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

Hi Everyone!! We had another great turnout on Tuesday Night for the Chico Airport Criterium - I would like to thank ALL of you for coming out to these events and taking part or spectating!! Also, a HUGE thank you goes out to Steve Vickery and Madison Bear Garden for donating a Madison Bear Garden Jersey for the Category "C" race!!!! The winner of that jersey was Katelyn Nye - congratulations Katelyn!!!

We had some great racing action out there on Tuesday night - and the Category "C" race is continuing to raise eyebrows - we have some GREAT junior riders here in the Chico area!!!

For some video and photos of the Criterium, please visit:

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

We will be back out for the Chico Airport Criterium on Friday night - July 10th!!!

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 7th CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. Jeff Galland (7 points + 5 Prime Points + 1 = 13 points)
2. David Albrecht (5 points + 5 Prime Points + 1 = 11 points)
3. Greg Golet (4 points + 22 Prime Points + 1 = 27 points)
4. Paul Sajben (3 points + 2 Prime Points + 1 = 6 points)
5. Anthony Ferretti (2 points + 2 Prime Points + 1 = 5 points)
6. Scott Heather (1 point + 3 Prime Points + 1 = 5 points)
7. Mike Smith 1 point
8. Mike Trowbridge 1 point
Pack Finish:
Kyle Hartelt (2 Prime Points + 1 = 3 points)
Jim Roberts (5 Prime Points + 1 = 6 points)
Brad Foster (3 Prime Points + 1 = 4 points)
Maggie Jones 1 point
Janeen Thorpe 1 point
Jeff Ochs 1 point
Ryan Olson 1 point

CATEGORY "B" RESULTS FROM THE JULY 7th CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. Joe Schlesinger (7 points + 6 Prime Points + 1 = 14 points)
2. Tom Embree (5 points + 22 Prime Points + 1 = 28 points)
3. Greg Watkins (4 points + 1 = 5 points)
4. Charlie Pelton (3 points + 5 Prime Points + 1 = 9 points)
5. Gary Manwill (2 points + 1 = 3 points)
6. Josh Rowe (1 point + 1 = 2 points)
7. Jeff Nye 1 point
Pack Finish:
Jon Keyzer (5 Prime Points + 1 = 6 points)
Ben Mallory (2 Prime Points + 1 = 3 points)
Walt Schafer (3 Prime Points + 1 = 4 points)
Denny McKenney 1 point
Jesse Mallory 1 point
Jim Mensching 1 point
Skip Lees 1 point
John Wiesinger 1 point

WOMEN'S CATEGORY RESULTS FROM THE JULY 7th CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. Margaret Jones (7 points + 4 Prime Points + 1 = 12 points)
2. Janeen Thorpe (5 points + 4 Prime Points + 1 = 10 points)
3. Michelle Nye (4 points + 4 Prime Points + 1 = 9 points)
4. Christine Roberts (3 points + 1 = 4 points)
5. Forough Molina (2 points + 1 = 3 points)
6. Caryn Jones (1 point + 2 Prime Points + 1 = 4 points)

CATEGORY "C" RACERS FROM THE JULY 7th CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
Katelyn Nye (Age 14)
David Watkins (Age 12)
Ben Geise (Age 10)
Dylan Golet (Age 13)
Ben Golet (Age 10)
Chloe Mallory (Age 15)
Ben Mallory (Age 13)
Jesse Mallory (Age 15)
Ryan Neuman (Age 9)
Kyle Golet (Age 8)
Kevin Nye (Age 12)
Krissie Mensching (Age 12)
Quinn Olson (Age 6)
Davis Foster (Age 9)
Camille Davis (Age 11)
Leo Bromelow (Age 8)
Max Bromelow (Age 6)
Clayton Schnurr (Age 9)
Ava Schnurr (Age 7)
Marilyn Lees
Winner of the Water Bottle Prime #1 = Katelyn Nye
Winner of the Water Bottle Prime #2 = David Watkins
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 = David Watkins
Winner of the Water Bottle Prime #6 = Davis Foster
Winner of the Final Sprint Prize = Katelyn Nye

AND A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR MENTORS FOR THE "C" CATEGORY RACE:
Jim Mensching
Brad Foster
Charlie Pelton
Jeff Nye
Michelle Nye
Mike Trowbridge
Tom Embree
David Albrecht
Maggie Jones
Caryn Jones
Paul Sajben
Skip Lees
Brad Geise
Janine Rood

2009 CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM SERIES CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS:

