Chico Cyclist: R.A.C.E. Events for July 5th - July 11th, 2011...........

R.A.C.E. Events for July 5th - July 11th, 2011:

Tuesday, July 5th - Tuesday Night Criterium - 6:00pm & 7:00pm

Wednesday, July 6th - The Early Morning Humboldt Road Race - 6:00AM - Beat the Heat!!

Wednesday, July 6th - The North Rim Trail Mountain Bike Race - 6:30pm - NEW TIME!

Wednesday, July 6th - The Fast 50 - 6:00pm

Thursday, July 7th - River Road 10-Mile Time Trial - 6:00pm

Friday, July 8th - Friday Night Criterium - 6:00pm & 7:00pm

Saturday, July 9th - The Messilla Valley Circuit Race - 8:00am - Note the new starting time!

Sunday, July 10th - The Bidwell Mountain Bike Time Trial - 9:00am - NEW EVENT!

Monday, July 11th - The North Rim Trail Mountain Bike Race - 6:30pm - NEW TIME!

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, July 5th - 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, July 6th - The Early Morning Humboldt Road Race - 6:00AM (3.4 miles and 751 feet of climbing):

Get a great start on the day - and beat the heat - with this early morning ride/race up Humboldt! Registration will open at 5:45AM at the bottom of Humboldt Road(right near Stilson Canyon Road), with the race starting promptly at 6:00AM. ALL categories and abilities welcome!!! This will be a mass-start event for this short climb up Humboldt Road - starting near Stilson Canyon Road and finishing at the Stop Ahead Sign at the top of the hill. A map of this short-course Road Race can be found here:
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Humboldt-Road-Race-AM-Racing
RAIN WILL CANCEL!
Helmets are mandatory!
(5-point event in the 2011 Butte Road R.A.C.E. Series!)

Wednesday, July 6th - The North Rim Trail Mountain Bike Race - 6:30pm - NEW START TIME!:

Registration will open at 6:15pm for this 6:30pm 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, July 6th - 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, July 7th - River Road 10-Mile Time Trial - 6:00pm:

Registration will open 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. This classic Chico Time Trial course has been used for the last 31+ years. Come on out after work and give this one a shot! An extremely rough draft of this course can be found here:
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/River-Road-10-Mile-TT-Course
(yes, the course is really 10 miles, not 9.9). And if you look at the Elevation Profile......it might tell you why coming back always seems a bit tougher than going out!
HELD RAIN OR SHINE!
Helmets are mandatory!
(10-point event in the 2011 Chico Time Trial Series!)

Friday, July 8th - The Friday Night Chico Airport Criterium - 6:00PM(As & Bs) & 7:00PM(Cs and Junior Races):

Saturday, July 9th - The Messilla Valley Circuit Race - 8:00AM - New Start Time, in order to beat the heat!:

This classic Circuit Race course is back for the month of July! Registration will open at 7:30AM at the top of the hill of Messilla Valley Road - just near the intersection with Pentz Road. The "A" Category will be starting their event at 8:00AM, and the "B" Category going at 8:01AM, and if there are enough riders, the Junior and Category C event will start at 8:02AM(Category C and Juniors Event will be 5-laps, totaling 17.5 miles and 1500 feet of total climbing). The number of laps for Category A & B will remain the same as last year - 10 laps for each Category. Women's & Masters Categories will be combined with the Category "B" race, but picked separately. If you drive, please park at Spring Valley School, which is only 1-mile away from the Start/Finish Line - or at Butte College and ride in. There's not much parking at the Start/Finish area. The Messilla Valley Course is approximately 3.5 miles in length with about 300+ feet of climbing per lap. 10 laps = 35 miles and 3,000+ feet of climbing. ALSO - There will be 2 King of the Mountains/Queen of the Mountains points/laps in this race - points count towards the 2011 Butte Road R.A.C.E. Series. I will have one water container at the Start/Finish Line, but water bottle hand-ups will be SOLELY dependent upon Volunteers - so if you have a volunteer, bring 'em with you! For a map of the course, please click on this link:
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Messilla-Valley-Circuit-Race
HELD RAIN OR SHINE!
Helmets are mandatory!
(40-point event in the 2011 Butte Road R.A.C.E. Series)

Sunday, July 10th - The Bidwell Mountain Bike Time Trial - 9:00AM - NEW EVENT!:

This off-road Time Trial will start & finish at the Upper Park Road gate - just before the Upper Park Road turns to gravel, near Horseshoe Lake. The course travels on Upper Park Road until the end - then comes back the same way - just an out-and-back off-road Time Trial. The start will be at the top of the hill - you will descend down the paved section to the gravel, and ride all the way until the end of Upper Park Road(turn around before it turns to single-track at the end!).......then back all the way to the start. The course is about 10 miles in length(or so - will get better measurements on the course and profile on R.A.C.E. day), with about 550 feet of total climbing. Cyclocross bikes and mountain bikes can be used - and runners are also welcome to give it a shot if they wish! Registration will open at 8:30am at the gate - with the 1st rider taking off at 9:01am......and, as usual, we will go in 1-minute intervals for this 5ish miles out, 5ish miles back in, off-road Time Trial. For an approximate map of the Mountain Bike Time Trial course, please visit the following link:
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/40155330/
RAIN OR CLOSED TRAILS WILL ALWAYS CANCEL THIS EVENT!
Helmets are mandatory!
(Part of the 2011 Mountain Bike R.A.C.E. Series!)

Monday, July 11th - The North Rim Trail Mountain Bike Race - 6:30pm - NEW START TIME!:

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R.A.C.E. Events for July 5th - July 11th, 2011...........

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