Final Results from this month's April "Rodneyum" Omnium..............

Hi Everyone! Well, we had quite the week for this month's Omnium - and quite a few folks came out for this one! Thank you all for taking part in one or all of the stages in this month's Omnium. 3 riders started and completed ALL 3 stages of this week's Omnium, consisting of the Tuesday Night Airport Criterium, Wednesday Night Fast 50 and the Thursday Night Aguas Frias 10-Mile Time Trial:

Shawn Hughes
Magaret Jones
Charlie Pelton

AND - the Winners in this week's Omnium are:

Category "A" Men = David Albrecht
Category "A" Women = Magaret Jones
Category "A" Masters Men 50+ = Mike Trowbridge
Category "A" Juniors = Anthony Ferretti

Category "B" Men = Shawn Hughes
Category "B" Masters Men 50+ = Mike Crumm
Category "B" Juniors = Samuel Bransky

Women's Category Champion = Lisa Martens


Stage #3 Results for Category "A":
1. Rich Thurman 23:04 24 points
2. David Albrecht 23:11 20 points
3. Paul McIntyre 24:26 18 points
4. Tim Olson 25:01 16 points
5. Jeff Ochs 25:36 14 points
6. Josh Rowe 25:41 12 points
7. Anthony Ferretti 26:17 10 points
8. Mike Trowbridge 27:11 8 points
9. Pat Beckley 27:24 6 points
10. Maggie Jones 29:05 4 points

Stage #3 Results for Category "B":
1. Jim Greenlee 25:34 24 points
2. David Dura 26:06 20 points
3. Charlie Pelton 27:55 18 points
4. Jim Mensching 28:53 16 points
5. Shawn Hughes 29:08 14 points
6. James Gilchrist 30:43 12 points
7. Skip Lees 30:57 10 points
8. Clayton Anderson 32:28 8 points

Stage #3 Results for Women's Category:
1. Joanne Gilchrist 29:41 24 points
2. Sue Kamrar 30:43 20 points
3. Caryn Jones 31:57 18 points


FINAL STANDINGS IN THE APRIL "RODNEYUM" OMNIUM:

Category "A":
1. David Albrecht 49 points
2. Paul McIntyre 38 points
3. Alex Blease 34 points
4. Mike Trowbridge 32 points (1st Place Masters 50+ in Category "A"!!)
4. Roy Steves 32 points
6. Margaret Jones 31 points (1st Place Woman in Category "A"!!)
7. Tim Creswell 28 points
8. Anthony Ferretti 26 points (1st Place Junior in Category "A"!!)
8. Ethan Black 26 points
10. Rich Thurman 24 points
11. Tim Olson 20 points
12. Michael Jasinski 18 points
13. Jeff Ochs 15 points
14. David Kyle 14 points
15. Josh Rowe 12 points
16. Brent Ferris 10 points
17. Paul Sajben 8 points
18. Pat Beckley 6 points
18. Jesse Rushing 6 points
20. Mike Cordova 3 points
21. James Plummer 2 points
22. Tom Embree 1 point
23. Mike Painter 1 point
24. Greg Watkins 1 point
25. Randy Moon 1 point
26. Steve Vickery 1 point
27. Kerry Kelly 1 point
28. Mike Castaldo 1 point
29. Max Isastud 1 point
30. Dain Melton 1 point
31. Ben Bryant 1 point
32. Eric Ayars 1 point

Category "B":
1. Shawn Hughes 77 points
2. Charlie Pelton 62 points
3. Mike Crumm 37 points
4. Matt Itamura 27 points
5. Jim Greenlee 24 points
6. David Dura 20 points
6. David Klein 20 points
8. Ray Bransky 17 points
9. Jim Mensching 16 points
10. Samuel Bransky 15 points
11. Jeff Davis 14 points
12. James Gilchrist 12 points
13. Rob Glatthaar 11 points
14. Skip Lees 10 points
15. Tom Embree 9 points
16. Clayton Anderson 8 points

Women's Category:
1. Lisa Martens 52 points
2. Jenn Gruber 41 points
3. Joanne Gilchrist 24 points
4. Sue Kamrar 20 points
5. Caryn Jones 18 points
6. Tracy Berman 1 point

THE OMNIUM INFORMATION:

Stages of the April 2009 Omnium:

Tues., April 7th - Chico Airport Criterium - 1st Stage of the April Omnium(Rain or Wet Pavement will cancel this event).
Wed., April 8th - Fast 50 - 2nd Stage of the April Omnium
Thurs., April 9th - Aguas Frias 10-Mile TT - 3rd and Final Stage of the April Omnium

How does it work??? Okay, in this scenario, an Omnium(or Rodneyum) is just a stage race using points rather than time - and you do not have to complete one stage in order to do the next stage. You garner points for each stage depending upon how you did in the stage.......and, again, in this particular case.........the MOST points wins(many Omniums reverse this and have the least amount of points winning). There WILL be a Category "A" and Category "B" - you must tell me at the start of the Airport Criterium which Category you are entering.......and no downgrades during the Omnium once you're in. Categories may be combined, changed or eliminated if not enough folks come out. Most USCF rules will apply to ALL stages - including WEAR YOUR HELMET, don't ride too much like a lunatic, and so on and so forth. Please read the section carefully at the bottom of this e-mail for all the rules pertaining to the Omnium. The Aguas Frias 10-Mile Time Trial - aero equipment WILL be allowed! And remember - the only reasons we're doing this Omnium is for fun and fitness......and maybe a little competitiveness too, but nothing over-the-top please! Ride safe, have fun, try something new and challenge yourself. Anyone doing any of the stages is automatically entered in the Omnium..........but consistency in the events will be key to winning the Overall.

The Point Breakdown for EACH stage:

Tuesday, April 7th - Chico Airport Criterium:
(YES - Prime Points DO count towards the Omnium!!)
1st = 24 points (NOT to be added to the season-long point standings in the Criterium Series....those points are separate from the Omnium)
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
Everyone else = 1 point

Wednesday, April 8th - Fast 50:
(Elk Avenue Sprint, Fimple Avenue Sprint and Duncan Avenue Sprint EACH count as 3,2,1 - 3 points for 1st, 2 for 2nd, 1 for 3rd)
(These 3 Intermediate Sprints count for Category "A" only!)
**Note - CATEGORY "B" RIDERS IN THE OMNIUM WILL BE STARTING 1-MINUTE AFTER THE "A" GROUP LEAVES - WON'T BE DOING THE TROXEL LOOP - BUT WILL BE FINISHING ON WEST SACRAMENTO AVENUE.
1st = 24 points
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
Everyone else = 1 point

Thursday, April 9th - Aguas Frias 10-Mile Time Trial:
(Yes, Aero equipment will be allowed for this event).
1st = 24 points
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
Everyone else = 1 point

RULES:
And Finally - ANY rider participating in ALL 3 Stages receives an additional 10 points.
Do you have to do all the stages in order to compete in the Omnium?? No - you can even do just one event and your points will still be calculated and counted in the overall. And REMEMBER - Safety come before bragging rights, so be careful!!!
As always, the Director reserves the right to DQ anyone deemed cheating, unsafe or unsportsmanlike(no worries - just be cool like always and all will be good!!).
Tie-Breaker - If, by chance, it comes down to a TIE after the last stage of the Omnium, the highest placed finisher(of the tied competitors) in the River Road 10-Mile Time Trial will be declared the Overall Winner of the Rodneyum.

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