Tuesday Night course starting/finishing at Convair Avenue - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Chico-Airport-Tuesday-Night-Crit-Course . Must sign in and wear a helmet in order to compete!!

Wednesday, April 22nd - FAST 50 - The long-running "Fast 50" Wednesday night rides! The starting spot for this ride is in the parking lot of Rosedale Elementary School located at 100 Oak Street here in Chico. The ride leaves promptly at 6:00pm from the parking lot area. Many different levels of cyclists out there, so hook up with someone and enjoy the ride! A map of the course can be found here: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Fast-50255824

Thursday, April 23rd - Aguas Frias 25-MILE Time Trial - The first 25-Mile Time Trial of the season!! The Aguas Frias 25-Mile Time Trial will take place on Thursday, April 23rd. Registration will open at 5:40pm just south of Dayton 4-Corners on Aguas Frias Road - looks for me at the Start with the clipboard. First riders will take off at 6:01pm, and we will go in 1-minute intervals for this 12.5 mile out, 12.5 mile back in, all-flat Time Trial. This is also Race #1 in the 2009 Chico 25-Mile Time Trial Series. A map of the course can be found here: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Aguas-Frias-25-Mile-TT (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 (A Chico Velo event!!)

Rodney.........
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Annoying Cycling Events
Chico, CA
www.ChicoBike.com

Results from Sunday's Field of Dreams Time Trial...............

Another incredibly beautiful day for a bike ride out there! We held the 12.6 mile Field of Dreams Time Trial this morning out by Spring Valley School. The temps were great, but the breeze was picking up while we were out there. 16 riders came out to take part in this 1st ever event - and it looks like we will definitely be back to do this one again! Thank you all for taking part in this event - it was awesome seeing you all out there!! Looks like quite a few riders decided to ride Table Mountain today too, in preparation for next week's Wildflower Century!!

Okay, below are the Results from this morning's Field of Dreams Time Trial - and photos of the event can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chicovelo/

Final Results - Field of Dreams Time Trial - April 19th, 2009:
1. Jim Roberts 32:08(1st Place in the Merckxian Category too!)
2. Mike Trowbridge & Janine Rood 32:19 (1st Place Tandem!)
3. Brad Foster 32:29
4. Greg Watkins 34:11
5. Jeff Ochs 34:33
6. Eric Ayars 34:39
7. Elizabeth Brent 36:11 (1 Place in the Women's Category!)
8. Kim Agur 36:17
9. Joanne Gilchrist 36:40
10. Renee Fiack 38:01
11. Sue Kamrar 38:25
12. Christine Bergmann 39:55
13. Grace Twedt 40:15
14. Bill Bergmann 40:57
15. Mary Reyes 54:44

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

May 2009 R.A.C.E. Schedule of Events...............

The following schedule are R.A.C.E. and other events for the months of May 2009 - June will be out sometime within the next week. Courses, days and times for the events may change, so this is always a tentative schedule. Plenty of warning will be given in advance if there is a change.......but I don't anticipate many changes.....except for the addition of another event or two in May. Some of these on the list below are new events, old events, weird events, brutal events and/or adventurous events - and remember, R.A.C.E. events are always FREE to enter, but we do gladly accept donations.

MAY 2009:

Friday, May 1st - Friday Night Fights - Sprint Competition out at the Airport. (Details out soon - but look for about a 45-minute sprint workout!) - 6:00pm

Saturday, May 2nd - Table Mountain Road Race - 9:00AM

Sunday, May 3rd - Butte City Road Race (Bringing back the old classic!!!) - 9:00AM

Tuesday, May 5th - Tuesday Night Airport Criterium (Cat. A Riders should be looking at 55 Minutes PLUS 3 laps........Cat. B Riders should be looking at 50 Minutes PLUS 3 laps) - 6:00PM

Wednesday, May 6th - Fast 50 - 6:00pm

Thursday, May 7th - The 6:00AM River Road 10-Mile Time Trial.....for those that can't make it later in the day. - 6:00AM

