Updated Standings in the 2010 Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series..............

Hi Everyone!! Okay, below are the Combined Results from yesterday's Chico Velo Forest Ranch Hill Climb Time Trial, as well as the Category Results from the event - AND, the Current Overall Standings in the 2010 Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series! The next event - Event #4 in the 16-race Series - is the Neal Road Uphill Time Trial taking place on Saturday, October 9th!! Registration will open at 8:30am near the intersection of Hwy. 99 and Neal Road(look for me and the R.A.C.E.mobile at the start area!). The Neal Road climb is considered a Category 3 climb - it climbs approximately 1,400 feet over 8.3 miles. For a map of the Neal Road Uphill Time Trial course, please visit the following link: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Neal-Road-TT

The first rider will take off at 9:01am and we will go in 1-minute intervals. Helmets are mandatory. I need a volunteer or two for this event, so if you can help me out, please e-mail me..........you can still race, just be the last one to start!

I would also like to give a HUGE and TREMENDOUS Thank You to Ken Grossman and the Sierra Nevada Brewery for their phenomenal sponsorship of the Forest Ranch Time Trial - and all of the local events they sponsor!! We are so incredibly lucky to have them here, I just can't tell you. Please visit their website at www.SierraNevada.com - or visit the Brewery right here in Chico....and have a great meal at their restaurant too!! They are the best(like I have to tell you that!)! :)

Current leaders in the Series include Scott Jennings for Category "A" Men, Nathan Younie for Category "B" Men, Teresa Kludt for the Women's Category, Michael Jamison in the Masters 50+ Category and 13-year-old Aliya Traficante in the Junior Category! We still have 13 events remaining in the Series - and TONS of points left - hope you can get out there and give one or more of these events a shot.......it's just you against the clock - no big whoop - just test yourself!!

Please let me know if you see any additions, subtractions, corrections, deletions or any other changes that need to be made in the results below - I may have guessed on some of the Categories, so let me know if there's an error. Results will be final after a 24-hour protest period:

COMBINED RESULTS 2010 CHICO VELO FOREST RANCH HILL CLIMB TIME TRIAL - September 26th, 2010:

1. Aren Timmel (Age 29) 38:40

2. Gary Towne (Age 42) 41:38

3. Jim Roberts (Age 47) 43:35

4. Tyler Honeyman (Age 31) 44:11

5. Jesse Rushing (Age 21) 44:19

6. Steven Clipperton (Age 30) 45:31

7. Kris Blee (Age 48) 45:55

8. Andrew McCutcheon (Age 44) 46:15

9. Mike Painter (Age 29) 46:40

10. Doug Weseman (Age 51) 46:52

11. Adam Thatcher (Age 27) 47:08

12. Mark Bloom (Age 53) 47:28

13. James Plummer (Age 37) 47:29

14. Michael Jamison (Age 58) 47:38

15. Scott Jennings (Age 38) 47:50

16. Tom Tucker (Age 53) 48:39

17. Hal Tacker (Age 56) 49:40

18. Tom Embree (Age 41) 49:58

19. Mike Ruffner (Age 51) 50:12

20. Gabriel Medina (Age 31) 50:22

21. Lloyd Leighton (Age 59) 50:45

22. Joanne Gilchrist (Age 40) 50:50

22. Matt Maderos (Age 52) 50:50

24. Scott Heather (Age 22) 50:57

25. Jeff Dailey (Age 43) 51:20

26. Lee Altier (Age 57) 51:32

27. Ray Bransky (Age 50) 51:37

28. Mike Watson (Age 56) 51:54

29. Larry Sousa (Age 50) 51:59

30. Mike Trowbridge (Age 57) 52:01

31. Margaret Jones (Age 17) 52:17

32. Nathan Younie (Age 25) 52:18

33. Steve Kodad (Age 57) 52:20

34. Elizabeth Brent (Age 55) 52:25

35. David Dura (Age 51) 52:52

36. Daniel Law (Age 38) 54:40

37. Gabrielle Walters (Age 52) 54:50

38. JJ Coughlin (Age 39) 55:18

39. Pete Hollingsworth (Age 58) 55:20

40. Gary Fowler (Age 56) 55:25

41. Mike Jessen (Age 54) 55:28

42. Greg Kallio (Age 57) 56:48

43. Paul Wellin (Age 56) 57:00

44. Jeff Ochs (Age 42) 57:09

44. Joe Russo (Age 64) 57:09

46. Bill Brent (Age 59) 57:12

47. Diann Harger (Age 41) 57:55

48. Russ Mills (Age 58) 58:13

49. Janine Rood (Age 51) 58:26

50. Steve Chollet (Age 29) 58:32

51. Megan Murphy (Age 36) 58:56

52. Lisa Berry (Age 35) 59:23

53. Kim Lange (Age 39) 59:49

54. Dan Dominguez (Age 57) 1:00:07

55. Mark Hooper (Age 60) 1:00:17

56. Jay Rawlins (Age 63) 1:00:21

57. Christine Bergmann (Age 59) 1:01:00

58. Dax Downey (Age 39) 1:01:40

59. Bill Morris (Age 52) 1:01:58

60. Mike Trotti (Age 33) 1:02:22

61. Bill Bergmann (Age 56) 1:02:25

62. Mark Wolford (Age 55) 1:02:27 (Flatted)

63. Mark Stapleton (Age 58) 1:02:53

64. Jim Mensching (Age 64) 1:02:54

65. Byron Fountain (Age 56) 1:03:45

66. Ron Penne (Age 45) 1:05:25

67. David Miller (Age 51) 1:08:15

68. Jan Passavant (Age 56) 1:08:27

69. Betsey Downey (Age 39) 1:09:39

70. Tim Passavant (Age 49) 1:10:25

71. Aliya Traficante (Age 13) 1:12:27 (Flatted)

72. Michelle Rossman (Age 29) 1:19:48

73. Chris Lewis (Age 63) 1:39:33

74. Danielle Penne (Age 46) 1:41:17

75. Mary Reyes (Age 55) 1:41:56

76. Carl Waters (Age 74) DNF - Flatted

CATEGORY RESULTS - FOREST RANCH UPHILL TIME TRIAL - SEPT. 26, 2010:

Category "A" Men Results:

1. Aren Timmel 38:40 (30 points + 3 = 33 points)

2. Gary Towne 41:38 (26 points + 3 = 29 points)

3. Jim Roberts 43:35 (24 points + 3 = 27 points)

4. Tyler Honeyman 44:11 (22 points + 3 = 25 points)

5. Jesse Rushing 44:19 (20 points + 3 = 23 points)

6. Steven Clipperton 45:31 (18 points + 3 = 21 points)

7. Kris Blee 45:55 (16 points + 3 = 19 points)

8. Andrew McCutcheon 46:15 (14 points + 3 = 17 points)

9. Mike Painter 46:40 (12 points + 3 = 15 points)

10. Adam Thatcher 47:08 (10 points + 3 = 13 points)

11. James Plummer 47:29 (8 points + 3 = 11 points)

12. Scott Jennings 47:50 (6 points + 3 = 9 points)

13. Scott Heather 50:57 (4 points + 3 = 7 points)

Category "B" Men Results:

1. Tom Embree 49:58 (30 points + 3 = 33 points)

2. Gabriel Medina 50:22 (26 points + 3 = 29 points)

3. Jeff Dailey 51:20 (24 points + 3 = 27 points)
4. Nathan Younie 52:18 (22 points + 3 = 25 points)

5. David Dura 52:52 (20 points + 3 = 23 points)

6. Daniel Law 54:40 (18 points + 3 = 21 points)
7. JJ Coughlin 55:18 (16 points + 3 = 19 points)
8. Jeff Ochs 57:09 (14 points + 3 = 17 points)
9. Steve Chollet 58:32 (12 points + 3 = 15 points)
10. Dax Downey 1:01:40 (10 points + 3 = 13 points)
11. Mike Trotti 1:02:22 (8 points + 3 = 11 points)
12. Ron Penne 1:05:25 (6 points + 3 = 9 points)
13. Tim Passavant 1:10:25 (4 points + 3 = 7 points)

