August 11th Chico Airport Criterium Results.............

Okay, below are the Category Results from the August 11th Chico 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 August 11th CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. David Albrecht (7 points + 62 Prime Points + 1 = 70 points)
2. Paul Sajben (5 points + 1 = 6 points)
3. Anthony Ferretti (4 points + 1 = 5 points)
4. Mike Cordova (3 points + 1 = 4 points)
5. Greg Golet (2 points + 12 Prime Points + 1 = 15 points)
6. Mike Trowbridge (1 point + 1 = 2 points)
Pack Finish:
Geno Gruber (2 Prime Points + 1 = 3 points)
Maggie Jones 1 point
Mike Thorpe 1 point
Charlie Pelton 1 point
Janeen Thorpe 1 point
Ryan Olson 1 point
Mike Painter 1 point
David Kyle 1 point
Alex Blease 1 point

CATEGORY "B" RESULTS FROM THE August 11th CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. Jeff Ochs (7 points + 1 = 8 points)
2. Shawn Hughes (5 points + 26 Prime Points + 1 = 32 points)
3. Dallas Thorpe (4 points + 24 Prime Points + 1 = 29 points)
4. Josh Rowe (3 points + 12 Prime Points + 1 = 16 points)
5. Greg Watkins (2 points + 1 = 3 points)
6. Mike Crumm (1 point + 1 = 2 points)
7. Tom Embree 1 point
8. Evan LeVang 1 point
9. Jeff Larsen 1 point
10. Jim Mensching 1 point
11. Tom Murphy 1 point
12. Samuel Bransky 1 point
Pack Finish:
Dan Spencer 1 point
Denny McKenney 1 point
Colin Moakley 1 point
Barry DeWitt 1 point

WOMEN'S CATEGORY RESULTS FROM THE August 11th CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. Forough Molina (7 points + 1 = 8 points)
2. Caryn Jones (5 points + 3 Prime Points + 1 = 9 points)
3. Jenn Gruber (4 points + 2 Prime Points + 1 = 7 points)
4. Vashty Kyle (3 points + 1 = 4 points)
5. Maggie Jones (2 points + 1 = 3 points)

CATEGORY "C" RACERS FROM THE August 11th CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
Dylan Golet (Age 13)
Liam Davis (Age 8)
Chloe Davis (Age 10)
Krissie Mensching (Age 13)
Caden Crumm (Age 8)
David Watkins (Age 12)
Kyle Golet (Age 8)
Creighton Gruber (Age 7)
Michele Thorpe (Age 13)
Ben Golet (Age 10)
Aliya Traficante (Age 12)
Kaleb Traficante (Age 8)
Ethan Kyle (Age 7)
Ryan Neuman (Age 9)
Brandon Dudar
Erika Dudar
Winner of the Prime #1 = Brandon Dudar
Winner of the Prime #2 = Creighton Gruber
Winner of the Prime #3 = Ryan Neuman
Winner of the Prime #4 = Aliya Traficante
Winner of the Prime #5 = Dylan Golet
Winner of the Prime #6 = Krissie Mensching
Winner of the Final Sprint Prize = Dylan Golet

AND A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR MENTORS FOR THE "C" CATEGORY RACE:
Mark Wolford
Mike Cordova
Tom Murphy
David Albrecht
Geno Gruber
Maggie Jones
Greg Golet
Mike Crumm
Dallas Thorpe

2009 CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM SERIES CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS:

CATEGORY "A" OVERALL:
1. David Albrecht 547 points
2. Jeff Galland 330 points
3. Greg Golet 225 points
4. Mike Trowbridge 170 points
5. Anthony Ferretti 159 points
6. Roy Steves 132 points
7. Mike Cordova 123 points
7. Kevin Speacht 123 points
9. Mike Smith 119 points
10. Josh Bullock 91 points
11. Alex Blease 88 points
12. Mike Painter 69 points
13. Tim Creswell 58 points
14. Paul Sajben 55 points
15. Scott Heather 54 points
16. James Plummer 39 points
17. Geno Gruber 38 points
18. Michael Jasinski 33 points
19. Margaret Jones 32 points (1st Place Woman in Category "A")
19. Brian Rouse 32 points
21. Steve Vickery 31 points
22. Jeff Ochs 30 points
23. Brad Foster 29 points
24. Charlie Pelton 25 points
25. Rob Bishop 24 points
26. Kyle Hartelt 23 points
27. Paul McIntyre 21 points
28. Pedro Brown 19 points
29. Ryan Olson 15 points
29. Mike Castaldo 15 points
31. Weston Crumm 14 points
32. Mike Thorpe 13 points
33. Janeen Thorpe 11 points (2nd Place Woman in Category "A")
33. Tyler Honeyman 11 points
33. Michael Dufresne 11 points
36. Charlie Dawson 10 points
36. Aren Timmel 10 points
38. Dave Steindorf 9 points
39. Ethan Black 8 points
40. Jim Roberts 7 points
40. Evan Carroll 7 points
40. Ben Bryant 7 points
40. Dave Berman 7 points
44. David Kyle 5 points
44. Greg Melton 5 points
46. Kenny Price 4 points
46. Jason Ziegenhirt 4 points
46. Jesse Rushing 4 points
49. CJ Humphries 3 points
49. Randy Moon 3 points
51. Dain Melton 2 points
52. David Thorley 1 point
53. Eric Ayars 1 point
54. Lindsay Myers 1 point
55. Jim Clark 1 point
56. Morgan Bonar 1 point
57. Dan Reymann 1 point
58. Kurt Haskins 1 point
59. Tom Embree 1 point