Thursday, May 7th - River Road 10-Mile Time Trial - 6:00pm

Friday, May 8th - Cohasset Mini-Road Race - 6:00pm

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) - 9:00AM

Saturday, May 9th - Saturday Evening LONG-COURSE Airport Criterium (Stage 2 of the Devil's Kick Omnium) - 6:00PM

Sunday, May 10th - Honey Run Road Time Trial (Final Stage in the Devil's Kick Omnium) (8th Event in the Butte Hill Climb Time Trial Series) - 9:00AM

Tuesday, May 12th - Tuesday Night Airport Criterium - 6:00pm

Wednesday, May 13th - Fast 50 - 6:00pm

Thursday, May 14th - The 6:00AM Keefer Road 8.7 Mile Time Trial......for those that can't make Aguas Frias later in the day.

Thursday, May 14th - Aguas Frias 10-Mile Time Trial - 6:00PM

Friday, May 15th - Friday Night Fights - Sprint Competition out at the Airport......great for working on your sprint!!

Saturday, May 16th - Forest Ranch To Lomo Time Trial (9th Event in the Butte Hill Climb Time Trial Series)

Saturday, May 16th - Chico Airport LONG COURSE Afternoon Criterium - 4:30PM

Sunday, May 17th - Messilla Valley Circuit Race - 9:00AM

Tuesday, May 19th - Tuesday Night Airport Criterium - 6:00PM

Wednesday, May 20th - Fast 50 - 6:00PM

Thursday, May 21st - The 6:00AM River Road 10-Mile Time Trial.......for those that can't make it later in the day - 6:00AM

Thursday, May 21st - River Road 10-Mile Time Trial - 6:00PM

Friday, May 22nd - 6:00AM Humboldt Santos Ranch Mini-Road Race - come to both if you want a 2-a-day workout!! - 6:00AM

Friday, May 22nd - Humboldt-Santos Ranch Mini-Road Race - 6:00PM

Saturday, May 23rd - Grainland Road Race (Bring sturdy tires for this one! Or your cross bike....or MTB....or whatever you may have lying around. Course has a 2.8 mile section of gravel/dirt road.) - 9:00AM

Sunday, May 24th - Lomo to Jonesville Time Trial(starts at Hwy. 32 at entrance to Butte Meadows; ends at the snowmobile parking lot in Jonesville)(FINAL EVENT in the Butte Hill Climb Time Trial Series!!) - 9:00AM

Sunday, May 24th - Chico Airport LONG COURSE Criterium - 4:30pm

Tuesday, May 26th - Tuesday Night Airport Criterium - 6:00pm

Wednesday, May 27th - Fast 50 - 6:00pm

Thursday, May 28th - The 6:00AM Keefer Road 8.7 Mile Time Trial - 6:00AM

Thursday, May 28th - Aguas Frias 25-MILE Time Trial (RACE #3 in the 2009 Chico 25-Mile Time Trial Series) - 6:00PM

Friday, May 29th - Cohasset Mini-Road Race - 6:00AM

Friday, May 29th - Floral Avenue MTB Race - 6:00pm

Saturday, May 30th - The Brutality-on-a-stick 90-minute Airport Criterium in the morning - 9:00AM

Sunday, May 31st - VERY special event this day.........the Lance Utterback Memorial bike ride!

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

TGIF Schedule.............

Some weekend R.A.C.E. Events to consider on this amazing weather day:

Friday, April 17th - 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

Saturday, April 18th - Vilas Road Uphill Time Trial - The next event in the Butte Hill Climb Time Trial Series is Event #7 - The Category 1 Climb of Vilas Road! This event takes place on Saturday, April 18th at Nicalog & Cohasset Road.......the usual Starting Line for the Cohasset Time Trial. Registration will open at 8:15am, with the first rider going off at 9:01am. We'll ride up Cohasset Road to Cohasset, go past the Store, and keep going up Vilas Road(NOT Cohasset Road!) until it turns to dirt.......which is the finishing location. Approximately 7 miles in length, with about 2,360 feet of elevation gain. A map of this next course can be found here: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Vilas-Road-Time-Trial Want to earn an EXTRA 5 POINTS - I still need a volunteer to start the riders off at the beginning - 5 points to anyone that can help me with this fun little endeavor.....and yes, you can still race the TT, you just have to be the last one to start!! (Part of the 2009 Butte Hill Climb Time Trial Series!)