Women's Category Results:

1. Joanne Gilchrist 50:50 (30 points + 3 = 33 points)
2. Margaret Jones 52:17 (26 points + 3 = 29 points)
3. Elizabeth Brent 52:25 (24 points + 3 = 27 points)
4. Gabrielle Walters 54:50 (22 points + 3 = 25 points)
5. Diann Harger 57:55 (20 points + 3 = 23 points)
6. Janine Rood 58:26 (18 points + 3 = 21 points)

7. Megan Murphy 58:56 (16 points + 3 = 19 points)

8. Lisa Berry 59:23 (14 points + 3 = 17 points)

9. Kim Lange 59:49 (12 points + 3 = 15 points)
10. Christine Bergmann 1:01:00 (10 points + 3 = 13 points)

11. Jan Passavant 1:08:27 (8 points + 3 = 11 points)

12. Betsey Downey 1:09:39 (6 points + 3 = 9 points)

13. Michelle Rossman 1:19:48 (4 points + 3 = 7 points)

14. Chris Lewis 1:39:33 (2 points + 3 = 5 points)

15. Danielle Penne 1:41:17 (1 point + 3 = 4 points)

16. Mary Reyes 1:41:56 (1 point + 3 = 4 points)

Mens 50+ Category Results:

1. Doug Weseman 46:52 (30 points + 3 = 33 points)

2. Mark Bloom 47:28 (26 points + 3 = 29 points)

3. Michael Jamison 47:38 (24 points + 3 = 27 points)

4. Tom Tucker 48:39 (22 points + 3 = 25 points)

5. Hal Tacker 49:40 (20 points + 3 = 23 points)

6. Mike Ruffner 50:12 (18 points + 3 = 21 points)
7. Lloyd Leighton 50:45 (16 points + 3 = 19 points)
8. Matt Maderos 50:50 (14 points + 3 = 17 points)

9. Lee Altier 51:32 (12 points + 3 = 15 points)

10. Ray Bransky 51:37 (10 points + 3 = 13 points)

11. Mike Watson 51:54 (8 points + 3 = 11 points)

12. Larry Sousa 51:59 (6 points + 3 = 9 points)

13. Mike Trowbridge 52:01 (4 points + 3 = 7 points)

14. Steve Kodad 52:20 (2 points + 3 = 5 points)

15. Pete Hollingsworth 55:20 (1 point + 3 = 4 points)

16. Gary Fowler 55:25 (1 point + 3 + 3 Volunteer Points = 7 points)

17. Mike Jessen 55:28 (1 point + 3 = 4 points)

18. Greg Kallio 56:48 (1 point + 3 = 4 points)

19. Paul Wellin 57:00 (1 point + 3 = 4 points)

20. Joe Russo 57:09 (1 point + 3 = 4 points)

21. Bill Brent 57:12 (4 points)

22. Russ Mills 58:13 (4 points)

23. Dan Dominguez 1:00:07 (4 points)

24. Mark Hooper 1:00:17 (4 points)

25. Jay Rawlins 1:00:21 (4 points)

26. Bill Morris 1:01:58 (4 points)

27. Bill Bergmann 1:02:25 (4 points)

28. Mark Wolford 1:02:27 (4 points)

29. Mark Stapleton 1:02:53 (4 points)

30. Jim Mensching 1:02:54 (4 points)

31. Byron Fountain 1:03:45 (4 points)

32. David Miller 1:08:15 (4 points)

Juniors Category Results:

1. Aliya Traficante 1:12:27 (30 points + 3 = 33 points)

CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS IN THE 2010 BUTTE HILL CLIMB TIME TRIAL SERIES AFTER 3 EVENTS:

Category "A" Overall Standings:

1. Scott Jennings 65 points

2. Josh Rowe 56 points

3. Aren Timmel 33 points

4. Gary Towne 29 points

5. Jim Roberts 27 points

6. Tyler Honeyman 25 points

7. Jesse Rushing 23 points

8. Steven Clipperton 21 points

9. Kris Blee 19 points

10. Andrew McCutcheon 17 points

11. Mike Painter 15 points

12. Adam Thatcher 13 points

13. James Plummer 11 points

14. Scott Heather 7 points

Category "B" Men Overall Standings:

1. Nathan Younie 85 points

2. Tom Embree 77 points

3. David Dura 63 points

4. Jeff Ochs 45 points

5. JJ Coughlin 37 points

6. Steve Chollet 34 points

7. Gabriel Medina 29 points
7. Ross Nayduch 29 points

9. Jeff Dailey 27 points
9. John Touchette 27 points

11. Bryan Slinkard 23 points

12. Daniel Law 21 points
12. Shane Waegner 21 points

14. Chris Iufer 17 points

15. Brian Ray 15 points

16. Dax Downey 13 points

17. Mike Trotti 11 points
17. Michael Santos 11 points

17. David Thorley 11 points

20. Ron Penne 9 points
20. Jay Pothier 9 points

20. Dave Hernandez 9 points

23. Tim Passavant 7 points
23. Curtis Azevedo 7 points

23. Brooks Biertumpfel 7 points

26. Dan Corfman 5 points

27. Roy Holley 4 points

Women's Category Overall Standings:

1. Teresa Kludt 56 points

2. Elizabeth Brent 52 points

3. Janine Rood 44 points

4. Diann Harger 40 points

5. Lisa Berry 36 points

6. Joanne Gilchrist 33 points
6. Lindsay Myers 33 points

8. Margaret Jones 29 points
9. Sarah Johnston 27 points

10. Gabrielle Walters 25 points
11. Jeanne O'regan 21 points

12. Megan Murphy 19 points

13. Kim Lange 15 points
13. Kara Spooner 15 points

15. Christine Bergmann 13 points
15. Mindy McPherson 13 points

17. Jan Passavant 11 points

17. Cat Ketterer 11 points

19. Betsey Downey 9 points

20. Michelle Rossman 7 points

21. Chris Lewis 5 points

22. Danielle Penne 4 points

23. Mary Reyes 4 points

Mens 50+ Category Overall Standings:

1. Michael Jamison 83 points

2. Hal Tacker 73 points

3. Mike Watson 55 points

4. Tom Tucker 52 points

5. Mike Ruffner 40 points

5. Leif Peterson 40 points

7. Lee Altier 36 points

7. Lloyd Leighton 36 points

9. Mike Trowbridge 34 points

10. Doug Weseman 33 points

11. Mark Bloom 29 points

12. Walt Schafer 28 points

13. Gary Fowler 25 points

14. Steve Kodad 22 points

14. Tony Mainz 22 points

16. Byron Fountain 20 points

17. Matt Maderos 17 points

17. Bill Brent 17 points

19. Ray Bransky 13 points

19. Mark Wolford 13 points

21. Larry Sousa 9 points

22. Skip Lees 7 points

23. Michael Wood 5 points

24. Paul Coots 4 points

25. Pete Hollingsworth 4 points

26. Mike Jessen 4 points

27. Greg Kallio 4 points

28. Paul Wellin 4 points

29. Joe Russo 4 points

30. Russ Mills 4 points

31. Dan Dominguez 4 points

32. Mark Hooper 4 points

33. Jay Rawlins 4 points

34. Bill Morris 4 points

35. Bill Bergmann 4 points

36. Mark Stapleton 4 points

37. Jim Mensching 4 points

38. David Miller 4 points

Juniors Category Overall Standings:

1. Aliya Traficante 93 points

2010 CHICO HILL CLIMB TIME TRIAL SERIES INFORMATION:

Hi Everyone! So, we are starting up the 2010 Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series on September 5th! The Series will visit various climbs around Chico - and Butte County(see events and tentative dates below). There was a similar Series done years ago here in Chico - 1981 or 1982 - by Tom Devol and Jeff Smith, who owned Cyclesport bike shop at the time. And, of course, now there is the almost-famous Low Key Hillclimb Series in the Bay Area every fall. In any case, we decided to have our own and revive the old Hill Climb Series.......with a few route changes. Below is a list of the tentative events with dates. It should be mentioned that these dates could change depending upon other events going on. And, of course......the weather! Rain will NOT cancel - but snow and ice will.