CATEGORY "B" OVERALL:
1. Shawn Hughes 565 points
2. Tom Embree 351 points
3. Charlie Pelton 249 points
4. Matt Itamura 244 points
5. Scott Heather 117 points
6. Josh Rowe 79 points
7. Jim Mensching 76 points
8. Tom Murphy 70 points
9. Jeff Nye 66 points
9. Frank Marinello 66 points
11. Michael Dufresne 60 points
12. Joe Schlesinger 57 points
13. Mike Crumm 55 points
14. Matt Davis 50 points
15. Jon Keyzer 48 points
16. David Klein 43 points
17. Dallas Thorpe 38 points
18. Denny McKenney 33 points
19. Greg Watkins 27 points
20. Gary Manwill 26 points
20. Colin Moakley 26 points
22. Matt Carlson 25 points
23. Dan Spencer 24 points
24. Skip Lees 22 points
24. Ben Mallory 22 points
26. Jim Clark 17 points
27. Mike Rodriguez 16 points
27. David Weathers 16 points
27. Samuel Bransky 16 points
30. Alex Albrecht 15 points
31. Dain Melton 14 points
32. Jeff Ochs 13 points
32. Ray Bransky 13 points
34. Leif Peterson 12 points
34. Jesse Mallory 12 points
36. Bill Travers 11 points
37. Clay Johnson 9 points
37. Rob Glatthaar 9 points
39. Gary Fowler 8 points
39. BJ LaRossa 8 points
41. Jeff Larsen 7 points
41. Christopher Cook 7 points
43. Barry DeWitt 6 points
43. Adam Tischler 6 points
43. Kareem Speake 6 points
46. Tripp Goldsberry 5 points
46. Walt Schafer 5 points
46. John Wiesinger 5 points
46. Sandy Speake 5 points
50. Evan LeVang 4 points
50. Steve Kodad 4 points
50. David Dura 4 points
50. Brian Strukan 4 points
54. Kevin Nye 3 points
54. Mark Wolford 3 points
54. Rylan Gustafson 3 points
54. Lawrence Livermore 3 points
54. Joshua Pasos 3 points
54. Derek Moffitt 3 points
54. Darrin Reichel 3 points
54. James Gilchrist 3 points
54. Jeff Davis 3 points
63. Jamison Watts 2 points
63. Marcos Ramirez 2 points
63. Charlie Geshekter 2 points
63. Mark Hendry 2 points
67. Brett Baker 1 point
68. Greg Hollis 1 point
69. Steve Watson 1 point
70. Rich Hogan 1 point
71. Skip Latham 1 point
72. James Hefner 1 point
73. Clay Johnson 1 point
74. Ken Petruzzelli 1 point
75. Shawn Fisher 1 point
76. John D'Ewart 1 point
77. Johnny Jones 1 point
78. Greg Melton 1 point
79. Paul Begbie 1 point

WOMEN'S CATEGORY OVERALL:
1. Margaret Jones 158 points
2. Michelle Nye 94 points
3. Caryn Jones 87 points
4. Janine Rood 62 points
5. Lisa Martens 57 points
6. Forough Molina 55 points
7. Jenn Gruber 44 points
8. Janeen Thorpe 33 points
8. Tracy Berman 33 points
10. Jamie Batha 30 points
11. Sara Kallio 24 points
11. Michelle Rossman 24 points
13. Krissie Mensching 19 points
14. Christine Roberts 16 points
15. Christa Ritchey 14 points
16. Morgan Bonar 12 points
17. Aliya Traficante 11 points
18. Ashley Erickson 8 points
18. Brenda Cranford 8 points
20. Lindsay Myers 6 points
21. Vashty Kyle 4 points
21. Robin Pelton 4 points
21. Shannon Moakley 4 points
24. Michelle Thorpe 3 points
25. Amy Dawson 2 points
25. Shirley Huffman 2 points
27. Lori Cox 1 point
28. Peggy Selkirk 1 point
29. Teresa Kludt 1 point
30. 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