Tonight's Chico Airport Criterium Results..............

Wow!!! Tonight's Airport Criterium was the biggest turn-out of riders and spectators we've ever had - thank you ALL for coming out to this one!! In all, we had a total of 74 riders taking part in tonight's events!!! Tonight's event was the 1st Stage in this week's Dog Days Omnium - and was also worth Double Points in the 2009 Chico Airport Criterium Series. For some photos and videos of tonight's event, please visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chicovelo/

I will have the Current Standings in the Dog Days Omnium out in just a little bit - but first, I wanted to give you the Results from tonight. Also, the "C" Category Kids Events are following a Series Points format for the next few weeks - and trophies will be awarded to the winners in each Category(Male rides from age 11 to 16........male riders age 10 and younger........female riders from age 11 to 16......and female riders age 10 and younger). (Remember - it's a work-in-progress, so be patient with me!!).

Okay, below are the Category Results from tonight's 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 18th CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. Kevin Speacht (14 points + 40 Prime Points + 2 = 56 points)
2. David Albrecht (10 points + 40 Prime Points + 2 = 52 points)
3. Anthony Ferretti (8 points + 20 Prime Points + 2 = 30 points)
4. David Kyle (6 points + 2 = 8 points)
5. Mike Castaldo (4 points + 2 = 6 points)
6. Greg Golet (2 points + 2 = 4 points)
7. Scott Heather 2 points
8. Rob Bishop (20 Prime Points + 2 = 22 points)
9. Jeff Seyfried 2 points
10. Mike Thorpe 2 points
11. Mike Trowbridge (30 Prime Points + 2 = 32 points)
12. Sean Molina 2 points
13. Jeff Galland 2 points
14. Robin Van Valkenburgh 2 points
15. Charlie Pelton 2 points
16. Maggie Jones 2 points
17. Ethan Black 2 points
18. Ryan Olson 2 points
19. Mike Cordova (10 Prime Points + 2 = 12 points)
20. Janeen Thorpe 2 points

CATEGORY "B" RESULTS FROM THE August 18th CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. Shawn Hughes (14 points + 40 Prime Points + 2 = 56 points)
2. Ferdinand Batatan (10 points + 20 Prime Points + 2 = 32 points)
3. Josh Rowe (8 points + 20 Prime Points + 2 = 30 points)
4. Greg Watkins (6 points + 2 = 8 points)
5. Matt Itamura (4 points + 2 = 6 points)
6. Bill Travers (2 points + 2 = 4 points)
7. Gary Manwill (10 Prime Points + 2 = 12 points)
8. Jim Mensching 2 points
9. Tony Mainz 2 points
10. Evan LeVang 2 points
11. Jon Keyzer 2 points
12. Tom Murphy 2 points
13. Jeff Larsen 2 points
14. Ben Mallory 2 points
15. Barry DeWitt 2 points
16. Daniel Law 2 points
17. David Dura 2 points
18. Leif Peterson 2 points
19. David Hernandez 2 points
20. Roy Holley 2 points
Pack Finish:
David Klein (10 Prime Points + 2 = 12 points)
Matt Davis 2 points
Jeff Nye 2 points
Colin Moakley 2 points
Dan Spencer 2 points
Dylan Golet 2 points
Kareem Speake 2 points
Kevin Nye 2 points
Nathan Coy 2 points
Greg Hollis 2 points
Jesse Mallory 2 points
Jorge Ramirez 2 points

WOMEN'S CATEGORY RESULTS FROM THE August 18th CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM:
1. Janine Rood (14 points + 2 = 16 points)
2. Forough Molina (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
3. Michelle Nye (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
4. Katelyn Nye (6 points + 2 = 8 points)
5. Krissie Mensching (4 points + 2 = 6 points)
6. Darlene Henderson (2 points + 2 = 4 points)

