R.A.C.E. Events for June 7th - June 13th, 2011...........

R.A.C.E. Events for June 7th - June 13th, 2011:

Tuesday, June 7th - Tuesday Night Criterium - 6:00pm & 7:00pm

Wednesday, June 8th - The North Rim Trail Mountain Bike Race - 6:00pm

Wednesday, June 8th - The Fast 50 - 6:00pm

Thursday, June 9th - Aguas Frias Road 10-Mile Time Trial - 6:00pm

Friday, June 10th - Friday Night Criterium - 6:00pm & 7:00pm (Primes every lap for this one)

Saturday, June 11th - The Aguas Frias Road Race - 9:00am (Stage #1 in the Llano Seco Omnium Bicycle Race)

Saturday, June 11th - The Llano Seco 17-Mile Time Trial - 2:00pm (Stage #2 in the Llano Seco Omnium Bicycle Race)

Sunday, June 12th - The Butte City Road Race - 9:00am (Stage #3 in the Llano Seco Omnium Bicycle Race)

Monday, June 13th - The North Rim Trail Mountain Bike Race - 6:00PM


R.A.C.E. INFORMATION:
All the R.A.C.E. Events are FREE to enter - the goal is to get you out there on your bicycles for fun & fitness!!


Tuesday, June 7th - The Chico Airport Criterium - 6:00PM(As & Bs) & 7:00PM(Cs and Junior 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/Friday 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/Masters Category picked separately. The Category C and Juniors Race will go for 20 Minutes PLUS 3 laps. Riders must sign in and wear a helmet in order to compete. Prime Points WILL count towards the 2011 Chico Airport Criterium Series.
RAIN OR WET PAVEMENT WILL ALWAYS CANCEL THIS EVENT!
Helmets are mandatory!
(Part of the 2011 Chico Airport Criterium Series!)


Wednesday, June 8th - The North Rim Trail Mountain Bike Race - 6:00pm:
Registration will open at 5:40pm for this 6:00pm Mountain Bike Race that goes up North Rim Trail, down B-Trail to Middle Trail....and Middle Trail back to North Rim Trail. This course usually takes riders anywhere between 45 minutes to 2.5 hours to complete the entire race. Start is right near the North Rim Trail parking lot....near the Easter Cross. This is a training event to get y'all ready for those upcoming mountain bike races - and, in particular, the Bidwell Bump taking place on August 27th, 2011!! Hope you can make it out to this one!
RAIN OR CLOSED TRAILS WILL ALWAYS CANCEL THIS EVENT!
Helmets are mandatory!
(Part of the 2011 Mountain Bike R.A.C.E. Series!)


Wednesday, June 8th - The FAST 50 - 6:00PM:
The long-running "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 few other groups meet up at 5:30pm to do a more civilized-paced ride, so come on out!! A map of the course can be found here:
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Fast-50255824
HELD RAIN OR SHINE!


Thursday, June 9th - Aguas Frias 10-Mile Time Trial - 6:00PM:
Registration opens at 5:40pm, 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 and the R.A.C.E.mobile at the Start Area. And remember - if you are running late to get to the start, it is OKAY - I will still start and time you!(Well, as long as you don't get there around 9pm or so.....I might be gone by then ;)
HELD RAIN OR SHINE!
Helmets are mandatory!
(10-point event in the 2011 Chico Time Trial Series!)



Friday, June 10th - The Friday Night Chico Airport Criterium - 6:00PM(As & Bs) & 7:00PM(Cs and Junior Races) - (WARNING - Primes every lap for this one!):
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/Friday 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/Masters Category picked separately. The Category C and Juniors Race will go for 20 Minutes PLUS 3 laps. Riders must sign in and wear a helmet in order to compete. Prime Points WILL count towards the 2011 Chico Airport Criterium Series.
RAIN OR WET PAVEMENT WILL ALWAYS CANCEL THIS EVENT!
Helmets are mandatory!
(WARNING - Primes every lap for this one!)
(Part of the 2011 Chico Airport Criterium Series!)

