Today's Jonesville Uphill Time Trial Results..............

Beautiful weather and cool temperatures greeted the riders this morning for the Lomo To Jonesville Time Trial up by Butte Meadows today - this was also the LAST race in the Butte Hill Climb Time Trial Series! This 10.2 mile Category 1 climb with approximately 2,000 feet of climbing ended the Series today - and man, what a course up there!! We'll be back for this Time Trial in May 2010 - but in the meantime, the Jonesville Road Race is on June 7th! -

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Jonesville-Road-Race-June-2009

35.5 Miles.................6,000+ feet of climbing!

Registration will open at 7:30am at the bottom of Humboldt Road here in Chico(right next to Stilson Canyon Road), with the "A" Category race starting at 8:00AM - and the "B" Category race starting at 8:02AM. This is a Trophy Event and is Race #2 in the 2009 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series.

I would like to give a HUGE Thank You again to Gary Fowler for starting the riders off again this morning - his help during this Series was invaluable, and I can't tell you how much I appreciate him and all of the other riders who helped start the riders off on these Hill Climb Time Trials - thank you all!!!

Below are the Combined Results from this morning's Jonesville Time Trial - and below that are the Category Results from this morning's TT.....and the Final Overall Standings in the Butte Hill Climb Time Trial Series. We will be having a Trophy Ceremony this week for this Series, so stay tuned for details!! (Trophies go 3-deep in EACH Category).

COMBINED RESULTS FROM THE MAY 24th JONESVILLE TIME TRIAL:
1. Rich Thurman 34:04
2. Greg Golet 34:51
3. Brad Foster 36:45 (Happy Birthday Brad!!!)
4. Elizabeth Brent 42:54 (1st Place Woman!!!)
5. Mike Crumm 43:02
6. Jeanne O'Regan 43:04
7. Brian Ray 44:16
8. Gary Fowler 46:00
9. Sue Kamrar 46:26
10. Jeff Davis 48:46
11. Jim Mensching 49:46
12. Joanne Gilchrist 49:47
13. Renee Fiack 57:12

RESULTS BY CATEGORY FROM THE MAY 24th JONESVILLE TIME TRIAL:

MEN'S CATEGORY "A":
1. Rich Thurman 34:04 (30 points + 3 = 33 points)
2. Greg Golet 34:51 (26 points + 3 = 29 points)
3. Brad Foster 36:45 (24 points + 3 = 27 points)

WOMEN'S CATEGORY:
1. Sue Kamrar 46:26 (30 points + 3 = 33 points)
2. Joanne Gilchrist 49:47 (26 points + 3 = 29 points)
3. Renee Fiack 57:12 (24 points + 3 = 27 points)

WOMEN'S MASTERS 50+ CATEGORY:
1. Elizabeth Brent 42:54 (30 points + 3 = 33 points)
2. Jeanne O'Regan 43:04 (26 points + 3 = 29 points)

MEN'S CATEGORY "B":
1. Brian Ray 44:16 (30 points + 3 = 33 points)
2. Jeff Davis 48:46 (26 points + 3 = 29 points)

MEN'S MASTERS 50+ CATEGORY:
1. Mike Crumm 43:02 (30 points + 3 = 33 points)
2. Gary Fowler 46:00 (26 points + 3 + 5 = 34 points)

MEN'S MASTERS 60+ CATEGORY:
1. Jim Mensching 49:46 (30 points + 3 = 33 points)

CLYDESDALE CATEGORY:
No competitors. :(

AND........THE FINAL OVERALL STANDINGS IN THE BUTTE HILL CLIMB TIME TRIAL SERIES AFTER ALL 10 EVENTS:

MEN'S CATEGORY "A":
1. Greg Golet 17 points + 15 points + 19 points + 21 points + 21 points + 25 points + 33 points + 33 points + 29 points = 213 points
2. Rich Thurman 19 points + 17 points + 23 points + 23 points + 27 points + 29 points + 27 points + 33 points = 198 points
3. Jim Roberts 15 points + 13 points + 9 points + 23 points + 15 points + 17 points + 19 points + 29 points = 140 points
4. Jesse Rushing 19 points + 15 points + 27 points + 27 points + 23 points + 27 points = 138 points
5. Brad Foster 11 points + 11 points + 13 points + 19 points + 23 points + 27 points = 104 points
6. Aren Timmel 13 points + 23 points + 33 points + 29 points = 98 points
7. Mike Smith 7 points + 13 points + 17 points + 25 points = 62 points
8. Rob Bishop 19 points + 27 points = 46 points
9. Nathan Younie 7 points + 4 points + 5 points + 15 points + 11 points = 42 points
10. Mike Cordova 11 points + 11 points + 19 points = 41 points
11. Joe Shelburne 5 points + 25 points = 30 points
12. Steve Vickery 5 points + 21 points = 26 points
13. Ethan Black 23 points
13. Tim Olson 23 points
15. Sean Molina 21 points
15. Jason Ziegenhirt 21 points
17. Mike Painter 9 points + 9 points = 18 points
18. Josh Bullock 17 points
18. David Albrecht 17 points
20. Bryan Larson 13 points
21. Greg Watkins 4 points + 4 points + 4 points = 12 points
22. Sean Dugan 9 points
22. Jeff Galland 9 points
24. JP Bergmann 7 points
24. James Plummer 7 points
26. Eric Ayars 5 points