16 events - 28,000+ feet of total climbing - held over a 4-month period from September through December 2010!! Bound to be a very challenging and memorable Series. Sure - there will be pain and suffering - but it's the good kind!!

Note: The Butte Hill Climb Time Trial Series will be back in January 2011 - starting with The Humboldt Hill Climb Time Trial on January 1st, 2011!

How does it work??? Below are each of the 16 Events in the Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series. Each climb has been given a rank based upon feedback from some well-known riders in the area (and climbers in particular - yes, I know - everyone is different, but this is just a low-key have-fun series, so no big whoop). Hors Category and Category 1 climbs are the hardest, with Category 3 being.......let's not say easiest.......let's say........not quite as hard as Category 1! Points will be awarded to the top finishers in each Hill Climb TT - the folks with the most points at the end of the Series, wins the overall title in their respective categories........along with the coveted Chico Hill Climb Champion Trophy. Never done a Time Trial before?? No problem - it's just you against the clock.....go your own pace and just do what you can out there!!! There are ALL levels of riders out there - from Pros, to guys like me who take 2 days to climb Humboldt, and everyone in between.......so, just come on out and test yourself, and go your own pace!!

RESULTS: I will try my best to have results & photos out from each Time Trial within a 24-hour period, as well as the Updated Overall Standings after each event. Sometimes life gets in the way, but I don't foresee that happening this next Fall/Winter(unlike the Butte Hill Series!). The results will be posted to all of the e-mail groups & database, on Facebook, on Twitter and on my blog.

EVERY competitor who starts and finishes an event receives an additonal 3 points PER event. It should also be noted - there MIGHT be an additional point(s) awarded for "adverse conditons". One year, we had an absolute freezing cold downpour of rain at the Centerville Time Trial and I awarded everyone 2 extra points for "adverse conditions"........but, again, this is a BIG "might" and the conditions would have to be atrocious. ANY person who helps me start the riders off at the events receives an additional 3 points for volunteering - I usually only need 1 or 2 people, and can always use the help.....and you can still race the event - just be the last one out of the starting gate and you'll be good-to-go!!

The Point Breakdown for placings is as follows:

Hors Category Climb = 40-36-34-32-30-28-26-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1 (In other words, 1st place in an Hors Category Time Trial gets 40 points, 2nd place gets 36 and on down the line - every person who competes in the event gets at least 1 point).

Cat. 1 Climb = 30-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1 (1st place in a Cat. 1 TT gets 30 points, 2nd place gets 26 and on down the line - every person who competes in the event gets at least 1 point).

Cat. 2 Climb = 24-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1(The winner of a Cat. 2 climb gets 24 points, 2nd place gets 20 points and on and on.)

Cat. 3 Climb = 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1-1-1

And here are the Time Trial courses, the very tentative dates, and their listed difficulty category. Starting times for the events are normally consistent - 8:30am registration opens, 1st rider off at 9:01am. **PLEASE NOTE - These dates are extremely tentative. Reasons for a change in dates include snow and ice on the climbs, other events going on that same day, a change in the R.A.C.E. calendar or Rodney being ill or out-of-town, etc. So, take the dates with a grain of salt....for now:

Sunday, Sept. 5th - Cohasset-to-the-Store TT - Cat. 2 - approximately 5.1 miles & 1,600 feet of climbing - COMPLETED!

Saturday, Sept. 11th - Honey Run TT - Cat. 1 - approximately 5.3 miles & 1,900 feet of climbing - COMPLETED!