CATEGORY "C" RACERS FROM THE August 18th CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM - (Age 11 to 16 Division) - Also the Current Standings:
1. David Watkins (Age 12) - (14 points + 20 Prime Points + 2 = 36 points)
2. Jasper Travers (Age 12) - (10 points + 10 Prime Points + 2 = 22 points)
3. Krissie Mensching (Age 13) - (14 points + 16 Prime Points + 2 = 32 points) - 1st Place Female
4. Sandy Speake (Age 12) - (8 points + 2 = 10 points)
5. Aliya Traficante (Age 11) - (10 points + 2 = 12 points) - 2nd Place Female
6. Brandon Dudar (Age 12) - (6 points + 14 Prime Points + 2 = 22 points)
7. Dylan Golet (Age 13) - (4 points + 2 = 6 points)

Age 10 and Under Division - Also the Current Standings:
1. Ben Travers (Age 9) - (14 points + 10 Prime Points + 2 = 26 points)
2. Erika Dudar (Age 10) - (14 points + 6 Prime Points + 2 = 22 points) - 1st Place Female
3. Marc Speake (Age 9) - (10 points + 2 = 12 points)
4. Ben Golet (Age 10) - (8 points + 2 points = 10 points)
5. Caden Crumm (Age 8) - (6 points + 2 = 8 points)
6. Creighton Gruber (Age 7) - (4 points + 2 = 6 points)
7. Kyle Golet (Age 8) - (2 points + 2 = 4 points)
8. Kaleb Traficante (Age 8) - (2 points)
9. Leo Bromelow (Age 9) - (2 points)
10. Max Bromelow (Age 7) - (2 points)
Pack Finish:
Liam Davis (Age 8) - (2 points)
Quinn Olson (Age 5) - (2 points)

AND A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR MENTORS FOR THE "C" CATEGORY RACE:
Jim Mensching
Tom Murphy
Greg Golet
David Albrecht
Maggie Jones
And everyone else I am forgetting!! I thank you!!!

2009 CHICO AIRPORT CRITERIUM SERIES CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS:CATEGORY "A" OVERALL:
1. David Albrecht 599 points
2. Jeff Galland 356 points
3. Greg Golet 269 points
4. Kevin Speacht 242 points
5. Mike Trowbridge 202 points
6. Anthony Ferretti 189 points
7. Mike Cordova 135 points
8. Roy Steves 132 points
9. Mike Smith 119 points
10. Josh Bullock 98 points
11. Alex Blease 88 points
12. Scott Heather 80 points
13. Mike Painter 69 points
14. Tim Creswell 58 points
15. Paul Sajben 55 points
16. Rob Bishop 46 points
17. James Plummer 39 points
18. Geno Gruber 38 points
19. Margaret Jones 34 points (1st Place Woman in Category "A")
20. Michael Jasinski 33 points
21. Brian Rouse 32 points
22. Steve Vickery 31 points
23. Jeff Ochs 30 points
24. Brad Foster 29 points
25. Charlie Pelton 27 points
26. Kyle Hartelt 23 points
27. Mike Castaldo 21 points
27. Paul McIntyre 21 points
29. Pedro Brown 19 points
30. Ryan Olson 17 points
31. Mike Thorpe 15 points
32. Weston Crumm 14 points
33. David Kyle 13 points
33. Janeen Thorpe 13 points (2nd Place Woman in Category "A")
35. Tyler Honeyman 11 points
35. Michael Dufresne 11 points
37. Ethan Black 10 points
37. Charlie Dawson 10 points
37. Aren Timmel 10 points
40. Jesse Rushing 9 points
40. Dave Steindorf 9 points
42. Jason Ziegenhirt 7 points
42. Jim Roberts 7 points
42. Evan Carroll 7 points
42. Ben Bryant 7 points
42. Dave Berman 7 points
47. Greg Melton 5 points
48. Kenny Price 4 points
49. CJ Humphries 3 points
49. Randy Moon 3 points
51. Jeff Seyfried 2 points
52. Sean Molina 2 points
53. Robin Van Valkenburgh 2 points
54. Dain Melton 2 points
55. David Thorley 1 point
56. Eric Ayars 1 point
57. Lindsay Myers 1 point
58. Jim Clark 1 point
59. Morgan Bonar 1 point
60. Dan Reymann 1 point
61. Kurt Haskins 1 point
62. Tom Embree 1 point

