July 21st Chico Airport Criterium Results..............

Okay, below are the Category Results from Tuesday night's Airport Criterium, followed by the Current Overall Standings in the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series. And remember - the Results are always Preliminary for the first 24-hours after posting.......so if you see any corrections, additions, subtractions, deletions, etc., please let me know!

CATEGORY "A" RESULTS FROM THE JULY 21st CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. David Albrecht (7 points + 11 Prime Points + 1 = 19 points)
2. Jeff Galland (5 points + 1 = 6 points)
3. Greg Golet (4 points + 6 Prime Points + 1 = 11 points)
4. Mike Cordova (3 points + 19 Prime Points + 1 = 23 points)
5. Mike Painter (2 points + 4 Prime Points + 1 = 7 points)
6. Anthony Ferretti (1 point + 2 Prime Points + 1 = 4 points)
7. Mike Trowbridge 1 point
8. Roy Steves 1 point
9. Charlie Pelton 1 point
10. Scott Heather 1 point
11. Maggie Jones 1 point
Pack Finish:
Weston Crumm (6 Prime Points + 1 = 7 points)
Kyle Hartelt 1 point
Tim Creswell 1 point

CATEGORY "B" RESULTS FROM THE JULY 21st CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. Shawn Hughes (7 points + 6 Prime Points + 1 = 14 points)
2. Jon Keyzer (5 points + 1 = 6 points)
3. Jim Mensching (4 points + 1 = 5 points)
4. Tom Embree (3 points + 11 Prime Points + 1 = 15 points)
5. Matt Carlson (2 points + 4 Prime Points + 1 = 7 points)
6. Matt Davis (1 point + 1 Prime Point + 1 = 3 points)
7. Jeff Nye (6 Prime Points + 1 = 7 points)
8. Denny McKenney 1 point
9. Tom Murphy (2 Prime Points + 1 = 3 points)
10. Josh Rowe (12 Prime Points + 1 = 13 points)
Pack Finish:
Matt Itamura (5 Prime Points + 1 = 6 points)
Gary Manwill 1 point
Jamison Watts 1 point
Dan Spencer (2 Prime Points + 1 = 3 points)
Jeff Larsen 1 point
Ray Bransky 1 point

WOMEN'S CATEGORY RESULTS FROM THE JULY 21st CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. Michelle Nye (7 points + 1 = 8 points)
2. Christine Roberts (5 points + 1 = 6 points)
3. Maggie Jones (4 points + 1 = 5 points)
4. Caryn Jones (3 points + 1 = 4 points)

CATEGORY "C" RACERS FROM THE JULY 21st CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
Katelyn Nye (Age 14)
Krissie Mensching (Age 12)
Dylan Golet (Age 13)
Kyle Golet (Age 8)
Ben Golet (Age 10)
Kevin Nye (Age 12)
Leo Bromelow (Age 8)
Aliya Traficanti (Age 11)
Kaleb Traficanti (Age 8)
Chloe Davis (Age 10)
Creighton Gruber (Age 7)
Maddison Gruber (Age 10)
Ben Geise (Age 10)
Liam Davis (Age 8)
Winner of the Prime #1 = Dylan Golet
Winner of the Prime #2 = Aliya Traficanti
Winner of the Prime #3 = Kyle Golet
Winner of the Prime #4 = Dylan Golet
Winner of the Prime #5 = Leo Bromelow
Winner of the Prime #6 = Kyle Golet
Winner of the Prime #7 = Ben Geise
Winner of the Final Sprint Prize = Dylan Golet

AND A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR MENTORS FOR THE "C" CATEGORY RACE:
Jim Mensching
Brad Geise
Mike Cordova
Greg Golet
Tim Creswell
Anthony Ferretti
Ray Bransky
Shawn Hughes

2009 CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM SERIES CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS:

CATEGORY "A" OVERALL:
1. David Albrecht 427 points
2. Jeff Galland 318 points
3. Greg Golet 168 points
4. Mike Trowbridge 161 points
5. Mike Cordova 118 points
5. Mike Smith 118 points
7. Roy Steves 116 points
8. Alex Blease 83 points
9. Anthony Ferretti 69 points
10. Mike Painter 68 points
11. Tim Creswell 58 points
12. Scott Heather 53 points
13. Josh Bullock 49 points
14. Paul Sajben 45 points
14. Kevin Speacht 45 points
16. James Plummer 39 points
17. Michael Jasinski 33 points
18. Margaret Jones 31 points (1st Place Woman in Category "A")
19. Brad Foster 28 points
19. Jeff Ochs 28 points
21. Steve Vickery 25 points
22. Rob Bishop 24 points
23. Kyle Hartelt 23 points
24. Pedro Brown 19 points
25. Weston Crumm 14 points
26. Geno Gruber 13 points
26. Ryan Olson 13 points
28. Tyler Honeyman 11 points
28. Michael Dufresne 11 points
30. Janeen Thorpe 10 points (2nd Place Woman in Category "A")
30. Charlie Dawson 10 points
30. Aren Timmel 10 points
33. Ethan Black 8 points
33. Paul McIntyre 8 points
35. Jim Roberts 7 points
35. Evan Carroll 7 points
35. Ben Bryant 7 points
35. Dave Berman 7 points
39. Greg Melton 5 points
40. Kenny Price 4 points
40. Jason Ziegenhirt 4 points
40. Jesse Rushing 4 points
43. David Kyle 3 points
43. CJ Humphries 3 points
43. Randy Moon 3 points
43. Mike Castaldo 3 points
47. Dain Melton 2 points
48. Charlie Pelton 1 point
49. Eric Ayars 1 point
50. Mike Thorpe 1 point
51. Lindsay Myers 1 point
52. Jim Clark 1 point
53. Morgan Bonar 1 point
54. Dan Reymann 1 point
55. Kurt Haskins 1 point
56. Tom Embree 1 point