Sunday, Sept. 26th - Forest Ranch TT (A Chico Velo event!) - Cat. 1 - approximately 11.2 miles & 2,400 feet of climbing - COMPLETED!

Saturday, Oct. 9th - Neal Road TT - Cat. 3 - approximately 8.3 miles & 1,400 feet of climbing

Sunday, Oct. 17th - Pentz Road TT - Cat. 2 - approximately 5.8 miles & 1,200 feet of climbing

Sunday, Oct. 24th - Table Mountain TT(Wildflower Century side) - Cat. 1 - approximately 5.3 miles & 1,600 feet of climbing

Sunday, Oct. 31st - Centerville TT(From Covered Bridge to the gravel) - Cat. 3 - approximately 6.6 miles; 1,300 feet of climbing

Saturday, Nov. 6th - Clark Road TT - Cat. 2 - approximately 7.7 miles & 1,700 feet of climbing

Saturday, Nov. 13th - Coutelenc TT(just stay on Coutelenc) - Cat. 2 - approximately 6.8 miles & 1,600 feet of climbing

Saturday, Nov. 20th - Cherokee TT(From Coal Canyon Road) - Cat. 3 - approximately 4.8 miles; 1,100 feet of climbing

Saturday, Nov. 27th - Vilas Road TT - Cat. 1 - approximately 7 miles & 2,400 feet of climbing

Saturday, Dec. 4th - Garland TT - Hors Category - approximately 16 miles & 3,400 feet of climbing

Saturday, Dec. 11th - Pentz Road LONG Course TT - Cat. 1 - approximately 10.8 miles & 1,800 feet of climbing

Saturday, Dec. 18th - Cohasset to Gravel TT - Hors Category - approximately 9.4 miles & 2,900 feet of climbing

Sunday, Dec. 26th - Canyon Oaks TT - Cat. 3 - approximately 6.7 miles & 1,200 feet of climbing

Friday, Dec. 31st - Humboldt TT - Cat. 3 - approximately 3.4 miles & 700 feet of climbing - AWARDS CEREMONY AFTER THIS EVENT!!

16 Climbs, approximately 28,000+ feet of total climbing, held over a 4-month period from September 2010 through December 2010. Consistency will be key to winning the Overall Series. Above distances and climbing are approximates only.

PARTICIPANT CATEGORIES: The following categories will be offered for the Series(see below). The winner in each category will receive the Chico Hill Climb Champion Trophy, along with Bragging Rights.........as well as any stuff we can get to give away as prizes:

Category "A" Men

Category "B" Men

Women's Category

Mens 50+ Category

Juniors (Looking at 10 to 16 years of age for this particular Category, but may be changed depending upon who shows up!).

As usual, sandbaggers are strongly discouraged (A Sandbagger would be a Category "A" rider entering a Category "B" event). Also, if there are a lot of folks in one particular category, we may split those up into sub-categories, if needed. In turn, if nobody - or very few folks are in one category, we may eliminate it and add an additional category where the numbers allow it(these COULD include tandem categories, Trail-A-Bike category, mountain bike category, or any other age Categories). At the end of the Series, we will have an Awards Ceremony at a local establishment or at another R.A.C.E. event. Hope to have some Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series T-shirts to give out as well, but will be dependent upon my extremely limited budget.

One note - Any rider caught giving grief to the Promoter, the Timers or the Starters of these events will be automatically disqualified from - not only the event - but the entire Series. So, do what ya always do, and just have fun with the Series - it's no big whoop, we're just out there having fun and getting some good fitness!!! (No no - we've never ever had a problem with getting grief - just wanted to state it so it will continue to just be a fun event for everyone involved!!). AND - Helmets are MANDATORY!

This Series is FREE - so come on out and take advantage of some, or all, of these Time Trials this Fall/Winter 2010! Although donations are always appreciated, they are NEVER necessary to enter these events - I just want y'all out there testing yourselves on your bicycles and having fun!!! Hope to see you out there - and I will have more details, maps and information as we get closer to the events.

Rodney........

R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events

Chico, CA