WOMEN'S CATEGORY:
1. Christine Roberts 23 points + 23 points + 27 points + 27 points + 23 points + 29 points + 33 points = 185 points
2. Renee Fiack 19 points + 23 points + 23 points + 21 points + 33 points + 23 points + 27 points = 169 points
3. Sue Kamrar 19 points + 27 points + 33 points = 79 points
4. Joanne Gilchrist 17 points + 25 points + 29 points = 71 points
3. Margaret Jones 19 points + 19 points + 23 points = 61 points
4. Diann Harger 17 points + 17 points + 13 points = 47 points
7. Forough Molina 33 points
8. Lindsay Myers 27 points
9. Laurie Gallagher 21 points
9. Meagan Yates 21 points
11. Caryn Jones 17 points
12. Jenn Haffner 15 points
12. Tammy Watkins 15 points
14. Peggy Selkirk 5 points
15. Lori Cox 5 points

WOMEN'S MASTERS 50+ CATEGORY:
1. Jeanne O'Regan 23 points + 23 points + 27 points + 23 points + 33 points + 29 points + 29 points = 187 points
2. Elizabeth Brent 19 points + 33 points + 33 points = 85 points
3. Mik Ruga 31 points
4. Teresa Kludt 27 points

MEN'S CATEGORY "B":
1. Jim Greenlee 23 points + 23 points + 23 points + 27 points + 27 points + 27 points + 33 points + 33 points = 216 points
2. Jeff Davis 9 points + 9 points + 13 points + 17 points + 15 points + 15 points + 21 points + 25 points + 29 points + 29 points = 182 points
3. John Touchette 15 points + 17 points + 19 points + 23 points + 23 points + 23 points + 33 points = 153 points
4. Samuel Bransky 17 points + 21 points + 21 points + 19 points + 29 points = 107 points
5. Charlie Pelton 11 points + 15 points + 17 points + 21 points + 29 points = 93 points
6. Ray Bransky 7 points + 11 points + 19 points + 13 points + 13 points + 23 points = 86 points
7. David Dura 7 points + 15 points + 13 points + 23 points + 27 points = 85 points
8. Clay Johnson 19 points + 19 points + 25 points = 63 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. Brian Ray 33 points
12. Frank Marinello 27 points
13. Andrew Merchant 4 points + 5 points + 5 points + 5 points = 19 points
14. Shawn Hughes 17 points
14. Andy Grayson 17 points
16. Alex Roberson 13 points
17. David Watkins 4 points + 4 points + 4 points = 12 points
18. Jeff Ochs 11 points
19. Joseph Lee 9 points
20. Dennis Schmidt 4 points + 4 points = 8 points
21. Matt Itamura 4 points

MEN'S MASTERS 50+ CATEGORY:
1. Mike Crumm 23 points + 23 points + 23 points + 27 points + 23 points + 33 points + 33 points
33 points + 33 points = 251 points
2. Gary Fowler 11 points + 22 points + 28 points + 27 points + 26 points + 34 points + 23 points + 34 points = 204 points
3. Bill Brent 19 points + 27 points + 27 points = 73 points
4. John D'ewart 13 points + 19 points + 15 points + 23 points = 70 points
5. Lee Altier 19 points + 30 points = 49 points
6. Steve O'Bryan 9 points + 17 points = 26 points
7. Greg Kallio 17 points
8. Dan Dominguez 15 points

MEN'S MASTERS 60+ CATEGORY:
1. Jim Mensching 17 points + 17 points + 17 points + 23 points + 21 points + 33 points + 33 points + 33 points + 33 points = 227 points
2. Jay Rawlins 23 points + 19 points + 19 points + 27 points + 27 points + 23 points = 138 points
3. Skip Lees 15 points + 21 points + 23 points + 19 points + 29 points + 29 points = 136 points
4. Walt Schafer 19 points + 23 points + 23 points + 27 points = 92 points

CLYDESDALE CATEGORY:
1. Tom Embree 23 points + 23 points + 23 points + 27 points + 27 points + 27 points + 29 points + 33 points = 212 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 - COMPLETED!
Forest Ranch to Lomo - May 16 - Cat. 1(starts at Forest Ranch Store; ends at entrance to Butte Meadows) - COMPLETED!
Lomo to Jonesville TT - May 24 - Cat. 1 (starts at Hwy. 32 at entrance to Butte Meadows; ends at the snowmobile parking lot) - COMPLETED!

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