The 2011 Llano Seco Ominum Route Information:

Stage # 1 - Saturday, June 11th - Aguas Frias Road Race - 9:00AM:
The Aguas Frias Road Race has been on the R.A.C.E. calendar for the last 4 years - but this is the first time we'll be using it in 2011. The Start/Finish line for this race is at the same location as our Thursday night Aguas Frias 10-mile Time Trial - just south of Dayton 4-corners. Registration will open at 8:30am - with the Category "A" race starting at 9:00am - and the Category "B" & "C" race starting at 9:02am. Masters, Women's and Juniors will start with Category "B", but will be counted separately in the Omnium points standings. The course is 33-miles in length, and starts just south of Dayton 4-corners on Aguas Frias Road...........the riders head south on Aguas Frias until they get to Hwy. 162. At Hwy. 162, the riders head west(right turn) and make their way to Road Z/7-Mile Lane. At that point, the riders will head north on Road Z/7-Mile-Lane(right turn) until they reach Ord Ferry Road. A right turn at Ord Ferry Road has them heading east back to Aguas Frias Road.....where they will make the final right turn to the finish line. It's one lap for all Categories. The course follows a clockwise direction and is about 33 miles in length - and has a whopping 112 feet of elevation gain. In other words, it's a flat road race. All turns will be marked with Route Arrows - and I will have water bottles and Clif Bars at the Start/Finish location. For a map of the Aguas Frias Road Race course, please visit the following link:
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/36570036/
Riders must sign in and wear a helmet in order to compete.
HELD RAIN OR SHINE!
(50-POINT event in the 2011 Butte Road R.A.C.E. Series!)


Stage #2 - Saturday, June 11th - The Llano Seco 17-Mile Time Trial - 2:00PM:
The Llano Seco 17-Mile Time Trial starts and finishes on 7-Mile Lane, just west of Aguas Frias Road and Dayton 4-corners. Registration will open at 1:30pm, with the 1st rider taking off at 2:01pm - and we will go in 1-minute intervals per rider for this 8.5 mile out, 8.5 miles back, all-flat Time Trial. This 17-mile course starts near the intersection of 7-Mile Lane and Ord Ferry Road - just look for me and the R.A.C.E.mobile at the Start location. The course travels south on 7-Mile Lane for 8.5 miles, then back north on 7-Mile Lane to the finish. The turn-around location will be marked - as usual - with cones and Route Arrows. This Time Trial is all-flat - no hills. Aero equipment and clothing IS allowed in the Time Trial. There is little parking at the Time Trial start location - a good area to park would be at Dayton 4-corners, then ride in to the Start area. A map of the Time Trial course can be found here:
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/36538520
HELMETS ARE MANDATORY!
HELD RAIN OR SHINE!
(25-Point Event in the 2011 Chico Time Trial Series!)



Stage #3 - Sunday, June 12th - The Butte City Road Race - 9:00AM:
This 36-Mile, all-flat, Road Race was used by the Chico Velo Cycling Club back in the early 1980s as part of the Chico Velo Omnium Bicycle Race. In fact, yours truly took the Junior title in this Road Race one year.....so, it's always been one of my favorites. ;) Registration will open at 8:30AM at Ord Bend Park on Ord Ferry Road(very near Hwy. 45). For a map of Ord Bend Park, please visit the following link:
http://www.recreationparks.net/CA/glenn/ordbend-county-park-ord-ferry
Category "A" will start at 9:00AM, with Category "B" & "C" starting at 9:02AM - and, like the Aguas Frias Road Race, Masters, Women's and Junior's fields will start with Category "B", but counted separately in the Omnium points standings. The course Starts & Finishes on Ord Ferry Road - across the street from Ord Bend Park. The course follows a clockwise direction - east on Ord Ferry, then south(right turn) on 7- Mile Lane, then west(right turn) on Hwy. 162, then north(right turn) on Hwy. 45 - and back east(right turn) on Ord Ferry to the finish line. The course is one big 36-mile loop - and all Categories will do just 1-lap. All turns will be marked with Route Arrows - and I will have water and Clif Bars at the Start/Finish location. In addition, there's plenty of parking - and bathrooms - at Ord Bend Park. For a map of the Butte City Road Race course, please visit the following link:
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/34087236/
HELMETS ARE MANDATORY!
HELD RAIN OR SHINE!
(60-point event in the 2011 Butte Road R.A.C.E. Series!)


Monday, June 6th - The North Rim Trail Mountain Bike Race - 6:00pm:
Registration will open at 5:40pm for this 6:00pm Mountain Bike Race that goes up North Rim Trail, down B-Trail to Middle Trail....and Middle Trail back to North Rim Trail. This course usually takes riders anywhere between 45 minutes to 2.5 hours to complete the entire race. Start is right near the North Rim Trail parking lot....near the Easter Cross. This is a training event to get y'all ready for those upcoming mountain bike races - and, in particular, the Bidwell Bump taking place on August 27th, 2011!! Hope you can make it out to this one!
RAIN OR CLOSED TRAILS WILL ALWAYS CANCEL THIS EVENT!
Helmets are mandatory!
(Part of the 2011 Mountain Bike R.A.C.E. Series!)

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