CATEGORY "B" OVERALL:
1. Shawn Hughes 383 points
2. Tom Embree 337 points
3. Charlie Pelton 249 points
4. Matt Itamura 223 points
5. Scott Heather 117 points
6. Tom Murphy 66 points
6. Frank Marinello 66 points
8. Michael Dufresne 60 points
9. Jim Mensching 58 points
10. Joe Schlesinger 56 points
11. Mike Crumm 52 points
12. David Klein 43 points
13. Jon Keyzer 37 points
14. Denny McKenney 32 points
15. Dan Spencer 22 points
15. Skip Lees 22 points
17. Jeff Nye 21 points
18. Matt Davis 20 points
18. Colin Moakley 20 points
20. Greg Watkins 18 points
21. Matt Carlson 17 points
21. Josh Rowe 17 points
21. Jim Clark 17 points
24. Ben Mallory 16 points
24. Mike Rodriguez 16 points
24. David Weathers 16 points
27. Alex Albrecht 15 points
28. Dain Melton 14 points
29. Gary Manwill 13 points
30. Ray Bransky 11 points
30. Bill Travers 11 points
32. Samuel Bransky 10 points
33. Clay Johnson 9 points
33. Rob Glatthaar 9 points
35. BJ LaRossa 8 points
36. Christopher Cook 7 points
37. Gary Fowler 6 points
37. Adam Tischler 6 points
37. Kareem Speake 6 points
40. Walt Schafer 5 points
40. John Wiesinger 5 points
40. Sandy Speake 5 points
40. Jeff Ochs 5 points
44. David Dura 4 points
44. Brian Strukan 4 points
46. Rylan Gustafson 3 points
46. Lawrence Livermore 3 points
46. Joshua Pasos 3 points
46. Derek Moffitt 3 points
46. Darrin Reichel 3 points
46. James Gilchrist 3 points
46. Jeff Davis 3 points
53. Jamison Watts 2 points
53. Jesse Mallory 2 points
53. Dallas Thorpe 2 points
53. Marcos Ramirez 2 points
53. Charlie Geshekter 2 points
53. Steve Kodad 2 points
53. Mark Hendry 2 points
60. Jeff Larsen 1 point
61. Brett Baker 1 point
62. Greg Hollis 1 point
63. Leif Peterson 1 point
64. Steve Watson 1 point
65. Rich Hogan 1 point
66. Skip Latham 1 point
67. James Hefner 1 point
68. Clay Johnson 1 point
69. Ken Petruzzelli 1 point
70. Shawn Fisher 1 point
71. John D'Ewart 1 point
72. Johnny Jones 1 point
73. Greg Melton 1 point
74. Paul Begbie 1 point

WOMEN'S CATEGORY OVERALL:
1. Margaret Jones 93 points
2. Janine Rood 62 points
3. Lisa Martens 57 points
4. Caryn Jones 44 points
4. Michelle Nye 44 points
6. Janeen Thorpe 33 points
6. Tracy Berman 33 points
8. Jenn Gruber 32 points
9. Michelle Rossman 24 points
10. Forough Molina 21 points
11. Christine Roberts 16 points
12. Christa Ritchey 14 points
13. Morgan Bonar 12 points
14. Ashley Erickson 8 points
14. Brenda Cranford 8 points
16. Lindsay Myers 6 points
17. Michelle Thorpe 3 points
18. Amy Dawson 2 points
18. Shirley Huffman 2 points
20. Lori Cox 1 point
21. Peggy Selkirk 1 point
22. Teresa Kludt 1 point
23. Kristen Schonauer 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 45-50 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. The Race Director reserves the right to DQ any rider for unsafe riding or unsportsmanlike conduct at ANY time. Also, PLEASE - NO colorful language will be used out there - especially with the little kids around watching the race(we have kids out there from ages 2 to 12 watching the racing action)!! ANY rider breaking these rules can be subject to Disqualification from - not only the race - but from the entire Series. So, please - just do what ya always do and just be cool!!!!

10. 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 Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA
www.ChicoBike.com