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