Sunday, April 19th - Field of Dreams Time Trial - A NEW rolling course Time Trial! Registration will open at 8:30am at Spring Valley School on Pentz Road - the first rider will go off at 9:01am......and we will go in 1-Minute Intervals. This Time Trial is approximately 12.6 miles in length and includes some rolling terrain - for a total elevation gain of about 680 feet. The course itself is one big loop - so you'll have a chance to experience wind direction from a variety of locations!! The Start/Finish is at Spring Valley School on Pentz Road - you'll go to Hwy. 70 to Clark Road, take Clark Road to Durham Pentz Road, then Durham Pentz back to Pentz Road to the finish at the school.......all right-hand turns. The course will be marked with Route Arrows. A map of this course can be found here: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Field-of-Dreams-Time-Trial-LongCourse

Sunday, April 19th - Airport LONG-course Criterium(using the 1-Mile course for this afternoon Criterium) - We'll be using the NEW Criterium Course for this event - the 1-Mile Chico Airport Long-Course. Registration will open at 4:15pm for this one, with the Start at 4:30pm. The course Starts & Finishes on Marauder Street.......over by the old Koret building on the north end of the Airport. A map of this course can be found here: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Airport-Criterium-Long-Course . This event DOES count towards the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series. Also, in order to get use to this new course, the first 2 laps will be neutralized so that y'all can get a feel for the course in a pack situation. After that......expect lots of Point Primes. This new course has a little elevation gain to it as well - not much, but just enough to feel it. Category "A" will go for 45 Minutes PLUS 3 laps(remember - the course is 1-mile in length). Category "B" will go for 40 Minutes PLUS 3 laps. (Part of the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series!)

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

Current Standings in the Chico 10-Mile Time Trial Series.........

Hi Everyone! Okay, below are the Category Results from tonight's River Road 10-Mile Time Trial - and below that are the Current Overall Standings in the Chico 10-Mile Time Trial Series. The next event in the Series will take place on Thursday, April 30th - The "new" Meridian Road 10-Mile Time Trial - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Meridian-Road-10-Mile-Time-Trial

Hope to see you out at that one!!

CATEGORY RESULTS FROM APRIL 16th RIVER ROAD 10-MILE TIME TRIAL:


CATEGORY "A" MEN:
1. Steve Vickery 22:15 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. David Albrecht 22:37 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
3. Weston Crumm 24:45 (6 points + 2 = 8 points)
4. Jeff Ochs 25:03 (4 points + 2 = 6 points)

WOMEN'S CATEGORY:
1. Joanne Gilchrist 27:37 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Margaret Jones 27:53 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
3. Michelle Nye 31:01 (6 points + 2 = 8 points)
4. Katelyn Nye 32:01 (4 points + 2 = 6 points)
5. Kim Lang 32:42 (2 points + 2 = 4 points)
6. Megan Murphy 33:22 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)
7. Megan Kurts 37:40 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)
8. Christine Lewis 39:39 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)
9. Mary Reyes 39:40 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)
10. Claudia Avalos 51:22 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)

JUNIOR WOMEN'S CATEGORY:
1. Margaret Jones 27:53 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Katelyn Nye 32:01 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)

WOMEN'S MASTERS 45+ CATEGORY:
1. Jeanne O'regan 26:25 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Mary Ann Bachus 29:53 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
3. Darlene Henderson 32:07 (6 points + 2 = 8 points)
4. Teresa Long 36:43 (4 points + 2 = 6 points)

CATEGORY "B" MEN:
1. David Dura 26:07 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Jeff Nye 28:34 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)

MEN'S MASTERS 45+ CATEGORY:
1. Jim Greenlee 24:41 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Tom Murphy 27:24 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)

