New Notes about this weekend's cycling events!!!

Some NEW notes about this weekend's cycling events here in Chico:

Saturday, Feb. 26th - The Team Chico Cutty Adventure Ride(Mountain Bike/Cyclocross; 3-person teams!!) - 9:00AM - Held Rain or Shine!

Sunday, Feb. 27th - The Dogtown Uphill Time Trial - 9:00AM (Race #9 in 2011 Butte Hill Climb Time Trial Series) - Held Rain or Shine!

*** NOTES - Due to current storm: The route for Saturday's Cutty Ride COULD be changed due to heavy snow up in the Paradise/Magalia area. Aren will have more route details available tonight. BE sure to get an updated route map at - or before - the start!

ALSO - Sunday's Dogtown Uphill Time Trial COULD be postponed if there is too much snow - and any ice - on either Dogtown Road or The Skyway on Sunday morning.

Saturday, Feb. 26th - The Team Chico Cutty Adventure Ride(MTB/Cyclocross) - 9:00AM - 3 person teams!! This one will be held rain or shine and is a Mountain Bike/Cyclocross event put on by Aren Timmel & Team Chico! Pull out your mountain bikes and round up your teams!! Team Chico has an all new Cutty for your riding pleasure. This adventure will take us up the hill and on to the dirt roads and smooth trails between Forest Ranch and Magalia, a scenic trip down the Feather River Flumes and a mad dash across Paradise for a finish down Honey Run to the Covered Bridge. Best part, it will be up to you and your team to find your way, ride fast and enjoy the adventure!! Route: Meet at One Mile by 9:00am; Humboldt Road; Hwy 32; Schott Road; Doe Mill; DeSabla Rsvr.; POA; Doughnut Stop!!; Flumes; Pearson; Honey Road! Rules: -Fun ride. Ride your own ride and take responsibility for yourselves! Submit your teams for detailed maps. KNOW the route! Maps will be made available beforehand and will be the key to a successful ride. Stay with your team at all times! Stop at the checkpoints. People have donated their time to help you. Donate $5 for food, water, maps and volunteer's gas. Check in after 8:30AM to go over course. Captains: submit your teams to arentimmel@sbcglobal.net for detailed maps and route description. Please sign in with Rodney at the One Mile and at any checkpoints along the course. Hope to have some food and hang out at Covered Bridge after ride. Be there!!

Sunday, Feb. 27th - The Dogtown Uphill Time Trial - 9:00AM - This one will be held rain or shine - but if there is snow & ice on the road, we will postpone this event. This is considered a Category 4 climb in this Series. Registration will open at 8:30am, with the 1st rider taking off at 9:01am - and we will go in 1-minute intervals. The Start/Registration area is at the corner of Skyway & Dogtown Road up in Magalia - just look for me and the R.A.C.E.mobile at the start location. The Dogtown Road Uphill Time Trial course is approximately 7.3 miles in length and climbs approximately 1,400 feet. The course starts at the corner of Dogtown Road & The Skyway - travels up Dogtown Road......and keeps going up The Skyway until you get to Lovelock. The Finish is at the corner of Skyway & Coutelenc Road in Lovelock, CA. For a map of the the Dogtown Uphill Time Trial course, please visit:

http://classic.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/ca/-magalia/678129831921418725

***And, I still need 1 volunteer to help me start the riders off next Sunday morning - If you can help out, just send me an e-mail - you get a 3-point bonus in the Series, you still get to race it(just be the last rider to start), and you will have my undying gratitude. (Event #9 in the 25-Race 2011 Butte Hill Climb Time Trial Series) HELD RAIN OR SHINE! Helmets are mandatory!

Other Upcoming Events:

THE "ALIYA" OMNIUM - aka, THE ALIYAMNIUM!!
March 5th & 6th, 2011
3 Stages over 2 days!
Prizes & Medals to top 3 in each Category!