CATEGORY "B" OVERALL:
1. Shawn Hughes 693 points
2. Tom Embree 379 points
3. Matt Itamura 250 points
4. Charlie Pelton 249 points
5. Josh Rowe 132 points
6. Scott Heather 117 points
7. Jim Mensching 89 points
8. Matt Davis 88 points
9. Tom Murphy 74 points
10. Jeff Nye 68 points
11. Jon Keyzer 67 points
12. Frank Marinello 66 points
13. Michael Dufresne 60 points
14. Joe Schlesinger 57 points
15. David Klein 55 points
15. Mike Crumm 55 points
17. Colin Moakley 40 points
18. Gary Manwill 38 points
18. Dallas Thorpe 38 points
20. Greg Watkins 35 points
21. Denny McKenney 33 points
22. Ferdinand Batatan 32 points
23. Dan Spencer 26 points
24. Matt Carlson 25 points
25. Ben Mallory 24 points
25. Skip Lees 24 points
27. Bill Travers 17 points
27. Jim Clark 17 points
29. Samuel Bransky 16 points
29. Mike Rodriguez 16 points
29. David Weathers 16 points
32. Jeff Larsen 15 points
32. Barry DeWitt 15 points
32. Alex Albrecht 15 points
35. Leif Peterson 14 points
35. Jesse Mallory 14 points
35. Dain Melton 14 points
38. Jeff Ochs 13 points
38. Ray Bransky 13 points
40. Clay Johnson 9 points
40. Rob Glatthaar 9 points
42. Kareem Speake 8 points
42. Gary Fowler 8 points
42. BJ LaRossa 8 points
45. Christopher Cook 7 points
46. Evan LeVang 6 points
46. David Dura 6 points
46. Adam Tischler 6 points
49. Kevin Nye 5 points
49. Tripp Goldsberry 5 points
49. Walt Schafer 5 points
49. John Wiesinger 5 points
49. Sandy Speake 5 points
54. Steve Kodad 4 points
54. Brian Strukan 4 points
56. Mark Wolford 3 points
56. Rylan Gustafson 3 points
56. Lawrence Livermore 3 points
56. Joshua Pasos 3 points
56. Derek Moffitt 3 points
56. Darrin Reichel 3 points
56. James Gilchrist 3 points
56. Jeff Davis 3 points
64. Tony Mainz 2 points
65. Daniel Law 2 points
66. David Hernandez 2 points
67. Roy Holley 2 points
68. Dylan Golet 2 points
69. Nathan Coy 2 points
70. Jorge Ramirez 2 points
71. Jamison Watts 2 points
72. Marcos Ramirez 2 points
73. Charlie Geshekter 2 points
74. Mark Hendry 2 points
75. Brett Baker 1 point
76. Greg Hollis 3 points
77. Steve Watson 1 point
78. Rich Hogan 1 point
79. Skip Latham 1 point
80. James Hefner 1 point
81. Clay Johnson 1 point
82. Ken Petruzzelli 1 point
83. Shawn Fisher 1 point
84. John D'Ewart 1 point
85. Johnny Jones 1 point
86. Greg Melton 1 point
87. Paul Begbie 1 point

WOMEN'S CATEGORY OVERALL:
1. Margaret Jones 160 points
2. Michelle Nye 104 points
3. Caryn Jones 99 points
4. Janine Rood 78 points
5. Krissie Mensching 72 points
6. Forough Molina 67 points
7. Lisa Martens 57 points
8. Jenn Gruber 44 points
9. Janeen Thorpe 35 points
10. Tracy Berman 33 points
11. Jamie Batha 30 points
12. Sara Kallio 24 points
12. Michelle Rossman 24 points
14. Christine Roberts 16 points
15. Christa Ritchey 14 points
16. Morgan Bonar 12 points
17. Aliya Traficante 11 points
18. Katelyn Nye 8 points
18. Ashley Erickson 8 points
18. Brenda Cranford 8 points
21. Lindsay Myers 6 points
22. Darlene Henderson 4 points
22. Vashty Kyle 4 points
22. Robin Pelton 4 points
22. Shannon Moakley 4 points
26. Michelle Thorpe 3 points
27. Amy Dawson 2 points
28. Shirley Huffman 2 points
29. Lori Cox 1 point
30. Peggy Selkirk 1 point
31. Teresa Kludt 1 point
32. 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