Tuesday Night's Airport Criterium Results................

Sorry for the delay in getting these results out - my computer had an issue with me, but it seems to have been resolved! Sorry once again for the delay:

Hi Everyone!! Although the conditions outside on Tuesday(and Wednesday!) night were very hot, we still had a great turnout for the Tuesday Night Airport Criterium - and quite a few spectators too!! Thank you ALL for coming out to these little events - I sure appreciate all of your participation!!

I want to give a MASSIVE Thank You to our Mentors in the Category "C" races too - without your help, these riders would not be developing nearly as quickly as they have, and they're having a blast with y'all in the race with them too!!! Nothing like on-the-bike coaching to develop you as a rider! Thank you all!! And for those who haven't been there to check out the Category "C" races, you're missing out on some great racing action with these young folks!!! They are FAST!!!!! Who knows - you could be watching a future cycling champion out there!!!! Right now, kids aging in range from 6 to 16 are racing the Category "C" races! Thank you to the Moms & Dads out there too for introducing them to this bicycling stuff!!

For some videos of the Tuesday Night Criterium finishes, please visit:

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

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 14th CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. Mike Cordova (7 points + 23 Prime Points + 1 = 31 points)
2. David Albrecht (5 points + 12 Prime Points + 1 = 18 points)
3. Greg Golet (4 points + 1 = 5 points)
4. Scott Heather (3 points + 1 = 4 points)
5. Mike Trowbridge (2 points + 2 Prime Points + 1 = 5 points)
6. Roy Steves (1 point + 1 = 2 points)
7. Jim Roberts 1 point
Pack Finish:
Anthony Ferretti (18 Prime Points + 1 = 19 points)
Jeff Galland 1 point
Janeen Thorpe 1 point
Brad Foster 1 point
Mike Smith 1 point
Weston Crumm 1 point
Kyle Hartelt 1 point
Eric Ayars 1 point

CATEGORY "B" RESULTS FROM THE JULY 14th CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. Shawn Hughes (7 points + 24 Prime Points + 1 = 32 points)
2. Tom Embree (5 points + 6 Prime Points + 1 = 12 points)
3. Matt Itamura (4 points + 12 Prime Points + 1 = 17 points)
4. Jeff Nye (3 points + 2 Prime Points + 1 = 6 points)
5. Charlie Pelton (2 points + 6 Prime Points + 1 = 9 points)
6. Josh Rowe (1 point + 1 = 2 points)
7. Tom Murphy (2 Prime Points + 1 = 3 points)
8. Jim Mensching 1 point
9. Matt Davis 1 point
10. Jon Keyzer 1 point
Pack Finish:
Dan Spencer 1 point
Colin Moakley 1 point
Ben Mallory 1 point
Jesse Mallory 1 point
Gary Fowler 1 point
Brett Baker 1 point
Dallas Thorpe 1 point

WOMEN'S CATEGORY RESULTS FROM THE JULY 14th CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. Michelle Nye (7 points + 1 = 8 points)
2. Christine Roberts (5 points + 1 = 6 points)
3. Janeen Thorpe (4 points + 1 = 5 points)

CATEGORY "C" RACERS FROM THE JULY 14th 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)
Michele Thorpe (Age 14)
Caden Crumm (Age 8)
Stefan Ayars (Age 8)
Ryan Neuman (Age 9)
Leo Bromelow (Age 8)
Jemma Ochs (Age 9)
Shannon Moakley (Age 7)
Liam Davis (Age 7)
Winner of the Water Bottle Prime #1 = Dylan Golet
Winner of the Water Bottle Prime #2 = Kevin Nye
Winner of the Water Bottle Prime #3 = Kyle Golet
Winner of the Water Bottle Prime #4 = Katelyn Nye
Winner of the Water Bottle Prime #5 = Michele Thorpe
Winner of the Water Bottle Prime #6 = Caden Crumm
Winner of the Water Bottle Prime #7 = Katelyn Nye
Winner of the Final Sprint Prize = Katelyn Nye