MEN'S MASTERS 55+ CATEGORY:
1. Mike Trowbridge 25:40 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Jim Mensching 28:33 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
3. James Gilchrist 29:13 (3 points + 2 = 8 points)

JUNIOR MEN'S CATEGORY:
1. Jesse Mallory 28:52 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Ben Mallory 29:09 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
3. Anthony Costello 29:21 (6 points + 2 = 8 points)
4. Jonny Pierson 30:12 (4 points + 2 = 6 points)
5. Nicolas King 31:27 (2 points + 2 = 4 points)
6. Bernie Huffrogge 31:31 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)
7. Jeff Weisener 32:35 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)
8. Johnny Borg 33:53 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)

MERCKX CATEGORY:
1. Weston Crumm 24:45 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Mike Trowbridge 25:40 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
3. Jeff Nye 28:34 (6 points + 2 = 8 points)
4. Jesse Mallory 28:52 (4 points + 2 = 6 points)
5. Ben Mallory 29:09 (2 points + 2 = 4 points)
6. Anthony Costello 29:21 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)
7. Jonny Pierson 30:12 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)
8. Nicolas King 31:27 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)
9. Bernie Huffrogge 31:31 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)
10. Jeff Weisener 32:35 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)
11. Johnny Borg 33:53 (1 point + 2 = 3 points)

CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS IN THE 2009 CHICO 10-MILE TIME TRIAL SERIES:

Category "A" Men
1. David Albrecht 20 points
2. Paul McIntyre 18 points
3. Steve Vickery 12 points
3. Rich Thurman 12 points
3. Jeff Galland 12 points
6. Jeff Ochs 10 points
7. Weston Crumm 8 points
7. Jeff Tse 8 points
9. Tim Olson 6 points
10. Josh Rowe 3 points
10. Anthony Ferretti 3 points

Women's Category
1. Margaret Jones 22 points
1. Joanne Gilchrist 22 points
3. Michelle Rossman 12 points
4. Caryn Jones 8 points
4. Michelle Nye 8 points
6. Katelyn Nye 6 points
7. Kim Lang 4 points
8. Megan Murphy 3 points
8. Megan Kurts 3 points
8. Christine Lewis 3 points
8. Mary Reyes 3 points
8. Claudia Avalos 3 points

Junior Women's Category:
1. Margaret Jones 12 points
2. Katelyn Nye 10 points

Women's Masters 45+ Category
1. Jeanne O'regan 24 points
2. Mary Ann Bachus 18 points
3. Darlene Henderson 14 points
4. Sue Kamrar 12 points
5. Janine Rood 10 points
6. Teresa Long 6 points

Category "B" Men
1. David Dura 36 points
2. Jeff Nye 10 points
2. Pat Beckley 10 points
2. Michael Dufresne 10 points
5. Shawn Hughes 8 points
5. Brooks Biertumpfel 8 points
7. Jeff Davis 6 points

Men's Masters 45+ Category
1. Jim Greenlee 36 points
2. Tom Murphy 18 points
3. Charlie Pelton 10 points
3. Kenny Price 10 points
5. Clayton Anderson 8 points

Men's Masters 55+ Category
1. Jim Mensching 32 points
2. Mike Trowbridge 24 points
3. James Gilchrist 16 points
3. Skip Lees 16 points

JUNIOR MEN'S CATEGORY:
1. Jesse Mallory 12 points
2. Ben Mallory 10 points
3. Anthony Costello 8 points
4. Jonny Pierson 6 points
5. Nicolas King 4 points
6. Bernie Huffrogge 3 points
6. Jeff Weisener 3 points
6. Johnny Borg 3 points

MERCKX CATEGORY:
1. Weston Crumm 12 points
2. Mike Trowbridge 10 points
3. Jeff Nye 28:34 8 points
4. Jesse Mallory 6 points
5. Ben Mallory 4 points
6. Anthony Costello 3 points
6. Jonny Pierson 3 points
6. Nicolas King 3 points
6. Bernie Huffrogge 3 points
6. Jeff Weisener 3 points
6. Johnny Borg 3 points

