River Road 10-Mile Time Trial tomorrow at 6:00pm!

This will also be Stage #2 in this week's Dog Days Omnium!

Thursday, August 20th - River Road 10-Mile Time Trial - 6:00pm - 2nd Race of Dog Days Omnium - Registration opens at 5:40pm, with the first rider going off at 6:01pm. We will go in 1-minute intervals for this 5-miles out, 5-miles back, all-flat Time Trial. This classic Chico Time Trial course has been used for the last 29+ years. Come on out after work and give this one a shot! An extremely rough draft of this course can be found here - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/River-Road-10-Mile-TT-Course (yes, the course is really 10 miles, not 9.9). And if you look at the Elevation Profile......it might tell you why coming back always seems a bit tougher than going out! (Part of the 2009 Chico 10-Mile Time Trial Series!) (2nd Race Dog Days Omnium)

CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS IN THE 2009 CHICO 10-MILE TIME TRIAL SERIES:

Category "A" Men:
1. Steve Vickery 84 points
2. Ken Petruzzelli 68 points
3. Josh Rowe 67 points
4. Jeff Ochs 50 points
5. David Albrecht 38 points
6. Paul McIntyre 30 points
7. Greg Watkins 28 points
8. Josh Bullock 22 points
9. Tim Olson 16 points
10. Geno Gruber 12 points
10. Mike Painter 12 points
10. Mike Cordova 12 points
10. Rich Thurman 12 points
10. Jeff Galland 12 points
15. David Kyle 8 points
15. Weston Crumm 8 points
15. Jeff Tse 8 points
18. Eric Ayars 6 points
19. Anthony Ferretti 3 points

Women's Category:
1. Joanne Gilchrist 142 points
2. Michelle Nye 94 points
3. Margaret Jones 34 points
4. Kim Lange 22 points
4. Michelle Rossman 22 points
4. Katelyn Nye 22 points
7. Megan Murphy 11 points
8. Terri LaViolette 10 points
8. Emily Fisher 10 points
10. Mary Reyes 9 points
11. Caryn Jones 8 points
12. Megan Kurtz 7 points
13. Vashty Kyle 6 points
14. Jen Mojica 4 points
15. Wendy Souza 3 points
16. Christine Lewis 3 points
17. Claudia Avalos 3 points

Women's Masters 45+ Category:
1. Jeanne O'regan 82 points
2. Darlene Henderson 68 points
2. Kim Agur 68 points
4. Elizabeth Brent 40 points
5. Margaret Bomberg 35 points
6. Sue Kamrar 30 points
7. Mary Ann Bachus 24 points
8. Teresa Kludt 12 points
8. Kate Cavell 12 points
10. Susan Clavey 11 points
11. Janine Rood 10 points
12. Anne Yates 8 points
12. Grace Twedt 8 points
14. Lorna Andrette 6 points
14. Teresa Long 6 points
16. Leslie Clavey 4 points
17. Heather Miller 3 points

Category "B" Men:
1. David Dura 106 points
2. Jeff Nye 94 points
3. Joaquin Garcia 24 points
4. Michael Dufresne 20 points
5. Brooks Biertumpfel 16 points
6. Andy Grayson 12 points
6. Brian Strukan 12 points
6. Matt Carlson 12 points
9. Scott Heather 10 points
9. Don Curtis 10 points
9. Ferdinand Batatan 10 points
9. Jeff Via 10 points
9. Pat Beckley 10 points
14. Ray Bransky 8 points
14. Shawn Hughes 8 points
16. Jeff Davis 6 points

Men's Masters 45+ Category:
1. Jim Greenlee 178 points
2. Tom Murphy 116 points
3. Roy Holley 62 points
4. Tom Tucker 58 points
5. Kenny Price 38 points
6. Hal Tacker 32 points
7. Rogelio Barrera 24 points
8. John Cronin 10 points
8. Joe Sanders 10 points
8. Charlie Pelton 10 points
11. Clay Johnson 8 points

Men's Masters 55+ Category:
1. Jim Mensching 230 points
2. Mike Trowbridge 72 points
3. Skip Lees 70 points
4. Walt Schafer 30 points
5. Dan Spencer 28 points
5. Kerry Maxwell 28 points
7. Clayton Anderson 16 points
7. James Gilchrist 16 points
9. Bill Brent 10 points
10. Gary Fowler 8 points

Junior Men's Category:
1. Ben Mallory 84 points
2. Jesse Mallory 42 points
3. Kevin Nye 28 points
4. Darius Vixie 16 points
5. David Watkins 12 points
5. Samuel Bransky 12 points
7. Bernie Huffrogge 9 points
8. Anthony Costello 8 points
9. Jonny Pierson 6 points
10. Nicolas King 4 points
11. Jeff Weisener 3 points
12. Johnny Borg 3 points