Hi Everyone!! This year, our 13-year-old local cycling phenom - Aliya Traficante - is trying her best to get to the Junior National Cycling Championships in Augusta, Georgia this June. But, in order to get to Georgia, she requires some badly needed funding. So, R.A.C.E. is having a fundraiser Omnium to help her get there!! We are asking for donations of $25 to enter the entire Omnium......or donations of $10 per event. Every little bit helps, so come on out to challenge yourself at this upcoming bicycle event - and help out one of our up-and-coming Junior riders at the same time!!

Stages of the 2011 Aliyamnium:

Saturday, March 5th - Honey Run Road Uphill Time Trial - 9:00AM - 1st Stage of the Aliyamnium(Rain or shine event!).

Saturday, March 5th - The Kaleb Kriterium(Chico Airport Criterium course) - 2:00PM - 2nd Stage of the Aliyamnium(Rain or wet pavement will cancel this event!).

Sunday, March 6th - The Messilla Valley Circuit Race - 9:00AM - 3rd and Final Stage of the Aliyamnium(Rain or shine event!)

How does it work???
Okay, in this scenario, an Omnium(or, in this case, The Aliyamnium!) is just a Stage Race using points rather than time - and you do not have to complete one stage in order to do the next stage. You garner points for each stage depending upon how you did in the stage.......and, again, in this particular case.........the MOST points wins(many Omniums reverse this and have the least amount of points winning). There will be multiple categories competing in the Aliyamnium(see Categories below). Once entering the Omnium, there will be no downgrades during the event. Categories may be combined, changed or eliminated if not enough folks come out. Most USA Cycling rules will apply to ALL stages - including WEAR YOUR HELMET, don't ride too much like a lunatic, and so on and so forth. Please read the section carefully at the bottom of this e-mail for all the rules pertaining to the Aliyamnium. And remember - the only reasons we're doing this Omnium is for fun, fitness, fundraising for a great cause......and maybe a little competitiveness too - but nothing over-the-top please! Ride safe, have fun, try something new and challenge yourself. Anyone doing any of the stages is automatically entered in the Omnium..........but consistency in the events will be key to winning the Overall. We will have prizes and medals to the Top 3 in EACH Category - as well as an Awards Ceremony on Sunday afternoon after the Circuit Race.

The following Categories will be offered in the Aliyamnium:

Category "A" - Advanced riders.
Category "B" - Intermediate riders.
Category "C" - Novice riders.
Women's Category
Men's Masters 50+ Category in Cat. B
Junior Category(riders under the age of 16).

The Point Breakdown for EACH stage:

Saturday, March 5th - Honey Run Road Uphill Time Trial - 9:00am:
1st = 24 points
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
Everyone else = 1 point

Saturday, March 5th - The Kaleb Kriterium(Chico Airport Crit course) - 2:00pm:
(Yes, Prime points will count towards the Omnium!)
1st = 24 points
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 18 points
4th = 16 points
5th = 14 points
6th = 12 points
7th = 10 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 6 points
10th = 4 points
11th = 2 points
Everyone else = 1 point

Sunday, March 6th - The Messilla Valley Circuit Race - 9:00am:
1st = 30 points
2nd = 26 points
3rd = 24 points
4th = 22 points
5th = 20 points
6th = 18 points
7th = 16 points
8th = 14 points
9th = 12 points
10th = 10 points
11th = 8 points
12th = 6 points
13th = 4 points
14th = 2 points
Everyone else = 1 point

RULES:
And Finally - ANY rider participating in ALL 3 Stages receives an additional 10 points.
Do you have to do all the stages in order to compete in the Omnium?? No - you can even do just one event and your points will still be calculated and counted in the overall. And REMEMBER - Safety come before bragging rights, so be careful!!!
As always, the Director reserves the right to DQ anyone deemed cheating, unsafe or unsportsmanlike(no worries - just be cool like always and all will be good!!).

Tie-Breaker - If, by chance, it comes down to a TIE after the last stage of the Omnium, the highest placed finisher(of the tied competitors) in the Honey Run Road Uphill Time Trial will be declared the Overall Winner of the "Aliya" Omnium.

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