AND A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR MENTORS FOR THE "C" CATEGORY RACE:
Jim Mensching
Tom Embree
Mike Trowbridge
Colin Moakley
Eric Ayars
Jeff Galland
Michelle Nye
Jeff Nye
Weston Crumm
Greg Golet
Charlie Pelton
Shawn Hughes
Jeff Ochs
Mike Cordova
Janeen Thorpe

2009 CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM SERIES CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS:

CATEGORY "A" OVERALL:
1. David Albrecht 408 points
2. Jeff Galland 312 points
3. Mike Trowbridge 160 points
4. Greg Golet 157 points
5. Mike Smith 118 points
6. Roy Steves 115 points
7. Mike Cordova 95 points
8. Alex Blease 83 points
9. Anthony Ferretti 65 points
10. Mike Painter 61 points
11. Tim Creswell 57 points
12. Scott Heather 52 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 30 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 22 points
24. Pedro Brown 19 points
25. Geno Gruber 13 points
25. Ryan Olson 13 points
27. Tyler Honeyman 11 points
27. Michael Dufresne 11 points
29. Janeen Thorpe 10 points (2nd Place Woman in Category "A")
29. Charlie Dawson 10 points
29. Aren Timmel 10 points
32. Ethan Black 8 points
32. Paul McIntyre 8 points
34. Jim Roberts 7 points
34. Weston Crumm 7 points
34. Evan Carroll 7 points
34. Ben Bryant 7 points
34. 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. Eric Ayars 1 point
49. Mike Thorpe 1 point
50. Lindsay Myers 1 point
51. Jim Clark 1 point
52. Morgan Bonar 1 point
53. Dan Reymann 1 point
54. Kurt Haskins 1 point
55. Tom Embree 1 point

CATEGORY "B" OVERALL:
1. Shawn Hughes 369 points
2. Tom Embree 322 points
3. Charlie Pelton 249 points
4. Matt Itamura 217 points
5. Scott Heather 117 points
6. Frank Marinello 66 points
7. Tom Murphy 63 points
8. Michael Dufresne 60 points
9. Joe Schlesinger 56 points
10. Jim Mensching 53 points
11. Mike Crumm 52 points
12. David Klein 43 points
13. Jon Keyzer 31 points
13. Denny McKenney 31 points
15. Skip Lees 22 points
16. Colin Moakley 20 points
17. Dan Spencer 19 points
18. Greg Watkins 18 points
19. Matt Davis 17 points
19. Jim Clark 17 points
21. Ben Mallory 16 points
21. Mike Rodriguez 16 points
21. David Weathers 16 points
24. Alex Albrecht 15 points
25. Jeff Nye 14 points
25. Dain Melton 14 points
27. Gary Manwill 12 points
28. Bill Travers 11 points
29. Samuel Bransky 10 points
29. Ray Bransky 10 points
29. Matt Carlson 10 points
32. Clay Johnson 9 points
32. Rob Glatthaar 9 points
34. BJ LaRossa 8 points
35. Christopher Cook 7 points
36. Gary Fowler 6 points
36. Adam Tischler 6 points
36. Kareem Speake 6 points
39. Walt Schafer 5 points
39. John Wiesinger 5 points
39. Sandy Speake 5 points
39. Jeff Ochs 5 points
43. Josh Rowe 4 points
43. David Dura 4 points
43. 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. 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
59. Brett Baker 1 point
60. Jamison Watts 1 point
61. Greg Hollis 1 point
62. Leif Peterson 1 point
63. Steve Watson 1 point
64. Rich Hogan 1 point
65. Skip Latham 1 point
66. James Hefner 1 point
67. Clay Johnson 1 point
68. Ken Petruzzelli 1 point
69. Shawn Fisher 1 point
70. John D'Ewart 1 point
71. Johnny Jones 1 point
72. Greg Melton 1 point
73. Paul Begbie 1 point

WOMEN'S CATEGORY OVERALL:
1. Margaret Jones 88 points
2. Janine Rood 62 points
3. Lisa Martens 57 points
4. Caryn Jones 40 points
5. Michelle Nye 36 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. Christa Ritchey 14 points
12. Morgan Bonar 12 points
13. Christine Roberts 10 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