TEAM TIME TRIAL DIVISION:
1. Geno & Creighton Gruber 12 points

Merckx Division:
1. Tom Murphy 109 points
2. Jeff Nye 72 points
3. Josh Rowe 60 points
4. Mike Trowbridge 54 points
5. Ben Mallory 46 points
5. Skip Lees 46 points
7. Kenny Price 44 points
8. Joaquin Garcia 16 points
8. Jesse Mallory 16 points
10. Clayton Anderson 13 points
10. Kevin Nye 13 points
12. Andy Grayson 12 points
12. Mike Painter 12 points
12. Matt Carlson 12 points
12. Tim Olson 12 points
12. Weston Crumm 12 points
17. Don Curtis 10 points
17. Brian Strukan 10 points
17. Clay Johnson 10 points
17. Joe Sanders 10 points
17. Jeff Via 10 points
17. Michael Dufresne 10 points
17. David Albrecht 10 points
24. David Watkins 8 points
24. Ray Bransky 8 points
24. Gary Fowler 8 points
27. Samuel Bransky 6 points
27. Darius Vixie 6 points
27. Bernie Huffrogge 6 points
30. John Cronin 4 points
30. Bill Brent 4 points
32. Anthony Costello 3 points
33. Jonny Pierson 3 points
34. Nicolas King 3 points
35. Jeff Weisener 3 points
36. Johnny Borg 3 points

INFORMATION REGARDING THE 2009 CHICO 10-MILE TIME TRIAL SERIES:

1. There will be more than 1 course used for this year's 10-Mile Time Trial Series. The courses will be scattered around the Chico area - Chico River Road, River Road, Aguas Frias Road, 7-Mile Lane, Lassen Road, Meridian Road and others to be announced as the weeks go on. The idea is to get a feel for the various 10-Mile TT routes around the area.....and just to challenge yourself a bit! Many of these Time Trials will be on Thursday evenings at 6:00PM - however, there may be a few that are thrown in on a different weeknight - or on the weekend. ALL of these Time Trials will be flat to fairly flat. Most of the Thursday Night 10-Mile Time Trials WILL count towards the Series Overall Standings. (There will be a 25-Mile TT Series, as well as a 6-Mile TT Series, announced soon).

2. ALL riders must sign in this year - Like all the events so far this year, you just need to sign in at the start in order to enter the event. And, as usual in these Time Trials, we will be going in 1-minute Intervals. Again, donations are always accepted and appreciated - but all of the events are FREE!

3. Rain and Wind will not cancel the Time Trials, unless specified by the Race Director. However, crudy air conditions(ex. - last year's Humboldt Fire) will cancel them.

4. Helmets are MANDATORY! So, please....please.....wear your helmet! Please!! AND - Yes, Aero Equipment is allowed!! So.....wear an aero helmet!! Or just a regular one!!

5. All are welcome - you don't have to do the Series - just come on out and give one or two of these events a shot! It's amazing what kind of workout you can get in during a 20 to 45 minute 10-Mile Time Trial! And it's just you against the clock!!

6. Points are used to calculate the Overall Standings in this particular Series(makes it easier for the promoter - sorry!). The point breakdown is as follows: 10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1-1, with an additional 2 points being given to each participant who completes each event. So, 10 points goes to the winner, 8 points goes to 2nd place, 6 points goes to 3rd place and so on.........everyone who finishes 6th or beyond gets 1-point for completing the event. The rider with the MOST points at the end of the Series wins the Overall Title - and the Chico 10-MIle Time Trial Series Championship Trophy, plus whatever goodies we can give you. Points will be broken down by Category. Once you enter and finish an event, you are entered in the Series.

7. The following Categories are eligible for a Series Championship Trophy:

Merckxian Category - NO aero equipment!
Category "A" Men
Women's Category
Women's Masters 45+ Category
Category "B" Men
Men's Masters 45+ Category
Men's Masters 55+ Category
Junior Men
(If the numbers allow it, more Categories will be added!) (Can not enter more than 2 Categories per event).

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). And, as usual, the Series Organizer reserves the right to re-classify you at any time(within reason and with plenty of notice though.....this isn't the UCI!!!)

8. Finally, remember - these Time Trial 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. 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 race 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!

9. Some articles on 10-Mile Time Trial Training & History:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_time_trial

http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/timetrials/training-for-a-10-mile-time-trial/

http://www.addiscombe.org/time_trial/time_trial.htm

http://www.bike-tt.clanwest.com/history.htm

http://www.flammerouge.je/content/3_factsheets/constant/ttstrat.htm

Hope to see you out there!!

Rodney............
Team Chico & R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, CA