CATEGORY "A" OVERALL:
1. David Albrecht 346 points
2. Jeff Galland 311 points
3. Greg Golet 152 points
4. Mike Trowbridge 136 points
5. Mike Smith 117 points
6. Roy Steves 113 points
7. Alex Blease 83 points
8. Mike Cordova 64 points
9. Tim Creswell 57 points
10. Mike Painter 50 points
11. Josh Bullock 49 points
12. Paul Sajben 45 points
12. Kevin Speacht 45 points
14. Scott Heather 42 points
15. James Plummer 39 points
16. Michael Jasinski 33 points
17. Anthony Ferretti 32 points
18. Margaret Jones 30 points (1st Place Woman in Category "A")
19. Jeff Ochs 28 points
20. Brad Foster 27 points
21. Steve Vickery 25 points
22. Rob Bishop 24 points
23. Pedro Brown 19 points
24. Kyle Hartelt 13 points
24. Ryan Olson 13 points
26. Geno Gruber 12 points
27. Tyler Honeyman 11 points
27. Michael Dufresne 11 points
29. Charlie Dawson 10 points
29. Aren Timmel 10 points
31. Janeen Thorpe 9 points
32. Ethan Black 8 points
32. Paul McIntyre 8 points
34. Evan Carroll 7 points
34. Ben Bryant 7 points
34. Dave Berman 7 points
37. Jim Roberts 6 points
37. Weston Crumm 6 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. Mike Thorpe 1 point
49. Lindsay Myers 1 point
50. Jim Clark 1 point
51. Morgan Bonar 1 point
52. Dan Reymann 1 point
53. Kurt Haskins 1 point
54. Tom Embree 1 point

CATEGORY "B" OVERALL:
1. Shawn Hughes 337 points
2. Tom Embree 298 points
3. Charlie Pelton 240 points
4. Matt Itamura 193 points
5. Scott Heather 117 points
6. Frank Marinello 66 points
7. Michael Dufresne 60 points
8. Joe Schlesinger 56 points
9. Mike Crumm 52 points
10. David Klein 43 points
11. Tom Murphy 41 points
12. Jim Mensching 37 points
13. Denny McKenney 31 points
14. Jon Keyzer 29 points
15. Skip Lees 21 points
16. Greg Watkins 18 points
16. Dan Spencer 18 points
18. Jim Clark 17 points
18. Colin Moakley 17 points
20. Matt Davis 16 points
20. Mike Rodriguez 16 points
20. David Weathers 16 points
23. Alex Albrecht 15 points
24. Dain Melton 14 points
25. Gary Manwill 12 points
26. Bill Travers 11 points
27. Samuel Bransky 10 points
27. Ray Bransky 10 points
27. Matt Carlson 10 points
30. Clay Johnson 9 points
30. Rob Glatthaar 9 points
32. Jeff Nye 8 points
32. BJ LaRossa 8 points
34. Christopher Cook 7 points
35. Adam Tischler 6 points
35. Kareem Speake 6 points
37. Walt Schafer 5 points
37. John Wiesinger 5 points
37. Gary Fowler 5 points
37. Sandy Speake 5 points
37. Jeff Ochs 5 points
42. Ben Mallory 4 points
42. David Dura 4 points
42. Brian Strukan 4 points
45. Rylan Gustafson 3 points
45. Lawrence Livermore 3 points
45. Joshua Pasos 3 points
45. Derek Moffitt 3 points
45. Darrin Reichel 3 points
45. James Gilchrist 3 points
45. Jeff Davis 3 points
52. Josh Rowe 2 points
52. Marcos Ramirez 2 points
52. Charlie Geshekter 2 points
52. Steve Kodad 2 points
52. Mark Hendry 2 points
57. Jesse Mallory 1 point
58. Jamison Watts 1 point
59. Greg Hollis 1 point
60. Leif Peterson 1 point
61. Dallas Thorpe 1 point
62. Steve Watson 1 point
63. Rich Hogan 1 point
64. Skip Latham 1 point
65. James Hefner 1 point
66. Clay Johnson 1 point
67. Ken Petruzzelli 1 point
68. Shawn Fisher 1 point
69. John D'Ewart 1 point
70. Johnny Jones 1 point
71. Greg Melton 1 point
72. Paul Begbie 1 point

WOMEN'S CATEGORY OVERALL:
1. Margaret Jones 92 points
2. Lisa Martens 57 points
3. Caryn Jones 42 points
4. Janine Rood 36 points
5. Tracy Berman 33 points
6. Jenn Gruber 32 points
7. Janeen Thorpe 28 points
7. Michelle Nye 28 points
9. Forough Molina 21 points
10. Michelle Rossman 18 points
11. Christa Ritchey 14 points
12. Morgan Bonar 12 points
13. Ashley Erickson 8 points
13. Brenda Cranford 8 points
15. Lindsay Myers 6 points
16. Christine Roberts 4 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