Pentz Road Uphill Time Trial this Sunday at 9:00AM!!!

Hi Everyone!! Just a reminder that the next event - Event #5 in the 16-race Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series - is the Pentz Road Uphill Time Trial taking place this Sunday, October 17th!! Registration will open at 8:30am at Spring Valley School on Pentz Road(this is the lunch stop for the Chico Velo Wildflower Century - near Hwy. 70 and Pentz Road. Look for me and the R.A.C.E.mobile at the start area!). The Pentz Road climb is considered a Category 2 climb in the Series - it climbs approximately 1,200 feet over 5.8 miles - with a real kicker towards the start! For a map of the Pentz Road Uphill Time Trial course, please visit the following link:

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Pentz-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 at ChicoCyclist@gmail.com .You can still race if you volunteer - just be the last one to start!

Current leaders in the Series include Scott Jennings for Category "A" Men, Nathan Younie for Category "B" Men, Diann Harger for the Women's Category, Hal Tacker in the Masters 50+ Category and 13-year-old Aliya Traficante in the Junior Category! We still have 12 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!!

CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS IN THE 2010 CHICO HILL CLIMB TIME TRIAL SERIES AFTER 4 EVENTS:

Category "A" Overall Standings:

1. Scott Jennings 78 points

2. Josh Rowe 71 points

3. Gary Towne 52 points

4. Jim Roberts 46 points

5. Aren Timmel 33 points

6. Tyler Honeyman 25 points

7. Jesse Rushing 23 points

8. Steven Clipperton 21 points

9. Kris Blee 19 points

10. Kyle Hughes 17 points

10. Andrew McCutcheon 17 points

12. Mike Painter 15 points

13. Adam Thatcher 13 points

14. James Plummer 11 points

15. Scott Heather 7 points

Category "B" Men Overall Standings:

1. Nathan Younie 102 points

2. Tom Embree 96 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. Greg Watkins 23 points

11. Bryan Slinkard 23 points

13. Daniel Law 21 points
13. Shane Waegner 21 points

15. Chris Iufer 17 points

16. Steven Bradley 15 points

16. Brian Ray 15 points

18. Geno Gruber 13 points

18. Dax Downey 13 points

20. Ryan Hiner 11 points

20. Mike Trotti 11 points
20. Michael Santos 11 points

20. David Thorley 11 points

24. Ron Penne 9 points
24. Jay Pothier 9 points

24. Dave Hernandez 9 points

27. Tim Passavant 7 points
28. Curtis Azevedo 7 points

29. Brooks Biertumpfel 7 points

30. Dan Corfman 5 points

31. Roy Holley 4 points

Women's Category Overall Standings:

1. Diann Harger 57 points

2. Teresa Kludt 56 points

3. Elizabeth Brent 52 points

4. Sarah Johnston 46 points

5. Janine Rood 44 points

6. Lisa Berry 36 points

7. Joanne Gilchrist 33 points
7. Lindsay Myers 33 points

9. Margaret Jones 29 points

10. Mindy McPherson 28 points
11. Gabrielle Walters 25 points

12. Forough Molina 23 points
13. Jeanne O'regan 21 points

14. Megan Murphy 19 points

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

17. Deanna Wentland 14 points

18. Tammy Watkins 13 points

18. Christine Bergmann 13 points
20. Jan Passavant 11 points

21. Cat Ketterer 11 points

22. Betsey Downey 9 points

23. Michelle Rossman 7 points

24. Chris Lewis 5 points

25. Danielle Penne 4 points

26. Mary Reyes 4 points

Mens 50+ Category Overall Standings:

1. Hal Tacker 96 points

2. Michael Jamison 83 points

3. Mike Watson 68 points

4. Mike Ruffner 57 points

5. Lloyd Leighton 55 points

6. Tom Tucker 52 points

7. Lee Altier 51 points

8. Leif Peterson 40 points

9. Mike Trowbridge 34 points

10. Doug Weseman 33 points

11. Mark Bloom 29 points

12. Walt Schafer 28 points

13. Byron Fountain 27 points

14. Gary Fowler 25 points

15. Mark Wolford 24 points

16. Steve Kodad 22 points

16. Tony Mainz 22 points

18. Matt Maderos 17 points

18. Bill Brent 17 points

20. Ray Bransky 13 points

21. Skip Lees 12 points

22. Denny McKenney 9 points

22. Larry Sousa 9 points

24. Michael Wood 5 points

25. Paul Coots 4 points

26. Pete Hollingsworth 4 points

27. Mike Jessen 4 points

28. Greg Kallio 4 points

29. Paul Wellin 4 points

30. Joe Russo 4 points

31. Russ Mills 4 points

32. Dan Dominguez 4 points

33. Mark Hooper 4 points

34. Jay Rawlins 4 points

35. Bill Morris 4 points

36. Bill Bergmann 4 points

37. Mark Stapleton 4 points

38. Jim Mensching 4 points

39. David Miller 4 points

Juniors Category Overall Standings:

1. Aliya Traficante 116 points

2. David Watkins 19 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! And get ready - THAT Series is 20 races long!!! :)

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 - COMPLETED!

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