Friday Night Chico Airport Criterium - 6:00PM...........

FRIDAY, August 14th - FRIDAY Night Airport Criterium - 6:00PM (As & Bs) & 7:00PM (Cs) - EXPECT LOTS OF POINT PRIMES!!! Registration normally opens at 5:45pm on Convair avenue at the Airport - with the event starting promptly at 6:00pm. For the time being, we'll be using our standard Tuesday Night course starting/finishing at Convair Avenue - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Chico-Airport-Tuesday-Night-Crit-Course . Category "A" riders will go for 50 Minutes PLUS 3 laps, while Category "B" riders will go for 45 Minutes PLUS 3 laps - Women's Category picked separately. Lots of Point Primes offered in this one!! Must sign in and wear a helmet in order to compete. RAIN OR WET PAVEMENT WILL CANCEL THIS EVENT. (Part of the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series!)

**** One Note About This FRIDAY Night's Airport Criterium - August 14th - 7:00PM - will also have a Category "C" race going off at 7:00PM. The "C" race will be 20 minutes + 3 laps. If you are intimidated by the Criterium and/or the speeds out there, this is the Category to get a feel for what's going on without the crazy speeds. No other Category races will be on the course - just Category "C" - so you can get used to the course, etc. The event MAY be mentored as well, depending upon whether ANY Category "A" or highly-ranked Category "B" riders(basically, any top 10 riders in the Current Standings in the "B" Category) are available to mentor. A mentor basically sits in with your group during the race, giving you basic pointers and helpful advice to keep you safe, skilled and sound during the event - and for future events. Mentors must meet with me prior to the event - so, if you would like to volunteer to be a Criterium Mentor, see me at the race on Friday Night or e-mail me prior to the Event - lorrod7@comcast.net .

2009 CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM SERIES CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS:

CATEGORY "A" OVERALL:
1. David Albrecht 477 points
2. Jeff Galland 330 points
3. Greg Golet 210 points
4. Mike Trowbridge 168 points
5. Anthony Ferretti 154 points
6. Roy Steves 132 points
7. Kevin Speacht 123 points
8. Mike Smith 119 points
8. Mike Cordova 119 points
10. Josh Bullock 91 points
11. Alex Blease 87 points
12. Mike Painter 68 points
13. Tim Creswell 58 points
14. Scott Heather 54 points
15. Paul Sajben 49 points
16. James Plummer 39 points
17. Geno Gruber 35 points
18. Michael Jasinski 33 points
19. Brian Rouse 32 points
20. Steve Vickery 31 points
20. Margaret Jones 31 points (1st Place Woman in Category "A")
22. Jeff Ochs 30 points
23. Brad Foster 29 points
24. Charlie Pelton 24 points
24. Rob Bishop 24 points
26. Kyle Hartelt 23 points
27. Paul McIntyre 21 points
28. Pedro Brown 19 points
29. Mike Castaldo 15 points
30. Ryan Olson 14 points
30. Weston Crumm 14 points
32. Mike Thorpe 12 points
33. Tyler Honeyman 11 points
33. Michael Dufresne 11 points
35. Janeen Thorpe 10 points (2nd Place Woman in Category "A")
35. Charlie Dawson 10 points
35. 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. Greg Melton 5 points
45. David Kyle 4 points
45. Kenny Price 4 points
45. Jason Ziegenhirt 4 points
45. 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 533 points
2. Tom Embree 350 points
3. Charlie Pelton 249 points
4. Matt Itamura 244 points
5. Scott Heather 117 points
6. Jim Mensching 75 points
7. Tom Murphy 69 points
8. Jeff Nye 66 points
8. Frank Marinello 66 points
10. Josh Rowe 63 points
11. Michael Dufresne 60 points
12. Joe Schlesinger 57 points
13. Mike Crumm 53 points
14. Matt Davis 50 points
15. Jon Keyzer 48 points
16. David Klein 43 points
17. Denny McKenney 32 points
18. Gary Manwill 26 points
19. Colin Moakley 25 points
19. Matt Carlson 25 points
21. Greg Watkins 24 points
22. Dan Spencer 23 points
23. Skip Lees 22 points
23. Ben Mallory 22 points
25. Jim Clark 17 points
26. Mike Rodriguez 16 points
26. David Weathers 16 points
28. Samuel Bransky 15 points
28. Alex Albrecht 15 points
30. Dain Melton 14 points
31. Ray Bransky 13 points
32. Leif Peterson 12 points
32. Jesse Mallory 12 points
34. Bill Travers 11 points
35. Dallas Thorpe 9 points
35. Clay Johnson 9 points
35. Rob Glatthaar 9 points
38. Gary Fowler 8 points
38. BJ LaRossa 8 points
40. Christopher Cook 7 points
41. Jeff Larsen 6 points
41. Adam Tischler 6 points
41. Kareem Speake 6 points
44. Tripp Goldsberry 5 points
44. Barry DeWitt 5 points
44. Walt Schafer 5 points
44. John Wiesinger 5 points
44. Sandy Speake 5 points
44. Jeff Ochs 5 points
50. Steve Kodad 4 points
50. David Dura 4 points
50. Brian Strukan 4 points
53. Evan LeVang 3 points
53. Kevin Nye 3 points
53. Mark Wolford 3 points
53. Rylan Gustafson 3 points
53. Lawrence Livermore 3 points
53. Joshua Pasos 3 points
53. Derek Moffitt 3 points
53. Darrin Reichel 3 points
53. James Gilchrist 3 points
53. 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 155 points
2. Michelle Nye 94 points
3. Caryn Jones 78 points
4. Janine Rood 62 points
5. Lisa Martens 57 points
6. Forough Molina 47 points
7. Jenn Gruber 37 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. Robin Pelton 4 points
21. Shannon Moakley 4 points
23. Michelle Thorpe 3 points
24. Amy Dawson 2 points
24. Shirley Huffman 2 points
26. Lori Cox 1 point
27. Peggy Selkirk 1 point
28. Teresa Kludt 1 point
29. 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