INFORMATION REGARDING THE 2009 CHICO 10-MILE TIME TRIAL SERIES:

1. There will be more than 1 course used for this year's 10-Mile Time Trial Series. The courses will be scattered around the Chico area - Chico River Road, River Road, Aguas Frias Road, 7-Mile Lane, Lassen Road, Meridian Road and others to be announced as the weeks go on. The idea is to get a feel for the various 10-Mile TT routes around the area.....and just to challenge yourself a bit! Many of these Time Trials will be on Thursday evenings at 6:00PM - however, there may be a few that are thrown in on a different weeknight - or on the weekend. ALL of these Time Trials will be flat to fairly flat. Most of the Thursday Night 10-Mile Time Trials WILL count towards the Series Overall Standings. (There will be a 25-Mile TT Series, as well as a 6-Mile TT Series, announced soon).

2. ALL riders must sign in this year - Like all the events so far this year, you just need to sign in at the start in order to enter the event. And, as usual in these Time Trials, we will be going in 1-minute Intervals. Again, donations are always accepted and appreciated - but all of the events are FREE!

3. Rain and Wind will not cancel the Time Trials, unless specified by the Race Director. However, crudy air conditions(ex. - last year's Humboldt Fire) will cancel them.

4. Helmets are MANDATORY! So, please....please.....wear your helmet! Please!! AND - Yes, Aero Equipment is allowed!! So.....wear an aero helmet!! Or just a regular one!!

5. All are welcome - you don't have to do the Series - just come on out and give one or two of these events a shot! It's amazing what kind of workout you can get in during a 20 to 45 minute 10-Mile Time Trial! And it's just you against the clock!!

6. Points are used to calculate the Overall Standings in this particular Series(makes it easier for the promoter - sorry!). The point breakdown is as follows: 10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1-1, with an additional 2 points being given to each participant who completes each event. So, 10 points goes to the winner, 8 points goes to 2nd place, 6 points goes to 3rd place and so on.........everyone who finishes 6th or beyond gets 1-point for completing the event. The rider with the MOST points at the end of the Series wins the Overall Title - and the Chico 10-MIle Time Trial Series Championship Trophy, plus whatever goodies we can give you. Points will be broken down by Category. Once you enter and finish an event, you are entered in the Series.

7. The following Categories are eligible for a Series Championship Trophy:

Merckxian Category - NO aero equipment!
Category "A" Men
Women's Category
Women's Masters 45+ Category
Category "B" Men
Men's Masters 45+ Category
Men's Masters 55+ Category
Junior Men
Junior Women
(If the numbers allow it, more Categories will be added!) (Can not enter more than 2 Categories per event).

These are the Categories which all qualify for a Series Championship Trophy. If nobody - or very few folks are in one category - we may eliminate it and add an additional category where the numbers allow it. As usual, sandbaggers are strongly discouraged ( A Sandbagger would be a Category "A" rider entering a Category "B" event). And, as usual, the Series Organizer reserves the right to re-classify you at any time(within reason and with plenty of notice though.....this isn't the UCI!!!)

8. Finally, remember - these Time Trial events are essentially for practice and exercise - we have fun out there and get a great little workout in, and we get to work on some quality cycling. But, overall, they're no big whoop....no World Championship/Olympic medals or million dollar contracts on the line. So, with that in mind, just treat 'em as such - a good training event to try some new things, gain some good fitness.....and maybe even get into a "real" sanctioned race at some point in time. Or not. Just have fun with it!! We'll have trophies and hopefully some prizes for the Series winners - and definitely loads of fun....and pain and suffering. ;) But remember - it's all in good fun!

9. Some articles on 10-Mile Time Trial Training & History:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_time_trial

http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/timetrials/training-for-a-10-mile-time-trial/

http://www.addiscombe.org/time_trial/time_trial.htm

http://www.bike-tt.clanwest.com/history.htm

http://www.flammerouge.je/content/3_factsheets/constant/ttstrat.htm

Hope to see you out there!!

Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateurish Cycling Events
Chico, CA
www.ChicoBike.com