Monday, May 10, 2010

R.A.C.E. Events for May 11th - May 16th.........

Tue., May 11th - No Airport Criterium Tonight - Instead, the United Healthcare Professional Cycling Team will be giving an auction and presentation at the Red Tavern Restaurant here in Chico from 5pm to 7pm for Bike Week!!!

Wednesday, May 12th - Fast 50 - 6:00pm

Thursday, May 13th - Aguas Frias 10-Mile Time Trial - 6:00pm (Part of the 2010 Chico Time Trial Series)

Friday, May 14th - Friday Night Chico Airport Criterium - 6:00pm(for As & Bs) & 7:00pm(for Category "C" & Junior racing) (Part of the 2010 Spring Chico Airport Criterium Series)

Saturday, May 15th - Cohasset-to-the-Gravel Uphill Time Trial - 9:00am (Part of the 2010 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series - Juniors too!!)

Sunday, May 16th - The Tour of California starts in Nevada City!!! For more information, please visit www.AmgenTourofCalifornia.com .
Tuesday, May 11th - No Airport Criterium Tonight - Instead, the United Healthcare Professional Cycling Team will be giving an auction and presentation at the Red Tavern Restaurant here in Chico from 5pm to 7pm for Chico Bike Week!!! Let's show our support for Bike Week and these great riders making the trip up here to Chico!! For more information, please visit: http://www.buttebicyclecoalition.org/ and http://www.uhcprocycling.com/
Wednesday, May 12th - FAST 50 - 6:00PM - The long-running independent "Fast 50" Wednesday night rides! The starting spot for this ride is in the parking lot of Rosedale Elementary School located at 100 Oak Street here in Chico. The ride leaves promptly at 6:00pm from the parking lot area. Many different levels of cyclists out there, so hook up with someone and enjoy the ride! A map of the course can be found here:
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Fast-50255824 Rain does not cancel!
Thursday, May 13th - Aguas Frias Road 10-Mile Time Trial - 6:00pm - Registration opens at 5:45pm, 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. Come on out after work and give this one a shot! A map of this course can be found here:
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Aguas-Frias-10-Mile-Time-Trial
The Start/Finish location of this event is on Aguas Frias Road - just south of Dayton 4-Corners - by the Stop Ahead Sign......look for me at the Start Area with a clipboard. This is also the course used in Chico Corsa's upcoming Stage Race on June 26th & 27th - for more information on the stage race or to volunteer, please visit www.ChicoCorsa.com! TEAMS and Tandems are most definitely welcome to partake in this time trial, so come on out! (Part of the 2010 Chico Time Trial Series!)
Rain does not cancel! Helmets Mandatory!
Friday, May 14th - Chico Airport Criterium - 6:00PM(As & Bs) & 7:00PM(Cs and Kids Races) - This event will be held at the Chico Airport Criterium course starting at 6:00pm(for As & Bs) and 7:00pm(for Category C and Kids race)! Registration will open at 5:40pm on Convair avenue at the Airport - with the first event starting promptly at 6:00pm. We'll be using our standard Tuesday Night Chico Airport Criterium 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. The Category C and Kids Only Race will go for 20 Minutes PLUS 3 laps. Riders must sign in and wear a helmet in order to compete. RAIN OR WET PAVEMENT WILL CANCEL THIS EVENT. (Part of the 2010 Spring Chico Airport Criterium Series!)
***PLEASE NOTE: There is a chance that PG&E will be working on the roads out there - if that is the case, we will move to the LONG COURSE at the north end of the airport.
Saturday, May 15th - Cohasset-To-Gravel-Uphill-Time Trial - 9:00AM - This is the FINAL Event in the 2010 Butte Hill Climb Time Trial Series!!! This climb is an Hors Category Climb in the 2010 Series, and climbs approximately 3,000 feet over its 9.1 mile course. Registration will open at 8:30AM at Nicalog Road & Cohasset Road - look for me at the Start location.......with it finishing at the top of Cohasset Road where the road eventually turns to gravel. First rider will go off at 9:01am. For a map of this course, please visit: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Cohasset-Gravel-TT
(FINAL Event in the 2010 Butte Hill Climb Time Trial Series!) Helmets are MANDATORY! Rain does not cancel!
Sunday, May 16th - Tour of California starts in Nevada City - For more information, please visit www.AmgenTourofCalifornia.com!
Rodney..........
R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Annoying Cycling Events
Chico, CA