The Race of Truth x 2 today.................

The Race Of Truth x 2 today! We had quite a few folks take part in the Morning(6am) and Evening(6pm) 10-Mile Time Trials today, and we have some changes in the Overall Standings in the 2009 Chico 10-MIle Time Trial Series! Thank you ALL for coming out to these two events - the morning one out on River Road, and this evening's event out on Meridian Road!! Some photos and videos of tonight's Meridian Road 10-Mile Time Trial can be found here:

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

COMBINED RESULTS FOR THE MAY 21st MERIDIAN ROAD 10-MILE TIME TRIAL - PM EDITION:
1. Steve Vickery 23:35
2. Jim Greenlee 25:06 (2nd TT of the day!!)
3. Ken Petruzzelli 26:08
4. Greg Watkins 26:24
5. Jeanne O'Regan 26:28! (New Women's Course Record)
6. Kim Agur 26:50 (LOVE the new bike Kim!!)
7. Tom Murphy 27:46 (New Personal Record)
8. Elizabeth Brent 27:53
9. Jim Mensching 28:11
10. Joanne Gilchrist 28:17
10. Joaquin Garcia 28:17
12. Gary Fowler 28:41
13. Walt Schafer 29:48 (Dropped chain at turn-around)

COMBINED RESULTS FOR THE MAY 21s RIVER ROAD 10-MILE TIME TRIAL - AM EDITION:
1. Jim Greenlee 25:11
2. Matt Carlson 28:46
3. Joe Sanders 29:51 (Mechanical problem)

CATEGORY RESULTS FROM MAY 21st MERIDIAN ROAD 10-MILE TIME TRIAL - PM EDITION:

CATEGORY "A" MEN:
1. Steve Vickery 23:35 (10 Points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Ken Petruzzelli 26:08 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
3. Greg Watkins 26:24 (6 points + 2 = 8 points)

WOMEN'S CATEGORY:
1. Joanne Gilchrist 28:17 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)

JUNIOR WOMEN'S CATEGORY:
No competitors. :(

WOMEN'S MASTERS 45+ CATEGORY:
1. Jeanne O'Regan 26:28 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Kim Agur 26:50 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
3. Elizabeth Brent 27:53 (6 points + 2 = 8 points)

CATEGORY "B" MEN:
1. Joaquin Garcia 28:17 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)

MEN'S MASTERS 45+ CATEGORY:
1. Jim Greenlee 25:06 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Tom Murphy 27:46 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
3. Gary Fowler 28:41 (6 points + 2 = 8 points)

MEN'S MASTERS 55+ CATEGORY:
1. Jim Mensching 28:11 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Walt Schafer 29:48 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)

JUNIOR MEN'S CATEGORY:
No competitors. :(

MERCKX CATEGORY:
1. Tom Murphy 27:46 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Joaquin Garcia 28:17 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
3. Gary Fowler 28:41 (6 points + 2 = 8 points)

CATEGORY RESULTS FROM MAY 21st RIVER ROAD 10-MILE TIME TRIAL - AM EDITION:

MEN'S MASTERS 45+ CATEGORY:
1. Jim Greenlee 25:11 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Joe Sanders 29:51 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)

MEN'S CATEGORY "B":
1. Matt Carlson 28:46 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)

MERCKX CATEGORY:
1. Matt Carlson 28:46 (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
2. Joe Sanders 29:51 (8 points + 2 = 10 points)

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

Category "A" Men
1. Steve Vickery 48 points
2. David Albrecht 38 points
3. Jeff Ochs 30 points
3. Paul McIntyre 30 points
5. Ken Petruzzelli 24 points
6. Tim Olson 16 points
7. Rich Thurman 12 points
7. Jeff Galland 12 points
9. Greg Watkins 8 points
9. Weston Crumm 8 points
9. Jeff Tse 8 points
12. Josh Rowe 3 points
13. Anthony Ferretti 3 points

Women's Category
1. Joanne Gilchrist 46 points
2. Michelle Nye 40 points
3. Margaret Jones 34 points
4. Katelyn Nye 22 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. Katelyn Nye 32 points
2. Margaret Jones 24 points

Women's Masters 45+ Category
1. Jeanne O'regan 60 points
2. Kim Agur 32 points
2. Darlene Henderson 22 points
4. Mary Ann Bachus 18 points
5. Sue Kamrar 12 points
6. Janine Rood 10 points
7. Elizabeth Brent 8 points
8. Lorna Andreatta 6 points
8. Teresa Long 6 points
10. Leslie Clavey 4 points
11. Margaret Bomberg 3 points

Category "B" Men
1. David Dura 72 points
2. Jeff Nye 36 points
3. Michael Dufresne 20 points
4. Brooks Biertumpfel 16 points
5. Matt Carlson 12 points
5. Joaquin Garcia 12 points
7. Jeff Via 10 points
7. Pat Beckley 10 points
9. Shawn Hughes 8 points
10. Jeff Davis 6 points

Men's Masters 45+ Category
1. Jim Greenlee 84 points
2. Tom Murphy 60 points
3. Joe Sanders 10 points
3. Charlie Pelton 10 points
3. Kenny Price 10 points
6. Gary Fowler 8 points
6. Clayton Anderson 8 points

Men's Masters 55+ Category
1. Jim Mensching 78 points
2. Mike Trowbridge 48 points
3. Skip Lees 36 points
4. James Gilchrist 16 points
5. Walt Schafer 10 points

Junior Men's Category:
1. Ben Mallory 46 points
2. Jesse Mallory 42 points
3. Kevin Nye 18 points
4. Darius Vixie 16 points
5. Bernie Huffrogge 9 points
6. Anthony Costello 8 points
7. Jonny Pierson 6 points
8. Nicolas King 4 points
9. Jeff Weisener 3 points
10. Johnny Borg 3 points

Merckx Division:
1. Mike Trowbridge 34 points
2. Tom Murphy 33 points
3. Ben Mallory 26 points
3. Jeff Nye 26 points
5. Jesse Mallory 16 points
6. Matt Carlson 12 points
6. Skip Lees 12 points
6. Tim Olson 12 points
6. Weston Crumm 12 points
10. Joe Sanders 10 points
10. Joaquin Garcia 10 points
10. Jeff Via 10 points
10. Michael Dufresne 10 points
10. David Albrecht 10 points
15. Kevin Nye 9 points
16. Gary Fowler 8 points
17. Darius Vixie 6 points
17. Bernie Huffrogge 6 points
19. Clayton Anderson 3 points
20. Anthony Costello 3 points
21. Jonny Pierson 3 points
22. Nicolas King 3 points
23. Jeff Weisener 3 points
24. 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 Alleged Cycling Events
Chico, CA
www.ChicoBike.com